VOL. 127 | NO. 35 | Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Better Business Bureau Breakfast Series will continue Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the BBB, 3693 Tyndale Drive. Lori Turner-Wilson of RedRover Sales & Marketing will discuss reaching and keeping customers through generational marketing. Cost is free for BBB-accredited businesses and $10 for guests. To register, contact Susan Harris at 757-8617 or sharris@bbbmidsouth.org.
The West Tennessee Branch of the Associated General Contractors will host U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the University of Memphis Fogelman Executive Center on the U of M campus. A buffet luncheon follows the presentation. Cost is free for members and $30 for nonmembers. For more information, email agc.wt@comcast.net or call 682-5108.
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Allison Graham, author of “Framing the South: Hollywood, Television and Race during the Civil Rights Struggle,” will speak. Cost is $18 per person. Email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org for reservations.
Cannon Wright Blount certified public accounting firm will continue its series of seminars about QuickBooks accounting software Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the firm, 756 Ridge Lake Blvd. Each two-hour class costs $75. Seating is limited. To reserve a place, visit www.cannonwrightblount.com/resources, and for more information, call Debbie Bossé or Cathy Russell at 685-7500.
Methodist North Hospital will offer a free hip and knee replacement class Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to noon at the hospital’s Total Joint Center, 3960 New Covington Pike. Space is limited. To reserve a seat, call 516-5639.
The Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Feb. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell will speak. Cost is $25 for guests.
CSI Memphis Chapter will meet Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Agricenter International Banquet Hall, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. The social is at 5:30 p.m., dinner is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the program starts at 7 p.m. Greg Maxted, executive director of the Harahan Bridge Project, will speak. Cost is $25. For reservations, contact Charlotte Cooper at charlotte.c@comcast.net, 377-8063.
The National Civil Rights Museum will present Watch and Listen Thursday, Feb. 23, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the museum, 450 Mulberry St. The evening will include spoken poetry and a photography exhibition. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call James Bowman at 833-8520.