Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley

In Your Neighborhood

A Senior Singles Mix & Mingle event with a band and dancing is scheduled at 6 p.m. today in the Veil Pavilion at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Admission is $5 or free to Rewards Club members. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

R&B musician Trey Songz is set to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $59. Visit palms.com.

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 band Mocca on Friday. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

Music 4 Life offers drum circle sessions at Dinosaurs & Roses, 6029 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit music4life.us or call 889-2881.

The Las Vegas Polymer Clay Guild plans "Polymer Clay Expressions," a display of members' work, set to run through Sunday at the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane. Visit lvccld.org.

Ceramic artist Shari Bray's "Figurative Works in Raku" is on display through Sunday at the Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. Visit lvccld.org.

Comedian Sammy Shore is set to hit a funny bone for animals with the third annual Funny Bones comedy act at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $29.95. Visit funnybonesvegas.com.

Teens are invited to make duct tape roses from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-6030.

Worth a Drive

Pianist Wes Winters is scheduled to put on "Wes Winters' Valentine Supper Club" from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today in Sam's Town Live at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Tickets are $55, which includes a buffet. Attendees under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to present "Made in the USA," a program of music featuring American composers J. Adams, Charles Ives and Leonard Bernstein, at 7:30 p.m. today in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $8 and $10. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 895-2787.

RagTag Entertainment's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Assassins" is scheduled at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 25 at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., No. 16. The musical gives a historical tour through the assassinations and assassination attempts on American presidents. Tickets are $20 or $15 for Nevada residents who purchase tickets at the box office. Visit onyxtheatre.com or call 732-7225.

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre plans to present "Uncovering Nevada's Past" at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Food trucks are set to sell refreshments from 3 to 4:30 p.m. between the Saturday shows. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for teens, seniors and military personnel and $3 for children 12 or younger. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-3515.

J.R. Pony Parties, an educational farm, welcomes the public to visit from 10 a.m. to noon during Open Gate Days scheduled Monday, Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 20, April 10, 17 and May 1, 15 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.

Pianist Haochen Zhang, winner of the Van Cliburn Award, is set to perform with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Saturday in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Ticket prices range from $38 to $78. Visit lvphil.com or call 895-2787.

Plan ahead

Celebrate Black History Month with a "Flossie and the Fox" puppet show scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3940.

Sam Wolfson's "Play Dates" a romantic comedy about love, falling in, falling out and everything in between, is set to run at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Feb. 24-March 11 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $21. Visit lvlt.org.

Country music group The Oak Ridge Boys are set to perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $29.95. Visit orleanscasino.com or call 365-7075.

Comedian Marty Allen is scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26, March 24 and 25 and April 21 and 22 inside the Louie Anderson Theater at Palace Station, 24131 W. Sahara Ave. Tickets start at $66. Visit palacestation.com.

A Black History Month Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The event is set to include a children's film festival and art competition, historic black Las Vegas photography exhibit, arts and crafts, face painting, carnival games, fire truck tour, live 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.

The Contemporary Arts Center inside The Arts Factory at 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 120, plans to host its 23rd annual juried show March 23 through April 27. Artists who would like to submit work for the show can find more information at lasvegascac.org/2012/juriedshow. The deadline is Feb. 24.