VOL. 117 | NO. 63 | Monday, March 31, 2003
Calendar of events March 31-April 6
Calendar of events March 31-April 6
March 31
Trinity United Methodist Church, 1738 Galloway Ave.,
offers a support group for the families of military service personnel from 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
April
2
The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association presents its
RSVP Lunch and Learn Series from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Evergreen Presbyterian
Church, 613 University St. Speakers are Joyce Killibrew and Larry Turner with
the Aging Commission of the Mid-South. Cost is $3.75 and includes lunch. For
reservations, call 527-0208, Ext. 245.
The Memphis
Area Association of Realtors presents Marketing with Microsoft Office, a
seminar led by real estate instructor Pat Zaby, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Real estate agents will learn how to use Microsoft Office to run their real
estate businesses. Course cost is $199. Call 818-2421 to register.
The University of Memphis presents a slide lecture by
Dr. Sonia Guillen at 7 p.m. in Mitchell Hall Auditorium. The lecture, titled
Living with our Ancestors: Mummies and Identity in the Andes, is free and
open to the public. For information, call 678-2649.
April 4
Lisa Kurts Gallery presents Rare Earth, an
exhibition by Southampton, N.Y.-born artist Jeff Muhs. The exhibition, which
features landscape oil paintings on gold leaf applied to panels, runs through
May 6. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
April 5
The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
hosts a free guest artist recital by classical guitarist Lorenzo Micheli at 8
p.m. in Harris Concert Hall on the U of M campus. Micheli is the 1999 winner of
the Guitar Foundation of America Competition. Call 678-2541 for information.
April 6
The Alzheimers Association of West Tennessee hosts
its annual An Evening to Remember benefit from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Jay Etkin
Art Gallery, 409 S. Main St.
Upcoming
events:
April
7
Morgan Keegan and WKNO host award-winning
journalist Chris Ferrell of Public Radio Internationals Sound Money and PBS
Right on the Money April 7-8 in Memphis and Jackson, Tenn. Ferrell will begin
his Mid-South tour in Memphis with a program at 7 p.m. April 7 at the Fogelman
Executive Center. Ticket are $10 for WKNO members and $15 for non-members. He
also will speak at a Jackson luncheon that begins at noon April 8 at Lambuth
University. Tickets are $15 each or $100 for tables of eight. For tickets, call
(800) LAMBUTH.
April 8
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women offers a free
seminar, Gardening from the Heart, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 6225 Humphreys
Blvd. in the hospitals classrooms. Master gardener Catherine Lewis and
landscape architect Charles Sandifer will discuss how gardening can help
individuals deal with grief. The seminar is part of the Dr. Sam P. Patterson
Library Seminar Series. To reserve seats, call 227-8478.
April 10
Memphis Literacy Council hosts its 12th annual
Corporate Spelling Bee at 6 p.m. at the Coors Belle, 5151 E. Raines Road. The
entry fee is $750 per team. Tickets to attend the event are $15 each or $100
for a table for eight. For information, contact Sara Voye at Memphis Literacy
Council, 327-6000, Ext. 1007, or Mary Lou Brown at The Commercial Appeal,
529-2508.
April 17
The Memphis Chapter of Executive Women International
hosts its Firm Recognition and Executive Appreciation Night, featuring
football legend Johnny Majors as guest speaker, at 5:30 p.m. at Bonne Terre
Country Inn and Restaurant, 4715 Church Road W. in Nesbit, Miss. Limited
tickets are available for $60 each. For reservations, contact Cindy Lynch at
248-7401.