Thursday

Baubles, Bangles & Beads, 5:30 p.m., Bankers Club, 511 Walnut St., downtown. Dinner and fashion show. Cash bar. Benefits St. Luke Hospital Center for Breast Health. $30. Reservations required. (513) 651-3660.

Friday

CAA Luncheon Meeting, noon-1:30 p.m., Westin Hotel, 21 E. Fifth St., downtown. Awards and fund-raiser. Benefits Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency. $40, corporate tables available. Reservations required. (513) 569-1840, Ext. 1024.

Cancer Family Care Annual Wine Tasting, 6 p.m., Manor House Banquet & Conference Center, 7440 Mason- Montgomery Road, Mason. Benefits Cancer Family Care. $135. Reservations deadline: Monday. (513) 731-3346.

Saturday

A Star-Kissed Night, 6:30 p.m., Gregory Center, 601 E. Pete Rose Way, downtown. Auction and dinner. Benefits Assistance League. $75. Reservations required. (513) 221-4447.

Big Night Out, 7-11 p.m., Peterloon Estate, 8605 Hopewell Road, Indian Hill. Wine tasting. Auction and drawings. Music by Scott Ruben. Benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters. $100 patron, $65. Reservations required. (513) 761-3200.

Diva Dazzle, 7:30 p.m., Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, 35 W. Fifth St., downtown. Dinner, performance and auction. Black tie optional. Benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati. $150. Reservations required. (513) 421-2437.

May Festival and Merriment at the Moulin Rouge, 6:30 p.m., Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-

Rhine. Entertainment, cocktails, dinner, dancing, auctions. Dress: boas and berets. Benefits May Festival Chorus. $150. Reservations required. (513) 621-1919.

Red Tie Gala, 6:30 p.m., Westin Hotel, 21 E. Fifth St., downtown. Music, auctions, raffle and dinner. Benefits Ronald McDonald House. $150. Reservations required. (513) 636-7642.

Taste of the World, 7-11 p.m., Newport Aquarium. Wine and beer festival. Benefits local Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. $75, $60 advance. (513) 361-2100.

Nov. 9

Celebrity Waiters Luncheon, noon, the Waterfront, 14 Pete Rose Pier, Covington. Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. $85. Reservations required. (859) 581-1414.

Nov. 12

Art Auction Gala, 7-11 p.m., Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. Benefits the center. $85. (859) 491-2030.

Children's Faces Without Places, 7-11 p.m., Drees Pavilion, Devou Park, Covington. Includes dinner, drinks, auction and raffle. Paul Otten Band performs. Benefits Project Connect. $80, $75 advance. (513) 363-1060.

Diamonds Are Forever, 7-11 p.m., Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. Art auction gala. Benefits the center. $125 patron, $85. Reservations required. (859) 491-2030.

Emerald and Diamond gala, 5:45 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 151 W. Fifth St., downtown. Cocktails, dinner, awards, Ebony Fashion Fair and after-party. Black tie. Benefits Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Youth Injury Prevention Program and Links Inc.'s Youth Docent Program at the Freedom Center. $100. (513) 841-2444.

Hope Habitat for Humanity Harvest dinner, 6:30 p.m., Kings Island Golf Center CourseView Pavilion, 6042 Fairway Drive, Mason. In His Hands Quartet performs. Benefits Hope Habitat for Humanity. $50. Reservations deadline: Monday. (513) 934-2684.

Red, White and Brew, 7 p.m.-midnight, Clovernook Country Club, 2035 W. Galbraith Road, North College Hill. Dinner with wine and beer tasting, dancing, silent auction and raffle. Proceeds benefit Catholic Women of Cincinnati. $65. (513) 891-1965.

Nov. 13

A Night at the Oscars, 5 p.m., Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, Hebron. Dinner, auctions, music by Fuzzy Feet Band. Benefits Children's Home of Northern Kentucky. $100. Reservations required. (859) 261-8768, Ext. 3070.

All Aboard the RHC Express/We're on the Right Track, 6:30 p.m.-midnight., Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. Cocktails, dinner, dancing, live and silent auction. Benefits Resident Home Corp. $225 per couple, $125, $50 after 9 p.m. Reservations required by Monday. (513) 321-2045.

Nov. 20

ProKids Auction for Kids, 7 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 W. Fifth St., downtown. Dinner, auction. Patron ticket includes 6 p.m. preview party and raffle. Registration deadline: Today. $90, $110 patron. Reservations required. (513) 281-2000.