AROUND THE VALLEY

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

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

LECTURE

Professor Karl A. Taube of the University of California, Riverside will present "The Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala: Early Maya Creation Myth and the Origins of Gods and Kings." The free lecture, sponsored by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Liberal Arts and the Dean’s Associates, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Barrick Museum Auditorium on campus, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway (895-3401).

LAS VEGAS SCREENWRITERS

The Las Vegas Screenwriters will host David Trottier, author of the "Screenwriter’s Bible," at 6:30 p.m. Friday. He will speak about ways to make a living as a writer and how to break into Hollywood from Las Vegas. Reservations are needed (629-5067).

HEALTH FAIR

A community health fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 8050 S. Maryland Parkway. The free event is sponsored by the Nevada Center for Ethics and will focus on such topics as senior issues, kids’ projects, medical screenings and organ donation (257-5537).

GARDEN CLASS

Gardening Tips is the title of a class scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. (822-7786).

PINOCHLE CLUB

The Las Vegas Pinochle Club meets at 5 p.m. Saturdays at Boulder Cascade Clubhouse. The group is open to new members (338-5770).

WOMEN’S GROUP

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority meets at 11 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. (263-9718).

VETERANS GROUPS

The Jewish War Veterans Post 21 and Ladies Auxiliary will have a breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Desert Vista Community Center, 10360 Sun City Blvd. (228-7151, 254-1853).

The Jewish War Veterans of the USA, Sgt. Manny Peven Post 65, meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Sunday of each month at the clubhouse at Wildhorse Golf Club, 2200 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson (307-5306).

The Murray L. Rosen Post of the Jewish War Veterans will have a potluck lunch Sunday at the city of Las Vegas Northwest Leisure Service Center, 3521 N. Durango Drive (341-7963, 256-6439).

CHICAGO CLUB

The Chicago West Side Club of Las Vegas meets at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (256-9542).

SINGLE PARENTS

A new social networking group for single parents in Las Vegas and Henderson is being formed that will offer family-friendly activities (436-5204).

Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in activities presented by local nonprofit organizations and clubs. Qualified organizations should submit information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For further details, call Jean Bard at 383-0245.