National Hispanic Professional Organization-Memphis will meet Thursday, May 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Speakers include Larry Jensen, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, and representatives from Washington think tank Excelencia in Education. Cost is free for members and $20 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to info@nhpomemphis.us or 466-6476.

2. Events - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Ballet Memphis will present “Wizard of Oz” Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, at The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St. Visit balletmemphis.org for tickets.

3. Events - Thursday, February 28, 2013

Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis will host “Getting Heart Smart … What You Need to Know,” presented by Dr. Basil Paulus, Thursday, Feb. 28, at noon at the hospital, 5959 Park Ave. Visit saintfrancishosp.com.

4. Events - Saturday, February 23, 2013

Make-A-Wish Mid-South will host Wine for Wishes Thursday, Feb. 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Cadre, 149 Monroe Ave. The fundraiser will include food and wine pairings, a silent auction and live music by The Will Tucker Band. Visit midsouth.wish.org.

5. Events - Saturday, February 16, 2013

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host former Vice President Al Gore, signing “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change,” Monday, Feb. 18, at noon at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

6. Small Business Saturday Celebrates the Little Guy - Friday, November 16, 2012

Consumers tend to have a kind of paradoxical regard for Black Friday, when hordes of shoppers swamp America’s malls, department stores and other retailers on the hunt for a bargain but dreading the chaos.

7. Events - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Memphis Area Transit Authority and Mid-South Food Bank are holding the second annual “Stuff a MATA Bus” food drive Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Poplar Plaza Shopping Center at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street. Call 527-0841 or 722-7136 for a list of the most-needed items.

8. Fun Ways To Give Back This Weekend - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Last week we highlighted MidSouth Sober Living, which is a local nonprofit creating sober living, transitional housing centers for those embarking on a new start in life. Now that summer has revved into high gear, let us share some opportunities to enjoy the weekend while easily and affordably giving back to our community.

9. Events - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Hutchison School, 1740 Ridgeway Ave. Janet Cherry of SCORE will present “Brain Break: Good for the Body, Mind and Heart.” Cost is free. Call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

10. Events - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Shelby County Board of Education will hold a work session Tuesday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Memphis City Schools Teaching & Learning Academy, 2485 Union Ave. The session will be followed by a meeting to discuss the employment contracts of Dr. Kriner Cash and John Aitken.

11. Events - Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Talk Shoppe will present the seminar “Mastermind Principle: Based on the Book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill” Wednesday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

12. Events - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Talk Shoppe will present “Making Money Domaining, Parking and More” Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

13. Events - Monday, January 16, 2012

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South will host a breakfast seminar Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 3693 Tyndale Drive. Marlin McKelvy of Consumer Directed Benefit Solutions will speak on “The New Health Insurance Landscape: Public and Private Health Insurance Exchanges, Guaranteed Issue Health Insurance and You.” For reservations, contact Susan Harris at 757-8617 or sharris@bbbmidsouth.org.

14. Events - Friday, December 02, 2011

Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, Dec. 2, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Mark Horrocks, founder of Habitat for Hope, will speak. Cost is $15 for nonmembers. To register, call Dick Wieland at 270-3778.

15. Events - Thursday, December 01, 2011

Gallery Ten Ninety One will host an opening reception for the Bartlett Art Association Exhibit Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at WKNO Digital Media Center, 7151 Cherry Farms Road. The exhibition will run through Dec. 30. The exhibit will feature approximately 90 pieces of art from 26 members of the association. For more information call 458-2521.

16. Events - Friday, October 21, 2011

Visible Music College will hold the seventh annual 24-Hour Drumathon beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21. The entire percussion department will drum for 24 hours at the Ann and Jim Vining Concert Hall, 200 Madison Ave. The event will raise money for Visible Music College drummers to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis. The Drumathon will be broadcast live online, To donate, watch streaming video or request a song, visit www.drumathon.com.

17. ‘In This Together’ - Monday, July 18, 2011

For some Memphis consumers, it’s a completely natural impulse to go out of the way to keep from going far away when there’s money to spend. Those particular consumers will run over a TCBY to get to YoLo, shove past a Starbucks to get their caffeine fix at Otherlands, Republic or Cafe Eclectic, hop over an IHOP to stand in line at Brother Juniper’s and dodge Dillard’s to suit up at shops like Oak Hall and James Davis.

18. Events - Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Center City Development Corp. will meet Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St.

19. Events - Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South will hold a breakfast forum Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the BBB of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. The topic is “The Five Things You Absolutely Must Do to Manage Employees Well.” For reservations, contact Nancy Crawford at 757-8627 or ncrawford@bbbmidsouth.org.

20. Events - Thursday, December 09, 2010

The Memphis Black Arts Alliance will present its first Jazzy Holiday Luncheon Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in The Peabody Hotel Skyway Room, 149 Union Ave. The fundraiser will include a special performance by the Jazz-A-Fire Ensemble. Tickets are $40 per person. For more information, call 948-9522.

21. Events - Wednesday, December 08, 2010

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a webinar Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. The topic is “Dashboard Driving: Communicating Information to Your Board.” Cost is $25 for members, $50 for nonmembers and $20 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

22. Events - Monday, November 15, 2010

The Center City Commission and 5R Processors Ltd. will celebrate America Recycles Day with a downtown e-recycle drive Monday from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Central Station, 545 S. Main St. Downtown employees and residents can bring personal consumer electronics for recycling.

23. Chandler Finds Cookbook Writing ‘Simply Successful’ - Friday, November 05, 2010

Jennifer Chandler cooks in an ordinary galley kitchen with one sink, one Jenn-Air stove and one Sub-Zero refrigerator, which was in the house already.

24. Events - Friday, September 17, 2010

The Center City Development Corporation Board of Directors will meet Friday at 11 a.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0574.

25. Events - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The Shelby County Commission will hold committee meetings Wednesday beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

26. Events - Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Wheeler Homes with Larry Ohrberg of Signature Realty will host an open house today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Trinity Park subdivision, 8551 N. Trinity Park Drive in Olive Branch. The event will feature model homes, food catered by Natural Born Grillers and giveaways. For more information, visit www.wheelerhomes.net or call 496-9863.

27. Bellevue Baptist Buys Frayser Church for Mission - Tuesday, March 10, 2009

3759 N. Watkins St.
Memphis, TN 38127
Sale Amount: $800,000

Sale Date: Feb. 26, 2009
Buyer: Bellevue Baptist Church Inc.
Seller: Georgian Hills Baptist Church Inc.
Loan Amount: $640,000
Loan Date: Feb. 26, 2009
Maturity Date: Feb. 26, 2014
Lender: Georgian Hills Baptist Church Inc.

28. Events - Friday, August 22, 2008

The Memphis Tri-State Defender will host Pancakes & Politics today at 7:30 a.m. at the Memphis Marriot East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Dr. Kriner Cash, Harold B. Collins, Tomeka R. Hart and Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. will be there. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.tristatedefender.com or call General Manger Phyllis Fickling at 523-1818.

29. Events - Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South (PerfX) will host its Lunch and Learn Series today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shelby County Training Auditorium of the Peggy Edmiston Building, 1075 Mullins Station Road. The cost is $7 for PerfX members and $10 for nonmembers. For reservations, e-mail Harriet Browning at hjbrowning@comcast.net or leave a voice mail at 831-0230. The deadline for reservations is today at noon.

30. Events - Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Talk Shoppe will hold a meeting titled "Using the Mastermind Principle to Propel You to Success" today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive.

31. Events - Friday, October 27, 2006

The Memphis Advertising Federation offers "Marketing Tips from the Pros: A Seminar for Non-Profits" Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, 1900 Union Ave. Speakers will cover a range of topics from Internet marketing to online donations to communicating with diverse audiences. Cost is $79 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. To register, call Kathy Kelley at 523-2828 or e-mail kkelley@midsouth.rr.com.

32. Taco Del MarExpands Into Region - Thursday, October 26, 2006
     Mexican food fanatics in the Mid-South will have several dozen more restaurant options within seven years as Seattle-based Taco Del Mar expands into the region.
     Locals Terri Turner and R

33. Events - Monday, April 10, 2006

National Seminars Group presents "Wage and Hour Law Compliance" Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn-Mount Moriah, 2490 Mount Moriah Road. The seminar is meant to clarify recent decisions and applications of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Call (800) 258-7426 or visit www.nationalseminarstraining.com.

34. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 12, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 12 The MidSouth Workers Compensation Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club. The speaker will be Dr. William Bourland of The Orthopaedic Clinic, who will address "Reduction of Workers Compensation Costs by P...

35. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 05, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 6 The 1996 Hazardous Waste Annual Report Workshop will be at State Technical Institute from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services at (615) 532-8657. The Tennessee Ba...