AROUND THE VALLEY

OPEN MEETING

The Henderson Chapter of the Retired Public Employees of Nevada will meet at 2:15 p.m. Monday at the Henderson Senior Center, 27 E. Texas Ave. All retired public employees are eligible to attend (568-8018, 458-4407).

AUTO CLUB

The Miata Owners of Vegas will have its monthly social hour and meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Blue Ox Tavern, 5875 W. Sahara Ave. (419-2438).

TOASTMASTERS

Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Merrill Lynch Training Room in the U.S. Bank Building, 2300 W. Sahara Ave. (258-1922).

The Monday Niters Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (737-9068).

Toastmasters en Espanol Club meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Cambridge Community Center, 3900 Cambridge St. (951-9454).

PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL GROUP

The SW Las Vegas Chapter of Drinking Liberally, an informal, left-leaning progressive social group that talks politics, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Torino's Sports Pub & Restaurant, 5570 W. Flamingo Road (460-0973).

MUSICAL ARTS SOCIETY

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is planning auditions for singers in all voice parts for the Musical Arts Chorus. Rehearsals are from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Sundays in Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (451-6672).

CANCER SCREENINGS

St. Rose Dominican Hospital offers free breast cancer screenings and services to uninsured and underinsured women ages 40 and younger (616-7525).

Mammovan for Nevada offers free mammograms to low-income women age 40 and older in the Las Vegas area. Appointments are necessary (877-581-6266).

HOST FAMILIES

NWS Peace Program is seeking families to host high school students from Brazil, Colombia, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and other countries for the 2008 fall semester. The students will begin arriving in August to spend five to 10 months with a family while attending high school (866-846-3977).

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.