Things to Do in Centennial July 17-23
July 16, 2012 - 11:42 pm
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The Las Vegas Farmers Market is scheduled to set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road. Visit lasvegasfarmersmarket.com.
Face To Face singer and guitarist Trever Keith and bassist and singer Scott Shiflett are scheduled to perform acoustic songs from their 1999 album “Ignorance is Bliss” at 9 p.m. Friday at the Cheyenne Saloon, 3103 N. Rancho Drive. Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets are $20. Visit ticketfly.com.
A Sunday Summer Concert Series featuring barbecue favorites and the band Tru Blue is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays through July at The Resort on Mount Charleston, 2275 Kyle Canyon Road. Visit mtcharlestonresort.com.
PLAN AHEAD
Children 6 to 11 can test their Guardians of Ga’Hoole book series knowledge during “Jeopardy!”-style trivia planned for 4:30 p.m. July 25 at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive. The event is free. Spaces are expected to fill up quickly, and passes will be given out a half-hour before the program. Call 507-6100.
ONGOING EVENTS/EXHIBITS
“Class Act,” an exhibition of drawings created by University of Nevada, Las Vegas students in a variety of mediums, is scheduled to be on display during regular library hours through July 29 at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive. The exhibit’s replacement is a gallery of vintage photographs from the archives of the Las Vegas News Bureau. Call 507-6100.
The West End Boys Sunday Morning Car Show, a free get-together for auto enthusiasts, is planned from 7 to 10 a.m. Sundays in the Santa Fe Mining Company parking lot, 5021 N. Rainbow Blvd. Email judggto69@aol.com.
Free line dancing lessons are offered from 8:15 to 9 p.m. most Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at the Revolver Saloon Dance Hall inside Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive. Visit santafestationlasvegas.com.
The Cheyenne Saloon, 3103 N. Rancho Drive, offers live music starting at 9:30 or 10 p.m. most Wednesdays through Sundays. Tickets prices vary. Visit reverbnation.com or call
645-4139.
Choices Pub, 6720 W. Cheyenne Ave., offers live music, karaoke and comedy Tuesdays through Sundays. Visit choicespub.com or call 547-3747 for a calendar of events.
worth a drive
Children are invited to check out an ambulance, a firetruck, Nevada Highway Patrol vehicles and the D.A.R.E. truck at Truckin’ Tuesdays at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd. The free events are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through July 31, when Spread the Word Nevada plans to collect gently used books to donate to underprivileged children. Visit tivolivillagelv.com.
Cinemark Theatres plans a Summer Movie Clubhouse offer with $1 films. This week’s film is “Dolphin Tale,” scheduled at 11 a.m. today at Century 16 Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, and 10 a.m. today at Century 16 Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive. Additional films scheduled include “Puss in Boots,” July 24; “Winnie the Pooh,” July 31; “Yogi Bear,” Aug. 7; and “Charlotte’s Web,” Aug. 14. For a list of participating theaters valleywide, call 800-326-3264 or visit cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse-2012.
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., plans to present Las Vegas group The Phat Pack at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday in the Cabaret Jazz Room. Tickets range from $20 to $35. Call 749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com.
The center plans to present the musical “Memphis” Wednesday through Sunday. Call 982-7805 or visit thesmithcenter.com.
The Fremont Street Experience, 425 Fremont St., plans to host the Rock of Vegas concert series at 9 p.m. on the Third Street Stage. Musicians booked to perform include: Saturday, Warrant and Skid Row; Aug. 4, Bret Michaels’ “Get Your Rock on Tour 2012”; Aug. 18, Survivor —- Eye of the Tiger; and Sept. 1, Dee Snider from Twisted Sister with Jac&Jill. Call 678-5777 or visit vegasexperience.com.
The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, plans to showcase the exhibit “Torn From Home: My Life as a Refugee” through Dec. 16. The exhibit features photographs and interactive elements depicting refugee families from Columbia, Afghanistan, Republic of Congo and more. Call 382-3445 or visit ldcm.org.
The new “Vegas Magic Theatre,” a Paul Stone production, is scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road. The show includes a cast of magicians and variety and specialty acts from around the world. Tickets start at $14.95. Visit goldcoastcasino.com.
The musical “The Great American Trailer Park” is scheduled at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 29 on the Mainstage at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $20 for season ticket holders or $25 for the general public. Visit lvlt.org.