VOL. 128 | NO. 167 | Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 27, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper will speak. Cost for nonmembers is $18. RSVP to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.
Downtown Neighborhood Association will meet Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. at Burch, Porter & Johnson law offices, 130 N. Court Ave. Amy Weirich, Shelby County district attorney general, will speak. Visit memphisdna.org.
Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at DeVry University, 6401 Poplar Ave., sixth floor. The topic is “Mastermind Principle: Based on the book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill.” Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz or call Jo Garner at 482-0354.
B.I.G. for Memphis, a business interest group that brings together Memphis Police colonels and business leaders, will meet Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Phelps Security 4932 Park Ave. Richard Janikowski and Phyllis G. Betts will present “What Can Neighborhoods Do About Crime.” Visit phelpssecurity.com or email bigformemphis@phelpssecurity.com.
WKNO will host March on Washington online chats Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the WKNO Digital Media Center, 7151 Cherry Farms Road. The event will include screenings of the PBS documentary “The March” and online chats and hosted discussions about the civil rights movement and 1963 march. Participants can watch from home or from noon to 6 p.m. at the Poplar-White Station, North or Whitehaven branch libraries. Visit wkno.org or call 729-8735 for details.
The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, Aug. 28, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Greg Gonzales, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, will speak. Cost is $17. RSVP to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.
Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Aug. 28, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Kat Gordon, owner of Muddy’s Bake Shop, will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.
The National Civil Rights Museum will present its Singing the Dream: the March on Washington at 50 concert Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m. in the museum courtyard, 450 Mulberry St. Performers include “American Idol” contestants Alexis Grace, Keia Johnson and Trump Tight. Cost is free; concert seating begins at 2 p.m. Visit civilrightsmuseum.org.