Baptist Rehab Offers Wellness Classes

Feb. 2

Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown, 2100 Exeter Road, begins classes as part of its Health in Motion Community Wellness Program. Classes include an osteoporosis fitness class, Tai Chi, aquatic exercise, low-intensity exercises for people with arthritis, Pilates and total body workout. Call Penny Head at 624-8672.

The University of Memphis opens its 2004 River City Writers Series with a free fiction writing workshop by Steve Yarbrough at 1 p.m. in Patterson Hall, Room 403. Call 678-2651 or visit www.people.memphis.edu/~creativelib.

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.

Our Children-Our Future, the volunteer tutoring program of Memphis City Schools, offers training sessions from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Teaching & Learning Academy, 2485 Union Ave. Call 325-5732.

Feb. 3

The Millington Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly membership meeting at noon at Old Timers Restaurant, 7918 C Street. Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton will speak. Call 872-1486 for information.

Feb. 4

The Design Review Board meets at 5 p.m. at the Center City Commission, 114 N. Main St. Call Nicole Hernandez at 575-0542.

Feb. 5

The Association of Fundraising Professionals hosts its monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thomas Center East Lounge at Christian Brothers University. Gid Smith of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and Leo Arnoult of Arnoult & Associates will speak. Cost is $15 for members; $25 for non-members. Call 321-4352 or visit www.afpmemphis.org for reservations.

The Engineering & Technical Committee of the Memphis and Shelby County Department of Regional Services Metropolitan Planning Organization meets at 1:30 p.m. in the Regional Services Conference Room, 1075 Mullins Station Road. For information, call J. Carter S. Gray at 379-7840 or visit www.dpdgov.com.

Feb. 6

Rhodes Colleges 17th Institute on the Profession of Law runs from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Topic is an ethical meltdown in contemporary corporate culture. Featured speaker is David Luban, the Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy at Georgetown University Law Center. Call 843-3965.

Opera Memphis presents its annual wild game dinner, hosted by Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton, at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The theme is Corpse of Discovery, a tribute to Michael Ching opera Corps of Discovery. Chef Edward Nowakowski created the menu. Tickets are $125 per person. Call 257-3100.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual membership dinner meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Hills. A networking social runs from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Dr. Bobby G. Webb, Shelby County Schools superintendent. Call 853-1949 for reservations.

Feb. 7

Pink Palace Museum hosts The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered through May 9 at the museum, 3050 Poplar Ave. The interactive traveling exhibit from the Discovery Channel and Clear Channel Exhibits looks at the spacecraft that spent 15 minutes in space in 1961 and 38 years on the ocean floor before being recovered in 1999. Call 320-6362 for hours and prices.

Hands on Memphis marks 10 years of service in Memphis with an Adventure Party from 8 p.m. to midnight at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, 1500 Union Ave. Entertainment will be provided by Walrus and crash into june. Tickets are $60 per person or $100 per couple. Call Natalie Jones at 725-2132.