Things to do in Sunrise/Whitney
n "Music From the Heart," a barbershop music concert by the Las Vegas City of Lights chorus and quartets, including a quartet from the Sweet Adelines, is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or cityoflightschorus.com or call 455-7340.
n Rhythm Nation is set to perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Marilyn's Lounge inside the Eastside Cannery, 5255 N. Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 856-5300.
Worth a Drive
n The Musical Arts Chorus plans to perform Felix Mendelssohn's St. Paul Oratorio at 3 p.m. Sunday at Artemus W. Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Guest soloists are to include Amy Cofield Williamson, soprano; Valeria Ore, contralto; Scott Williamson, tenor; and Neil Wilson, bass-baritone, in the role of Paul. For ticket information, call 455-7340 or visit pac.unlv.edu.
n City of Las Vegas staffers are set to say goodbye to the Bridge Gallery on the second floor of Las Vegas City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., with "A Walk on the Wild Side," an exhibit featuring city and Zappos staff shoes transformed into art. The show is scheduled to be on display Thursday through Jan. 26. A public reception is scheduled from 2:30 to
4:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-1012.
n The Norris Foundation Las Vegas Hot Air Balloon Festival is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Southern Hills Hospital, 9300 W. Sunset Road. Spectator admission is free. The public is invited to take rides for $200. A balloon glow is scheduled at 7 p.m. Saturday. Visit smilerides.com or call 247-6905.
n George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20 on the Las Vegas Little Theatre's main stage, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $21. Visit lvlt.org.
n The Las Vegas Academy Theater Department plans to present the musical "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Nov. 17-19 in the school's Lowden Theatre, 315 S. Seventh St. Tickets are $18. Visit lvacademytheatre.org or call 799-7800.
n Fresh52 is scheduled to host its annual Autumn Harvest Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Sansone Park Place, 9480 S. Eastern Ave. Farmers will be selling gourmet spices, produce, nuts and more throughout the festival. A pie-eating contest is set to begin at noon, and other events include face painting, live music and games for kids and adults. Visit fresh52.com or call 900-2552.
n Las Vegas artist-donated pieces are set to be on display at "We Will Survive," a benefit show scheduled to run through Wednesday at the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Art is to be sold via silent auction during a closing reception set for Wednesday. Visit barrickmuseum.unlv.edu.
n Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1753 is slated to host a Veterans Day parade at 10 a.m. Friday. The parade is expected to start at South Fourth Street and Gass Avenue. Call 218-4231 or 384-4161 or email vfwpost1753@gmail.com.
Discounts for Locals
n Las Vegas residents can buy one ticket and get one free to Blue Man Group at The Venetian through Jan. 31. Use the code LOC241. Visit blueman.com/offers/vegaslocal or call 414-9001.
n Cirque du Soleil's "Viva Elvis" at Aria has a locals' offer with two tickets starting at $75. Call 877-274-0438 and use the code word "locals."
n Disney's "The Lion King" at Mandalay Bay is offering two-for-one tickets for orchestra and front mezzanine seats. Call 632-7580 and use the code word "pride."
Plan ahead
n AlmaNova, a chamber music duo featuring American flutist Jessica Pierce and Bosnian guitarist Almer Imamovic, is set to perform from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.
n "Lonnie: Images by Heather Protz & Linda Alterwitz" is scheduled to be on display at the gallery at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Nov. 15-Jan. 31. The exhibit is a photographic documentation of the home, art and mind of neurosurgeon and former Nevada Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren.
n A celebration of the Mexican Revolution with performances by Mexican Vivo Dance Company and discussions is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $5. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.
n All are invited to sport their best mustache at the second annual Mustachio Bashio scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Guests can enjoy beer pong, live-band karaoke, a mashed potato-eating contest and $1 beer all night with the purchase of a limited edition Mustachio Bashio T-shirt. Visit silvertoncasino.com.
n The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Opera Theatre plans to present "Divas" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 inside the Doc Rando Recital Hall in the Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $10 or $8 for faculty and staff members, students and military personnel. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 895-2787.






