The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host “A Conversation with Mayor Wharton” Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in Spain Auditorium at Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway S. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will speak about how his administration is helping the city’s nonprofits weather the recession. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

The Center City Development Corp. board of directors will meet Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the Center City Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St.

The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will hold a luncheon Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. Ed Horrell will speak about the Kindness Revolution. The luncheon is free for members and $25 for guests. For reservations, call 866-290-4241 or visit www.sms-midsouth.org.

The Center City Commission’s Safety and Security Committee will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at 114 N. Main St.

MPACT Memphis will present “MPACT Civics 101: Special Edition-Education” Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union Ave. For reservations or more information, e-mail Michael Whaley at civicengagement@mpactmemphis.org.

The Leadership Academy will hold the 2010 Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Barbara Hyde will be the keynote speaker. For more information, call 527-4625.

The Bodine School will host a library talk seminar Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway in Collierville. The seminar will be hosted by Dr. Rene Friemoth and is titled “Library Talk: Is Your Child Struggling with Reading?” The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, call 754-1800.

The University of Memphis Executive MBA program will hold an information session Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Room 385 of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. There is no charge to attend but reservations are recommended. For reservations, call 678-4866 or e-mail emba@memphis.edu.

On Location: Memphis International Film Festival will be held through Sunday at Malco’s Ridgeway Four, 5853 Ridgeway Park Center. For more information, visit www.onlocationmemphis.org.