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Things to Do in Summerlin/Summerlin South, Oct. 23-29

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Bring a picnic lunch or snack to the Family Lunchtime Movie Matinee series at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. "Bugs Bunny Halloween" is set to screen at noon Wednesday. Call 702-507-3863.

Sam Riddle plans to perform at 10 p.m. Friday in Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. There is no cover charge, but guests must be 21 or older. Nashville Unplugged is set to present an intimate evening of conversation and music featuring Jon Mabe and Paul Jenkins at 8 p.m. Friday in Rocks Lounge. Admission is $5 at the door. Call 702-547-5300 or visit stationcasinos.com.

A performance by Jeanne and the Speakeasy Swingers is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, 8601 Del Webb Blvd. Admission is free with a passing-of-the-hat offering. Call 341-7800.

A fall festival and community block party is planned for 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Summerlin Community Church, 2100 Snow Trail. Expect bounce houses, hot dogs, funnel cakes, shaved ice, a cake walk, face painting, games and smores around a campfire. Visit summerlincommunity.org or call 702-256-8868.

Rita Coolidge plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive. Tickets are available from $15.95, plus tax and fees. Call 702-636-7075 or visit suncoastcasino.com.

Celtic Rockers plan to perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 31, and Vegas Rock Experience is slated for 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at J.C. Wooloughan's Irish Pub inside the Rampart Casino at The Resort at Summerlin, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. Entertainment is free for guests 21 or older. Call 702-869-7725.

Klique is planned for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Wes Winters is scheduled to perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Addison's Lounge inside the Rampart Casino at The Resort at Summerlin, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. All shows are free but limited to those 21 or older. Call 702-507-5900.

A double feature of "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein" is planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Regal Village Square 18, 9400 W. Sahara Ave. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is planned for 7 p.m. Nov. 15. Visit fathomevents.com.

WORTH A DRIVE

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 15 miles west of Las Vegas on state Route 159, is set to host its annual Civil War Days re-enactment Friday through Sunday. Friday is set aside as an education day with groups demonstrating traditional roles from the era from noon to 3 p.m. Battles are scheduled at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The final battle is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. The park entrance fee is $7 per car for Nevada residents. Entrance into the re-enactment camps is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 17 and free for children 5 or younger. Bring in two nonperishable food items to receive $1 off one adult ticket. Call 702-875-4141 or visit parks.nv.gov.

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is set to perform G.F. Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus" in celebration of the society's 50th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors and military personnel and $8 for students with ID. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas plans its 41st annual Boys Nite Out event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lied Memorial Boys & Girls Club, 2850 Lindell Road. The event matches boys with mentors for an evening of games, a meal and prizes. The event is free to young club members and sponsored by participating men who make a minimum donation of $50. Visit bgclv.org/boys-nite-out or call Gabe Suarez at 702-253-2803.

The Architectural and Decorative Arts Society plans to host its third annual celebration of mid-century modern architecture and lifestyle with a Mid-Mod Weekend. The schedule includes a sock hop from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Alexis Park Hotel, 375 E. Harmon Ave., a symposium from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., and a double-decker bus tour of mid-century modern neighborhoods from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. To purchase tickets, which range from $20 to $60, visit adas-lv.com or contact Carolyn Muse Grant at 702-236-9483 or creativemuse@cox.net.

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Guild of Organists plans to open its 2012-13 organ recital series with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ Church Episcopal at 2000 S. Maryland Parkway, featuring Richard Elliott, organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

A Symphony Park Lecture Series panel discussion titled Neon Nirvana: How an Art Form Shaped a City is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Panel members are set to include Danielle Kelly, Bill Marion and Carolyn Goodman. Doors are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. for a wine bar reception. Discussions are planned from 6 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Visit symphonypark.com.

Speeding Theatre plans to present the comedy "Golf With Alan Shepard" at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the LVLT Studio Theatre at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $11 to $12. Visit lvlt.org.

A writer is interrogated after grisly child murders resembling events in his stories in the thriller "The Pillowman," written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Lysander Abadia, scheduled to run 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 4 in the Fischer Black Box at the Las Vegas Little Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $15. Visit lvlt.org.

PLAN AHEAD

The Trails Village Center ArtWalk is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4 at the center, 1970 Village Center Circle. From Summerlin Parkway, exit at Town Center Drive and go north, then take the third exit of the roundabout. Admission and parking are free. Dozens of artisans participate in the juried festival. Visit markvranesh.com.

The Sun City Photography Club plans its 13th annual photo exhibit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4 at Desert Vista Community Center, 10360 Sun City Blvd. Nearly 200 photos of local scenes, nature, national parks, travel and portraits will be on exhibit. Many of the ready-to-hang prints will be for sale, as well as greeting cards and other items. For the first time, there will also be boxes of hundreds of additional matted photos available for purchase. Expect educational table photography exhibits, and light refreshments will be served. Call William Lane at 702-233-9363.

The Gateway Arts Foundation is set to present the World Groove Trio at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd. Tickets are $12 for Sun City Summerlin residents and $15 for nonresidents. All ticket sales are check or cash (exact change required). Call 800-595-4849.

Cafe Ole, a place for dancers to get together and share their love of dance, is planned for 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Dancers plan to cover flamenco, belly dancing, tango and more. The program is free. Call 702-507-3863.

Richard Griego is scheduled to play Spanish guitar fusion from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. The concert is free. Call 702-507-3864.

Watch Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday," set to screen at 1 p.m. Nov. 12 as part of the A Monday Moment in Time Movie Series at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 702-507-3863.

Champion hoop dancer Derrick Suwaima Davis plans to perform as part of Native American Heritage Month at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Davis also is set to perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive; 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane; 10:30 a.m. Nov. 15 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road; 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave.; and 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Visit lvccld.org.

ONGOING EVENTS/EXHIBITS

Artist Dave Thompson's "Re-Cycled Metal Art Sculptures" are scheduled to be exhibited in the gallery at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., through Dec. 11. The exhibition features a whimsical garden of recycled steel. Call 702-507-3630.

The Las Vegas Polymer Clay Guild's Members Show is scheduled to be shown in the art gallery at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, during regular library hours through Dec. 18. Call 702-507-3710.

The Nevada Watercolor Society's Annual Juried Exhibition is scheduled to be at the art gallery at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, during regular library hours through Dec. 1. Winners were: best of show, Barrie Cook Folsom; first place, David Mazur; second place, Elena Wherry; third place, Grace Kent; and honorable mentions, Judy Blankenship, Patty Stroupe and Margaret Sudweeks. The show's jurist was nationally known artist Birgit O'Connor. Call 702-507-3860.

Sarah Frances Johnson is scheduled to sing classic and contemporary jazz ballads from 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays inside T-Bones Chophouse and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays at Onyx Bar for guests 21 or older at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit sarahfrancesjohnston.com.

The Peelers are scheduled to perform Saturdays for guests 21 or older in Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Doors open at 10 p.m.

The band Ambiance, featuring Mike Candito, Cocho Arbe and Jeff Davis, is slated to perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Brio Tuscan Grille in Tivoli Village, 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 180. Visit brioitalian.com or call 702-433-1233.

The "Impersonators & Tribute Artists-Variety Dinner Show" is planned from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at The Mad Greek Cafe, 8565 W. Sahara Ave. The show is free to diners. Early dinner seating begins at 7 p.m. Call 702-242-7669 for reservations.

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.

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