Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley, May 14-20

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

“Good People” is scheduled at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Showtimes are 8 p.m. May 16-18 and 2 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $24 for adults and $21 for seniors and students. Visit lvlt.org.

The Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, plans to host Summer Zumba-Thon to benefit Three Square food bank at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at the Sway Pool Lounge. The event includes a two-hour Zumba class, Aqua Zumba, door prizes and more. Admission is $5 plus five canned goods. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

Midnight Coal Company is scheduled to perform at 10 p.m. May 17-18 in The Lounge at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Visit palms.com.

Tickets are available for the 2013 season of Super Summer Theatre, set at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, roughly 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Beltway on Charleston Boulevard/state Route 159. Advance tickets are $12 plus a handling charge. Children 5 or younger are admitted free. Season-opener shows may have lower-priced tickets. The lineup includes “Broadway Meets Hollywood,” May 17-18; Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” June 12-29; Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” July 10-27; “Legally Blonde the Musical,” Aug. 7-24; and “The Producers,” Sept. 5-21. Call 702-594-7529 or visit supersummertheatre.org.

The Robert Cray Band is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. May 18-19 in the Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets are $32.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Maggie Rose is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. May 19 in the Sway Pool Lounge at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Tickets are $15 or $19.99, which includes two cocktails. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

Brendan’s Irish Pub at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., plans to host Rick Duarte & Friends from 9 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Acoustic Den from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturdays in May. Admission is free. Visit orleanscasino.com.

WORTH A DRIVE

The Las Vegas Film Festival plans to open its May meeting to the public to mix and mingle with the independent film community. The mixer is from 5 to 7 p.m. May 16 at Firkin on Paradise, 4503 Paradise Road. From 7 to
9:30 p.m., enjoy a screening of “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey,” a documentary about the band Journey. Admission is free for members and $30 for nonmembers. Student admission is $15. Visit www.firkinmixer.eventbrite.com.

The Red Rock Ramblers are scheduled to perform as part of the Downtown Cultural Series at noon May 17 at the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Admission is free. Call 702-229-3515.

The Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo featuring the Jeff Hamilton Trio is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. May 18 as part of the Jazz in the Park concert series at the Clark County Amphitheatre, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Admission is free. Picnics, blankets and low-back chairs are welcome. No pets are allowed. Visit clarkcountynv.gov.

“Putting on a Show,” a benefit for the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, is planned for 2 p.m. May 18-19 in the Judy Bayley Theatre at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $20 or $10 for seniors, military personnel and students. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery, 1325 N. Main St., plans to host an open house and tours of its new Garden of Dreams, which includes a monument to the civil rights movement and aims to education and remember the struggles and successes of the movement. The open house is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. May 19. Visit palmmortuary.com.

The comedy revue, “I Know I Came In Here for Something,” is scheduled for 2 p.m. May 19 in the Zion Room at Sun City MacDonald Ranch, 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway. Tickets cost $15 for Sun City MacDonald Ranch residents and $18 for nonresidents. All proceeds are expected to go to The Gateway Arts Foundation, which offers scholarships for young artists. Visit gatewayartsfoundation.org.

A concert by the Desert Winds Contemporary Wind Ensemble is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 17 at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. Admission is $10. Visit thedesertwinds.org.

The Las Vegas Master Singers plan to perform at 3:30 p.m. May 19 at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway. Visit lvmastersingers.com.

Two shows are scheduled this weekend at Horseman’s Park, 5800 E. Flamingo Road. An Open Breed Horse Show organized by The Nevada State Horseman’s Association is scheduled starting at 5 p.m. May 17-18 at the Flamingo Arena. Visit www.nshalv.com. The Nevada Reining Horse Association Reining Show is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 in the Main Arena. Visit www.nevadareining.com.

SVC Theatre plans to present a Colorful Conversation Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and a True Colors Talent Show from 1 to 7 p.m. May 18 at The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive. Visit shopthedistrictgvr.com.

Clark County Parks and Recreation plans to host a Women of the Wild overnight camp May 18 and 19 at Camp Lee Canyon in the Toiyabe National Forest. The women-only overnight camp includes archery, a high ropes challenge course, day and night hikes, Dutch oven cooking, crafts, mountain biking, fly fishing, campfires, movies and more. Minors are welcomed with a registered parent or guardian. Cost for the overnight camp is $25. Space is limited to 30 participants. Registration is available in person at the Mountain Crest Community Center, 4701 N. Durango Drive, or online at www.clarkcountynv.gov/parksregistration. Call the Mountain Crest Community Center at 702-455-1905 for more information.

The College of Southern Nevada Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., plans to exhibit selected student artwork from the Department of Fine Arts capstone course, ART 298, through May 31. The gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 18. Call 702-651-4146 or visit sites.csn.edu/artgallery/index.html.

The Sun City Dance Company plans to present “The Senior Sensations” at 7 p.m. May 17-18. A matinee is slated for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd. Tickets are $11 and may be purchased at any of the Sun City Summerlin community centers. Call 702-240-1301. For more information, call Joelene Carter at 702-341-9813.

PLAN AHEAD

Air Supply is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. May 24-26 in the Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets are $39.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Billy Idol is set to perform at 8 p.m. May 25 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $49. Visit palms.com.

Monroy is scheduled to perform at
10:30 p.m. May 25 in The Lounge at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Visit palms.com.

Comedian Chris Tucker is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. May 26 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $49. Visit palms.com.

The Rock, A Christian Church of Las Vegas, 6995 Eldorado Lane, is planning its eighth annual free community barbecue from 3 to 7 p.m. May 26 at Nevada Trails Park, 7075 Mardon Ave. Free food, children’s, youth and adult games and prizes, face painting and a children’s craft table are planned. The event is in partnership with local businesses. Visit therocklv.com or call 702-340-9202.

The Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, has announced its Party Like It’s $19.99 Sway Pool Lounge poolside concert series. Adventures in Parrotdise, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, is set to perform at 1 p.m. May 27. Guests receive admission to the concert and two cocktails. Admission to the concerts without the drinks is $15. Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID for admission. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend is scheduled from May 30 to June 2 in the Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. A variety of ticket packages starting at $60 are available. Visit orleanscasino.com.

The Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, plans to present the Vegas Fringe Festival from May 31 to June 9. The festival will include a selection of new and established plays of no more than 90 minutes each. Visit lvlt.org.

Franky Perez is scheduled to perform at 10 p.m. June 1 in The Lounge at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Visit palms.com.

Scott Weiland is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. June 1 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $34. Visit palms.com.

Franky Perez is scheduled to perform at 10 p.m. June 8 in The Lounge at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Visit palms.com.

Sammy Shore’s Funny Bones benefiting the Nevada SPCA is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 9 in the Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets are $25. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Comedian D.L. Hughley is set to perform at 8 p.m. June 14-15 in The Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $39.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

Monroy is scheduled to perform at 10:30 p.m. June 15 in The Lounge at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Visit palms.com.

Cheap Trick, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are set to perform at 8 p.m. June 15 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $50. Visit palms.com.

Boz Scaggs and Dave Mason are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. June 22 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $49. Visit palms.com.

The Vans Warped Tour is scheduled for June 28 at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Hawthorne Heights, Motion City Soundtrack and Chiodos are among the groups scheduled to perform. Tickets start at $24.50. Visit warpedvegas.eventbrite.com or vanswarpedtour.com.

Comedian Anjelah Johnson is set to perform at 8 p.m. June 28-29 in The Orleans Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $29.95. Visit orleanscasino.com.

n Yes is set to perform at 8 p.m. July 12 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $39. Visit palms.com.

The Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, plans to present “Xanadu The Musical” July 12-28. Visit lvlt.org.

The Alabama Shakes are set to perform at 8 p.m. July 19 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $45. Visit palms.com.

The Wayans Brothers are set to perform at 1 p.m. July 27 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $40. Visit palms.com.

The Gipsy Kings are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $49. Visit palms.com.

Steely Dan is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $80. Visit palms.com.

Journey is set to perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 28-29 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $83. Visit palms.com.

Guitarist Joe Satriani is scheduled to perform with special guest Steve Morse at 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $50. Visit palms.com.

The annual San Gennaro Feast is scheduled from 4 to 11 p.m. Sept. 10-12, 4 p.m. to midnight Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to midnight Sept. 14, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 15 at 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive. The festival features a variety of ethnic food vendors, live national acts, amusement rides and more. Entry tickets and ride ticket prices vary. Visit sangennarofeast.com.

A cappella group Straight No Chaser is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 26-27 and 2 and 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $43.50. Visit palms.com.

Futhur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead are set to perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 1-2 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $39. Visit palms.com.

Depeche Mode is set to perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $160. Visit palms.com.

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 22-23 at the Pearl at The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $70. Visit palms.com

ONGOING EVENTS

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.

Enjoy karaoke from 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Jack’s Irish Pub at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit palacestation.sclv.com.

Bar 702, 3355 Spring Mountain Road, hosts a variety of live entertainment daily. Call 702-871-6651 or visit bar702lasvegas.com.

John Windsor performs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of each month, from
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturdays and from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sundays at McMullan’s Irish Pub, 4650 W. Tropicana Ave. He also performs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 am. Mondays at Rí Rá Las Vegas in Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Visit john-windsor.com.

Jerry Tiffe performs from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, 740 S. Decatur Blvd. Visit arizonacharlies
decatur.com.

Jeremy James performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays at Jack’s Irish Pub at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit palacestation.sclv.com.

Nuff Said performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays at Jack’s Irish Pub at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Visit palacestation.sclv.com.

The Claudine Castro Band is scheduled to perform at 11 p.m. Sundays in The Lounge at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is $10. Visit palms.com.

Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns are scheduled to perform at 10:30 p.m. Mondays in The Lounge at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Admission is $10. Visit palms.com.

The Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, has scheduled a variety of live entertainment six nights a week in the Gold Coast Showroom Lounge. Visit goldcoastcasino.com.