Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley

In Your Neighborhood

n A Celebrity Bingo Bow Wow charity event is planned at noon on Saturday at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, to benefit the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Celebrities will play bingo for a good cause. Tickets are $30, and the first 100 guests will receive a gift package valued at $300. Entertainment is planned. Visit silvertoncasino.com or call 263-7777.

n Sam Wolfson's "Play Dates," a romantic comedy about love, falling in, falling out and everything in between, is set to open Friday and run at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 11 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $21. Visit lvlt.org.

n A celebrity-filled Oscar Night Weekend Las Vegas is scheduled to include receptions, a dinner and viewing of the Oscars Saturday and Sunday at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Event ticket prices range from $50 to $125, with $300 VIP-access tickets available. No tickets are required for the celebrity red carpet scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. A few of the celebrities scheduled to walk the carpet include Hal Linden, Angel Porrino and Michael Godard. Proceeds benefit Variety, The Children's Charity of Southern Nevada. Visit onalv.org or call 383-8466.

n RagTag Entertainment's "An Inappropriate Evening with Shel Silverstein" is planned at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 4 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Enjoy short plays, poems and even a visit by Uncle Shelbie himself, played by Paul Draper. Come early for an open mic scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. where you can present original poems in the style of Shel Silverstein or read your favorites by the author. Tickets are $12 for adults or $11 for seniors or students. Visit lvlt.org.

n The National Aerial Pole Art Championship is scheduled Saturday and Sunday in the Rain nightclub at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $39. Pole art workshops are planned throughout the weekend at Shine Alternative Fitness, 6415 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100. For a full schedule, visit aerialpoleart.com.

n Former fashion designer-turned artist Marcia Freidman is set to display her work as part of the A.R.T. Evolution Gallery 2012 Winter Showcase. A meet the artist event is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Corporate Center, 8860 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200. The event is invitation-only. Call Pam Cirulli at 257-2345 or email pam@brandltd.com.

n Celebrate Black History Month with a "Flossie and the Fox" puppet show scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3940.

n NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision plan to screen a Regent Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Love Never Dies," a sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" in theaters across the country at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 7. Local theaters participating include Regal Village Square Stadium 18, 9400 W. Sahara Ave., Santa Fe Station 16, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Orleans 18, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., and Sam's Town 18, 5111 Boulder Highway. For a complete list of theaters, visit fathomevents.com.

n Country music group The Oak Ridge Boys are set to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $29.95. Visit orleanscasino.com or call 365-7075.

n Comedian Marty Allen is scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and March 24 and 25 and April 21 and 22 inside the Louie Anderson Theater at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Tickets start at $66. Visit palacestation.com.

n Artist Brian Swanson's work is set to be on display through Feb. 28 at Perk Up Coffee Shop, 11370 Southern Highlands Parkway. Patrons can browse the art during the shop's business hours, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Visit perkuplv.com.

n Free concerts are offered from 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays through March 9 at Veil Pavilion in the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. The next concert is set to feature the Will Thurmond and Friends. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

Worth a Drive

n The Las Vegas Astronomical Society plans an astronomy program titled "Discover the Wonders of the Night Sky" at 6 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park's group use area. View the Jupiter and Saturn through telescopes. Visit lvastronomy.com.

n Roos-N-More, a nonprofit zoo that houses exotic animals for educational purposes, has scheduled an open zoo days at its Moapa facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4 and 18. Admission is $10. Visit roosnmore.org or call 467-3585.

n The Kid Meets Cougar "Sierra Papa Tango" album release show is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3150 S. McLeod Drive. The show also is set to feature the bands Totescity, Hungry Cloud and Twin Brother. Tickets for the all-ages show are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Visit clarkcountynv.com or call 455-7340.

n The Feste Fantini III trumpet festival is set to take place Friday and Saturday in Doc Rando Hall in the Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. The festival is slated to feature professional trumpet players, including soloist Mark Gould, former co-principal of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. High school clinics are slated from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday and middle school clinics from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with a grand finale concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. Call at 895-1996 or visit festefantini.com.

n Patti & Tuck plan a concert at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Patti Cathcart and Tuck Andress plan to perform songs ranging from jazz to pop. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-6383.

n The Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, plans to host a Scottish céilidh dance celebration at 3 p.m. Saturday in the main theater. Members of the Las Vegas Highland Dance Association are set to perform to music by the Desert Skye Pipes & Drums and other guest performers. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3400.

n A Black History Month Festival is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The event is set to include a children's film festival and art competition, a historic black Las Vegas photography exhibit, carnival games, a fire truck tour, entertainment and food and craft vendors. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 12 or younger. Visit springspreserve.org or call 822-7700.

n RagTag Entertainment's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Assassins" is scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., No. 16. Tickets are $20 or $15 for Nevada residents who purchase tickets at the box office. Visit onyxtheatre.com or call 732-7225.

n A University Forum Lecture titled "Women Casino Workers: An Appreciation Long Overdue" by Susan Chandler, University of Nevada, Reno professor of social work, is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. today. The series is also set to feature "Inside the Experience of a Virtuoso" a talk on a musical investigation pursued by Russell T. Hurlburt, UNLV professor of psychology, and Ricardo Cobo, UNLV director of classical guitar studies, set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Both free lectures are scheduled in the Auditorium of the Marjorie Barrick Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit go.unlv.edu.

n The Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is slated to host a food fight with potatoes and pop rocks at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Saturday and 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Characteristics of the two foods will be compared in the museum's last food fight offering for the month. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and military personnel and $5 for children ages 3 to 11. Visit lvnhm.org or call 384-3466.

n The Las Vegas Summerlin Lions Club's 11th annual Chinese New Year Charity Gala is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. The event is scheduled to include auctions, singer/comedian/ventriloquist Terry Fator, a ceremonial lion dance, Chinese cuisine and dancing. Tickets are $85. Proceeds will benefit local and global charitable efforts, including UMC Lions Wound and Burn Care Center, SightFirst II and the Blind Center of Nevada. Visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/summerlinlv.

n The fresh52 Farmers Market at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd., is set to operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Visit fresh52.com.

n World-renowned photographer Peter Lik is set to open a new gallery Saturday in The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The gallery is set to feature 55 of Lik's photographs, including "Pele's Whisper" and "Eternal Beauty." Visit lik.com or call 309-9888.

Plan ahead

n The Royal Tea Society plans to host a Breakfast at Tiffany's Tea from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4 at Lakeside Center in Desert Shores, 2620 Regatta Drive. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. RSVP with pre-payment by Friday by calling 260-4600 or emailing royalteasociety@cox.net.

n A family concert is planned for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, 8601 Del Webb Blvd. Admission is free with a "passing of the hat" offering. Call 341-7800.

n Comedian Norm Crosby plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. March 3 and 4 at the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive. Tickets are available starting at $15.95, plus tax and convenience fees. Call 636-7075 or visit suncoastcasino.com.