Small Business Group Hosts Forum

Oct. 18

The Small Business Empowerment Association presents Business @ the Next Level at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. Topics include securing start-up money, finding operating capital and managing cash flow. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 546-0607.

Oct. 19

The Society for Human Resource Management meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Speakers include John Vines, Larry Cox, Susan Stephenson and David Stevens. Call 537-8022.

The Memphis Bar Association presents Collection of Attorney Fees from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at 6750 Poplar Ave., Room 517. Registration begins at noon. Call 527-3573.

The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St., first floor. Call 576-6786.

The National Association of Women in Construction meets at 6 p.m. at Andertons Restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. Cost is $20. Contact Marie Kohn at 372-7502 for reservations.

Oct. 20

The American Red Cross presents a community health and safety training course from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tennessee Technology Center at Covington, 1600 U.S. Highway 51 South. The course covers adult CPR and first aid. Cost is $45. To register, contact the American Red Cross at 726-1690.

Calvary Episcopal Church hosts Di Anne Price and Her Boyfriends at 12:05 p.m. at the church, 102 N. Second St. The free concert is part of Calvary and the Arts 2004. A lunch of beef stroganoff prepared by Calvary executive chef Emmett Bell follows the concert for $6. Lunch tickets are available at the door. Call 525-6602, Ext. 102.

Oct. 21

The Memphis Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society presents a lunchtime discussion titled Property Rights and Public Uses: The Possible Implications of Kelo V. City New London and Local Perspectives on Riverfront Development from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Buckleys Restaurant, 117 Union Ave. Call 526-0431 for reservations.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents a Tempo Mapping class from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the MAAR offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Admission is free for MAAR members. Call 818-2455 to register.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association meets at 6:30 p.m. at Bridges, 477 N. Fifth St. Jim Boyd, executive director of Bridges, is the guest speaker. For more information, call 527-DNA1 or visit www.memphisdna.org.

Oct. 22

The Grant Center hosts Dr. Craig Russon, evaluation manager for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mid-South Independent Electrical Contractors, 2814 Stage Center Drive. Cost is $75 for Grant Center members; $99 for non-members. Call 684-6605 or visit www.grantcenter.org.

The University of Memphis marks the opening of the Center for the Study of Rhetoric and Applied Communications with a mini-conference from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 123 of the Fogelman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive. Call 678-2565.

Oct. 23

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundations 2004 Memphis Mid-South Race for the Cure 5K co-ed run/walk takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at The Shops of Saddle Creek at Poplar Avenue and Farmington Boulevard in Germantown. Proceeds support the foundations mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease. Call 226-CURE.

The Memphis Shelby County Public Library & Information Center presents Meet Mr. Crump from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. The Crump Symposium is being held in conjunction with the opening of the E.H. Crump Collection at the library. Call 415-2742.