YLD Hosts High School Mock Trial Competition

Feb. 14

The Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association hosts the local district 2005 Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition through Feb. 22 at the Shelby County Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave. Call 527-3573.

B.B. Kings Blues Club hosts Fast Pitch, a business networking event, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the club, 143 Beale St. Admission is $35. Call 730-1793 or visit www.fastpitchnetworking.com.

Business Loan Express Community Express loan officers present Business Loan Express-Loan Fair from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Fogelman Executive Center at the University of Memphis, 330 Innovation Drive. Call (888) 211-2911 for details.

Feb. 15

The Society of Entrepreneurs hosts an Entrepreneurs Roundtable at noon in the Sparks Cos. training room, 775 Ridge Lake Blvd., fourth floor. Dave Barger, president of LunaWeb, is the guest speaker. Cost is $20. Call 682-9920.

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

Feb. 16

The Shelby County Conservation Board meets at 8 a.m. in the Shelby Farms Visitors Center conference room, 500 N. Pine Lake Drive. For more information, call 454-5265.

The Rotary Club of Memphis East presents the second annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards at a luncheon that runs from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is the keynote speaker. Cost is $25 per person; $250 per table of 10. Call 754-1615 or visit www.eastmemphisrotary.org.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors hosts a Realtor luncheon at 11:45 a.m. at Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Douglas Skipworth, president of Valuation Management Services, is the guest speaker. Call 818-2423 or visit www.maar.org to register.

The South Main Association meets from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Arcade Restaurant, 540 S. Main St. Linn Sitler, commissioner of the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission, is the guest speaker. Call 578-7262.

Feb. 17

The Germantown Chamber of Commerce meets from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Germantown Country Club, 1780 Kimbrough Road. Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy and Randy Lawson, information technology manager for the city of Germantown, are the guest speakers. Cost is $12 in advance; $15 at the door. For more information, call 755-1200.

The Memphis Bar Association presents Choice of Business Entity from noon to 4 p.m. in the MBA conference room at the NBC Bank Building, One Commerce Square, Suite 1050. The program is a video replay of a satellite television program from the ALI-ABA Video Law Review. Cost is $179. Call 527-3573 or visit www.memphisbar.org to register.

The Construction Specifications Institute meets from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Annas Steakhouse, 6963 Highway 70 in Bartlett. Cost is $20 for chapter members and guests; $10 for student affiliate members. Call 261-4671 for reservations.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association meets at 6:30 p.m. at Uptown Square, 252 N. Lauderdale St. Representatives from Uptown Homes and the Pinch Business Association, as well as Keith Kirkland of the Wolf River Conservancy, are the guest speakers. Call 527-DNA1.

Feb. 19

The Memphis Advertising Federation presents the 2005 Memphis ADDY Awards at 6:30 p.m. at Central Station, 545 S. Main St. Tickets are $50 for members, $75 for non-members and $25 for students. Group rates are available. Call 725-6231 or visit www.memphisadfed.org/addy for reservations.