Things to do in Sunrise/Whitney

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Youths from the Encore Show Choir are set to perform pop songs from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Visit clarkccountynv.com or call 455-7340. The center also is set to welcome Ancestral Rhythms, a drum performance group, from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for either show are $5. Visit clarkccountynv.com or call 455-7340.

EJG Production Company plans a free live production of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" followed by hot chocolate, cookies and festive activities at 6 p.m. Monday at the Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Road. Space is limited and registration is required. Call 455-8402.

Glittering Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is scheduled to be open from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday, from Friday through Jan. 1. To get there, take the Speedway exit on Interstate 15. Admission is $15 per car and $1 per person for buses, with a $20 minimum. Visit vegasglitteringlights.com or call 888-926-7402.

Artists Michael Monson and Tony Flanagan present photographs of stalled or abandoned construction projects in Las Vegas in "To the Neon Gods They Made," an exhibit on display through Jan. 20 in the gallery at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. A reception is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Visit clarkcountynv.gov.

A free 15-minute winter laser light spectacular is scheduled at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. daily in Sam's Town's Mystic Falls Park, 5111 Boulder Highway. Cowboy Santa is set to be on hand from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and from noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.

Worth a Drive

First Friday returns to the 18b Arts District from 6 p.m. to midnight. Local food vendors and live music will be featured in the Arts District and along Fremont Street East. The December event is set to include a fresh Christmas tree lot, a toy drive and a visit from Santa in the Kids Zone. Visit firstfriday-lasvegas.org or call 229-6551. Many galleries also are open from 6 to 9 p.m. during Preview Thursday.

The Community Counseling Center's gala "Bite at the Museum 2: Back for Seconds" is scheduled from 7 to
9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Tickets are $50. Visit wix.com/cccbite/bite-at-the-museum or call 369-8700.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" is set for Friday through Dec. 18 at the Judy Bayley Theatre, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $20. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 895-2787.

A skating rink is set to join the Springs Preserve's Holiday Spectacular festivities, which include music, lights, crafts and pony rides. The attraction is open 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 10-11 and 17-23. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 4 or younger. Members save half off admission. Ice skating is $5 per 20-minute session. Visit springspreserve.org.

Las Vegas Youth Orchestras' winter concert, "A Season of Dances," is scheduled at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $16 for adults and $9 for students, seniors and people with disabilities. Visit lvyo.org or call 385-2838.

The Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., plans to present David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries," directed by Christopher Kenney and starring Jamie Morris, at 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 11. Tickets are $20. A portion of the first weekend's proceeds will be donated to Golden Rainbow.

Aid for AIDS of Nevada, 701 Shadow Lane, plans to host a Holiday Mingle & Jingle Benefit from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 600. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Visit afanlv.org or call 383-8085.

Cirque Week is scheduled Thursday through Dec. 10. Many packages include behind-the-scenes perks. Visit cirquedusoleil.com/cirqueweek.

An arts and vintage clothing fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stephen Jackson Architect, 241 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 107.

Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone" is set to open Friday and run through Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Visit lvlt.org.

Bass Pro Shops in the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, has scheduled free holiday activities for families through Dec. 24. Visit tinyurl.com/7ho22a2.

The Guitar Society of Las Vegas plans to team with Las Vegas Academy students for a free holiday guitar concert at
7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3964.

"Fallen Guardian Angels," by Las Vegas playwright Edward D. Padilla, is scheduled to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Padilla plans to attend the events and sell and sign copies of the script with all proceeds going to Golden Rainbow. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. Visit goldenrainbow.org, lvccld.org or call 507-3964.

Plan ahead

The Las Vegas Redrock Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans "The Nativity," a live production, Dec. 8 through 10 and Dec. 15 through 17 at Opportunity Village's Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive. Two shows -- at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 -- will be in Spanish. English showtimes are set for 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. on Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17. Dec. 15 shows are scheduled at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Visit thenativitylv.com.