By Mona L. Bronson-Fuqua

Tuesday

World Champions Artists' Welcome Luncheon, for the World Piano Competition. Noon, Bankers Club, 511 Walnut St., downtown. $15. Reservations deadline Monday. 421-2672.

Friday

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 required. 421-5342.

July 15

Cincinnati FunRaisers Mid Summer Bash, for Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center research. 6-10 p.m., Pirate's Cove, Four Seasons Marina, 4609 Kellog Ave., Columbia Tusculum. $8 members, $10 non-members. 636-8900, www.cincifunraisers.org.

July 19

Taste of Simone's, for SUMA (Services United for Mothers & Adolescents). 5:30-8:30 p.m., Simone's Restaurant, 1544 Madison Road, East Walnut Hills. $25 Reservations required by July 12. 487-7862, Ext. 24

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' River Queen, Covington. $45. Reservations deadline July 16. 381-3300.

2nd Annual Hair Affair, for Caracole, Inc. 6:30-9 p.m., 20th Century, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. $30 562-2777.