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.

2. Events - Friday, February 22, 2013

The Gavel Club of Memphis will meet Friday, Feb. 22, at 11:30 a.m. in the Holiday Inn University of Memphis Medallion Room, 3700 Central Ave. Ron Reid, senior agency manager of Memphis Public Library LINC, will speak. Lunch is Dutch treat. Call Bob Gray at 494-8639.

3. Events - Friday, October 19, 2012

The 25th Rhodes Institute on the Profession of Law, Volume III will be held Friday, Oct. 19, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Hardie Auditorium of Palmer Hall on the Rhodes campus. The title is “Legal Lynx: The Evolution of the Practice of Law.” Contact Tracy Vezina Patterson at pattersont@rhodes.edu or 843-3856 for registration details.

4. Humane Society Event Pairs Pets and Adopters - Monday, October 31, 2011

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will host a free speed-dating event to pair potential pet owners with the perfect pet.

Fur-ever Friends Speed Dating will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the organization’s facility at 935 Farm Road.

5. Humane Society of Memphis Hosts 'Fast and Furriest' 5K - Friday, October 14, 2011

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will host The Fast and the Furriest 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, Oct 15, at 9 a.m. at 935 Farm Road.

6. Humane Society Hosts Camps for Children - Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County will host four sessions of half-day camps beginning Monday, June 27.

The camp sessions, each lasting four days, will feature activities and education about pet ownership and animal advocacy for children including games, craft service projects, hands-on animal activities, and the opportunity to interact with kittens and puppies.

7. Events - Friday, April 22, 2011

The Small Business Chamber Breakfast Club will meet Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Office Suites Plus, 6000 Poplar Ave., suite 250. Cost is free to members and first-time guests and $10 for returning guests. For more information, call Melody Douglas at 261-5400.

8. Events - Friday, December 03, 2010

The Center City Commission Diversity Committee will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at 114 N. Main St.

The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Duncan Williams, president of Duncan-Williams Inc., as part of its speaker series Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For reservations, contact Ericka Milford by Friday at 543-3518 or emilford@memphischamber.com.

9. Events - Friday, October 15, 2010

The Center for Information Assurance at the University of Memphis will host its third annual Cyber Security Expo, titled “Online Fraud, Inside Threat and Cyber Crime,” Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. For more information or to register, visit http://cyberexpo.memphis.edu.

10. 'Fast & Furriest' 5K Benefits Humane Society - Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Memphis Runners Track Club is sponsoring the Fast & the Furriest 5K run/walk to benefit the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County.

The run starts at 9 a.m. on Oct. 16, and late registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The event will take place at the Humane Society at 935 Farm Road.

11. Events - Friday, October 30, 2009

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host Brewer’s Feast today at 6 p.m. at the Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Five all-grain ales will be paired with gourmet food. Reservations are required. Cost is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers. For more information, call 761-5250.

12. Events - Thursday, February 05, 2009

The Memphis Public Library will hold a resume basics class today at 10 a.m. at the North Branch, 1192 Vollintine Ave. To register, call 276-6631. A computer basics class will be held at 6 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. To register, call 415-2722.

13. Events - Friday, October 26, 2007

The Memphis Advertising Federation will hold its annual seminar with workshops to help nonprofit organizations with marketing communications, public relations and advertising today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave. Registration is $95 at the door, including breakfast and lunch. Contact Sally Baker-Brenner at adfed1@memphisadfed.org or at 748-8889 to register.

14. Events - Friday, April 27, 2007

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence holds its annual panel discussion, "A Look at Corporate Funding," today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, 1900 Union Ave. Cost is $65 for members and $99 for nonmembers. Registration is available online at www.npexcellence.org or by calling 684-6605.

15. Events - Thursday, April 05, 2007

Howell McQuain Strategies LLC will begin its 2007 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series with "Mediating the Significant Case: A Three-Dimensional View" today from 8 a.m. to noon at Lexus of Memphis, 2600 Ridgeway Road. The course is designed for lawyers, insurance and risk management specialists and employers. Registration is $65 and space is limited. Register online at www.howellmcquain.com/. For more information, call 737-0853.

16. Humane Society Files$4 Million Construction Loan - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
The Memphis-Shelby County Humane Society has filed a $4 million construction mortgage through Regions Bank for four acres in Shelby Farms. A planned new facility will help the organization expand its spay/neuter program and provide on-site veterinary

17. Humane Society Prepares for New Home - Friday, October 07, 2005

If the timing is right, drivers headed in either direction along Central Avenue between East Parkway and Cooper Street will see one of many volunteers walking dogs. The Memphis Shelby County Humane Society, headquartered in a tiny structure along that stretch, is filled to the brim with dogs and cats.