Six Picks: Kenny Loggins, metallic drone, ‘Seeking a Friend,’ snakes, Luckyrice, Rebecca & Fiona

Kenny Loggins is a dependable visitor, as much a part of a Vegas summer as a family reunion. You know his songs the way you know all your cousin’s stories, and they generally age better. The yacht rock kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday on the outdoor grounds of Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road. Tickets are $40.50-$73.50; call 547-5300.

– Mike Weatherford

Author & Punisher

By day, Tristan Shone is a mechanical engineer and researcher in sound interface design. By night, he’s Author & Punisher, a one-man metallic drone band who creates impenetrable doom via self-fabricated machines. You’ve never seen, or heard, anything like it. Author & Punisher performs at 9 p.m. today at Yayo Taco, 4632 S. Maryland Parkway. Show is $5; call 262-0201.

– Jason Bracelin

‘Seeking a Friend’

With three weeks left before an asteroid destroys Earth, Steve Carell and Keira Knightley hit the road in “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.” A huge supporting cast – including Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Gillian Jacobs, Patton Oswalt and William Petersen – gets a chance to shine in the film that’s dark, deep, silly, sad and clever as hell.

– Christopher Lawrence

‘Envenomators’

Snakes. Why does it always have to be snakes? Unless you share Indiana Jones’ revulsion for reptiles, the Springs Preserve is where it’s at when it comes to slithery things, with the exhibit “Envenomators: The Venomous Snakes of North America” and the live show “Venom!” offering plenty of fangs for the memory. Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; admission is $9.95 for adults, $4.95 for kids 5-17 and free for the under-5 tykes.

– Carol Cling

Luckyrice Night

The Luckyrice Night Market – an offshoot of the Luckyrice festival in New York – will be from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South. More than 20 chefs will participate in the evening of Asian street foods and cocktails, including representatives of the local Lotus of Siam, Fukuburger, Monta, Raku, Comme Ca, China Poblano, Holsteins and Wicked Spoon, and restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tickets are $88; VIP tickets are $125. For tickets and details, visit www.CosmopolitanLasVegas.com.

– Heidi Knapp Rinella

Rebecca & Fiona

Emerging DJ duo Rebecca & Fiona have a couple of gigs on the Strip this weekend. They play Marquee Dayclub pool Saturday, then Marquee nightclub Monday. The Swedish duo released their first single, “Luminary Ones,” just two years ago. Since then, they’ve been sharpening their DJ chops at big venues, including here in Vegas.

– Doug Elfman