By Charlene Dean
The annual Fiber Arts Show, a comedy performance in Amargosa, a solo performance artist at Lakeside and more are on tap this weekend, Plus, an inside peek at what’s coming up.
• The 17th annual Fiber Arts show will take place today through Sunday at the Pahrump Nugget Events Center.
The show isn’t just hanging art. There will be demonstrations, craft projects you can take home and a short seminar on appraising quilts. Demos are scheduled at least every hour during all three days. The PVT has furnished a schedule to help you decide when you would like to attend.
Award ceremonies, pick-a-prize drawings and the drawing for the Opportunity Quilt will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The show hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday.
• The Amargosa Opera House will present the second show with Adam Flowers and Jac Hayden tonight beginning at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $20 each and the proceeds will benefit the opera house. The non-profit has been continually bringing different forms of entertainment to the stage since Marta Becket retired in order to maintain the historic landmark.
• A new performer will grace the small stage inside Lakeside RV and Casino starting at 6 p.m. both tonight and tomorrow night.
Keith Neal has been entertaining audiences for almost 20 years in the greater Las Vegas area and occasionally in California.
He specializes in all kinds of music ranging from standards, classic rock and R&B. He is not shy in front of an audience.
The guitar solo act sounds amazing with full backing tracks. Neal is a professional at his craft and will enjoy performing for you.
• Jack, Matt and Cole Reeves will be performing from 8 p.m. to midnight, March 1 and 2 at the Maverick Saloon & Dance Hall on Mesquite Ave.
Tickets are available at the Maverick for $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
• The ninth annual Bordello Thunder Run will take place Saturday, March 2. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at Red Rock Harley-Davidson on Rainbow Boulevard. The ride will make stops at the Chicken Ranch, Sheri’s, the Kingdom and end at the Short Branch Saloon in Crystal.
Registration for Pahrump residents will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Chicken Ranch. Registration is $30 per person and includes live entertainment, steak and chicken barbecue and cash awards for the poker run.
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold another fundraiser March 16. This will be the second annual Crabfest event. Dungeness crab flown in from the Pacific northwest will be available for the feast, which this year, is on tap at the Bob Ruud Community Center. Call 513-9514 for tickets and information.
