Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas this week

Here are Neon’s top picks for things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, April 24, through Thursday, April 30.

through the weekend

— The 15th annual Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival runs Friday through May 2 with free science, technology, engineering and mathematics events across Vegas. The Las Vegas Science & Natural History Museum and the Clark County School District are presenting the festival that is designed to inspire families, students, educators and others to explore free STEM experiences. Details/schedule: scifest.vegas.

— Sure, you can call it dance music, but really, Excision’s seismic dubstep hits more like a bass blanket party. This is truly full-contact EDM. See him perform one last time at the soon-to-be-shuttered Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. Third St., at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $75 each day; $137 for two-day pass; dlvec.com.

friday

— The girls, they will have their fun — and you can tag along as well — when irrepressible popster Cyndi Lauper launches her first Vegas residency at 8 p.m. Friday at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Tickets start at $106; ticketmaster .com.

saturday

— Celebrate the third anniversary of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, south of Las Vegas, all day Saturday. The full day of events includes a beading workshop, wildflower walk, tour of the historic Walking Box Ranch, silent film screenings, talks, astronomy and more. Free, but register in advance at friendsofavikwaame.org. A ticketed after-party happy hour is also planned for the evening.

— The fifth annual Henderson Reads Book Festival will feature 15 authors and illustrators presenting their picture books and middle-grade and young adult stories while sharing their creative processes. The festival also will offer family-friendly activities, face painting, food vendors and a scavenger hunt. It’s scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Water Street Plaza. Admission is free.

— Sounds including calypso, reggae and Cuban music will be part of a day of performances during the Caribbean Heritage Festival. Food trucks, artisan vendors and kids’ activities also will be featured. It’s scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is free.

— “There’s parts of me I still don’t even know yet,” musical boundary-pusher Yves Tumor acknowledges early on his latest album, “Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds).” It’s a telling confession from the rock/electronic/post-punk provocateur: exploring the furthest recesses of his every artistic impulse is what powers his one-of-a-kind catalog. See Yves Tumor at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at The Portal at Area15, 3215 S. Rancho Drive. Tickets are $34; area15.com.

sunday

— The annual Vegas Unstripped mega-tasting, starring dozens of top Vegas chefs and beverage professionals, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday on the pool deck of the Palms. Participants create a special dish or drink that they serve themselves at the event. Unstripped benefits underserved charities selected by festival organizers. For the. complete list of participants, visit vegasunstripped.com. Tickets are $167.64; eventbrite.com.

thursday

— It’s Banana Ball without the Savannah Bananas as the Party Animals face the Loco Beach Coconuts in three games. See them at 7 p.m. Thursday and May 1 and 2 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Tickets are available on resale sites.

— Beginning 7 p.m. Thursday, Cut by Wolfgang Puck in The Venetian is hosting its Generational Tasting Tour with chef Wolfgang Puck, a founder of modern American cooking, and his son, Byron Lazaroff-Puck, president of Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group. The event begins with chef Puck presenting one of his iconic dishes that Lazaroff-Puck then transforms with current ingredients and techniques. The evening also features a five-course dinner with wine pairings and a souvenir menu. Cost is $395; venetianlasvegas.com.