Things to do in Centennial, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Centennial High School plans to host the fifth annual Evening of Hope, Strength and Joy from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the school's theater, 10200 Centennial Parkway. Students plan to perform songs, dance and other acts in a show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada and the Patrick Slade Foundation. Donation is $10.

The Las Vegas Farmers Market is scheduled to set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of the month at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road. Admission to the park is free during the market. Visit lasvegasfarmers
market.com.

A show titled "Geraldine Zarate, the Artist," featuring paintings inspired by children's book illustrators, is scheduled to be on display through March 3 at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive. Visit lvccld.org.

J.R. Pony Parties, an educational farm, welcomes the public to visit from 10 a.m. to noon during Open Gate Days, scheduled for today, Feb. 5, 18 and 26, March 12 and 19, April 2 and 16 and 30 and May 7, 21 and 27 at 1753 Fairhaven Ave. Admission is $5, which includes pony rides, visits to the goat barn and more. A spring day camp is slated March 25-29. Visit jrponyparties.com or call 702-631-4142.

WORTH A DRIVE

The Utah Shakespeare Festival Tour plans to perform "Romeo and Juliet," directed by John Marclay, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre on the College of Southern Nevada's Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Call 702-651-5483 or visit csn.edu/pac.

The monthly First Friday downtown Las Vegas Arts District festival is scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday. Many area galleries are also open for Preview Thursday. Visit firstfridaylasvegas.com.

The Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., plans to host Southern Paiute Cultural Sharing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays during February. Area tribe members plan to share stories, food customs, drumming, dancing, arts and more. Admission is $9.95 for Nevada adults and $4.95 for youths 5 to 17. Visit springspreserve.org.

The 2013 Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada Cookie Kickoff Carnival is set to include games, food and a dessert contest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday outside the Girl Scout Leadership Center, 2941 Harris Ave. Visit girlscoutsnv.org or call 702-385-3677.

Nevada Conservatory Theatre's production of "Gemini" by Albert Innaurato is set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Feb. 7-9 and 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 10 in the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $20. The Stars of the Russian Ballet are slated to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV. Tickets start at $35. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, 350 E. Galleria Drive, plans to host Birding Basics from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday. Participants can learn the basics of using binoculars and spotting scopes, identification techniques and bird-watching ethics and etiquette. The event is free, but registration is required. Register at cityofhenderson.com/parks (activity 661001-00) or at any city recreation center.

NCM Fathom Events, Overnight Musicals and The Broadway League plan to present "One Night Stand: Creating a Play in a Day" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Square 18, 9400 W. Sahara Ave. The event follows some of New York's top comedic actors, writers, composers and directors as they are given 24 hours to write, cast, compose, rehearse and perform four short musicals at New York City's Gramercy Theatre. Tickets are available at the box office or at fathomevents.com.

Addison's Lounge in the Rampart Casino at The Resort at Summerlin, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., plans to offer live entertainment from Wes Winters from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Mark O'Toole from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays. The shows are free. Call 702-507-5900.

"Another Time, Another Place," a suite of photographic work by Charles Morgan, is scheduled to be the opening exhibit at RTZvegas at Art Square, 1017 S. First St. A reception is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The photos, taken more than 16 years ago, were created through in-camera color separations and rendered through four-color Xerox transfers onto printmaking paper. RTZvegas was launched by Richard Hooker, who spent more than a decade working for the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs before leaving the position to develop the RTZvegas project. Visit rtzvegas.com.

The Cockroach Theatre inside Art Square, 1025 S. First St., plans to continue its run of "Gruesome Playground Injuries," a play by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Levi Fackrell, at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 17. Tickets are $15 and $18. Visit cockroachtheatre.com.

PLAN AHEAD

Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges plans to perform at 8 p.m. April 19 at the Chrome Showroom inside Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive. Tickets are $39, $52 and $65 and can be purchased at any Station Casinos Reward Center and The Fiestas or through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.