6 · MONDAY
HERizon Golf Classic · Hillcrest Country Club. This 4-woman scramble benefits the Women's Foundation. $125 entry fee. For more information please call 913.831.0711, ext. 27.

8 · WEDNESDAY
Missouri Human Resource Conference · Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort at Lake of the Ozarks. Conference runs through the 10th. For more information please log on at www.moshrm.org.

9· THURSDAY
Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. · Highway 65 and W. 116th St. Fair runs through Aug. 19. Please call 660.530.5600 or log on at www.hotelbothwell.com for more information.

10 · FRIDAY
Buck O'Neil Celebrity Golf Classic · Tiffany Springs Golf Course. Benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Negro Baseball Museum. For more information please call 913.262.1515.

11 · SATURDAY
Great Stone Hill Grape Stomp · Stone Hill Winery, Hermann, Mo. Events include: Stomp-off competitions, winery tours, and a silent auction. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit River Bluff Industries Inc., a non-profit sheltered workshop for the mentally and physically challenged. Please call 800.909.9463 for more information.

12 · SUNDAY
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Race for the Cure · Union Station. Race begins at 7:30 a.m. Please call 816.842.4444 or log on at www.kansascityraceforthecure.com for more information.

15· WEDNESDAY
Chip in for Charity Golf Tournament · Paradise Pointe Golf Complex. Benefit Heart of America Family Services, Lighthouse Preschool and Synergy Services Inc. Entry fee is $200. For more information call 691-2006.

16 · THURSDAY
Abdallah Shrine Rodeo · Kemper Arena. Rodeo runs through Aug. 18. For more
information call 816.362.5300.

17 · FRIDAY
Auction in the Woods · Overland Park Doubletree Hotel. 6 p.m. American Cancer Society's annual live and silent auctions. Please call 913.432.3277 for more information.

18 · SATURDAY
Summer Gala · Overland Park Doubletree Hotel. 5:30 p.m. American Cancer Society hosts a black tie dinner and auction. Tickets are $175. For more information call 913.432.3277.

Hope House, Inc. Annual Hope and All that Jazz · Fairmont Hotel in the Plaza. 6 p.m. Tickets are $150 and include dinner, cocktails, and live and silent auctions. For more information call 816.461.4188.

19· SUNDAY
Break the Cycle, Biker Ride to benefit Newhouse · Ride from the Woodlands to Heritage Park. Registration begins at 9 am. $35 registration fee. For more information please call 816.474.6446, ext. 230.

21· TUESDAY
Research Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic · Loch Lloyd Country Club. 12:30 p.m. Please call 913.432.3277 for more information.

24 · FRIDAY
BeauSoleil · Lied Center of Kansas, Lawrence. 7 p.m. The Jacqueline Z. Davis 6th Annual Free Outdoor Concert. For more information please call 785-864-2787 or log on at www.lied.ku.edu.

Mizzou Annual Picnic/Auction · Longview Lake, Shelter #2. 5 p.m. This event is to
provide academic scholarships for Kansas City area students attending the University of Missouri. Activities include a picnic buffet dinner, entertainment by the Mizzou Alumni Band, a large silent auction, and a live auction.

Bounce Back Art Auction · Uptown Theater. 7 p.m. Black tie event benefiting Rick's
Place Foundation, which provides assistance to marketing communications and graphic arts professionals, includes a buffet and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $25. For more information please call 913.362.7000 or log on at www.ricksplace.org.

25 · SATURDAY
Jewish Family & Children Services 100th Anniversary Celebration · Hyatt Regency, Crown Center. 7:30 p.m. Celebrating 100 years of service with special guest Tipper Gore. For more information please call 913.327.8250.

Benefit Health Partnership Clinic of Johnson County · Indian Hills Country Club. 6:30 p.m. An "Evening Under the Stars" featuring constellations of celestial cuisine. Tickets are $100. Please call please call 913.648.2266 for more information.

Blues and Bar-B-Q Benefit · BB's Lawn Side Bar-B-Q. 3 p.m. - 12 p.m. Benefiting Sherwood Center, a United Way agency serving people with autism and related disabilities. For more information call 816.363.4606.

26 · SUNDAY
Crowning Evening with the Royals and the Arthritis Foundation · Crown Club at Kauffman Stadium. Immediately following the Royals game against Minnesota which begins at 1:05 p.m. Includes dinner with the Royals players and a live auction. For more information please call 816.753.2220.

Baptist Medical Center Triathlon · Raintree Lake in Lee's Summit. Courses begin at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. The entry fee is $35 and is due by Aug. 17. For more information call Angie Michel at 816.276.7123 or log on at www.healthmidwest.org.

Cattle crawl · Progressive beef dinner beginning with appetizers at Pierpont's in Union Station, followed by Frondizi's, Grand Street Café, Fedora on the Plaza, and concluding back at Pierpont's for dessert and coffee. Tickets are $70. For reservations please call Renie at 816.561.8525, ext. 11 or log on at www.kansasbeef.org.

Frank Strauss Red Apple Fun Run/Walk · Corporate Woods. 7:30 a.m. Benefiting the Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri. $15 per person. For more information please call 816.444.2800.

Alex George Memorial Golf Classic · Fred Arbanas Golf Course. Benefiting the Saint Joseph Health Center Foundation, reception with auction begins at 5 pm and golf tournament begins Monday at 7 a.m. $250 per person. Please call 816.943.2951 for more information.

27 · MONDAY
Tee off for Tots · Deer Creek Golf Course. 7:30 a.m. $125 registration fee. All proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network. For more information call Christy Mesik at 913.345.5966.

28 · TUESDAY
KEYS Youth Services Charity Golf Tournament · Dub's Dread Golf Course. 12:30 p.m. $125 registration includes green fees, carts, range balls, course beverages, luncheon, on-course games, and awards ceremony. For more information call Jennifer Hawthorne at 913.764.6906.

31· FRIDAY
KC Spirit Festival in Penn Valley Park · Festival runs through Sept. 2. For more information please call 816.221.4444 or log on at www.spiritfest.org.

Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival · The Square in Independence, Mo. Festival runs through Sept. 3. For more information please call 816.252.4745.