Things to do in Henderson/Anthem
In Your neighborhood
n Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine are set to perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway. Tickets are $35 to $99. Visit greenvalleyranchresort.com.
n Comedian Tammy Pescatelli is set to perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Club Madrid at Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road. Tickets are $20. Visit sunsetstation.com.
n The Gallery at the Henderson Multigenerational Center, 250 S. Green Valley Parkway, is featuring the work of Icel Midkiff and Friends through Friday. Call 267-2171.
n Fresh52 is scheduled to host an Autumn Harvest Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Sansone Park Place, 9480 S. Eastern Ave. Farmers will be selling gourmet spices, produce, nuts and more throughout the festival. A pie-eating contest is set to begin at noon, and other events include face painting, live music and games for kids and adults. Visit fresh52.com or call 900-2552.
Worth a Drive
n The Boulder City Art Guild is planning its seventh annual Winter Art Fest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Boulder City Recreation Center Gym, 900 Arizona St. Admission is free. Visit bouldercityartguild.com.
n Aviation Nation 2011, a U.S. Air Force open house and air show, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Nellis Air Force Base. Public parking will be provided at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Gates are scheduled to open daily at 9 a.m. Opening ceremonies are set to begin at 11 a.m. Visit nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/.
n The Norris Foundation Las Vegas Hot Air Balloon Festival is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Southern Hills Hospital, 9300 W. Sunset Road. Spectator admission is free. The public is invited to take rides for $200 per person. A balloon glow is scheduled at 7 p.m. Saturday. Visit smilerides.com or call 247-6905.
n The Las Vegas Academy Theater Department plans to present the musical "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Nov. 17-19 in the magnet school's Lowden Theatre, 315 S. Seventh St. Tickets are $18. Visit lvacademytheatre.org or call 799-7800.
n The Musical Arts Chorus plans to perform Felix Mendelssohn's St. Paul Oratorio at 3 p.m. Sunday at Artemus W. Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Guest soloists are to include Amy Cofield Williamson, soprano; Valeria Ore, contralto; Scott Williamson, tenor; and Neil Wilson, bass-baritone, in the role of Paul. For ticket information, call 455-7340 or visit pac.unlv.edu.
n Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1753 is slated to host a Veterans Day parade at 10 a.m. Friday. The parade is expected to start at South Fourth Street and Gass Avenue. Call 218-4231 or 384-4161 or email vfwpost1753@gmail.com.
n George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20 on the Las Vegas Little Theatre's main stage, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $21. Visit lvlt.org.
n The Nevada Watercolor Society's Fall Show is under way at the gallery at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. through Dec. 6. Visit lvccld.org.
n City of Las Vegas staffers are set to say goodbye to the Bridge Gallery on the second floor of Las Vegas City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., with "A Walk on the Wild Side," an exhibit featuring city and Zappos staff shoes transformed into art. The gallery's final show is scheduled to be on display Thursday through Jan. 26. A public reception is scheduled from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-1012.
Ongoing events
n Quinn's Irish Pub at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, hosts trivia night from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit greenvalley
ranchresort.com.
n The Henderson farmers market is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays at the Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St. Admission is free. Visit hendersonlive.com.
n The Country Fresh farmers market is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Admission is free.
n City Folk Blues is set to play from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Cerveza Cantina at the Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit fiestahenderson
lasvegas.com.
n Hundreds of classic cars are on display every Saturday during Cars and Coffee at Sansone Park Place, 9510 S. Eastern Ave. The free show is open from 8 to 11 a.m. Visit hendersonlive.com.
n Enjoy acoustic music on Saturday during the Strung Out Sessions at Club Madrid at Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road. Doors open at 10 p.m. Patrons must be 21 or older. Visit sunsetstation.com.
n Steel Panther, an '80s glam metal parody band, performs at 11 p.m. Saturdays at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway. Admission is free.
