South Main Arts District Hosts Trolley Tour

Dec. 22

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors hosts a telephone conference call at 1 p.m. Interested members of the public can meet in Nashville to listen to the call. Call Will Pinkston at (615) 253-6881.

Dec. 25

The Daily News offices will be closed through Dec. 26 in observance of the holidays. Offices will open at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 28 and will remain open during normal business hours.

Dec. 26

The South Main Art Trolley Tour runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Main Arts District. Free trolley rides will shuttle visitors between galleries and shops. Call 378-9397.

Upcoming Events

Dec. 30

The Memphis Bar Association hosts Last Minute CLE from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the MBA conference room, One Commerce Square, Suite 1050, in the NBC Bank Building. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. The sessions provide five hours of general continuing legal education credit and one hour of dual credit. Cost for each of the six sessions is $35 for MBA members, $45 for non-members and $20 for non-attorneys or those who do not need CLE credit. Call 527-3573.

Dec. 31

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents a New Years Eve concert featuring pianist Stewart Goodyear at 8 p.m. at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. Tickets are $50. Call the MSO box office at 324-3627.

The Peabody, 149 Union Ave., hosts its annual New Years Eve Bash from 8 p.m. Dec. 31 to 2 a.m. Jan. 1. Events include music by Nation, Gabby Johnson and Blind Mississippi Morris. Cost is $30. A fixed-price dinner including event admission is $75 at Capriccio Grill and $125 at Chez Philippe. Call 529-4000.

Jan.5

The Memphis Area Action Council of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a reception for area lawmakers to discuss small business issues from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Hardin Hall of Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. Cost is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Call Rob Ikard at (615) 872-5800.

Jan. 6

The Local Workforce Investment Board executive committee meets at 11 a.m. at the Memphis Regional Chamber, 22 N. Front St., second floor. Call 576-6810 or visit www.memphiscareercenter.com.

Gov. Phil Bredesen speaks at 7 p.m. at Park Vista Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd., as part of the Memphis Regional Chambers Frontline Politics 101 series. Topic is A Year in Review and Outlook for Tennessees Future. Individual tickets are $100 for chamber members and $150 for non-members. Call 543-3532.

Jan. 7

ALI-ABA Video Law Review presents New Directions in Federal Civil Practice by video delay presentation at noon at the Memphis Bar Association, One Commerce Square, Suite 1050, in the NBC Bank Building. The four-hour video covers three major amendments that took effect Dec. 1. Cost is $179. Call (800) CLE-NEWS.

Jan. 8

The Tennessee Department of Revenue sponsors a free, bimonthly new business workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Business Development Center, 555 Beale St. Tax specialists will help people encountering business-related taxes for the first time. Call 213-1400 to register.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors hosts the Black Tie & Camouflage Inaugural Gala at 6 p.m. at Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. Events include installation of the 2004 board of directors and presentation of annual awards.