TOASTMASTERS

Valley Voices & Vices Toastmasters meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Nevada Federal Credit Union, 2645 S. Mojave Road, Suite C (454-8266).

High Noon Lectern Toastmasters meets at noon Fridays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (798-3700).

New Life Trailblazers Toastmasters meets the first and second Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. at the New Life Christian Center, 1229 E. Carson Ave. (387-5433 or 845-7198).

OKTOBERFEST

The German American Social Club of Nevada will sponsor Oktoberfest Friday at the clubhouse, 1110 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas, with the bar opening at 4 p.m., food served from 6 to 11 p.m., and the Dummkoffs featured from 7 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, with the bar opening at noon, food served from 5 to 11 p.m., and Autobahn featured from 7 to 11 p.m.; Oct. 6 with the bar opening at 4 p.m., food served from 6 to 11 p.m. and Autobahn featured from 7 to 11 p.m.; and Saturday with the bar opening at noon, food served from 5 to 11 p.m. and entertainment to be announced (649-8503).

SOCIAL GROUP

Singles of Summerlin meets at 6:30 p.m. Fridays at various restaurants and bars in the Summerlin area (285-0386).

FUNDRAISERS

The annual auction benefiting the Las Vegas branch of Family Promise, a nonprofit organization that provides temporary housing to homeless families and aids them in getting permanent dwellings and employment, will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4601 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (648-8437).

"Light the Night" walks to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at University of Las Vegas, Nevada Alumni Walk area. Free parking is located at the Cox Pavilion (436-4220).

The March of Dimes will host "Signature Chefs Auction" Saturday at the Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Cocktails, silent auction and chef samplings will be from 6 to 7 p.m.; the live auction, chef and sommelier samplings will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (732-9255).

The Second Annual Las Vegas Ride for Kids, a motorcycle road ride benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, will take place Sunday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 6001 Las Vegas Blvd., North. Registration is from 8 to 9:45 a.m., and the ride begins at 10 a.m. (795-2000).

Las Vegas Emblem Club No. 114 will have its 10th Annual Poker Ride to benefit Westcare Drug Program Oct. 8 at Sandy Valley Ranch. Sign-up starts at 7 a.m. (656-2457).

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Guild will have its fourth annual gala to benefit The Las Vegas Philharmonic at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Red Rock, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. (233-1946).

MUSEUM DAY

Nevada State Museums will participate in Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day by offering free admission Saturday to the Nevada State museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive (486-5205).

CHICAGO CLUB

The Chicago West Side Club of Las Vegas, for people who lived on the West Side of Chicago, meets at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (369-5698).

CONCERT

Christine Anderson, solo handbell artist, will be in concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 151 W. Charleston Blvd. (384-4554).

For more information about this column, contact Ronelle Botwinik at 383-0265.