VOL. 122 | NO. 110 | Thursday, June 14, 2007
The Collierville Chamber of Commerce will host Tennessee Small Business Development Counseling with Mark Taylor today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the chamber, 485 Halle Park Drive. The event is free and open to the public. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 853-1949.
Friends of Poplar-White Station Branch Library will present the Second Thursday Community Lecture Series today at 11:30 a.m. at the library, 5094 Poplar Ave. Dr. Larry Peterson of the Department of Sociology at the University of Memphis will speak on "Church Growth and Decline in Shelby County." The event is free and open to the public.
The University of Memphis will host a seminar on the "Human Supply Chain" today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Methodist Presentation Theatre of the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call 678-3691.
The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Teen Job Services with a block party today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at MIFA headquarters, 910 Vance Ave. For more information, call Derek Hanson at 529-4556.
Germantown Business Builders will host a real estate seminar titled "Women on the Move" today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the SunTrust Building, 7770 Poplar Ave. The seminar will address women who want to move from renting to home ownership. The event costs $5. For more information, call 794-4438 or 759-0409.
The Memphis Investors' Group (MIG) will hold its monthly meeting today at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of Germantown Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. The discussion topic is titled "Learning the Next Level of Real Estate Investing." The event is free to first-time visitors and MIG members. Repeat visitors pay $20.
The National Black MBA Association Inc. will hold its Corporate Partners Reception today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Tower Room American Grill, on the 33rd floor of 5100 Poplar Ave. For more information, go to www.nbmbaamemphis.org.
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will hold its first "Putts for Mutts" Golf Classic Friday at 8 a.m. at Cottonwoods Golf Course in Tunica. The tournament will be a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. Call the society at 937-3902 or visit www.memphishumane.org to register.
The Mid-South Quality Productivity Center (MSQPC) will host a one-day workshop titled "Leading Organizational Change" Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost to attend is $299 per person and reservations can be made by calling Alexis Burgman at 543-3530 or e-mailing aburgman@memphischamber.com.
The National Skin Cancer Screening Tour will come to Memphis Saturday as part of the Tennessee FunFest. Free screenings will be given from noon to 8 p.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. No appointment is necessary and most screenings take fewer than five minutes. Visit www.skincancerscreeningtour.com for more information.
The Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union (MATCU) will hold a Home Buying Education Workshop Saturday at 1 p.m. at the MATCU main office, 7845 U.S. 64. Call 266-2977 or 266-2978 for reservations.
The Exotic Italian Car Show will be held Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. The show will feature modern-day Ferraris as well as rare vintage models. The event benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis. The event is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, call 761-4771.
WUMR will launch its eight-day Jazz in June Radiothon with "An Evening with Kirk Whalum and Friends" Sunday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at EP Delta Kitchen & Bar, 126 Beale St. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and can be purchased at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Extended. The radiothon runs Sunday through June 24.