VOL. 123 | NO. 71 | Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Society of Entrepreneurs' lunch and discussion will be held today at noon at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., ninth floor. Attorney Alan G. Crone will speak about "Non-competes, Trade Secret Prohibition and Intellectual Property." The cost is $25 and reservations should be made by contacting Pearson Crutcher at 682-9920 or pearson@soememphis.com.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals will hold a luncheon featuring Susan Lawless-Glassman, winner of the 2007 Crystal Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser, today at 11:30 a.m. at Christian Brothers University. To register, call 255-1705 or visit www.afpmemphis.org. The fee for members is $15 and for nonmembers it is $25.
The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. will meet today at 12:30 p.m. at Jim's Place East, 5560 Shelby Oaks Drive. Jim Davis, insurance relation manager at DriveCam Inc., will be the featured speaker. The cost is $20 and reservations should be made to Louise Horton at louise.horton@shelbycountytn.gov.
Christian Brothers University will host the Third Annual Vanderhaar Symposium today from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Canale Arena on the CBU campus. Rev. Bryan Massingale will speak on the relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in the 21st century. The symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, call 321-3270 or visit www.gvanderhaar.org.
The American Institute of Graphic Arts Memphis chapter will host its "Thursty?" AIGA Happy Hour today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Side Street Grill, 35 S. Florence St. in Overton Square. Members and nonmembers are welcome, and there is no charge.
Lakeside Behavioral Health System will host the 2008 Employee Assistance Program Conference Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the main Lakeside campus, 2911 Brunswick Road in Bartlett. The conference is provided as a service to regional behavioral health professionals at no cost. For more information or to register, call 377-4700, Ext. 267.
The photography of the Memphis Camera Club will be on display at Christian Brothers University Friday through May 22. An opening reception will be held Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Beverly and Sam Ross Gallery inside the Plough Memorial Library on the CBU campus. For gallery hours, call 321-3243.
The Spring Market, hosted by the Mid-South Media Group, will be held Friday through Sunday at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. The hours will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and a three-day pass is $13. Children 12 and younger get in free. For more information, visit www.springmarketshow.com.
The Memphis Regional Chamber will launch the Memphis International Business Council and hold the premier of the China Town Hall webcast April 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the FedEx World Headquarters, Building G, 3670 Hacks Cross Road. Registration begins at 4 p.m. R.S.V.P. to Brenda Montgomery at 543-3541 or bmontgomery@memphischamber.com.