The Shelby County Soil Conservation District Board meets today at 6:30 p.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 5. Call 544-0228, Ext. 3, for more information.

Student participants in Memphis City Schools' Echoes of Truth career training program present "Carousel Memories: Echoes from the Heart" today at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater, 203 S. Main St. The students will perform the original musical in tribute to the Grand Carousel at the Mid-South Fair. The event also will feature paintings and other artwork created by Echoes of Truth participants that feature the Grand Carousel and other historic Memphis sites. The items will be offered in a silent art auction that begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $6. For more information, contact Dolores Bell at 351-6460 or dolobell@bellsouth.net.

The Tennessee Economic Council on Women (TECW) and the Department of Economic and Community Development's Business Enterprise Resource Office present the Women Business Owners Opportunities Conference Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Farris Building of the Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Campus, 5983 Macon Cove. Registration is $50. Call 333-4592 or visit www.southwest.tn.edu for more information.

The Center for Southern Folklore hosts a book signing for Dwight Fryer's "The Legend of Quito Road" Friday at 5 p.m. at 123 S. Main St. The local author will read excerpts and sign copies of the book, which is set in Lucy, Tenn. For more information, contact Brian Paris at 525-3655 or brianp@southernfolklore.org.

The Small Business Chamber presents "Chamber in Action" July 6 at 5 p.m. at Regions Bank, 6200 Poplar Ave. SBC members will be available to discuss the advantages of membership and for networking opportunities. For more information, call 259-1093 or visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com.