Community Events Calendar

Community CalendarCoCommView accepts calendar announcements by mail, fax or e-mail. Announcements must include all of the following details: times, dates, addresses and telephone numbers to call for information. Please send announcements by mail to: Melissa Martin, View, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070; by fax to (702) 477-3852; or by e-mail to mmartin@viewnews.com.

TODAY

Executive Leads, a weekly meeting of business networking, meets at 7 a.m. at Charlie's Lakeside Bar and Grill, 8603 W. Sahara Avenue. There are no fees and no dues. For more information, call 255-8891.

Cancer Connection Support Group, a weekly support group for cancer patients and their support givers, meets from 6-7:30 p.m. at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, 2650 N. Tenaya, Suite 208. For more information call 952-2140.

Gamblers Anonymousholds group meetings every day at different times and locations. For more information, call 385-7732.

Great Games, a group meeting for poker, pinochle and friendship, meets Wednesdays at Sunlake Terrace, 3250 South Fort Apache Road (Desert Inn & Ft. Apache). Jewish Community Center members are always free. The cost for non-members is $5. For more information call 794-0090.

Buddhist Discussion and Meditation Group meets 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 221 View Drive. Meditation instruction is available. For more information, call 877-9336.

Exchange Club of Las Vegas meets every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. for lunch at the El Cortez Hotel, 6th and Fremont St. For more information, call Mike Pinjuv at 870-0442.

Meditation Group meets from 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday at Teaching of the Inner Christ, 3160 S. Valley View #105. The group focuses on continuing practice and instruction on meditation and the healing circle. There is no cost. For more information, call 645-0904.

Free Antique Appraisal Clinic offered on the first Wednesday of every month from 1 - 5 p.m., at the Antique Sampler Shoppes, 6115 West Tropicana at Jones. Free verbal appraisals by resident antique expert, Dee Perino, member of Appraisers Association of America and International Society of Appraisers. Limit is 2 items per person: including diamonds and jewelry; excluding artwork. For more information, call Antique Sampler Shoppes at 368-1170.

Las Vegas PC Users Group meets at 6:15 p.m. at the West Charleston Library Auditorium, 6301 W. Charleston. For more information, call 263-5910 or visit website at www.lvpcug.org.

Parkinson's Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive. For more information, call 564-5416.

Summerlin Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at Durango Hills Golf Clubhouse, 3501 N. Durango. Men and women are welcome. For more information call 341-7882.

Alzheimer's Association meets from 10 a.m.-noon at the Lied Senior Center, 901 N. Jones Blvd. The organization is a support group for friends, relatives and caretakers of people with Alzheimer's. Call Kate Mead at 648-3425 for information.

Las Vegas Bonsai Society, meets at 7 p.m., on the second Wednesday of every month at The Nevada Garden Club Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave. Guests are always welcome. For more information, call 360-3646.

Rainbow Book Club, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. For more information call 507-3711.

Nevada Watercolor Society, meets at 7 p.m., on the second Wed. of every month (Sept.-May) at the Mesquite Club, 702 E. St. Louis Ave. The public is invited. For information, call 393-6192.

Bereavement Group, a support group for those who have lost loved ones, meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at Temple Beth Am, 9001 Hillpointe Road. For more in formation call Sue Rhodes at 254-5110.

Jewish Community Center Yiddish Vynkle meets from 10 a.m.-noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the West Sahara Library, 9600 West Sahara, and offers education on Yiddish culture, vocabulary and conversation. For more information, call the JCC office at 794-0090.

Champions of Organ Sharing meets monthly, at 7 p.m. every third Wednesday in the Sunrise Hospital auditorium for people awaiting transplants, transplant recipients, and donor families. For more information, call 896-3841 or 391-4000.

Mommy & Me West, offering New Member Open House with playgroups, daily activities and mom's night out for parents of children from birth to 5 years old, meets at 10:30 a.m. every third Wednesday at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. For more information, call 307-6667.

Jewish Women International, Summerlin Chapter 1827 holds their meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. Come join us. There is a $3 charge for a light breakfast. Please contact Lillian at 242-0842 for your reservation and information.

Desert Newcomers, meets the third Wednesday of the month at different locations around the valley. A social organization for women new to the Las Vegas area. The club holds a monthly orientation coffee at 10 a.m. on the last Thursday of every month at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. For more information, call Helene Silverstein at 614-9995.

Augustus Society, a group of Italian American professionals holds meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month at different locations around the valley. For more information, contact Dr. Peter Paciolla at 656-7449.

THURSDAY

Skinny Dugans Networking Group meets at 7:30 a.m. on Thursdays at Skinny Dugans, 4127 W. Charleston Blvd. Call Roy Michael at 496-9799 for information.

Scrabble Club meets from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. every Thursday at the West Flamingo Senior Center, Flamingo and Jones. For more information, call Luise Shafritz 254-9103.

Cancer Connection Support Group meets every Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 3730 S. Eastern Ave. For more information, call 952-3400.

Spring Valley Book Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. For more information, call 507-3821.

Cactus & Succulent Society of Southern Nevada meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at the Nevada Garden Club Center/Lorenzi Park, 3333 W. Washington Ave., at Twin Lakes Drive. Guests are welcome. For more information, call 255-1744.

The Adventurers, a social club for people in their 20s-50s, married or single, meets once a month at Jack's Pub and Laugh Trax inside the Palace Station. For more information, call 650-2896 or visit www.LasVegasAdventurers.com.

White Dove: Networking Devoted to Women, meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Through monthly meetings, community and friendship, we seek to support and promote working women, helping them to achieve their personal and professional goals. For more information and meeting locations, visit www.whitedovenetworking.com or call Jenifer at 595-9955.

CuisineClub.com, a gourmet dining social club, holds a mixer on the first Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at Z'Tejas, 3824 S. Paradise Road. For more information, call 396-9400 or visit www.cuisineclub.com.

Carnation Garden Club meets at 9 a.m. at the Nevada Garden Club Center inside Lorenzi Park, 3333 W. Washington Avenue at Twin Lakes Drive. For more information, call 877-1832.

St. Andrew's Society of Southern Nevada meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive. All Scots and those who love Scotland are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 223-8040 or visit the website at www.ziggy1.com/standnv/.

Democratic Women's Club of Clark County meets every second Thursday of each month at Lawry's Restaurant, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, from 11:30-1:30. Cost of lunch for members is $20--for guests $25. Membership dues are $30. Reservations are required. For more information, call the hot line at 615-4522.

B'nai B'rith of Greater Las Vegas will begin holding monthly meetings on the second Thursday of every month at Temple Beth Am. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the temple which is located at 9001 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas 89134 (1/2 mile west from Rampart, between Summerlin Parkway and Lake Mead Blvd), with plenty of parking. The new leadership welcomes current and previous members and those interested. For more information, contact Bob Robbins 254-2239 or Art Tuckman 243-1810.

Lion's Roar Toastmasters meets from 6-7 p.m., in the security briefing room at MGM Grand. For more information, call Laurie at 256-1699.

Los Prados Lion's Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Los Prados Club House, 5150 Los Prados Cir., at 7 p.m. For more information, call 645-1326.

Military Officers Association of America holds a monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the New Frontier. For more information, call 240-2231.

Us Too, a prostate cancer support group. meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. The group is a nonprofit for those with prostate cancer or prostate disease. For more information, call 227-8028.

Charleston Neighborhood Preservation meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. to discuss current neighborhood issues. For more information call 877-2438.

Las Vegas Postcard Club meets 7-9 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6100 Elton Avenue. The club is devoted to promoting the hobby of ephemera collecting for people of all ages. For more information, contact Len Ettinger at 839-1694, or e-mail mintstamp@aol.com. meets at 7 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 507-3646 for information.

FRIDAY

Birth Year Network a group of professionals providing services to women and their families during the child bearing year, meets on the first Friday of every month at Chancellor Gardens of the Lakes, 2620 Lake Sahara Dr., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, call 480-5654 or visit www.birthyear.net.

Southern Nevada Stamp Club meets on the first and third Fridays of the month at 7 p.m. at Sutton Terrace, 3185 E. Flamingo Rd., 89121 (no meetings in December). For more information, call Len Ettinger at 839-1694 or e-mail mintstamp@aol.com.


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