Here are Neon’s top picks for things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, Feb. 27, through Thursday, March 5.
friday
‘Conversation With Amanda Fortini’
“Baby Driver,” the autobiographical debut novel by the late Jan Kerouac, the only child of famed Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, has been rereleased by New York Review Books. Amanda Fortini, the Las Vegas-based writer who penned a new introduction for it, will discuss the book in a conversation with fellow author Tajja Isen. It’s scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the Writer’s Block, 519 S. Sixth St.
saturday
Lunar New Year
From 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Korea Town Plaza, 6820 to 6870 West Spring Mountain Road, the AAPI Chamber of Commerce is presenting its Lunar New Year Festival to celebrate the Year of the Horse. The event features foods, dragon and other cultural performances, anime night mart and holoholo market, cosplay, tuna-carving ceremony and more. Free general admission. Details/VIP tickets: instagram.com/aapi_chamber.
Guns N’ Hoses hockey game
Las Vegas Valley firefighters and police officers face off in a hockey game to benefit first responders’ mental health at noon Saturday at Lee’s Family Forum. The event will also feature games and activities. Tickets start at $34.88 and include the Henderson Silver Knights’ game against the Colorado Eagles at 6 p.m.; sincityfd.com.
‘Mystery at the Museum’
Take part in an adventure on Saturday inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” during the Las Vegas Science & Natural History Museum’s fourth annual “Mystery at the Museum.” Guests are invited to solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues and follow the trail to missing treasure. Tickets start at $55 and include a food truck voucher and complimentary drinks and mocktails. All proceeds benefit the museum; lvnhm.org.
The Head and the Heart
If “People Need a Melody,” The Head and the Heart are here to satiate that need, the Seattle indie folk sextet’s stirring, beatific songbook serving as the musical equivalent of a reassuring hand on the shoulder. See them at Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Tickets start at $48; axs.com.
sunday
‘Sátántangó’
It placed No. 36 on the Sight & Sound/BFI’s Critics’ Poll of the 100 greatest films ever made. It also has an astonishing run time of 7 hours and 20 minutes. Spend the day with “Sátántangó,” which follows the members of a small agricultural collective as they set out to leave their village after a financial windfall. The screening starts at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Beverly Theater and includes a 20-minute intermission and an hour-long break for a provided meal. Tickets are $31; thebeverlytheater.com.
through the weekend
Las Vegas College Baseball Classic
Batting first Friday night and running through the weekend, the Las Vegas Classic is an NCAA Division I baseball tournament held annually at Las Vegas Ballpark. Oregon, Arizona, Vanderbilt and UC Irvine will compete in a round-robin format with two games per day. General admission tickets are $25 for a day pass, or $70 for the full weekend; peak.events.
tuesday
Psychostick
“The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Rides Again” when comedy metallers Psychostick — born of a shared love of “Weird Al” Yankovic and Pantera — hit town to make you die laughing at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E. Fremont St. Tickets are $33; dice.fm.
wednesday
Las Vegas Distillery tours
On the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month, Las Vegas Distillery, 7330 Eastgate Road, Suite 100, Henderson, offers free tours of the distillery. Tours begin with a welcome cocktail, then proceed to the history of distilling in Las Vegas and a behind-the-scenes look at the production process, from milling, cooking and fermentation to distillation, aging and bottling. Tours conclude with a taste of the finished product. Booking: lasvegasdistillery.com/tours.
thursday
Nuevo Testamento
Dance like parachute pants and legwarmers were still in style when ’80s-inspired synth pop trio Nuevo Testamento bring the past into the present with a modern twist on a vintage sound at 8 p.m. Thursday at Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E. Fremont St. Tickets are $23; eventim.us.