Friday, May 26, 2000, Vol. 114, No. 103

The Memphis Potters Guild spring show is June 2-4 at the Memphis Botanic Garden in the Goldsmith Civic Garden Center The Memphis Potters Guild spring show is June 2-4 at the Memphis Botanic Garden in the Goldsmith Civic Garden Center. The opening reception is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 2. The show is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 3 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4. A gallery show of ceramic art will be set up in the hall of the civic center during June. Members of the Memphis Potters Guild will display exhibition pieces for sale. The show features works in porcelain, stoneware and earthenware, encompassing a broad spectrum of ceramic objects, including sculptural vessels, jewelry, utilitarian pottery and one-of-a-kind pieces. For information, call Deborah Carpenter at 384-9132 or Agnes Stark at 458-2354. Registration for summer classes at State Technical Institute continue through May 29 at the colleges main campus, 5983 Macon Cove. State Tech offers a 10-week term and two five-week terms with classes meeting at a variety of locations. The 10-week terms ends August 8. The first five-week term ends July 2, and the second August 8. To request a schedule or for more information, call 333-4194 or visit the colleges Web site at www.stim.tec.tn.us. The 13th annual Celebration Luncheon for Girls Inc. of Memphis begins at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the Adams Mark Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Cecelia Wilson Sawyer of Le Bonheur Health Care, Beverly C. Robertson of the National Civil Rights Museum and Mary Jo Miller of Allison, Katz, Mallory and Miller, will be honored at the luncheon. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calling 523-0217, ext. 201. The Methodist Hospital School of Practical Nursing will admit a class to its one-year practical nursing program this August. Those interested in a career as an LPN should call the school to request admission materials. The deadline for receipt of all materials is June 15. The school is located at 251 S. Claybrook St., behind Methodist Central. For information, call 726-8516. Playhouse on the Square is teaming up with the Memphis Chess Club to provide atmosphere by playing chess before Playhouse performances of the musical ``Chess. Among highlights of the event is a visit by international grandmaster Simon Palatnik of the Memphis Chess Academy July 1. For information, call Gregory C. Krog Jr. at 366-7642 or visit the clubs Web site at www.homestead.com/memphischessclub.