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Weekend’s Best Bets, Jan. 17

1 CARING COMMUNITY: Join your fellow residents to show your pride in Boulder City by helping clean up a stretch of Boulder City Parkway. The Boulder City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the quarterly cleanup from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Participants will meet in the parking lot in front of Medolac at the corner of Buchanan Boulevard and Boulder City Parkway. Bring gloves, shovels and rakes.

2 ARTFUL PURSUITS: The Boulder City Art Guild is showcasing photography by Ann Boulais and pottery by Bill Buris in its gallery inside the Boulder Dam Hotel, 1305 Arizona St. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Visit www.bouldercityartguild.com for more information.

3 BLUES ‘N’ BENEFIT: A mix of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, reggae, rumba and soul will fill the air when the Full Throttle Blues Band performs Saturday at Jack’s Place. Influences from greats such as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Eric Clapton and ZZ Top can be heard in their performance, which is scheduled from 6-10 p.m. at the bar and grill, 544 Nevada Way. The evening will double as an informal benefit for legendary drummer and local resident Sandy Nelson, who was displaced from his home by a fire. Visit www.jacksplacebc.com or call 702-293-2200 for more information.

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1 MUSIC MAKER: Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ted Sablay will perform at the Boulder Dam Brewing Company from 7-10 Saturday night. A native of Wisconsin, Sablay now calls Las Vegas home. He has spent much of the past 20 years as a touring member and regular collaborator with The Killers. He debuted his first album as a solo artist in 2022. The Brewpub is at 453 Nevada Way. Call 702-243-2739 or visit www.boulderdambrewing.com for more information.