Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley Nov. 13-19

In Your Neighborhood

Southern California pop punk rockers Unwritten Law are set to perform at 9 p.m. Nov. 21 at The Lounge inside Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 the day of the show. Call 702-944-3200.

The third annual Mustachio Bashio is scheduled at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. The event is free and invites attendees 21 or older to sport their best mustache for the night. Beer pong, drink specials, karaoke, a mashed potato-eating contest and other events are planned. Celebrity judges are to choose contestants for a chance to win the title of Mr. Stash 2012 and $1,000. Mustachio Bashio T-shirts are to be available with proceeds going to the Movember initiative to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

"Inspecting Carol," by Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle Repertory Theatre, is scheduled to run through Sunday on the Mainstage at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. A new actor comes to The Soap Box Playhouse and is mistaken for an inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts in this holiday comedy. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $24 for adults and $21 for seniors and students. "Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grille," by Bruce Graham, is scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays in the Studio Theatre at the Las Vegas Little Theatre. The comedy involves six people in rural Pennsylvania trying to figure out how to spend the last hours of their lives. Tickets are $12 for adults and $11 for students and seniors. Visit lvlt.org or call 702-362-7996.

Pop and country music duo The Bellamy Brothers are set to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Veil Pavilion in the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Tickets are $25. Visit silvertoncasino.com.

Opportunity Village's Magical Forest is set to open for its 21st year on Nov. 21 at the 6300 W. Oakey Blvd. campus. In addition to the holiday display, attendees can expect photos with Santa, nightly entertainment, a carousel, train rides, a gingerbread house display, mini-golf and more. Tickets are $9 for children, $11 for adults and free for children 3 or younger. The entry fee does not include rides. Passports, which include entry and rides, are $15.50 for children 3 to 12 and $17.50 for those 13 or older. Parking is free. Call 702-259-3741 or visit magicalforest.org.

Champion hoop dancer Derrick Suwaima Davis plans to perform as part of Native American Heritage Month at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, and 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Visit lvccld.org.

Worth a Drive

The third annual Global Day of Jewish Learning, with art, film and theater offerings and more, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Admission is free and open to all. Visit tinyurl.com/jewishlearningLV.

The Las Vegas Academy Theatre is scheduled to present "The Taming of the Shrew" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the school's Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts, 315 S. Seventh St. Tickets are $15. Visit lvacademytheatre.org.

Joshua Meltzer is scheduled to present a free Brookings Mountain West Lecture on climate change and international trade at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greenspun Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit brookings
mtnwest.unlv.edu.

A musical comedy, "I Know I Came in Here for Something," is planned for 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave. For tickets, call 702-749-2000. For more information, visit gatewayarts
foundation.orgor iknowicameinhereforsomething.com.

Ethel M's annual cactus-lighting event is set for today. A limited number of tickets will be available to those who bring one new, unwrapped toy to the factory at 2 Cactus Garden Drive. For each toy, people can receive a four-pack of tickets to the event, with a limit of eight tickets per family. Toys will be donated to the annual KLUC Toy Drive. The lighting event is expected to feature entertainers, photos with Santa Claus, face painting, balloon artists, raffles and chocolate samples. The holiday cactus garden is set to be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Jan. 1. Visit ethelm.com.

The Mob Museum, 300 E. Stewart Ave., is set to offer free admission in recognition of the Kefauver Committee hearings anniversary. Nevada residents can visit the museum free from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The museum is scheduled to provide Kefauver programming, including the screening of a documentary about the hearings and speeches from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Diane Kefauver, daughter of the late Estes Kefauver, a U.S. senator who led the hearings in 1950. Call 702-229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.

Santa Claus is set to arrive with a free holiday parade at Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, at 7 p.m. Friday. In addition to photos with Santa, visitors can enjoy faux snow in Town Square Park at 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays throughout the holiday season.

Speeding Theatre, a nonprofit group of actors 55 or older, plans a fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Clay Arts Vegas, 1511 S. Main St. Each guest will receive a clay sculpture and enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres and five minutes of theater at the top and bottom of each hour. They will also get to observe an artisan at work and watch the placing a piece of art into the fire of the kiln. Tickets are $50. Call 702-435-3366.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre production of David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole" is scheduled to run at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in the Black Box Theatre on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $15. Call 702-895-2787.

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.

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.

Plan Ahead

Santa Claus plans to arrive at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 23 at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd., in a horse and carriage leading a parade through the streets. The parade will end at Santa's house, where children will have the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap, share their holiday wishes and have photos taken. No purchase is necessary to visit with Santa. One grand prize-winning child and his family will receive a complimentary horse and carriage ride with Santa in the parade, lunch at Brio Tuscan Grille, a complimentary train ride and a picture package with Santa. Three runners-up will win a complimentary train ride for four and a picture package with Santa. Visit tivolivillagelv.com.

The Clark County Commodore Computer Club (the 5Cs) plans to host its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. Nov. 24 in the Wengert Conference Room at NV Energy, 6226 W. Sahara Ave. The group of Commodore Computers enthusiasts meets the fourth Saturday of each month. Contact Al Jackson at 702-645-2402 or email him at ajax2@outlook.com. 

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is set to bring its big band sound to yuletide classics in a Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $19.95. Visit orleanscasino.com or call 702-365-7075.