Things to do in Sunrise/Whitney

In Your Neighborhood

n Country music artist Joe Nichols, best known for his hits "Brokenheartsville" and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off," is set to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Sam's Town Live in Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Tickets start at $30. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.

n An exhibition featuring the drawings and paintings of John Miller is scheduled to be on display through March 13 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-4010.

n "Transfiguration Phase," an exhibit of mixed-media paintings and drawings by Orlando Montenegro, is scheduled to be on display through March 23 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. The works explore the body's relationship to its environment and to the landscape through abstraction. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

n Heart Alive, a Heart tribute band, is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Marilyn's Lounge in the Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 856-5300.

n Center Circle, a band that specializes in rock anthems from the '60s to the present and alternative rock, dance, R&B, top 40s and originals, is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. March 16 and 17 at Marilyn's Lounge in the Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 856-5300.

Worth A Drive

n 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.

n 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. Tickets start at $26. The Las Vegas Philharmonic's opening performance in the new venue is scheduled for 8 p.m. March 24, is slated to feature 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 free public open house on March 18. To sign up for more information on the event, visit thesmithcenter.com/opening-celebration.

n 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.

n 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.

n 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.

n 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.

n 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

n 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.

n E-String, 2031 W. Sunset Road, plans to host the Bruce Harper Big Band with Laura Shaffer from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, and "Miles and Trane Revisited" with Skip Martin and Charles McNeal at 7 p.m. Monday. Reservations are recommended. Visit estringlive.com.

n Auditions for the Missoula Children's Theatre's "The Tortoise Versus the Hare" are scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Robert Taylor Elementary School, 144 Westminster Way. Registration is from 3 to 4 p.m. Visit mctinc.org.

n Matt Moran is slated to be featured in a Songs Alive Song Writers Workshop at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at Sam Ash Music, 2747 S. Maryland Parkway. The workshop is free to Songs Alive members or $5 for others. Visit songsalive.org. Morgan is set to perform at 9:30 p.m. March 14 at The Freakin' Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit freakinfrog.com.

n El Cortez plans to host the one-year anniversary of the monthly Vegas StrEATs food-truck, arts and music festival from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday on the Jackie Gaughan Parkway . Visit facebook.com/vegasstreets.

n Reserve a spot at the Gateway Arts Foundation's Music, Meals and Memories Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. March 13 at the Artisan, 1501 W. Sahara Ave. Lunch is $25, which must be paid in advance. Visit gatewayartsfoundation.org.