One world

Young professionals: The Cincinnati Art Museum has a world of adventure planned for you this season, when it continues its One World Wednesday party series for young professionals Sept. 1. The theme for the evening is Chile, so you'll get to taste wines and foods from Chile, with a sampling of visual and performing arts that celebrate its culture. Admission is $6; $3 for Enjoy the Arts members, and free for museum members.

Next up: Explore Jordan Oct. 6; Greece Nov. 3; England Dec. 1. Information: (513) 721-2787 or www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

Club ties

Tall tale: Are folks always asking you to reach items high on store shelves? Has anyone ever uttered the question, "How's the air up there?" If so, you're a shoo-in for membership in High Cincinnatians Tall Club.

It's a non-profit social club for men who are at least 6-foot-2, and women at least 5-foot-10. Monthly meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Oakley Senior & Community Center, Hyde Park Plaza. You can meet the group for dinner at 6 p.m. before the meeting; call for dinner location. Information: (513) 352-0281 or www.highcincinnatians.com.

Game boy

How they play: Boys spend twice as much time playing video games as girls, but the gap is expected to close as more games are designed with girls' preferences in mind, a survey by Michigan State University found. The survey polled more than 1,000 fifth-, eighth- and 11th-graders, and university students in Michigan and Indiana. Among the findings:

• Eighth-graders lead the way in time spent playing games, with boys averaging 23 hours a week, girls 12.

• Females prefer board games, card-dice games, quiz-trivia games, arcade games and puzzles.

• Males prefer fighters, shooters, sports, fantasy role-playing games, action adventure and strategy games.

Help a teacher

Donations, please: Crayons to Computers, a free store for teachers, is in the midst of its 7th annual Push for Pencils Back-to-School Supply Drive, which aids needy school children in Greater Cincinnati by allowing their teachers to get free goods to pass out. This is where you come in: donate school supplies including pencils, pens, glue sticks, notebook paper, folders, scissors, rulers and notebooks to the cause. Collection cartons will be set up at all Kroger and Staples stores, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Franklin Savings & Loan, and Panera bread locations until Aug. 31. Tax-deductible cash donations are also welcome; send to Crayons to Computers, 1350 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.