Methodist Hospice will host the Hospice Foundation of America’s 17th annual “Living with Grief” teleconference today from noon to 3 p.m. at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital-Medical Auditorium, 50 N. Dunlap St. The conference will focus on cancer and end-of-life care. For more information or to register, call Lettie Blundon at 516-1744.

Tennessee Small Business Development Center will hold one-on-one counseling sessions with Mark Taylor today at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, 485 Halle Park Drive. The sessions are free but appointments are required. For appointments, call 853-1949.

Westminster Academy will host a mini open house for parents of prospective students today from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at its campus, 2500 Ridgeway Road. For more information or to reserve a spot, call 380-9192 or visit www.wamemphis.com.

The American Advertising Federation Memphis will host a luncheon today from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Emma Armstrong will speak on the topic “The Role of TV in an Ever-Evolving Media Landscape.” Cost is free to members and $25 for guests.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a roundtable discussion titled “Hot Topics in the Parallel Universe of Patent Re-examination and Patent Litigation” today from noon to 1 p.m. at its office on the 20th floor, 165 Madison Ave. For more information or to register, contact Brittany Meeker at 577-2275 or bmeeker@bakerdonelson.com.

Commissioner John Pellicciotti will hold a town hall meeting today at 6:30 p.m. at Arlington Town Center, 5854 Airline Road. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

The University of Memphis’ Freedom of Information Congress will host speaker Clarence Page today at 7 p.m. in the theater of the new University Center. Page, a Chicago Tribune columnist, will speak on the topic “The Future of News: Holding Leaders Accountable in an Age of Do-It-Yourself Media.” The event is free and open to the public.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce and the Germantown Chamber of Commerce will hold the eleventh annual legislative breakfast Friday at 8 a.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Area legislators will speak followed by a question and answer session. For more information, call 853-1949.