Things to do in North Las Vegas, Sept. 25-Oct. 1

In Your Neighborhood

"America's Got Talent" winner Michael Grimm is set to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14 in the Access Showroom at Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway. There is a $5 cover charge, and attendees must be 18 or older. Visit aliante.sclv.com.

New Zealand-born songstress Sarah Frances Johnston is scheduled to perform classic and contemporary ballads from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday inside MRKT Sea and Land Steakhouse at Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway. Visit aliante.sclv.com or sarahfrancesjohnston.com.

Rock group 38 Special is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in The Club at The Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road. Tickets range from $9.95 to $69.95. Visit cannerycasino.com.

Mohummed-Rafee Shakir's "Shamanic Syntax" is scheduled to mix a variety of mediums into an afternoon of "sacred sound" at 3 p.m. Saturday at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

Worth a Drive

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.

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.

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.

A free Crime Story 101 writers conference is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Visit lvccld.org.

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.

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 photographer'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.