The 19th annual Memphis Potters Guild holiday show and sale is Nov The 19th annual Memphis Potters Guild holiday show and sale is Nov. 17-19 at Grace-St. Lukes Church, at Peabody and Belvedere. The opening reception is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 17. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 19. Admission is free. The show features work by local artists in porcelain, stoneware and earthenware encompassing a broad spectrum of ceramic objects including Raku sculptural vessels, jewelry, utilitarian pottery and home accessories. For information, call Agnes Gordon Stark at 458-2354 or Mary Lou Egger at 324-2037. Tops Barbeque is teaming up with Lifeblood, Mid-South Regional Blood Center, during November. Anyone who tries to donate blood during the month will receive a coupon for a free barbeque sandwich, while supplies last. Tops also provided 24 whole shoulder special certificates, which will be given away by drawing during the month. To find the nearest blood donation center, call 522-8585 or visit the organizations Web site at www.lifeblood.org. A state funding forum, sponsored by The Grant Center, in collaboration with state Sen. Roscoe Dixons office and the Memphis Office of Intergovernmental Relations, is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave. The purpose of the forum is to help area non-profit organizations learn about the availability of state and federal pass-through resources. The third annual Womens Heart Association Heart Conference is set from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Tennessee Ballroom at the Adams Mark hotel. The one-day event features lectures, a Spanish language session, health screenings, breakfast and lunch. Tickets are $5 and are available by calling the American Heart Association, 526-4616. The Friends of the Library will host a book sale at the Cossitt Branch Library, 33 S. Front St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. On Dec. 1, all adult fiction books will be $1 each. Proceeds from the sale go toward the Friends of the Librarys $1 million commitment to Project: InfoHUB, now under construction at 3030 Poplar Ave.