AROUND THE VALLEY
TOASTMASTERS
The Early Eagles Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Center for Compassionate Care at Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4131 Swenson St. (432-3787).
The Say Watt Toastmasters Club meets at noon the first and third Tuesday of each month at Nevada Power, 6226 W. Sahara Ave. (367-5624).
The Toastmasters@the V Club meets at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at Victory Missionary Baptist Church, 500 W. Monroe Ave. (648-2286).
The Pyramid Power Talkers Toastmasters Club meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South (262-4806).
The Wordsmiths Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month in Room 4 of the Spiritual Life Center, 1420 E. Harmon Ave. (443-6429).
SINGLE SENIORS
The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Black Bear Diner, 6180 W. Tropicana Ave. (362-0296).
RPEN MEETING
The Retired Public Employees of Nevada, Las Vegas Chapter, will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion, 733 Veterans Memorial Drive. Stephanie Prather will speak about reverse mortgages. (256-9764).
PARADISE SERTOMA
Las Vegas Paradise Sertoma meets at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (384-2315, 878-0043).
GARDEN CLUBS
The Las Vegas Chrysanthemum Society will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Nevada Garden Clubs Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave. The topic will be "Preparing to Grow" (459-4633).
The Sunset Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Sunset Room at Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson. The topic will be "Wildflowers in the Desert" with a slide presentation by Kathie Slaughter, master gardener (451-0854).
WOMEN'S GROUP
The Valley of Fire Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will have its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Nevada History Museum, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. The program will be "Mount Vernon." Participants should bring a brown bag lunch (233-0519).
The Laureate Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mary Brady (873-3428).
BRIDGE CLUBS
Bridge World II meets at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. (735-3114).
The Spring Mountain Bridge Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 450 S. Buffalo Drive, No. 104 (278-8614).
LECTURE
Professor Clifford Orwin of the University of Toronto will present "Is Compassion Good for Us? Nietzsche's Politically Incorrect Thoughts" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Barrick Museum Auditorium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. The free lecture is sponsored by the UNLV Great Works Academic Certificate program (895-4187).
BACKGAMMON CLUB
The Las Vegas Backgammon Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Jackson's Bar & Grill, 6020 W. Flamingo Road (458-0926).
SENIOR TRIPSTERS
The Senior Tripsters meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road (387-0007).
CASINO COLLECTIBLES CLUB
The Southern Nevada Casino Collectibles Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Marine Corps League Leatherneck Club, 4360 Spring Mountain Road (326-8706).
Compiled by Jean Bard. Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities presented by local nonprofit organizations and clubs. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jean Bard at 383-0245 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.
