Summer activities already are being planned for kids in the city of Las Vegas.

The Centennial Hills Children’s Arts Festival is scheduled for from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Centennial Hills Park, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, at Deer Springs Way. The free festival will feature music, entertainment and arts activities for children and adults.

Attendees can enjoy award-winning musicians and dancers. There will be jump houses, face painting, balloon artists, two petting zoos, chalk on the walk, a recycling demonstration and workshop, and photography contest.

Call 229-3515 or 229-6383, or visit www.artslasvegas.org for more information.

Some of Clark County’s finest young poets will square off Tuesday for the chance to win a scholarship.

Thirty students selected from more than 1,000 entries across Clark County will perform their finest poetry recitations in the Poetry Out Loud semi-finals. The participants represent 15 local schools, and the winners will advance to the Nevada finals in Reno on March 16 to compete for a $1,000 scholarship and $1,000 for their school’s literary programs.

Poetry Out Loud encourages kids to learn about poetry through memorization and recitation. The state winner will compete at the national level in Washington D.C. for $50,000 in scholarships and school prizes.

The event takes from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the West Charleston Library Theater, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

Bring blankets or folding chairs for free weekend events this spring beginning Friday night at Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive.

Scheduled events include:

• Friday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. - PG-rated family movie, “Kung Fu Panda 2.”
• Saturday, April 14, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Live music by the Doolittle Senior Center’s “Never Too Late Band,” followed by an Old West-style melodrama provided by Bonnie Springs Ranch. A variety of Ward 6 vendors will offer food and refreshments for sale.
• Friday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. - PG-rated family film “Puss in Boots.”