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).
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).
AUTO CLUB
The Vegas Vairs (Corvair) Auto Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Denny's, 2545 Fremont St. (645-6666).
PANEL DISCUSSION
"The New Deal in Southern Nevada," a panel discussion with historians and people who lived through the New Deal years, will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Nevada State Museum, 700 Twin Lakes Drive in Lorenzi Park. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. Admission is free (486-5205).
NEWCOMERS CLUBS
Westside Newcomers Club, a social club for women who have lived in the valley five years or less, offers a luncheon with a program the second Wednesday of the month (645-3426).
BEAD SOCIETY
The Las Vegas Bead Society meets at 6:45 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (203-4697).
TOASTMASTERS
The To Your Health! Toastmasters Club meets at 12:05 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Southern Nevada Health District, 625 Shadow Lane (759-1105).
The Speak Easy Toastmasters Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Gibson Library, 280 S. Water St., Henderson (267-1518).
The Lion's Roar Toastmasters Club meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the human resources conference room at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South (256-1699).
SINGLE SENIORS
The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at The Orleans buffet, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Reservations are needed (362-0296).
BENEFIT
Author, spiritual counselor and hospice worker Terri Daniel will present "Pathways to Conscious Dying and Conscious Grieving" at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Silverstone Golf Club, 8600 Cupp Drive. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and include dinner and a no-host bar. Proceeds will benefit Compassionate Friends, a group that supports parents who have experienced the death of a child (630-9676, 242-3874).
MOAA MEETING
The Military Officers Association of America, Southern Nevada Chapter, will have its monthly dinner meeting Thursday at the Plaza, 1 Main St. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. Reservations are required (914-1844).
TEAMSTERS RETIREES
The Southern Nevada Teamsters Retiree Association will have its next meeting at noon Thursday at Teamsters Hall, 700 N. Lamb Blvd. (648-3115).
ROCK ART ASSOCIATION
The Southern Nevada Rock Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Don Christensen will present "Basketmaker Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau." Admission is free (897-7878).
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).
FUNDRAISERS
To celebrate the 100th wish granted, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada will host its Wish-Granting Ball on Saturday at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The black-tie affair begins with a reception and silent auction at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $250 (212-9474).
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International will have its 2008 Masquerade Hope Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The event will feature silent and live auctions, dinner and entertainment. Reservations are required (732-4795).
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
The League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley will have its monthly breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Social Club Room at Main Street Station, 200 N. Main St. Reservations are required by Wednesday (464-7887).
ITALIAN GENEALOGY
Southern Nevada POINTers In Person, Chapter 11, (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together) will meet at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Carluccio's Tivoli Gardens, 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. Anyone interested in their Italian family history or their Italian heritage may attend. Reservations are required (256-6628).
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.
