Things to do in Sunrise and Whitney
April 9, 2012 - 11:22 pm
In YOur Neighborhood
Mark Hall-Patton, administrator for the Clark County Museums and a consultant for the television program "Pawn Stars," is set to speak on the impact of "Pawn Stars" and the history of the Clark County Museum from
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. today at the Cora Coleman Senior Center, 2100 Bonnie Lane. Admission is free, but registration is necessary. Call 455-7617.
Classic rock band Perfect Choice is set to perform from 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Thursday and 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday at Arizona Charlie's Boulder, 4575 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit arizona
charliesboulder.com.
Children 11 or younger are invited to celebrate spring with books, songs and crafts from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. The event is free. The library welcomes kids 5 to 11 for a lesson in good manners with the book "Do Unto Otters" from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday . Call 507-3900.
Worth a Drive
The Clark County Fair & Rodeo is scheduled Thursday through Sunday at the county fairgrounds in Logandale, about an hour north of Las Vegas. Advance tickets are $7 per day or $21 for four days. At the gate, admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors 60 or older and $7 for children 5 to 12. Visit ccfair.com.
Upcoming shows scheduled at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., include the sketch comedy show "Women Fully Clothed" on Friday and Saturday, Andrea Marcovicci singing movie songs on Friday and Saturday, the Las Vegas Philharmonic with an evening of George Gershwin's greatest hits on Saturday and Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik performing on Sunday and Monday.
Students, teachers, musicians, visual artists, dancers and thespians from across Southern Nevada are set to be featured in the Public Education Foundation and the Clark County School District's "Sousa in the 21st Century," a tribute to John Philip Sousa, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Smith Center. Tickets are $10. Call 982-7805 or visit thesmithcenter.com.
The center is also set to host the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra's "A Season of Dances" featuring student concerto winner Katharine Smith at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets start at $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Call 385-2838 or visit lvyo.org.
The Las Vegas Shakespeare Company is scheduled to perform "Cinderella" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and April 20-21 and 7 p.m. Sunday and April 22 at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Tickets are $10. Visit hendersonlive.com.
Plan Ahead
The Winchester Players, a youth musical theater troupe under the direction of Susan and Topher Swanson, are set to perform the Broadway musical "Footloose" at 7 p.m. April 19 and 20 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $7. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.
Collision Course, a Future Stars of Wrestling event, is scheduled at 5 p.m. April 22 in Sam's Town Live in Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Tickets are $16.50 to $22. Doors open at 4 p.m. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.
Starship and Survivor are scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. April 20 at the Eastside Events Center in the Eastside Cannery, 5255 N. Boulder Highway. Tickets are $19.95 to $49.95. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 856-5300.
Rock and country cover band Drew Baker is set to perform from 8 p.m. to midnight April 17-19 and from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 20-22 at Arizona Charlie's Boulder, 4575 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit arizona
charliesboulder.com or call 888-236-9066.