THURSDAY

In Bloom

Weather changes moods. So, too, does art, and the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art is getting ahead of the sunnier seasons with In Bloom, an exhibition of vibrant, nature-inspired works curated for the space by Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Tia Collection. Featuring a mix of paintings, sculpture and other unexpected mediums such as neon, In Bloom mixes abstract and figurative works, underrepresented and well-known artists to inspire visitors to “address ideas of transformation directly, subversively or abstractly” through the lens of “our shared experience of seasonal change,” says MGM Resorts’ director of art and culture Demecina Beehn. (We haven’t been yet, so we know not what it means, but if you’re asking if you should go, we say yeah.) Featured artists include Karla Black, Regina Bogat, Nick Cave, Salvador Dalí, Martine Gutierrez, James Lavadour, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ralph Meyers, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Ai Weiwei and many more, all flowing together to create an atmosphere of tender age in bloom. Daily through September 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $17-$20, Bellagio Gallery of Fina Art, bellagio.mgmresorts.com. –Geo Carter

SPORTS

ARTS

FOOD + DRINK

PAC-12 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Thru 3/11, times vary, T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

COMEDY

FROZEN Thru 3/18, times vary, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

THOMAS PUTZIER: FORGOTTEN, REDUX Thru March 26, English Hotel, neonmuseum. org.

CASH CASH 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv. com.

MICHAEL BOLTON 8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, ticket master.com.

WAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Thru 3/11, times vary, Orleans Arena, ticket master.com.

Mint 400

The month of March is once again a truly wild world of sports in Las Vegas, but few of these varied events have been around as long as the Mint 400. The rugged o -road race was born in 1968 and revived in 2008, and this year’s edition, sponsored by BF Goodrich, o cially kicked o with a vehicle parade along the Las Vegas Strip earlier this week. The O -Road Festival continues the fun on March 9 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on East Fremont Street, a free, open-to-the-public expo with more than 150 exhibitors and 400 race vehicles on display. Qualifying races get underway March 10 with the start/ finish line midway situated in Primm, where spectator areas include bathrooms, shaded seating, food vendors, more exhibitors and o cial merchandise, bars and a VIP hospitality area. Midway tickets start at $30. Thru 3/12, times & locations vary, themint400.com. –Brock Radke (Courtesy)

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC SPOTLIGHT II: SCHUBERT’S MIRACULOUS QUINTET

7:30 p.m., Troesh Studio Theater, the smithcenter. com.

DJ PAULY D 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter. com.

Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon (AP Photo)

LAYZ With LouieJayxx, Lvcid, 10 p.m., We All Scream, seetickets.us.

UNLV OPERA

THEATER: THE TURN OF THE SCREW 7:30 p.m., & 3/10, Judy Bayley Theatre, unlv.edu.

THE ’68 SPECIAL Ft. Justin Shandor, 9 p.m., Liberace Garage, fablv.us.

MARSH 10 p.m., Commonwealth, seetickets.us.