July 11

The Memphis Lawyers' chapter of the Federalist Society presents "A Tennessee Legislative Update" from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Grille 83, 83 Madison Ave. State Rep. Brian K. Kelsey, R-Germantown, is the featured speaker. Cost is free. Call 526-0431.

The Shelby County Commission meets at 1:30 p.m. in the commission chambers of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. Call 545-4301.

July 12

The Center City Commission Revenue Finance Corp. meets at 9 a.m. at the CCC offices, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540.

The South Main Association monthly meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Jay Etkin Gallery, 409 S. Main St. Terry Lynch of the Southland Cos. discusses plans for South End development. Visit www.southmain
memphis.org.

July 13

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce meets at 11:15 a.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Representatives from Shelby County Schools will be in attendance. Call 853-1949 for more information.

The Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America meets at 11:45 a.m. at Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Skip Rutherford, executive vice president of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods and chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation, is the guest speaker. Cost is $25 for non-members; $15 for PRSSA students. Contact Samantha Jernigan at 409-0619 or sj@midsouth.rr.com for reservations.

The sole/small firm section of the Memphis Bar Association presents "Lawyers in the Crosshairs: Why the Public Loves to Hate Us, and What We Can Do About It" from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in meeting room A of the Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Cost is free for members; $25 for non-members. Call 527-3573 or visit www.memphisbar.org to register.

The Kiwanis Club of Memphis meets at noon in the Skyway at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Deidre Malone, Shelby County commission member and president and CEO of the Carter Malone Group, is the guest speaker. For reservations, contact Harold D. Dickson at 227-4125.

July 14

The Tennessee Department of Revenue hosts its bimonthly business workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. The free workshop is designed to assist individuals encountering business-related taxes for the first time. Call 213-1400 to register.

The Society of Entrepreneurs hosts "Roundtable, Redbirds and Rita Sparks" at 6 p.m. at AutoZone Park, 175 Toyota Plaza. Sparks, president of the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, is the guest speaker. Cost is $20. Call 682-9920 for more information.

Main Street Collierville presents Tumblin' Sneakers as part of its summer concert series from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Collierville's historic town square. Call 853-1666 or visit www.collierville.com/mainstreet.

July 15

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents "What Is It About Equal That You Don't Understand?" from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center at MAAR, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is $30 for members; $50 for non-members. Call 685-2100 or visit www.maar.org/ce.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents "Marketing to the Melting Pot" from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center at MAAR, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is $30 for members; $50 for non-members. Call 685-2100 or visit www.maar.org/ce.

July 16

Boscos Squared hosts a beer tasting event, "The World's Great Beer Brewing Traditions," from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the restaurant at 2120 Madison Ave. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit United Housing Inc. Cost is $40. Call 728-6925.