Executive chef Heinz Lauer plans to host a cooking class called Ride Around the World at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas, 1451 Center Crossing Road.
The class will feature contemporary and traditional cooking techniques and will benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
The cost is $150 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Lauer at 851-5373 or e-mailing hlauer@vegasculinary.com.
GENETIC COUNSELOR TO SPEAK AT MEETING
The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada plans its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.
The main program will be Our Heritage and Our Health -- The Importance of Being Informed. Gary Frohlich, a certified genetic counselor of the Genzyme Corp., will provide up-to-date information on the genetic conditions that occur more frequently in Jewish individuals of Ashkenazi descent.
A 10-minute program will be National Archives Index Cards and How to Use Them. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Michael Brenner at 243-2858.
GROUP RAISES $10K FOR CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION
The Darin Lifetime Group held an afternoon benefit concert on May 4 in honor of musician Bobby Darin, raising $10,583 to benefit the Children's Heart Foundation.
The Nevada-based foundation lends support to children and families who suffer or are affected by heart problems.
Because of the damage rheumatic fever did to his heart as a child, Bobby Darin had a special interest in children with heart problems.
For more information on the Children's Heart Foundation, call 967-3522 or visit www.chfn.org.
MEETING TO ADDRESS WASHBURN PROJECT
The city of Las Vegas has planned a neighborhood meeting for 6:30 p.m. today at the Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive. The topic will be the Washburn-Alpine Ridge project, a still-being-planned city industrial facility proposed for the area at West Ann Road and the Las Vegas Beltway.
Updated plans for the project will be presented at the meeting. For more information, call 229-6154.
EXHIBIT FEATURES PIECES FROM FINE ART COLLECTIONS
The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., is showing Las Vegas Collects Contemporary, presented by City National Bank. The exhibition features works of contemporary art on loan from some of Southern Nevada's privately held fine art collections.
Artists featured in the show include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Uta Barth, Dan Flavin, Andreas Gursky, Michael Heizer, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Donald Judd, Jason Martin, Takashi Murakami, Ken Price, David Reed, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Venske & Spänle and Andy Warhol.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens ages 55 and older and $3 for students ages 13 and older. Children ages 12 and younger enter free when accompanied by an adult.
For more information on exhibitions, membership and education programs, call 360-8000, or visit www.lvam.org.
140 WOMEN TAKE PART IN REDUCED-COST MAMMOGRAMS
Nevada Cancer Institute reported that 140 uninsured Nevada women over the age of 40 took advantage of its reduced-cost $50 screening mammograms, held May 5 through 16 in honor of Mother's Day and National Women's Health Week.
The institute uses digital mammography that is geared to significantly improve the capability to diagnose breast cancer earlier in some women.
For more information, call 822-5416 or visit www.nevadacancerinstitute.org.
$20K RAISED FOR CHILD FOCUS AT JW MARRIOTT EVENT
The fifth annual Hats Off to Child Focus Mother's Day Tea, held at JW Marriott on May 10, saw more than 400 people in attendance. The event raised over $20,000 for Child Focus.
Child Focus is a nonprofit agency that provides resources and services which enrich the lives of children in foster care. For more information, visit www.childfocusnv.org.
HOSPICE SEEKS HELPING HANDS
Hospice of Las Vegas, a Medicare-certified hospice agency, is recruiting volunteers to help with administrative work and direct patient contact.
No prior hospice experience is necessary, just a desire to help others. Training will be provided free of charge.
Contact volunteer coordinator Ivan Lozon at 853-9063 or visit hospiceoflasvegas@yahoo.com.
BRIGHTER SMILES CAN BENEFIT CAUSE
Cascade Valley Dental, 7180 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 240, is participating in the Garth Brooks Foundation's Smiles for Life program.
Every year, from March 1 until June 30, it offers home bleaching kits for $250, which goes entirely to the children's charity.
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