VOL. 126 | NO. 159 | Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 16, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Kevin Kane, president and CEO of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, will speak. Cost is $18 per person. Advanced reservations are required. For reservations, email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.
Playhouse on the Square will host “Great Wine Performances: A Wine Tasting in Ten Acts” Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Playhouse, 66 S. Cooper St. The wine-tasting fundraiser will include complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $50 per person in advance and $65 at the door. For more information, call 726-4656 or visit www.playhouseonthesquare.org.
The Downtown Memphis Commission Development Corp. Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. in the Downtown Memphis Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St.
Talk Shoppe will present “Productive Matters: Reducing Mental Clutter” Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.
Germantown Aesthetics will host its second Artefill Day, a come-and-go educational event and open house Wednesday, Aug. 17, at its facility at 7475 Poplar Pike. The open house will offer the opportunity for the public to learn about Germantown Aesthetics’ services and products through seminars and a Q&A session. For more information, call 624-5605 or visit www.lasermemphis.com.
The Downtown Memphis Commission will hold a public sector focus group meeting as part of the Downtown Memphis Design Guidelines and Sign Code update Thursday, Aug. 18, at noon in the DMC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0540.
SEE Main Street will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Foundation during the Third Thursday Block Party Thursday, Aug. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the optometry practice, 103 S. Main St. The event is $10, open to the public and will include food, Ghost River Brewing Co. beer and giveaways, and a trunk show hosted by a representative from Ray-Ban.
The Downtown Memphis Commission will hold a public workshop Thursday, Aug. 18, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at BRIDGES, 477 N. Fifth St. Participants will have the opportunity to help set the vision for the new Downtown Design Guidelines and Sign Code through hands-on exercises and small-group activities. For more information, contact Brett Roler at 575-1540 or roler@downtownmemphis.com