Things to do in Centennial, Sept. 25-Oct. 1

In Your Neighborhood

The PG-rated film "The Lorax" is scheduled to be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Centennial Hills Park amphitheater, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, as part of the Movie in the Park series. Attendees can bring low folding chairs and blankets to the free event.

Photography by Kevin Stout is scheduled to be displayed alongside Linda Stout's pun-filled chalk pastel paintings in an exhibit set to be on display through Dec. 16 at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive. An artists' reception is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today. 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, Oct. 2, 16, 26 and 30, Nov. 7, 12, 23 and 28, 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 631-4142.

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.

Worth a Drive

Centennial indie musician Bobby Meader plans a release party for his new album "We Are the Blues We Write" from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at Money Plays, 4755 W. Flamingo Road, Suite G. The party is set to feature featuring his music and contributions from his friends Chris Kennedy, Kyle Jones, Jesse Owens and Jan Flugum. Admission is $10, which includes a copy of the CD. Visit bobbymeadermusic.com.

Around 300 visitors are expected for this year's Pioneer Day scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. The park plans to offer pioneer activities throughout the day, including candle dipping, needlework and dancing. Fiddlers also are scheduled to perform. The park is off state Route 159, roughly 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Beltway on West Charleston Boulevard. Park entrance is $7. Call 875-4141 or visit parks.nv.gov.

The Asian Harvest Moon Festival is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Expect dance performances, crafts and a children's lantern parade. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 4 or younger. Visit springspreserve.org.

Gory historic attire is encouraged but not required at the Pride & Prejudice and Zombies English Dance set for 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Come early for dance lessons scheduled from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 for Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancer members and $10 for nonmembers. Visit lasvegascountrydance.org or call 229-6383.

Tenor saxophonist Gary Anderson's quintet, the Cocho Arbe Latin Jazz Quintet and trombonist Curt Miller's Boneheads are scheduled to perform at a free Jazz Picnic from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

A free Healthy Kids Festival featuring entertainment and information from health providers, fitness advocates and more is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

Margo Torea of the Sociedad Cultural Hispana plans to examine Latin America's dance cultures and costumes in a free program featuring flamenco, tango and rumba at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 507-3459.

n The 16th annual Bite of Las Vegas food and music festival is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Desert Breeze Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road. Headliners include: Matchbox Twenty, Alanis Morissette, Ed Sheeran, Rebecca Ferguson, Tristan Prettyman and Phillip Phillips. Tickets are $13. Children 8 or younger get in free. Visit mix941fm.cbslocal.com.

For information on shows at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., call 749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com. The musical "Wicked" is scheduled to run through Oct. 7. Steve Solomon's one-man show "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy" is scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The touring "Tree House: Look Who's Living in the Trees" exhibit is scheduled for display through Jan. 14 on the second floor of the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The exhibit includes a tree house kids can explore, 3-D images of animals living in trees, an animal dance floor where kids can try to identify animal sounds and a computer forest game in which patrons can harvest trees without harming wildlife. Visit ldcm.org.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Taras Krysa, is set to open its season with "Beethoven and Dvorak" at 7:30 p.m. today at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for UNLV faculty and staff, military and seniors and free for UNLV and Clark County School District students with a valid ID. Call 895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

Harriet Smith fell in love with Africa on her first photographic safari in 1995. A photo exhibit capturing the Summerlin artist's journey through South and Eastern Africa's national parks is scheduled to be on display today through Dec. 4 in the gallery at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Visit lvccld.org.

Farcical play "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 5 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Jim3 House of Performing Arts at Bishop Gorman High School, 5959 S. Hualapai Way. Also, one-act play "Check Please" and ballet "New York Stories" are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the school. Tickets are $12. For more information, visit bishopgorman.org, call 476-4175 or email performingarts@bishopgorman.org.

"Seussical" is scheduled for at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Tickets are $10. Visit hendersonlive.com.

The 2012 Fall Arts Festival Lakeside is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at The Village Lake Las Vegas, 30 Strada di Villaggio. Visit citylightsartgallery.com.