Things to do in Sunrise/Whitney Nov. 13-19

In Your Neighborhood

Glittering Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is scheduled to begin Friday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The long-running holiday display includes a 2½-mile course featuring millions of LED lights in hundreds of displays. The event is open from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Jan. 6. Admission is $15 per carload Monday through Thursday and $20 Friday through Sunday. Visit glitteringlightslas
vegas.com

The Mystic Falls Winter Wonderland tree lighting is scheduled at 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman Bill Boyd is to be joined by his grandson Staff Sgt. Sam Boyd and Sam's Town Vice President and General Manager John Sou to flip the switch on the first run of the holiday show. Cowboy Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with the Chaparral High School choir, are set to join this year's festivities. Holiday animatronic laser light shows are scheduled to continue hourly from 5 to 10 p.m. daily through Jan. 1. Visit samstownlv.com.

Champion hoop dancer Derrick Suwaima Davis plans to perform as part of Native American Heritage Month at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road; 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave.; and 4 p.m. Thursday at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Davis is a master at maneuvering five rattan hoops around his body, creating intricate patterns and conveying the Hopi story of creation through his hoops while keeping time to the singing and drumming of the musicians behind him. Visit lvccld.org.

A Country Crafter's Fair is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1730 N. Pecos Road. Expect baked goods, jewelry, crochet items and crafts for children. Visit redeemerlasvegas.com.

Against the Grain is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Roxy's Lounge in Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Wolf Creek is scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit samstownlv.com or call 702-432-7777.

Slaughter is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Friday in the Railhead at Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway. Admission is $29.60 and limited to adults 21 or older. Visit boulderstation.com or call 702-432-7777.

Lights, a Tribute to Journey, is set to perform at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Club at the Eastside Cannery, 5255 N. Boulder Highway. Admission is $10. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 702-856-5300.

The Las Vegas High School Rodeo is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday at Horseman's Park, 5800 E. Flamingo Road. The event features National High School Association Rodeo for Nevada students, hosted by the Las Vegas High School Rodeo Club. Admission is free to spectators. Visit equineeventslv.com or call 702-455-8206.

Teens are invited to create a painting, drawing or collage while learning about books during a free Artist's Studio event scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-4010.

Worth a Drive

Sandra Huntsman: Broadway and Beyond, a monthly evening of cabaret featuring local talent hosted by Sunrise resident Sandra Huntsman, is slated for 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave. Tickets are $15. Visit onyxtheatre.com or call 702-732-7225.

The Mob Museum, 300 E. Stewart Ave., is set to offer free admission in recognition of the Kefauver Committee hearings anniversary. Nevada residents can visit the museum free from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The museum is set to provide Kefauver programming, including the screening of a film about the hearings and speeches from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Diane Kefauver, daughter of the late Estes Kefauver, a U.S. senator who led the hearings in 1950. Call 702-229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.

Opportunity Village's Magical Forest is set to open for its 21st year on Nov. 21 at the 6300 W. Oakey Blvd. campus. Expect photos with Santa, a carousel, train rides mini-golf and more. Tickets are $9 for children, $11 for adults and free for children 3 or younger. Passports, which include entry and rides are $15.50 for children 3 to 12 and $17.50 for those 13 or older. Parking is free. Call 702-259-3741 or visit magicalforest.org.

A Global Day of Jewish Learning, with art, film and theater offerings and more, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Admission is free and open to all. Visit tinyurl.com/jewishlearningLV.

A musical comedy, "I Know I Came in Here for Something," is planned for 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave. Call 702-749-2000 or visit gateway
artsfoundation.org or iknowicameinhereforsomething.com.

The Las Vegas Academy Theatre is scheduled to present "The Taming of the Shrew" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the school's Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts, 315 S. Seventh St. Tickets are $15. Visit lvacademytheatre.org.

A concert featuring ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro is scheduled at 7 p.m. Sunday at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $25 to $45. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu or jakeshimabukuro.com.

Croatian classical guitarist Ana Vidovic is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday inside the Doc Rando Recital Hall in the Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $40. Call 702-895-2787.

The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is scheduled to host its annual Winter in Venice festival Sunday through Jan. 6. In addition to decorations and ongoing chef competitions, winter parades are scheduled at 6 and 8 p.m., and outdoor ice skating is offered from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Visit venetian.com or palazzo.com.

Joshua Meltzer is scheduled to present a free Brookings Mountain West Lecture on climate change and international trade at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greenspun Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit brookings
mtnwest.unlv.edu.

The exhibit "Tony Hawk Rad Science" is scheduled to run through Jan. 20 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students, seniors and military personnel and $7 for children 3 to 11. Children 2 or younger get in free. A $2 discount is offered to Las Vegas-Clark County Library District card holders. Admission is free for Las Vegas Natural History Museum members. Call 702-507-3630.