POTS@TheWorks presents the world premiere of “CRIB” Friday, July 13, through July 29 at TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe Ave. Visit playhouseonthesquare.org for times and tickets.

Omega Ministries/Omega Healthy Practices and the Healthcare Organizations of Greater Memphis Coalition host the Back to School Family Affair Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to noon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Student-Alumni Center, 800 Madison Ave. Free and open to the public; free backpacks with supplies will be given to the first 500 people with a parent or guardian present.

2. Events - Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The Blues Foundation hosts Blues Music Week Tuesday through Thursday, May 8-10. Highlights include:

• Tuesday, May 8: Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul concert benefiting TeachRock, 8 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.), Minglewood Hall, 1555 Madison; tickets $25.
• Wednesday, May 9: Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony, 6:30 p.m (cocktail reception 5:30 p.m.), Halloran Centre, 225 S. Main; tickets $75. Big LLou’s Blues Hall of Fame Tribute Jam benefiting the Blues Foundation and Generation Blues, 9 p.m., The Warehouse, tickets start at $20.
• Thursday, May 10: New memorabilia unveiling (10 a.m.) and meet-and-greet with painter Michael P. Maness (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.), Blues Hall of Fame Museum, 421 S. Main. Blues Music Awards hosted by Little Steven Van Zandt, 7 p.m. (reception 5:30 p.m.), Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main; tickets $150.

For a complete list of events, visit blues.org.

3. Events - Monday, May 7, 2018

Luna Nova Music will perform its Belvedere Festival Preview Concert on Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beethoven Club, 263 S. McLean Blvd. The program includes works to be performed at the 12th annual festival, scheduled for June 20-23. Admission is free; reception to follow. Visit belvederefestival.org.

4. Events - Saturday, October 29, 2016

Strut! Memphis, a fashion show benefiting the Community Legal Center, will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz of Memphis, 5389 Poplar Ave. The fashionable evening will include live music, food and wine, a silent auction and more. Buy tickets at strutmemphis.com.

5. Events - Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Booksellers at Laurelwood and Memphis Botanic Garden will host Dick Wall for a book discussion and signing of “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening” Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. The book was written by Wall’s late wife, Carol Wall, about her friendship with Kenyan-born landscaper Giles Owita. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

6. Last Word: Baton Rouge Again, Identifying The Memphis Movement & Early Voting - Monday, July 18, 2016

It is becoming more and more difficult to keep the danger to police officers from extremists and the danger of police training and policies that are used to justify questionable police shootings in the same frame.

7. Mobile Merchants Gets Retailers, Chefs Rolling - Monday, April 27, 2015

Barry Lichterman and Blake Lichterman own a small fleet of retail and food trucks, but you won’t see their name on any of the vehicles.

8. Events - Saturday, September 7, 2013

In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn book review and discussion on Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead” Friday, Sept. 6, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com.

9. Events - Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Rebel on Beale summer country music concert series will kick off with Emerson Drive Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. in W.C. Handy Park at Beale and South Third streets. Cost is free. Visit rebel953.com.

10. Events - Saturday, April 13, 2013

New Ballet Ensemble will present Springloaded Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, at Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St. The annual event fuses ballet, contemporary and urban dance with works by local and guest choreographers. Visit nbespringloaded13.eventbrite.com for times and tickets.

11. Events - Saturday, March 30, 2013

Tennessee Shakespeare Co. will present “Hamlet” Wednesday, April 3, through Sunday, April 14, at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Winegardner Auditorium, 4339 Park Ave. Visit tnshakespeare.org for times and tickets.

12. Events - Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Cotton Museum will host Patrick O’Daniel, discussing his book “When the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927,” Thursday, March 28, at 5 p.m. at the museum, 65 Union Ave. Cost is free and includes a complimentary museum tour and reception. Visit memphiscottonmuseum.org.

13. Events - Thursday, June 28, 2012

Downtown Memphis Commission will meet Thursday, June 28, at noon in the DMC office, 114 N. Main St. Visit downtownmemphis.org.

14. Events - Friday, April 6, 2012

The Greater Memphis Chamber will present a U.S. Chamber Center for Women in Business seminar April 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. Renee Horn, director of digital and social media for FedEx Corp., and Roberta Phillips, executive director of CWB, will speak. Register at memphischamber.com by Friday, April 6.

15. Events - Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Daily News will host its Health Care Reform seminar, part of the 2012 seminar series, Thursday, April 5, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave. The seminar, which will include a keynote by Greg Anderson of Horne LLP and a panel discussion, will look at the impact of health care legislation and what can be expected through 2013. Cost is $25. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com for more information or to register.

16. Cultures and Flavors Meld at Evelyn & Olive - Monday, March 12, 2012

What does it take to open a restaurant?

Nerve, desire, concept, location, money.

Vicki Newsum-Hall and her husband, Ernest “Tony” Hall, certainly had the desire, they got the nerve, they had a concept, they found the location and somehow the money and – not least by any means – a chef named Xena Lovelady, and they opened Evelyn & Olive Restaurant and Wine Bar on Jan. 9 at 630 Madison Ave., a rather lonely stretch of Madison between Downtown and the Medical Center.

17. Events - Friday, August 19, 2011

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, Aug. 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Scott Blake, executive director of Victorian Village Inc., will speak about historic sites in Memphis. Cost is $20 for nonmembers. To register, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

18. Events - Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Downtown Memphis Commission will hold a public-sector focus group meeting as part of the Downtown Memphis Design Guidelines and Sign Code update Thursday, Aug.18, at noon in the DMC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0540.

19. Events - Thursday, December 2, 2010

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a roundtable discussion with attorney Grady Garrison titled “The Application of ‘Entire Market Value Rule’ to Patent Damages Analysis” Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at Baker Donelson’s office at 165 Madison Ave, 20th floor. For more information or to register, contact Brittany Meeker at 577-2275 or bmeeker@bakerdonelson.com.

20. Events - Friday, June 4, 2010

Gallery Fifty Six will host an opening reception for artist JC Graham Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 2256 Central Ave. Graham’s show, “One Room Schoolhouse,” will run through June 30. For more information, visit www.galleryfiftysix.com.

21. Events - Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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

22. Events - Thursday, May 6, 2010

Mothers of the NILE will hold a Mother’s Day banquet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Broad Avenue, 2935 Broad Ave. Dr. Kriner Cash will be the featured speaker. The dinner is open to the public. For reservations, call Veronica Coleman-Davis at 592-5817 or Myra Stiles at 272-3819.

23. Events - Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold its annual conference “The New Nonprofit Sector: Redefined, Retooled and Resilient” Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Clark Opera Memphis Center, 6745 Wolf River Blvd. Sonal Shah, head of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council’s Office of Social Innovation and Civil Participation, will speak. Cost is $99 for members, $150 for nonmembers and $65 for students. For reservations, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

24. Stratford Place Owner Files $1.4 Million Loan - Tuesday, February 16, 2010

1806 and 2098 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Loan Amount: $1.4 million

Loan Date: Jan. 26, 2010
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: Stratford Place LLC
Lender: Union Central Life Insurance Co.

25. Madison Garage Partners Files Permit for Renovation - Thursday, February 11, 2010

Madison Garage Partners applied this month for a $500,000 permit for renovations to its parking facility at 60 Madison Avenue across from The Metro 67 apartment building.

26. Events - Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Memphis Flyer senior editor Michael Finger will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

27. Events - Monday, September 7, 2009

The Seventh Annual Chick-fil-A 5K Run/Walk will be held today at 9 a.m. Downtown. Registration will be held in the entry plaza of AutoZone Park. The race will begin on Front Street at Gayoso Lane. The race benefits Junior Achievement. To register, visit www.chickfila5k.com.

28. Events - Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will hold a forum today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The forum will illustrate how the faith-based community is responding to the economic crisis and its efforts to promote neighborhood stabilization.

29. Events - Friday, April 24, 2009

The Germantown Athletic Club will host the Father-Son Grand Slam BBQ event today at 5:30 p.m. at Charles Vergos’ the Rendezvous, 52 S. Second St. After dinner, fathers and sons are invited to watch the Memphis Redbirds play the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m. at AutoZone Park. Cost is $25 for the meal and $12 for game tickets. Non-club members will be charged a guest fee of $10. For more information, contact Scarlet Jones at scarletj@germantown-tn.gov or 751-7678.

30. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Murray Invc The National Association of Women in Construction will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. Dinner is $15. For reservations, call Beverly Wade, 683-8310. Those who register for the Tennessee Association of...