Things to do in North Las Vegas Sept. 4-10

In Your Neighborhood

Dr. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer for the SETI Institute, is scheduled to give a free public lecture tackling the topic "When Will We Find ET?" at 8 p.m. Monday in the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium on the Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. SETI is an acronym for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The planetarium's fall show schedule includes "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket" at 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and "Ancient Skies-Ancient Prophecies" at 6 and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 17. "2012 Mayan Prophecies" is scheduled to screen at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 22. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors 55 or older, children younger than 12 and CSN students. Visit csn.edu/planetarium or call 651-4138.

The Goodbuy Auto Auction is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursdays at 2024 Losee Road. Viewing times are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit goodbuyautoauction.com.

Classic rock band Driving While Blind is scheduled to perform at 10 p.m. Saturday at Whiskey Dick's, 2750 E. Craig Road. The event is free. Visit whiskeysdickslv.com or call 399-3425.

Broadway Bound and Studio One's Summerlin Dance Academy plan to perform "Bye Bye Birdie" through Saturday at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre at the College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at broadwayboundlv.com or in person at Studio One's Summerlin Dance Academy at 1181 S. Buffalo Drive, Suite 130. Visit broadwayboundlv.com.

Several events are planned at The Club at The Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road. Frank Sinatra Jr. plans to sing his father's hits at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $14.95 to $24.95. Tito Puente Jr. is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 22. Tickets are $24.95. The American rock group 38 Special is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 29. Tickets range from $9.95 to $69.95. Visit cannerycasino.com.

Visit the South Padre nightclub inside Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, for ongoing entertainment offerings. Oscar "El Coyote" Ruiz, DJ Lee and DJ Paco mix the top Mexican hits from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Thursdays. Admission before 11 p.m. is free for women, $10 for men. After 11 p.m., women pay $5. There is no cover charge when Sam Riddle plays country music starting at 8 p.m. Fridays or when Yellow Brick Road plays classic rock starting at 9 p.m. Saturdays. Visit texasstation.com or call 631-1000.

A free gospel showcase is planned at 8 p.m. Fridays at Digiworld Entertainment and Productions, 3432 N. Bruce St., Suite 1. The event features local talent dancing, singing and acting. Call Darry Lighten at 460-9266.

Worth A Drive

"Women of Da Blues," a Music on the Mountain show, is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort, 6725 Lee Canyon Road on Mount Charleston. Gates open at 10 a.m. Acts are scheduled to include Janiva Magness, the Cheryl Justice Band, and The Mixx featuring Mary Ball and Kelly "Madame Buttons" Sheehan with friends. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for military personnel with a valid ID, $5 for children 12 or younger and free for children 4 or younger. Parking is free. No pets, outside food or beverages will be allowed. Bring blankets and low-back lawn chairs. Overnight camping is available. The fee is $25 per campsite. Visit skilasvegas.com.

First Friday returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday to the 18b Arts District downtown. The event is set to feature interactive concert performances of the musical "Hair" featuring talent from the Strip and Broadway at 6 and 9 p.m. on the 3rd Street Stage. The free Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS productions are to be followed by a retro party performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road. Tickets to the benefit show are $15. For more information, email bcefahairlv@gmail.com.

Other First Friday activities include free yoga classes at 6:30 p.m., Pilates at 8 p.m. and kettlebell demonstrations at 9 p.m. on California Avenue east of Casino Center Boulevard. The Kids Zone, on Casino Center south of California, is set to offer LEGO building and a petting zoo. Visit firstfridaylasvegas.com.

The Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., has scheduled its second annual Tails & Trails from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, featuring unguided hikes for attendees and their dogs, classes on making dog treats, demonstrations by the Metropolitan Police Department's K-9 unit and dachshund races. The event is included in regular Springs Preserve admission, which starts at $4.95 for children. Visit springspreserve.org.

Feline rescue Community Cat Coalition of Clark County (C5) and Bonnie Springs Ranch, 16935 Bonnie Springs Road, have scheduled a Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the ranch in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The event is set to include face painting, a magic show, a balloon artist, country singing, an Old West show and food and beverage vendors. A silent auction is slated with prizes such as a Pink Jeep Tour certificate and a balloon ride. Bonnie Springs also plans to host its second annual chili cookoff. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for children. Visit c5-tnr.org or bonniesprings.com.

"Leader of the Pack" is scheduled to run the last show of the Super Summer Theatre season at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 22 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park on state Route 159 about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Beltway. Parking opens at 5 p.m., and meadow seating opens at 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or rent a chair. Tickets are $12 in advance or $20 at the gate, if available. Visit supersummertheatre.org.

The Rotary Club of Las Vegas Summerlin plans to host the Jimmy Buffett-style fundaising event Cheeseburger in Summerlin from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle. Expect silent and live auctions and a performance from Tommy Rocker. Tickets are $60 each or two for $100 and include one margarita per person for those 21 or older. For tickets or to donate an auction item, visit rotarysummerlin.org/fundraisers. For more information, email info@rotarysummerlin.org or visit facebook.com/rotarysummerlin.

The Fremont Street Experience plans to host a Pride Night Parade Party from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the 3rd Street Stage at Third and Fremont streets downtown. The event is set to feature a concert by '80s cover band The Nancy Rayguns. The parade is set to begin at 8 p.m. at Fourth and Fremont streets and end at Fourth Street and Ogden Avenue. Call 678-5600 or visit vegasexperience.com.

Table 8 Productions is scheduled to present "Hamlet" at 8 p.m. Fridays trough Sundays through Sept. 23 at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave. Tickets are $15. Call 732-7225 or visit onyxtheatre.com.

Project Dinner Table, featuring cocktails and a six-course dinner, is set to return to Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, with Bellagio executive chefs Royden Ellamar and Edmund Wong. County fair-themed foods are expected to be served, including corn fritters and beer can chicken. Tickets are $175. Call 269-5000 or visit projectdinnertable.com.

Plan Ahead

A valleywide business mixer is planned from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Canyon Gate Medical Group, 3960 W. Craig Road. The event is open to all businesses to get connected and build new relationships. Visit tinyurl.com/NLVchamberevents.

The city of North Las Vegas Movie Madness free movie in the park nights are scheduled to begin at dusk. Kids activities are slated at 6:30 p.m. Moviegoers are invited to bring blankets, picnic baskets and refreshments. The final film planned at Nature Discovery Park, 2600 Nature Park Drive, is "Zookeeper," Sept. 21. The final movie planned at North Las Vegas City Hall Civic Plaza, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is "Happy Feet 2," Oct. 5. Visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com.

Pop rock band the Gin Blossoms is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 in The Club at The Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road. Tickets are $24.95. Visit cannerycasino.com.

Jazz artists Brian Culbertson and David Sanborn are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Dallas Events Center in Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane. Tickets range from $34 to $67. Visit texasstation.sclv.com.

"America's Got Talent" winner Michael Grimm is set to perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 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.

J.R. Pony Parties, an educational farm, welcomes the public to visit from 10 a.m. to noon during Open Gate Days scheduled for Sept. 11 and 25, 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 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.

Tickets for the Las Vegas Philharmonic's nine shows in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., are on sale through The Smith Center and Las Vegas Philharmonic's box offices. Performances, which include "Pops," "An American Portrait" and more, are slated to run from Oct. 20 to May 4. Tickets range from $46 to $96, with discounts available for students and seniors. Call 749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com or lvphil.org.

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society plans to open its 50th anniversary season with "Songs of Our Politics" slated for 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive. The program, featuring the 22-voice Musical Arts singers and instrumental ensemble, under the direction of Douglas R. Peterson, is set to bring to life more than 200 years of presidential campaign music. John Hanks is to provide historical narration containing anecdotes about America's political parties and the candidates for the presidency. Keyboard accompaniment will be provided by Eric Eichorst. The Musical Singers ensemble has performed "Songs of Our Politics" every four years prior to each presidential election season since 1992. Roger Wilhelm, composer of "Songs of Our Politics," is a former music director of Madrigal, a vocal ensemble of the Rochester Oratorio Society. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the event. Call 455-7340 or visit snmas.com or call 451-6672.