Literacy Mid-South, Memphis City Schools and The United Way will present an Advanced Tutor Training Brown Bag Lunch Series Friday, Sept. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memphis City Schools Teaching & Learning Academy, 2485 Union Ave. Dr. Beverly Cross, Lillian Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education at the University of Memphis, will speak on the topic “Building Effective Tutor/Student Relationships.” For more information or reservations, contact Marilyn Rabinowitz at mrabinowitz@literacymidsouth.org or 327-6000, ext. 1009.

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, Sept. 9, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Dana Baker, college admissions counselor at Whitehaven High School, will speak. Cost is $15 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens will host Art on Tap 2011 Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. The event is Dixon’s annual outdoor beer-tasting event with more than 60 varieties of beer, food from local restaurants and live music. For more information or tickets, visit www.dixon.org.

The Memphis Chapter of Executive Women International will meet Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. at The Al Chymia Shrine Center, 5770 Shelby Oaks Drive. Officers will be installed and Harold Byrd, vice chairman and president of the Bank of Bartlett, will speak. Cost is $35 per person. Reservations are due Friday, Sept. 9. To reserve a place, contact Deborah Vaughn at 726-3498, 373-6081 or deborah.vaughn@lonesource.com.

The Memphis Investors Group will host “The Grand Plan: Entity Structuring for the Real Estate Entrepreneur with Dyches Boddiford” Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Place, 1220 Primacy Parkway. For more information, call 414-2729 or visit www.memphisinvestorsgroup.com.

The Memphis Zoo will host Zoo Rendezvous Saturday, Sept. 10, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the zoo, 2000 Prentiss Place. The evening will include food from more than 90 Memphis restaurants, drinks, live music and more. Individual tickets are $200 per person. For more information, call 333-6757.

The Daily News will hold a social media seminar Thursday, Sept. 15, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave. The seminar will feature a discussion about corporate blogging with Mark W. Schaefer, executive director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions and author of the blog {grow}. It will also feature a panel of industry experts. Cost is $25 to register. To register, visit www.memphisdailynews.com/seminar.