* Learn to care for your feathered companion during the Best Friends Animal Society's parrot education class, 6:15-8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Topics to include parrot behavior, nutrition, medical needs, housing and the adoption process. Limited to 40 participants; RSVP required. 234-2429 or 435-644-2001, Ext. 4211. E-mail kmierta@cox.net or kent@bestfriends.org.
BLACK COMPOSERS
* The Jester Hairston Music Association Inc. plans a fundraising concert, 3-5 p.m. Saturday at the Family Music Center, 8125 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 210. The group is dedicated to the preservation and advocacy of music by black composers. $15 donation requested. 363-5000 or 255-8258.
POETIC PICTURES
* Works from the seventh annual Visual Poetry Photographic Competition are on display until April 27 at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. The exhibition features pieces from a juried photographic competition for area teens. 507-3860.
CERAMICS EXHIBIT
* An exhibition titled Contemporary Ceramics: New Work by the Nevada Clay Guild is on display through May 5 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. www.nevadaclayguild.org.