Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley Dec. 4-10

In Your Neighborhood

The Guitar Society of Las Vegas plans to team up with Las Vegas Academy guitar students for a free holiday concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3940.

Rock group Supersuckers are set to perform at 11 p.m. Saturday at The Lounge in the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Visit palms.com.

As part of Boyd Gaming's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo entertainment lineup, country band Lonestar is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary with shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $39.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

"Tape," by Steven Belber and directed by Jason Nino, is set Friday through Dec. 23 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. The past comes back to haunt two former high school best friends during a 10-year reunion. The play toys with the concept of memory and how it can change over time. Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. "A Little Theatre Christmas," the theater's third annual music celebration featuring 10 local performers, is scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and students and $5 for children 15 or younger. A bake sale is is planned before and after the performances. Visit lvlt.org or 702-362-7996.

Santa's Wonderland Village is set to be open through Dec. 24 at Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive. Patrons can get photos with Santa, make crafts and play free games. The village offers an old-time model train, remote-control trucks, a laser arcade, a soft-gun range and slot-car racing. New to this year's village is a talking caribou. Most crafts and activities are free. Visit tinyurl.com/santabasspro.

A Holiday Shopping Escape event is planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Desert Breeze Community Center, 8275 Spring Mountain Road. Parents can drop off their children ages 6 to 12 in the center's care while they finish last-minute shopping. The cost is $20 per child and includes holiday crafts, treats and lunch. Preregistration is required. Call 702-455-8335.

Worth A Drive

Linda Eder plans a free holiday concert at Symphony Park, adjacent to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are free but must be reserved. Reserved tables along the park sidewalks are available for $50 a person or $600 a table. Call 702-749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com/holidayconcert.

The Nevada State Railroad Museum's Santa Train is back with train rides every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 15,16, 22 and 23. The museum is at 600 Yucca St., Boulder City. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.nevadasouthern.com.

The monthly First Friday arts festival returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday to the 18b Las Vegas Arts District. Many area galleries plan exhibits opening Friday, and several are also open for preview Thursday. This month's event is set to feature a holiday shopping bazaar and a winter wonderland with snow. Visit firstfridaylasvegas.com.

The We Knead The Dough Gingerbread Festival is slated from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School, 2015 S. Hualapai Way. The festival is set to feature more than 40 gingerbread houses, 1,000 gingerbread people, entertainment, a pizza lunch by CiCi's, visits with Santa Claus, carnival games and activities. Admission is $15 and includes a gingerbread cookie-decorating kit, pizza buffet and carnival games. For $50, guests can decorate their own gingerbread house. Proceeds benefit The Rape Crisis Center. Call 702-385-2153 or visit therapecrisiscenter.org.

The 18th annual Shoes for Children shoe drive and benefit performance plans to present "The Threepenny Opera" by the Ira Aldridge Theatre Company of Nevada at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Admission is a new pair of children's athletic shoes sized to fit preschoolers to high school youths. Donations also will be accepted through Dec. 23 at Las Vegas-Clark County Library branches. Visit lvccld.org.

Santa's Picture Party is set from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Bicentennial Park, 999 Colorado St., Boulder City. Santa's Electric Night Parade follows at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Boulder City. Visit bouldercitychamberof
commerce.com.

The Solaris Dance Company, a senior dance group under the direction of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dance Department founder Carole Rae, is set to put on a free Broadway on Paradise dance concert at 1 p.m. Friday in the room 133 auditorium of the UNLV Paradise campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre is set to perform Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $20. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Las Vegas chapter of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is scheduled to host the unveiling of its "Hearts of Las Vegas" art exhibit, featuring 5-foot-tall hearts crafted by local artists. The ceremony is set for noon Thursday in the Jackie Gaughan Plaza, adjacent to the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St.

Plan Ahead

A "Happy Hour Improv Holiday Show" is planned for 8 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $10. Visit lvlt.org.

Country music star Travis Tritt is set to perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $39.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Upcoming events at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, include the Armenchik Live in Las Vegas Christmas Concert, set for 8 p.m. Dec. 22. The show features Armenian singer Armen Gondrachyan. Tickets start at $54. Also set to perform is rapper Pitbull at 8 p.m. Dec. 28 and 29 as part of the New Year's Eve weekend. Tickets start at $85. Visit palms.com.

Comedic duo and brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans are set to perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 29 and 30 at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $39.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Watch local skaters show off their skills during the Holiday Extravaganza on Ice scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16 at the Las Vegas Ice Center, 9295 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for children 12 or younger. The center's Winter Wonderland public skate is available for $10 for adults and $6 for skaters 5 or younger through Jan. 6. Times vary, and prices may change. Visit tinyurl.com/lvicice or lasvegasice.com.

A Christmas celebration with warm beverages, music and activities is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 15 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, about 15 miles west of Las Vegas on state Route 159. The decorated Ranch House is to be lit up, and Santa is to be available for photos with children. The regular gate entrance fee of $9 per vehicle will be in effect. There is a $2 discount for Nevada residents. Call 702-875-4141 or visit parks.nv.gov. 

ONGOING events

Actor and poet James McGuire plans to create an interactive gallery experience inviting the public to illustrate his poems in the gallery of the Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. through Feb. 5. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3820.

Ongoing shows at Money Plays, 4755 W. Flamingo Road, include live local music at 9 p.m. Saturdays and a live open mic night at 9 p.m. Thursdays. Visit moneyplayslv.com.

Ricardo Griego is slated to play Spanish guitar from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturdays at Barcelona Tapas & Bar, 10690 Southern Highlands Parkway, No. 100. Visit ricardogriego.com.

"Line, Rhythm, Stroke: Portraits and Life" a show of artwork by Cristina Natsuko Paulos is scheduled to be on display through Jan. 6 at the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-6030.

Music 4 Life offers drum circle sessions at Dinosaurs & Roses, 6029 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit music4life.us or call 702-889-2881.