Community briefs for May 3, 2005

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 | 8:31 a.m.

Cystic Fibrosis golf tournament scheduled

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will hold its 10th annual Corporate Golf Classic Monday at Canyon Gate Country Club.

The fundraiser will begin with registration at 7 a.m., followed by an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Care and Research Center.

Individual player registration is $500, which includes a light lunch, followed by the awards ceremony and raffle.

BMW invites drivers to battle breast cancer

The annual BMW Ultimate Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will take place Saturday and Sunday at Desert BMW.

Southern Nevada residents will have the opportunity to drive one of 19 specially decorated 2004 BMWs during the day, and for every mile driven, BMW will donate $1 to the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The cars will be available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Desert BMW of Henderson, 261 Automall Drive, and at Desert BMW of Las Vegas, 2333 S. Decatur Blvd.

The drive continues through October, inviting consumers to get behind the wheel and help fight breast cancer. There is no purchase necessary to drive the vehicles in the BMW Ultimate Drive and all proceeds from the test drives are donated to the Komen affiliate.

Upon completion of each drive, participants add their own name to a Signature Vehicle, which becomes a living memorial to those who have lost their battle against breast cancer and a sign of hope and inspiration to others fighting the disease.

Call (877) 423-7483.

NLV to host Tastes and Tunes

The third annual Tastes and Tunes Festival will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the City Hall Campus, 220 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas.

The festival celebrates the diverse cuisine, music and cultures of the residents of North Las Vegas.

The second annual Tastes and Tunes Festival was recently awarded the prestigious honor of 2004 program of the year in Nevada. The award, presented by the Nevada Recreation and Parks Society, is the highest form of recognition given by the association in the area of recreation programming. Its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by the City in planning, developing and executing quality recreational programs.

For more information, call 633-1556 or log on to www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com.

The 2005 Dream Gala

will begin 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the MGM Grand, to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Call 732-4795.