The 2009 First Ladies Against Domestic Violence Gospel Celebration will feature national gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and celebrity emcee Joni Lamb of Daystar Television Network. It's set for 4 p.m. Saturdayat the Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St. in downtown Dallas. Honorees include Terri Peaks of Good News International Christian Center; Savoy Colbert of Greater True Vine; Dorothy Sneed of Loving Fellowship Baptist Church; Marianne Allen of Christ for the Nations Church; Barbara Hicks of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church; and Ouida Lee, pastor of United Methodist Church of the Disciple. Tickets are $36.50 for floor seats and $31.50 for balcony seats. www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, call The Family Place at 214-443-7717.

The Dallas Life Member Club of the Telephone Pioneers of America, an association of retirees from SBC, AT&T, Western Electric and others, will have its quarterly luncheon at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Dallas Athletic Club, 4111 La Prada Drive in Mesquite. Buffet begins at 11. $17. RSVP to 972-235-7605.

Metrocrest Women's Club will meet for a luncheon at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Macaroni Grill on Belt Line Road in Addison. Folk singer and comedian Lu Mitchell will perform. $5. Call 972-416-6282.

USS SOLEY (DD707) Reunion Association is planning a reunion for Oct. 8-12 in Mobile, Ala. Contact Eugene Blum of Buena Park, Calif., at 714-527-4925 or eblum3@juno.com. www.usssoley.org.

The first Peacemakers Luncheon benefiting Peacemakers Inc. and the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas will be Monday at The Tower Club, 48th floor of Thanksgiving Tower, 1601 Elm St. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Lunch is at 11:30. $75 for members, $100 for others. www.peacemakers incorporated.org, 972-239-2942 or peacemakersinc@aol.com.

The Women's Council of Dallas County is presenting a four-part series, "The Changing Face of the Family." The first program – What Is a Family? – will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak St. Programs to follow will address green living, healthy families, and summer activities and services for children and seniors. Reservation deadline is Monday; e-mail rsvp@dallaswomenscouncil .org, visit www.dallaswomenscouncil.org or call 972-238-5508.

The 2009 Partnership Walk, an initiative of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. to help end world poverty, will begin with registration at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 at Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St. Opening ceremonies begin at noon. www.partnershipsinaction.org.

Catholic Charities will host an adoption orientation from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 28 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 6306 Kenwood Ave. For more information, call Linda Christianson at 214-526-2772 or 1-800-BabyDue.

Nicotine Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church Center for Spiritual Development, 5324 W. Northwest Highway. Free. 214-327-1633.

The annual Independent Schools Admission Association of Dallas Private School Preview will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Greenhill School, 4141 Spring Valley Road. Free. 972-628-5910 or www.dallasprivate schoolpreview.com.

Dallas/Fort Worth AMA Health Care Special Interest Group will present "The Transformation of Health Care Marketing: Get Ahead of the Curve" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at AMS Pictures, 16986 N. Dallas Parkway. A panel of health care marketing executives will share how social networking, mobile media, blogs, digital advertising, search and other emerging media are affecting the health care industry. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served. Reservation deadline is Monday. $20 for members, $30 for others. www.dfwama.com/ en/cev/269.

The Fig Fest, a fall carnival, will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 14115 Hillcrest Road at Spring Valley. Barbecue dinner will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for a small fee. Admission is free. 972-233-1898 or www.transfiguration.net.

Oak Cliff Lions Club meets at noon Wednesdays in the Methodist Dallas Medical Center's Weiss Auditorium. Prospective members are invited. Meals are $8.50. www.oakclifflions.org

Father Patrick H. Koch S.J. Alumni Association will have the third annual Father Koch Memorial Mass at 9 a.m. Sept. 27 at Southern Methodist University's Perkins Chapel, 6001 Bishop Blvd. www.menforothers.org.

Meals on Wheels volunteer training will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday at the Visiting Nurse Association's headquarters, 1440 W. Mockingbird Lane. Free.

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