Rhodes College will present a lecture by Harvard Law professor Robert Mnookin titled “Bargaining with the Devil” Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall on the Rhodes campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

Saint Francis Center for Surgical Weight Loss will host a free informational seminar on bariatric surgery Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis, 5959 Park Ave. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call 765-1849.

Talk Shoppe will present “10 Tips to Hiring the Right Person” Wednesday, Feb. 8, 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.

Cannon Wright Blount certified public accounting firm will continue its series of seminars about Quickbooks accounting software Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the firm, 756 Ridge Lake Blvd. Each two-hour class costs $75. Seating is limited. To reserve a place, visit www.cannonwrightblount.com/resources, and for more information, call Debbie Bossé or Cathy Russell at 685-7500.

Methodist North Hospital will offer a free hip and knee replacement class Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to noon at the hospital’s Total Joint Center, 3960 New Covington Pike. Space is limited. To reserve a seat, call 516-5639.

Harvard Law Professor Robert Mnookin will speak Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. in the Wade Auditorium at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. In his lecture, titled “Bargaining with the Devil,” Mnookin will discuss how to decide whether to negotiate or fight. A reception will follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public.

The River City Writers Series at the University of Memphis will open its spring 2012 season with a reading by Sonja Livingston Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. in the University Center, room 300, on the U of M campus. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 678-2651.

The Memphis Chapter of Executive Women International will meet Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at Owen Brennan’s, 6150 Poplar Ave. Lynne Doyle, executive director of business development and marketing at Delta Medical Center, will speak. Cost is $35 per person. Reservations are due Friday, Feb. 10. To reserve a place, contact Deborah Vaughn at 726-3498, 373-6081 or deborah.vaughn@lonesource.com.