Things to do in Summerlin

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The Scintas plan to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive. Tickets are $29.95. Visit suncoastcasino.com or call 636-7075.

The Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, plans to host free writers workshops with Barbara Miller from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. On Saturday, the library plans to begin a new monthly program, "The Summerlin Library Readers & Writers Corner: Women Writers," from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3866.

The Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, is celebrating Teen Tech Week with a Reuse, Recycle, Re-book program scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Teens are invited to find ways to repurpose and recycle books in crafty and creative ways. Call 507-3710.

Pullen Productions plans to present "Thank You for the Music -- A Modern Tribute to ABBA" at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd. Tickets are $15 for Sun City Summerlin residents and $18 for nonresidents. All ticket sales are check or cash (exact change required). Call 240-1301 or 800-595-4849.

FOX sportscaster Chris Myers is set to interview Jimmie Johnson, driver of No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for the free event. Visit suncoastcasino.com or call 677-7111.

Ruth Johnson plans "Let the Music Speak," a free piano recital, for 4 p.m. Saturday at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 N. Pavilion Center Drive. Call 256-5933.

WORTH A DRIVE

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is ready to open at 361 Symphony Park Ave. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones are scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the center's Reynolds Hall. Other performances scheduled for March include Imagination Movers on March 16, The Canadian Tenors on March 17, SFJAZZ Collective Music of Stevie Wonder on March 17 and 18, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 20-21, Straight No Chaser on March 25, Savion Glover's Bare Soundz on March 27, The Pink Floyd Experence on March 30 and Branford Marsalis on March 31. Ticket prices vary by peformance and start at $26.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic's opening performance in the new venue, a Masterworks IV concert scheduled for 8 p.m. March 24, is slated to feature soprano soloist Marie Plette and mezzo-soprano soloist Eugenie Grunewalk, along with the Las Vegas Master Singers, the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale. Tickets start at $42. For a complete schedule, call 982-7805 or visit thesmithcenter.com. The center is planning a public open house on March 18. Visit thesmithcenter.com/opening-celebration.

Rag Tag Entertainment plans to present "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber" at 8 p.m. today and March 13 at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway. Tickets are $15. Visit greenvalleyranch.com.

Quilt Las Vegas, the Desert Quilters of Nevada's annual show, is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St. Admission is $7. Visit dqnv.org.

The Insurgo Theater Movement's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's "Faustus" is set to open Friday and run at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through March 31 at the Plaza, 1 S. Main St. Tickets are $20. Call 772-3897 or visit insurgotheater.org.

The Nevada Chamber Symphony plans to perform "Orquestra Futura" at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 507-3400 or visit lvccld.org.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, plans to present August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $20 to $30. Call 895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Kwak Ballet Company plans a performance for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. The event is scheduled to feature dancers Kyudong Kwak and Yoomie Lee, who have performed with the Universal Ballet, the Seoul Ballet Theatre in Korea and the Nevada Ballet Theatre. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on event day. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-6383

The Las Vegas Academy Theatre plans to present "Guys and Dolls" at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. matinees scheduled for Saturdays through March 17 in the Lowden Theater, 315 S. Seventh St. Tickets are $18. Call 799-7800 or visit lvacademytheatre.org.

ONGOING EVENTS

"The Eye of Africa," a show featuring Harriet Smith's images of animals from her photographic journey through southern and eastern Africa's national parks, is scheduled to be on display through April 3 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3630.

A show featuring Kevin C. Buckley's illustrations in graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink is scheduled to be on display through Sunday at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Visit lvccld.org.

Onyx Bar offers free entertainment Tuesdays through Thursdays in Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Guests must be 21 or older. Enjoy the sounds of guitarist/vocalist Ray Fortune as he performs hits from a variety of genres from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Toto Zara performs Latin dance and soul music from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Visit stationcasinos.com.

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.

PLAN AHEAD

The Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, plans to host the exhibit "Re-Cycled Metal Art Sculptures" by artist Dave Thompson March 13 through May 1. Thompson is showing his series of sculptures created from discarded or recycled metal pieces. Call 507-3710.

The Wild Celts plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a concert in the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive, at 9 p.m. March 17. A Rock Your Kilt contest, Leprechaun Star Search and cash prizes are planned. Admission is free.

The Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, plans to host a 74-foot, high-tech tractor-trailer Digital Bookmobile from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 30 and 31. Experience digital downloading through interactive demonstrations. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's audio book, eBook, music and video download service will be available. Anyone who takes a tour of the Digital Bookmobile will receive an entry into a drawing for a chance to win a Sony eReader. call 507-6300.

"Yesterday Once More," a tribute to the 1970s music group The Carpenters, is planned for 7:30 p.m. March 24 and 25 at the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive. Tickets start at $15.95. Visit suncoastcasino.com or call 636-7075.