DINING: Classes, fundraising dinners and more

The flavors of autumn will be featured in a cooking class by Nove Italiano executive chef Geno Bernardo at noon Saturday (Oct. 2) at the restaurant at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. The four-course class, with an entree of European Branzino, is $75 per person, including wine. For reservations, call 942-6856. ...

You can sip for the cause from Friday (Oct. 1) through Oct. 31 at Kabuki Japanese Restaurant in Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The Pink Ribbon Saketini, with fresh strawberry juice, nigori sake and cranberry, is $7.95, and 50 percent of proceeds from its sales will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. ...

Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 3) at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The Las Vegas CultureFest will include Mexican treats in addition to arts and crafts. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 5-12 and free for 4 and younger and includes admission to the preserve’s museums and galleries. ...

For a Child’s Tomorrow Sunday Supper is scheduled for the dinner hours of 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 2) at Charlie Palmer Steak at the Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The five-course wine dinner with an entree of roasted filet mignon or Chilean sea bass is $100 per person; proceeds will benefit Family and Children Treatment of Southern Nevada. For reservations, call 632-5120. ...

In honor of the opening of its third valley location Oct. 7 at the M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Henderson, all three local Hash House A Go Go's will serve an M&M pancake special for $7.95 that day. After Oct. 7, the M&M pancake will only be served at the M resort location. The other local restaurants are at 6800 W. Sahara Ave. and inside the Imperial Palace, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South. ...

UNICO Las Vegas, an Italian-American service organization, will celebrate Columbus Day at a Claim Jumper community support night from 5 to 10 p.m. Oct. 12 at all three valley Claim Jumper locations. The organization will receive a percentage of sales. For a flier or for more information, visit wwwLasVegasUNICO.org. ...

A charity chili cook-off is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Clubsport Green Valley, 2100 Olympic Ave. in Henderson. The entry fee for cooks is $35 for members of the International Chili Society, $85 for nonmembers (which includes the mandatory $50 annual membership). To reserve a booth, contact Dan Heffley at 581-4048 or dan.bgb@gmail.com. Admission for noncooks will be $5, or free for kids 12 and younger. Proceeds will benefit the Clark County Association of Health Underwriters.