The University of Memphis will host a lecture by Dr. James L. Gelvin today at 7 p.m. in Room 136 in the Fogelman Executive Center. Gelvin is a professor of modern Middle East history at UCLA and will discuss “The Global War on What, Exactly? Making Sense of Political Islam.” A reception and book signing will precede the lecture at 6 p.m.

Public Relations for Nonprofits and Other Groups will offer a class today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hutchison’s Center for Excellence, 1740 Ridgeway Road. Participants will learn to create news briefs, calendar items and public service announcements, pitch story ideas and book television and radio guests. Cost is $49. To register, call 507-2460.

Methodist South Hospital Stroke Support Group will meet today at 6:30 p.m. in Suite 124 at Methodist South Hospital, 1300 Wesley Drive. For more information or to register, contact Heather Andresen at 516-3726 or www.methodisthealth.org.

The National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a pre-lunch workshop Tuesday from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. and a luncheon mixer from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Jason’s Deli, 3473 Poplar Ave. Cost for the luncheon is $10 for members and cost for the workshop is $20 for members. Reservations are due today. For reservations, e-mail nawbotreas@yahoo.com.

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board of directors will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Center City Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St.

The Memphis Animal Shelter Advisory Board will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the second floor conference room of City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will be in attendance.

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Dr. John Smarrelli Jr., president of Christian Brothers University, will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at its office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. Fayre Crossley, director of the Grant Center, and Pattie Johnson, director of the Foundation Center, will speak. The free event is open to members only. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.