The Shelby County Democratic Party's executive committee meeting is 7 p.m. Thursday. This meeting, which is open to the public, is at the I.B.E.W. Union Hall, 1870 Madison Ave.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell will host a labor and employment law seminar at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Registration, due by Sept. 12, is $75 per person. The seminar will cover topics such as union avoidance strategies and policies; recognizing and preventing harassment; post-Sept. 11 employment law; and strategies for ensuring a drug-free workplace. To register, call Jennifer Keller, (423) 928-0181, or e-mail her at jkeller@bdbc.com. Speakers include Todd L. Fulks, Jason M. Ensley and Keller. Baker Donelson has more than 240 attorneys and senior public policy advisers.

The Mid-South Conference on Health Care Law, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, convenes at 9 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Adams Mark hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Inspector General Janet Rehnquist of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the speaker. Early registration, postmarked by Friday, is $195 per person. After Friday, registration is $225. The course is approved in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas for continuing legal education credit, including one hour of ethics credit. Courses include the role of pharmaceutical companies in fraud cases and ethical issues in health care law.

The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators fall mini seminar is 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Crescent Club. Attorney Gordon Jackson will discuss Coaches Encourage - Bosses Punish. The ALA board of directors monthly meeting is 5:15 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Davis Kidd Bookstore, 387 Perkins Extended Road.

The Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South hosts its fall festival and auction from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. The evenings festivities include international food, music by Memphis Hot Sauce and a variety of strolling entertainment including Amazin Grayson and the Memphis Unicycle Club. Tickets for the event are $30 and may be purchased directly from the Girl Scout Council by mailing a check to P.O. Box 240246, Memphis, Tenn., 38124, by pick-up at 2715 Kirby Parkway or through ticket sales volunteers.