Things to do in Sunrise/Whitney

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A Theater Las Vegas production of the musical "The Fantasticks" is scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. Tickets are $15. Call 260-8868.

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

Beatles cover band The Fab is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Mondays and The Nitekings, a doo-wop group, are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in January in Roxy's Lounge at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.

Skip Eaton is slated to perform from 8 p.m. to midnight today through Thursday and from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday at Arizona Charlie's Boulder, 4575 Boulder Highway. Visit arizonacharlies
boulder.com or call 888-236-9066.

R&B group Ross, Buzz & Willie is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and the Desert Outlaws are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Roxy's Lounge at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit samstownlv.com or call 456-7777.

Friday is the final day to see "To the Neon Gods They Made," a photography show by Michael Monson and Tony Flanagan, at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

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The Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, plans to host the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West Winds at 2 p.m. Saturday. Visit lvccld.org.

"Transit(ion) Trilogy: Emigration Transformation," a UNLV Dance show portraying Eastern European Jews' immigration to America through ballet, video and narrative, is scheduled at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday in Dance Studio One in the Alta Ham Fine Arts Building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $18 or $10 for students, staff and members of the military. Call 895-2787. A show also is slated for 2 p.m. Sunday at Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N. Valle Verde Drive in Henderson. Tickets for the Sunday show are $12. Call 733-6292 or visit balletminkcolbert.com.

RagTag Entertainment plans to present "Leading Ladies," a charity benefit performance, at 8 p.m. today at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson. Admission is $10. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit greenvalleyranchresort.com.

The 11th annual Parrot Head Party themed to Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger in Paradise"is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Green Valley Elks Lodge, 631 E. Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson. Tickets are $20 in advance and $23 at the door. Call 565-9959.

Boy Scouts and their families are invited to ScoutQuest on Saturday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Scouts can schedule merit badge classes starting at 8 a.m. Family members can visit the preserve from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Classes are $5 each in advance and $10 at the door. Scout uniforms are recommended. Visit springspreserve.org or lvacbsa.org.

"Evil Dead: The Musical" is slated to return to the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in January. Tickets are $15 for locals, $20 for general admission and $30 for VIP splatter zone seats. Visit onyxtheatre.com or call 732-7225.

Roos-N-More, a nonprofit zoo that houses exotic animals for educational purposes, has scheduled an open zoo day at its Moapa facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10. Visit roosnmore.org or call 467-3585.

The 11th annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival is scheduled to run through Jan. 29 at various locations including the Adelson Educational Campus, 9700 W. Hillpointe Road, and Cinemark Century Theaters at the South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Visit lvjff.org.

The Original Comets plan to perform "Rock Around The Clock" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Addison's Lounge inside the Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. Tickets are $15 in advance at the cage or $20 at the door. Call 507-5900.

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Local experimental indie rock band Twin Brother is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 on the day of the show. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

An exhibition featuring the drawings and paintings of John Miller is scheduled to be on display from Jan. 26 through March 13 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-4010.

Ron and Taber Shy are set to perform from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Ron Shy is the late bandleader Duke Ellington's nephew and performed in early rock groups. He plans to perform hits from the golden era of rock with his son Taber and their band. Tickets are $12. Visit clarkcountynv.gov. or call 455-7340.

The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada plan to host the 16th annual Cookie Carnival Jan. 28 at Freedom Park, 850 N. Mojave Road. The public is welcome to participate in cookie contests, entertainment and game booths. Admission is free, but there is a charge for food and game booths. Visit girlscoutsnv.org or call 385-3677.

Michael Plyler, director of the Zion Canyon Field Institute, is scheduled to present a slide-illustrated presentation on the highland Maya of Guatemala during a free University Forum Lecture scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the auditorium of the Marjorie Barrick Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit go.unlv.edu/liberalarts.

Tickets for KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler's 8 p.m. Feb. 4 performance, "Love Is Here to Stay," at the Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., are on sale. The concert is set to feature classic love songs written by Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and others. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-3515.

Tickets are on sale for the Turtle Island Quartet's 7 p.m. March 2 performance at the Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. The city of Las Vegas plans to host the performance celebrating the music of John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-3515.

The Knights of Columbus plan an all-ages Saturday Night Stomp swing dance party Feb. 11. Lessons begin at 7 p.m., and social dancing begins at 8 p.m. and the party is set to continue until midnight at 911 E. Ogden Ave. The dress code prohibits jeans. Admission is $5. Only cash is accepted. Visit saturdaynightstomp.com.