Local restaurants’ special events to benefit a variety of causes

Rare 120 and Ago at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, will have $50 pre-fixe menus tonight and Saturday, with part of the proceeds for Aid for AIDS of Nevada. To reserve: 693-5500 for Rare 120, 693-4440 for Ago...

The quarterly Vineyards of Style wine stroll, with 28 wines, is from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at The Shoppes at The Palazzo, 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $40 plus tax at any Venetian or Palazzo box office, (866) 641-7469 or www.venetian.com or www.palazzolasvegas.com. Net proceeds will benefit Three Square food bank. ...

Envy the Steakhouse at the Renaissance Las Vegas, 3400 Paradise Road, is offering A Touch of Hope Breast Foundation dinner through Sept. 15. The four-course wine-pairing dinner with an entree of medallions of venison and fillet of red snapper is $95; a portion of proceeds will benefit the foundation.

Envy also is offering a $39, three-course dinner celebrating summer flavors. To reserve for either: 784-5716. ...

The bottlings of Rodney Strong Winery will be featured in a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Spiedini at the J.W. Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. With an entree of beef tenderloin, the four-course dinner is $68. To reserve, call 869-8500. ...

The wines of Mollydooker Vineyards will be featured in a dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South. With an entree of braised beef shortribs, it's $85 per person. To reserve: 944-4224. ...

A tequila-pairing dinner, with food prepared by six local chefs, will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Brand Steakhouse and Lounge at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South. With an entree of ancho-rubbed steak, the five-course dinner plus hors d'oeuvres is $75 per person. To reserve: 693-8300. ...

Franco Nuschese Wines will be featured during a dinner at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Gaetano's Ristorante, 10271 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. With an entree of fillet of sole or pork loin, the five-course dinner is $79.95. To reserve: 361-1661. ...

Anyone who brings a new child's lunch box to any of the five valley locations of Sammy's Woodfired Pizza by Aug. 31 will get a coupon for a free Messy Sundae. ...

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Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.