Smiling animals, from camels to unicorns to frolicking flamingos and prancing carousel horses. Rainbows and stars and polka-dot clouds. Thanks to artist Sush Machida, they’re now at home at Child Haven.

Arts & Culture
Prince Spencer, who tap-danced his way across color barriers as a member of the Four Step Brothers, died Thursday, weeks after celebrating his 98th birthday Oct. 3.
“Ragtime: The Musical,” which kicks off its national tour at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall through Sunday.
Las Vegas-based artist Angel Delgado’s artworks — currently on display at UNLV’s Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery — show the scars of the six months he spent in jail in his native Cuba following a performance piece the authorities didn’t like.
Last month, U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera gave a reading at Nevada State College. Starting next week, those who missed the presentation will be able to catch it on Clark County TV throughout November.
The members of the string quartet launching UNLV’s annual Charles Vanda Master Series on Saturday plan to catch Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” at Planet Hollywood during their Vegas visit. But first, they have to play a piece of Britney’s.