Memphis Bar Association Offers Ethics Update

July 13

The Project Management Institute hosts a project management exam prep course from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through July 15 at Hampton Inn Southwind, 3579 Hacks Cross Road. Call 263-9129.

Mpact Memphis hosts a Promote Memphis Pillar meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Blue Monkey at G.E. Patterson Avenue and South Front Street. Call 312-7760.

July 14

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce meets at noon at the Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Deborah K. Woolley, president of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is the guest speaker. Business Before Lunch begins at 11:15 a.m. Call 853-1949.

The Public Relations Society of America meets at 11:45 a.m. at the Wilson Hospitality Center in the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Rey Flemings, head of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission, is the guest speaker. Call 409-0619.

The Memphis Bar Association presents Ethics Update 2004 from noon to 3:15 p.m. in the MBA conference room at the NBC Bank Building, One Commerce Square, Suite 1050. Cost is $179. Call 527-3573.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development hosts a seminar to inform employers about important points of the Child Labor Law at 1:30 p.m. in Room 108 of the Lowell Thomas State Office Building, 225 Martin Luther King Drive in Jackson. Call (731) 423-5645.

Mpact Memphis presents a Memphis Really Works program meeting at 6 p.m. at the Mpact offices, 516 Tennessee St. The committee will discuss three programs: networking, orientation and alumni. Contact Anne Mautner at 260-7436.

July 15

The Tennessee Department of Revenue offers its bimonthly business workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. Tax specialists from various local, state and federal agencies will provide basic information needed to comply with registration and tax requirements. The session is free. Call 213-1400.

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service, TennBarU, the Tennessee Bar Association and Tennessee Protection and Advocacy present When Worlds Collide: Juvenile Justice Meets Special Ed from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. July 15 and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 16 at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville. Participants will learn effective strategies for dealing with issues related to juveniles. Call (615) 383-7421.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents Politics With a Twist from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center at the MAAR offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Contact Lee Ann Williams-Maley at 818-2423 or lwilliamsmaley@maar.org.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association meets at 7 p.m. at Leonards Barbecue, 103 N. Main St. Richard Hoffman of Wonders is the guest speaker. A social gathering starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 527-DNA1 or visit www.memphisdna.org.

July 16

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents Closing from Start to Finish from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the MAAR offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is free for members; $30 for non-members. Call 818-2434.

A benefit for the Midtown Food Co-op starts at 8 p.m. at the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Marys Episcopal School, 60 Perkins Extended. Classical guitarist Mark Allen, storyteller Judy Card and the Memphis Dance Group are some of the performers for the event. Cost is $25; $50 for VIP admission. VIP donors can attend a special guest performance at 7 p.m. Call 537-1486 or 276-2250.

July 17

Baptist Centers for Cancer Care offer free prostrate screenings and education at U.S. Sen. Roscoe Dixons community health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hamilton Elementary School, 1378 Ethlyn Ave. Call 227-8478 for an appointment.