The Engineers' Club of Memphis hosts its weekly meeting and lunch today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Caroline Oldenburg, development officer at the U of M's Herff College of Engineering, is the guest speaker. Cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

The Memphis Rotary Club will hold its weekly meeting Tuesday at noon at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Otis Sanford, editor of the Opinions and Editorials section of The Commercial Appeal, is the guest speaker. The event costs $16. For more information, call 526-1318.

The Small Business Chamber will host its Quarterly Workshop titled "QuickBooks 101" Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Memphis Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The event is $20 for guests and free for members with advance registration. Call 259-1093 to register or for more information.

The Memphis Regional Chamber will hold its Chamber Orientation for new members Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the chamber offices, 22 N. Front St. RSVP to Tunga Lee at 543-3571 or tlee@memphischamber.com.

The Center City Development Corp. will hold a meeting Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the Center City Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St.

Talk Shoppe presents "S.P.A.C.E. Odyssey 2007: The Journey to Productivity" Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop titled "Researching Grant Funding" Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alliance office, 606 S. Mendenhall Road, Suite 108. Attendance to the event costs $65 for members and $99 for nonmembers.

The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will host its monthly luncheon Wednesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Dr. Steven J. Bares, president and executive director of the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, will speak on "Managing Sales and Marketing for a Nonprofit." Cost is $25 for nonmembers, including lunch, and is free for members. RSVP by calling 937-5532 or e-mailing smsofmidsouth@comcast.net.

The Urban Land Institute - Memphis (ULI) will host "Mixed-Use! A Necessity - Not an Option: Trends and Placemaking with Terry Montesi" Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tennessee Ballroom of the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Tickets for the luncheon are $25 for ULI members, $35 for nonmembers and $15 for student members. To register, call 800-321-5011.

The Metro Business Council's Round Table Luncheon will be held Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave. The discussion is titled "Financial Incentives and Tax Credits." The event costs $35 for nonmembers. One employee from each member company is admitted free, and additional members can attend for $25. Call 543-3571 to make reservations by today.

Lifeblood will hold a blood drive Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at M.R. Davis Library, 8889 Northwest Drive in Southaven.