Things to do in Centennial

In Your Neighborhood

n Polkadot Cadaver is set to headline a show featuring Ill Patientz, Dinner Music for the Gods, A Sinner's Confession and Time Crashers! at 8 p.m. Friday at the Cheyenne Saloon, 3103 N. Rancho Drive. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call 645-4139.

n The Angry Samoans, Sector 7G, Sheep On A Cliff, Left Unattended and Lambs To Lions are set to play at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Cheyenne Saloon, 3103 N. Rancho Drive. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call 645-4139.

n Cynthia Tassio exhibits her recent pastel portraits in a show titled "Faces," scheduled to be on display through Saturday in the gallery at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-6100.

Plan ahead

n Magic's Best Choices, a variety magic show, is scheduled at 8 p.m. March 6 at Choices Pub, Grill & Showroom, 6720 W. Cheyenne Ave. Admission is $10. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit choicespub.com, pinktiemagic.com or call 547-3747.

n NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision plan to screen a Regent Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Love Never Dies," a sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera," in theaters across the country, including Santa Fe Station 16, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 7. For a complete list of theaters, visit fathomevents.com.

n The Royal Tea Society plans to host a Breakfast at Tiffany's Tea from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4 at Lakeside Center in Desert Shores, 2620 Regatta Drive. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. RSVP with pre-payment by Friday by calling 260-4600 or emailing royalteasociety@cox.net.

n J.R. Pony Parties, an educational farm, welcomes the public to visit from 10 a.m. to noon during Open Gate Days, scheduled Feb. 28 and March 6. Visit jrponyparties.com or call 631-4142.

Worth a Drive

n The Las Vegas Astronomical Society plans an astronomy program titled "Discover the Wonders of the Night Sky" at 6 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park's group use area. View Jupiter and Saturn through telescopes. Visit lvastronomy.com or call Rob Lambert at 461-1390.

n The Las Vegas Summerlin Lions Club's 11th annual Chinese New Year Charity Gala is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at the JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. The event is scheduled to include auctions, ventriloquist Terry Fator, a ceremonial lion dance and dancing. Tickets are $85. Visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/summerlinlv.

n The fresh52 Farmers Market at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd., is set to operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Visit fresh52.com.

n A celebrity-filled Oscar Night Weekend Las Vegas is scheduled to include receptions, a dinner and viewing of the Oscars Saturday and Sunday at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Event ticket prices range from $50 to $125, with $300 VIP-access tickets available. No tickets are required for the celebrity red carpet, scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds benefit Variety, The Children's Charity of Southern Nevada. Visit onalv.org or call 383-8466.

n The National Aerial Pole Art Championship is scheduled Saturday and Sunday in the Rain nightclub at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $39. Pole art workshops are planned throughout the weekend at Shine Alternative Fitness, 6415 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100. For a full schedule, visit aerialpoleart.com.

n The Kid Meets Cougar "Sierra Papa Tango" album release show is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3150 S. McLeod Drive. The show also is set to feature the bands Totescity, Hungry Cloud and Twin Brother. Tickets for the all-ages show are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Visit clarkcountynv.com or call 455-7340.

n The Feste Fantini III trumpet festival is set to take place Friday and Saturday in Doc Rando Hall in the Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. The festival is slated to feature professional trumpet players, including soloist Mark Gould, former co-principal of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. High school clinics are slated from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday and middle school clinics from
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with a grand finale concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. Call Steven Trinkle at 895-1996 or visit festefantini.com.

n Husband-and-wife duo Patti & Tuck plan a concert at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Patti Cathcart and Tuck Andress plan to perform songs ranging from rock to jazz and pop. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-6383.

n The Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, plans to host a Scottish céilidh dance celebration at 3 p.m. Saturday in the main theater. Members of the Las Vegas Highland Dance Association are set to perform to music by the Desert Skye Pipes & Drums and other guest performers. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3400.

n A Black History Month Festival is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The event is set to include a children's film festival and art competition, a historic black Las Vegas photography exhibit, carnival games, a firetruck tour, entertainment and food and craft vendors. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 12 or younger. Visit springspreserve.org or call 822-7700.

n Sam Wolfson's romantic comedy "Play Dates" is set to open Friday and run at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 11 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $21. Visit lvlt.org.

n RagTag Entertainment's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Assassins" is scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., No. 16. Tickets are $20 or $15 for Nevada residents who purchase tickets at the box office. Visit onyxtheatre.com or call 732-7225.

n A University Forum Lecture titled "Women Casino Workers: An Appreciation Long Overdue" by Susan Chandler, University of Nevada, Reno professor of social work, is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. today. The series is also set to feature "Inside the Experience of a Virtuoso" a talk on a musical investigation pursued by Russell T. Hurlburt, UNLV professor of psychology, and Ricardo Cobo, UNLV director of classical guitar studies, set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Both free lectures are scheduled in the Auditorium of the Marjorie Barrick Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit go.unlv.edu.

n The Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is slated to host a food fight with potatoes and pop rocks at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Saturday and 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Characteristics of the two foods will be compared in the museum's last food fight offering for the month. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and military personnel and $5 for children ages 3 to 11. Visit lvnhm.org or call 384-3466.