— Mona L. Bronson-Fuqua
July 6
World Champions Artists' Welcome Luncheon, for the World Piano Competition. Noon, Bankers Club, 511 Walnut St., downtown. $15. Reservations deadline July 5. 421-2672.
July 9
The Art of Storytelling, opening reception of Mary GrandPre exhibit. Ten percent of proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Opera. 5-8 p.m. Closson's Phyllis J. Weston Art Gallery, 2643 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 762-5512.
July 11
World Piano Competition Gala Awards Banquet, 5 p.m., Bankers Club, 511 Walnut St., downtown. $150 (includes Go for the Gold finals and parking). Reservations deadline Wednesday. 421-5342.
July 25
Jazz Cruise Party and Buffet Luncheon, for Cincinnati Symphony Association's Multicultural Awareness Council Norman E. Johns Chair. 2-5:30 p.m., BB Riverboats' The River Queen, Covington. $45. Reservations deadline July 16. 381-3300.
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