Here are Neon’s top picks for things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, May 8, through Thursday, May 14.
through the weekend
Art Festival of Henderson
More than 100 artisans will take part in the annual Art Festival of Henderson. The two-day event will include a chalk art gallery as well as glass blowing and wheel-thrown pottery demonstrations. Recycled Propaganda will perform live street art painting. The festival is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday along Water Street. Admission is free; cityofhenderson.com.
La Pasticceria tiramisù
Through May 22, La Pasticceria at Eataly in Park MGM is serving eight ways to try tiramisù: a classic version, strawberry gelée and fresh strawberry, Speculoos spiced cookie cream and crumble, pistachio mascarpone and toasted pistachio, Nutella nonna cream and chopped hazelnuts, Nutella mascarpone and chopped hazelnuts, peanut butter and jelly (peanut butter cream, strawberry gelée, fresh strawberries), and a cornetto croissant filled with tiramisù cream and coffee extract. It’s $6.90 for the cornetto, $10.90 for all tiramisùs except for the Nutella nonna cream version, which is $22.90.
saturday
World Migratory Bird Day
Learn about migratory birds at the Red Rock Canyon visitor center with a speaker series, presentations, education booths, live birds, activities, games and more from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Event hosts will also lead a migratory bird walk; registration is required at redrockcanyonlv.org.
Helldorado Days Parade
The Helldorado Days Parade, which dates to 1935 as a way to celebrate the city’s Western heritage, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday on Fourth Street between Gass and Stewart avenues.
Heritage Month Celebration
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the city of North Las Vegas is presenting its Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration at Aliante Nature Discovery Park, 2627 Nature Park Drive. The free, family-friendly event features food vendors, live entertainment, cultural performance, family activities and more; cityofnorthlasvegas.com.
Norah Jones
It’s fitting that, when Norah Jones proclaims “I Just Wanna Dance” on her latest album, “Visions,” the tune in question is a slinky little waltz. Even when singing about cutting loose, Jones maintains a tone of elegant understatement — it’s the common denominator uniting her jazz, country, pop and folk-spanning songbook. See her at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Venetian Theatre. Tickets start at $76; ticketmaster.com.
monday
Mariachi Plata
The College of Southern Nevada’s acclaimed Mariachi Plata, under the direction of vocalist and guitarron artist Perry Chacon Jr., will take the stage when the Department of Fine Arts Music Program presents an evening of mariachi music. Experience it at 7 p.m. Monday in the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. in North Las Vegas. Tickets are $10, $5 for non-CSN students, seniors and military; csn.edu/pac.
tuesday
Art of Sushi class
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Komodo in the Fontainebleau will present The Art of Sushi, a hands-on class led by the restaurant’s sushi chefs. It features a welcome cocktail, a demonstration of sushi preparation techniques, and student practice in creating their own rolls. The cost is $110 with an optional three-course omakase tasting after the class for $65 (must be at least 21); komodolv.com.
thursday
World Party Parade
Electric Daisy Carnival blossoms to even more bountiful life with the debut of the World Party Parade, which will feature over 30 art cars, moving renegade sound systems and hundreds of performers enlivening the Strip on the eve of EDC. The free, all-ages festivities begin at 6 p.m. Thursday around the Sahara and will pass Circus Circus, the Fontainebleau and other properties. See the parade route and more at worldpartyparade.com.
Hardwell B2B Maddix
It’ll be a bittersweet, albeit sweaty, send-off when Dutch big room house stars Hardwell and Maddix team up for a B2B set at 9 p.m. Thursday — the last show on the schedule at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. Third St. Tickets are $48; dlvec.com.