This weekend

The Off Broadway Theater, 900 E. Karen Ave., presents Neil Simon's comedy "The Gingerbread Lady," the story of a popular singer adjusting to sober life, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors, students and matinees. Call 737-0611.

Completely Shakespeare

The Actors Repertory Theatre presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," a humorous sample of Shakespeare's 37 plays, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday in the Summerlin Library Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. (Performances continue May 14-16.) Tickets are $15 to $22.50. Call 647-7469.

Life after love

The Asylum presents George Crowe's "Separate Beds," at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at The Asylum, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $20; $17 for seniors and students. Call 455-7340.

Simon special

The Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3844 Schiff Drive, presents Neil Simon's comedy "Broadway Bound" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. (Performances continue through May 23.) Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and students. Call 362-7996.

Musical presented

UNLV presents the musical "Sweet Charity" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre. Tickets are $10. Call 895-3801.

Joe Williams tribute

The Community College of Southern Nevada hosts the Joe Williams Memorial Music Scholarship fund-raiser concert at 7:30 p.m. today in the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. The Jimmy Wilkins New Life Orchestra, The Cunninghams, Buddy Greco and the Southern Nevada Jazz will perform. There will be a special tribute to the late jazz singer. Tickets are $25. Seating is reserved. Call 651-5483.

Singing into spring

The Community College of Southern Nevada's Spring Choir Concert, featuring a performance of Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" by the College Singers and Southern Nevada Jazz, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre. Tickets are $5. Call 651-5483.

Klezmer sounds

The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, a five-piece musical group, will perform their repertoire of Eastern European Jewish folk music at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Tickets are $10; $12 at the door. Call 229-6383.

Life, death and rebirth

The 100-piece Las Vegas Philharmonic and the 165-voice Festival Chorus will perform "The Resurrection," Gustav Mahler's second symphony, at 8 p.m. Saturday in UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall. Tickets are $15, $25, $35, $50 and $100. Call 895-3801.

Music for Mom

In celebration of Mother's Day, the Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services presents the Walter Boenig Big Band at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. Tickets are required for seating. Call 229-6211.

Wild flower walk

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park will host a 3-mile wild flower hike up First Creek Canyon 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in Red Rock Canyon, 6 miles south of the visitor center. Rangers will identify plants and talk about their communities, transition zones and adaptations. Call 875-4141.

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