Talk Shoppe will hold a meeting titled "Using the Mastermind Principle to Propel You to Success" today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive.

Lifeblood will hold a blood drive today from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital, 6019 Walnut Grove Road. The local Red Cross currently has less than a day's supply of several blood types.

The Greater Memphis Arts Council will hold a grant workshop for the Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant today at 10 a.m. at 8 S. Third St., Suite 300. Organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community are invited to apply for the ABC grant. For more information, visit www.arts.state.tn.us or call Anne Cunningham at 578-2787.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients and their caregivers are invited to attend a Memphis Redbirds game in a free air-conditioned suite with food today at 6:30 p.m. in AutoZone Park. Contact Linda Gilbert at 309-1078 or e-mail linda.gilbert@alstn.org to RSVP.

The Memphis Regional Chamber will host a Breakfast Forum Thursday at 7:30 a.m. Benny Lendermon, president of the Riverfront Development Corp., will discuss "Take Me to the River: Beale Street Landing and Other Riverfront Projects." Cost to attend is $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. To register, e-mail tlee@memphischamber.com.

The Memphis Regional Chamber and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will present "How to Successfully Operate a Small Business" Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Cost to attend the seminar, including lunch, is $60 for chamber members and $75 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call 544-3588 or e-mail score@midsouth.rr.com.

Tennessee Small Business Development Counseling will host Mark Taylor, business counselor, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, 485 Halle Park Drive. There is no charge for the service. Appointments can be made by calling 853-1949.

The Memphis Landmarks Commission will hold a meeting Thursday at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the main floor of City Hall, 125 N. Main St. For more information, call 576-7191.

Leadership Memphis (LM) is partnering with Team Trek to offer the LM Grassroots Program, a 10-week community leadership development series beginning Aug. 25. The deadline to apply is Friday. The fee is $100 with limited scholarships available. Call 278-0016 or e-mail admissions@leadershipmemphis.org to apply.