Gloria Glyer

Author's Luncheon, by the Gifting Grandmas of Sacramento Crisis Nurseries. Sacramento-area authors will be in the spotlight.

Wine Women & Shoes, a benefit for the Sacramento Children's Home a comprehensive child and family service organization providing services to vulnerable children and families for nearly 150 years.

What: "Soaring Toward Success," Christo Rey High School's annual scholarship dinner and auction.

Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocate Program. The third annual Lawyers Helping Kids event will be at 5:30 p.m. next Wednesday at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria. Sacramento CASA, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, will present the 2012 CASA Impact Award to Carol S. Chrisman, referee of the Sacramento County Juvenile Court.

• Volunteer Center of Sacramento. The center's 50th anniversary will be celebrated with the movie party-themed "Breakfast at Tiffany's: Bubbles & Bling" on April 20 at the Crest Theatre in downtown Sacramento. Champagne, wine, appetizers and dessert will be the fare for the party starting at 5:30 p.m. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with Audrey Hepburn will be screened at 7 p.m. Live music with the Honey Trees and Audrey will be featured, along with group photos and sparkling favors. Tickets are $25; call (916) 567-3100 or visit www.volunteersac.org.

What: Seventh annual wine auction – "Same Great Varietal, New 2012 Vintage," a benefit for Stanford Youth Solutions.

• EMQ FamiliesFirst. Capital City Caper, a limousine scavenger hunt, will be from 2 to 8 p.m. April 22, with Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St., the start/finish venue. Clue sites are top secret. Teams of eight – friends, family, colleagues – are encouraged to dress in costume for the hunt with team levels at $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500. Visit www.capcitycaper.org, email rdonaldson@emqff.org, or call (530) 747-3122. Proceeds will help EMQ provide healing and hope for children and families in crisis with support programs including Yolo Crisis Nursery, residential treatment, community-based and wraparound services, foster care services and emancipation support fund.

What: "Passport to a Cure" gala, presented by the Northern California Inland Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.