AROUND THE VALLEY
EXECUTIVE LEADS CLUB
The Executive Leads Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Becker's Lakeside, 8603 W. Sahara Ave. (255-8891).
GOLF CLUB
The North Las Vegas Ladies Golf Club plays every Wednesday morning at the North Las Vegas Golf Course, 324 E. Brooks Ave. (646-7180).
COLLECTIBLES CLUB
The Las Vegas Antique Bottle and Collectibles Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Marine Corps League Leatherneck Club, 4360 Spring Mountain Road. The meeting is open to the public (452-1263).
OPERA
The Pax Opera Company will perfrom "A Night at the Italian Opera" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Beam Music Center Recital Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Admission is free to this University Forum Series event (895-3401).
POODLE CLUB
The Poodle Club of Las Vegas will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the home of its president (260-0122).
ROTARY CLUB
The Las Vegas Central Rotary Club meets for lunch at noon Wednesdays at the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive (734-1122).
KIWANIS CLUB
The Las Vegas Kiwanis Club meets at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender's, 4875 W. Flamingo Road (839-9509).
LIONS CLUB
The Summerlin Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at IHOP, 9651 Trailwood Drive. The group is open to men and women (254-5245).
OASIS REBEKAH LODGE
The Oasis Rebekah Lodge meets at 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at 109 Ninth St. (458-5552).
LECTURES
Philosophy Professor Gregory Currie of the University of Nottingham will present "Seeing Movies and Watching the Stars" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Barrick Museum auditorium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. The lecture is sponsored by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts and the Dean's Associates. Admission is free (895-3401).
Devon Pena, professor of anthropology and American ethnic studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Architectural Studies Library of the Paul Sogg Architecture Building at UNLV. The lecture, "Remaking the Urban Commons: Mesoamerican Diaspora Communities in the United States," is sponsored by the UNLV School of Archiecture Klai Juba Lecture Series. Admission is free (895-3031).
NEVADA TAVERN OWNERS ASSOCIATION
The Nevada Tavern Owners Association meets at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Blue Ox Tavern, 5825 W. Sahara Ave. (839-9006).
NEWCOMERS CLUBS
Westside Newcomers Club, a social club for women who have lived in the valley five years or less, offers a variety of activities, including a New Member Coffee for new and prospective members the first Wednesday of the month and a luncheon with a program the second Wednesday of the month (645-3426).
TOASTMASTERS
The Yucca Mountaineers Toastmasters Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 320 (821-8785).
The Burnt Toast II Toastmasters Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 E. Bonanza Road (455-2179).
The Bachelors/Bachelorettes Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 750 S. Rampart Blvd. (217-8199).
The Early Risers Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Century 21 Money-World, Suite 100, 8020 W. Sahara Ave. (699-4131).
The Windjammers Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (876-6842).
The Chamber Voices Toastmasters Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3720 Howard Hughes Parkway (312-2048).
The Schoolhouse Toasters Toastmasters Club meets at 4:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at Roundtable Pizza, 7460 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (656-7888).
The Voice Links Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursdays at Embarq, 330 S. Valley View Blvd. (493-0695).
The Vocal Vegans Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway (455-1606).
The I'll Drink To That Toastmasters Club has meetings at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Stake Out, 4800 S. Maryland Parkway (823-8306).
The Starmasters Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Center, 1720 N. J St. (395-8728).
THE TALL CLUB OF LAS VEGAS
The Tall Club of Las Vegas meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Blue Ox Tavern, 5825 W. Sahara Ave. Those who meet the height requirements of 5 feet, 10 inches for women and 6 feet 2 inches for men can attend (390-8255).
SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION
The Las Vegas Songwriters Association meets at 6:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Cabana Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 5303 E. Twain Ave. (223-7255).
Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers. Qualified organizations must submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jean Bard at 383-0245.
