Things to do in Centennial Oct. 23-30

In Your Neighborhood

A Fall Harvest Yard Sale is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Nehemiah Ministries Christian Church, 3606 N. Rancho Drive. Call 702-645-2544.

Truth Christian Ministries International plans to host a Harvest Festival from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at 5101 N. Rainbow Blvd. Admission is free, and organizers plan to offer candy, games, food, costume prizes, music and raffles. Call Gayla Boyd at 702-396-3189.

The Las Vegas Farm, 7222 W. Grand Teton Drive, plans to put on its Farm Fall Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Oct. 31. The Farm plans to feature candied apples, pumpkin chips, hay rides, a cow train, face painting, pumpkin carving, specialty and winter squash and more. Admission is $1. There is an additional charge for activities and food. Visit thelasvegasfarm.com.

J.R. Pony Parties, an educational farm, welcomes the public to visit from 10 a.m. to noon during Open Gate Days scheduled for Friday and Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 12, 20 and 23 and Dec. 4, 18 and 28 at 1753 Fairhaven Ave. Admission is $5, which includes pony rides, visits to the goat barn and more. Visit jrponyparties.com or call 702-631-4142.

Worth a Drive

The Architectural and Decorative Arts Society plans to host its third annual Mid-Mod Weekend. The schedule includes a sock hop from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Alexis Park Hotel, 375 E. Harmon Ave., a symposium from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., and a double-decker bus tour of mid-century modern neighborhoods from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. To purchase tickets, which range from $20 to $60, visit adas-lv.com or call 702-236-9483.

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is set to perform G.F. Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus" at 3 p.m. Sunday at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors and military personnel and $8 for students with ID. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Guild of Organists plans to open its 2012-13 organ recital series with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ Church Episcopal at 2000 S. Maryland Parkway, featuring Richard Elliott, organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 15 miles west of Las Vegas on state Route 159, is set to host its annual Civil War Days re-enactment Friday through Sunday. Friday is set aside as an education day with groups demonstrating traditional roles from the era from noon to 3 p.m. Battles are scheduled at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The final battle is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. The park entrance fee is $7 per car for Nevada residents. Entrance into the re-enactment camps is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 17 and free for children 5 or younger. Bring in two nonperishable food items to receive $1 off one adult ticket. Visit parks.nv.gov.

A Symphony Park Lecture Series panel discussion titled Neon Nirvana: How an Art Form Shaped a City is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Panel members are set to include Danielle Kelly, Bill Marion and Carolyn Goodman. Doors are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. for a wine bar reception. Discussions are planned from 6 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Visit symphonypark.com.

Steve & Delly's Future Stars Monthly Showcase featuring young local performers is back at the Bootlegger Italian Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South., at 1 p.m. the last Sunday of each month. A buffet is served during the show for $15. Children 5 or younger eat free. Potential performers can call 702-263-9594. Make reservations at 702-736-4939.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas plans its 41st annual Boys Nite Out event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lied Memorial Boys & Girls Club, 2850 Lindell Road. The event matches boys with mentors for an evening of games, a meal and prizes. The event is free to young club members, and sponsored by participating men who make a minimum donation of $50. Visit bgclv.org/boys-nite-out or call Gabe Suarez at 702-253-2803.

Speeding Theatre, a 55-or-older drama group, plans to present the comedy "Golf With Alan Shepard" featuring Mike Hubbard, Oliver A. Phillips, Al Rauckhorst, Robert Sansing and John M. Slocum at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the LVLT Studio Theatre at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $11 to $12. Visit lvlt.org. A writer is interrogated after grisly child murders resembling events in his stories in the thriller "The Pillowman," written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Lysander Abadia, scheduled to run 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 4 in the Fischer Black Box at the Las Vegas Little Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $15. Visit lvlt.org.

PLAN AHEAD

The Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, plans to host a scarecrow making event at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 7. Advanced registration is required and will cost $5 with a current $2 senior center membership. A PVC skeleton and a base will be provided, but participants are asked to bring an old pair of jeans and shirt, dress and shoes to create a scarecrow that will be used to decorate the center. A fall snack is also planned. Call 702-229-1702.

Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross plans to host the Cowboy Christmas and Classic Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 1 at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road. The free event is scheduled to include photos with Santa, hay rides, a petting zoo, a jump house, face painting, a farmers market, craft and food vendors and historic ranch house tours. Centennial, Shadow Ridge, Arbor View, Saville, Scherkenbach, Escobedo, Lied and Cadwallader school choirs plan to perform. The U.S. Marines will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots Drive, and the city will collect nonperishable food for needy seniors in the area. Early registration for the car show is $25, due by Nov. 21, or $35 cash the day of the event. All makes, models and years are welcome. To register as a vendor for $25 or volunteer at the event, call Michelle Thackston at 702-229-6154. For more information, call 702-229-6154 or visit lasvegasnevada.gov/cowboychristmas.

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 lasvegasfarmersmarket.com.

Halloween events

Children 12 or younger can dress up, participate in a costume contest and enjoy games and candy passed out by adult bowlers at the fourth annual Booling Lanes Trick-or-Treat activity from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Santa Fe Lanes in Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive. Unlimited bowling is $8 during the event or $25 for five people. Trick-or-treating is free. Visit santafestation.sclv.com.

The Clark County Shooting Complex plans its third annual Pumpkin Smash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the archery fields at 11357 N. Decatur Blvd. Archers will aim at paper pumpkin targets and real pumpkins that ooze green. A 30-arrow five-spot competition will award prizes for first, second and third places in youth and adult categories. The cost is $10. Call 702-455-2000.

Halloween at the Y, featuring a haunted house, a costume contest, spooky tattoos, trick-or-treating, balloon magic and a jump house, is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Centennial Hills YMCA, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive. Tickets are $2. Call 702-478-9622.

A Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event is planned from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7501 Tule Springs Road. Residents are invited to enjoy trick-or-treating with festively decorated vehicles. Call 702-645-0352.

The Springs Preserve Haunted Harvest, featuring a haunted house, trick-or-treat stations, carnival games, live entertainment and a petting zoo, is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. In addition, KSNE-FM, Sunny 106.5, plans its annual Safe Street trick-or-treating event at Haunted Harvest from 4 to 8 p.m. Halloween night, Oct. 31. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 4 or younger. Visit springspreserve.org.

The Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., is scheduled to host its annual Halloween Dance at 7 p.m. Saturday. Jerry Tiffe and his combo are set to provide live entertainment. Costumes are encouraged. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 702-229-6383 or visit artslasvegas.org.

Off-Strip Productions' fully staged rendition of the Stephen Sondheim musical thriller "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 16 B. Tickets are $20. Visit onyxtheatre.com.

The Doolittle Community Center, 1950 N. J St., is scheduled to host its Howling Halloween Carnival from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The free event is set to feature a costume contest, games, drawings, candy for children and a Haunted Hallway for the brave. Call 702-229-6374 or visit lasvegasparksandrec.com.

The city of Henderson has scheduled its annual Trunk or Treat event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Black Mountain Recreation Center, 599 Greenway Road. Admission is $2 per youth or teen. The event includes entertainment, carnival games, bounce houses, activities, a Halloween costume contest, food concessions and candy. Visit cityofhenderson.com.

Henderson's Haunted At the Ranch Halloween event is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Whitney Ranch Aquatic Complex, 1575 C Galleria Drive. Admission is $5. Children 8 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Visit cityofhenderson.com/parks.

Griffith United Methodist Church, 1701 E. Oakey Blvd., welcomes all to a Pumpkin Walk and Community Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the church parking lot. Admission is free. Yard sale spaces are $20. To reserve a space, call 702-384-5255.

Rí Rá Irish Pub inside The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is set to host a pink-themed Halloween party to raise funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Southern Nevada affiliate from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Visit rira.com/las-vegas. Pink boas, ribbons, wristbands and cocktails will be sold throughout the night.