Today
MDA/O'Malley's Tailgate Bash, for Muscular Dystrophy Association. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., O'Malley's in the Alley, 25 Ogden Place, downtown. 231-2222.
Partners In Hand with the Salvation Army, open house for single mothers. 2-5 p.m., Madonna Manor Recreation Center, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills. (859) 331-9919.
Too Jewish, Avi Hoffman off-Broadway production, for Jewish Family Service Food Pantry. 7-9 p.m. Sycamore Junior High, 5757 Cooper Road, Montgomery. $18, $16 seniors and students. 766-3327.
Monday
Celebrate Life, banquet for Oxford Pregnancy Care Center. 6:30 p.m, Shriver Center, corner of Patterson and Spring streets, Oxford. Reservations required. (513) 523-1814.
Tuesday
Celebrate Life Community Breakfast, for LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. 8-10 a.m. Marriott Kingsgate, 151 Goodman, Clifton. $15, $5 children under 18, $175 corporate tables. (513) 961-5200 Ext. 14.
17th Annual Celebrity Waiters Luncheon, benefiting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Noon , South Beach Grill - Waterfront, 14 Pete Rose Pier, Covington. $85 per person; $700 reserved table of six; $2,000 per corporate table of eight. Reservations required. 533-9300.
Thursday
Ladies Night Out, for the Multiple Sclerosis Center. 6:30 p.m., Family Counseling Center of Deerfield Township, 9435 Waterstone Place, Suite 140. Reservations required. (513) 444-2053 or (513) 770-0400.
Friday
Children's Faces Without Places, for Project Connect Homeless Children's Fund. 7:30-11:30 p.m., Verdin Bell Centre, 444 Reading Road, Over-the-Rhine. Reservations required. (513) 336-2540
Emerald & Diamond Gala, for the Links College Coach Initiative. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Dinner served promptly at 6:30 p.m. Black tie optional. Music Hall Ballroom, downtown. $100. Reservations deadline Monday. 891-5008.
St. Ursula Academy's Victorian Christmas Dinner and Auction, benefiting St. Ursula students. 6 p.m., St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium Convocation Center, corner of East McMillan and Ashland streets, East Walnut Hills. $115 or $45. 961-3410, Ext. 147; www.
victorianchristmas.org.
Steppin' Out In Time, for School for Creative and Performing Arts. 7 p.m.-midnight, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. $100. (513) 363-8048.
Saturday
Art With A View, art sale for Wellness Community, 7-11 p.m., Domaine de la Rive, 100 RiverCenter Boulevard, Covington. 791-4060.
ProKids, 11th Annual Auction for ProKids. 7 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 W. Fifth St., downtown. 281-2000.
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