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.

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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.