The Center City Development Corporation Board of Directors will meet today at 9 a.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St.

The Memphis Bar Association will host a Red Cross Blood Drive today and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the MBA office, 80 Monroe Ave., Suite 220. For more information or to sign up, e-mail Mary Lynes at mlynes@memphisbar.org.

The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will meet today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select-East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. Laurie Tucker will give a speech titled “The Power of a Brand.” Cost is free for members and $25 for guests. For reservations, call 866-290-4241 or visit www.sms-midsouth.org.

Harry Samuels will discuss his two books today at noon in the Ned R. McWherter Library, Room 225 on the University of Memphis campus. His talk, “Fate or Coincidence?” is free and open to the public. For more information, call 678-4301.

The Center City Commission Design Review Board will meet today at 5 p.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0555.

Tennessee Small Business Development Center will hold one-on-one counseling sessions with Mark Taylor Thursday at 9 a.m., 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.

The Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division will hold continuing legal education seminar titled “Ethical Issues in E-Discovery” Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Majestic Grille, 145 S. Main St. For more information or to register, visit www.memphisbar.org.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra will present Opus One at The Warehouse Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Warehouse, 36 G.E. Patterson Ave. Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for students. For tickets, call 537-2525 or visit www.memphissymphony.org.

MPACT Memphis will meet with Red Cross for shelter training Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Red Cross, 1400 Central Ave. For reservations or more information, e-mail Kurt Schoeffler at communityservice@mpactmemphis.org.