Sam Boyd StadiumIt’s not the most famous college-football bowl game, or the most respected, or the most lucrative — but it is the most local. It pits the Mountain West Conference against the PAC-12. And this is its — did you know this? — 25 th year. Sounds like a good reason to see a game. 12:30p, $35-$110, lvbowl.com
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Tom Lutz
The Writer’s BlockBest unknown as the editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, an online literary concern, Lutz is somewhat less unknown as a hardcore, no-frills, cross-cultural, monkey-warts-and-all traveler who chronicles his exploits and observations in books such as And the Monkey Learned Nothing. He’ll read from it tonight. 7p, free, thewritersblock.org
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December 16
Zirna Trio
Winchester Cultural CenterThe Winchester continues its culturally rich presentations when this ensemble — pianist Damaris Alvarez, violinist Rebecca Sabin and cellist Moonlight Tran — performs the work of neglected woman composers. 7p, $10 advance, $12 door, 702-455-7340
December 17
It’s a Wonderful Life — a Live Radio Play
Charleston Heights Cultural CenterPoor Richard’s Players will bust out the holiday classic in the format of a radio play, complete with sound effects and old-timey radio ads. 7p, $10 advance, $15 door, artslasvegas.org
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December 8
Linda Ronstadt in Conversation
Artemus Ham Hall, UNLVThe singer, who’s earned both a place in the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Grammys, talks onstage with Ray Suwarez. 7:30p, free, but tickets are required, unlv.edu/pac/tickets
