VOL. 128 | NO. 28 | Monday, February 11, 2013
VA Medical Center Women’s Veterans Program and Cardiology Clinic will hold its Red Dress Fashion Show and heart health program Monday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at the medical center theater, 1030 Jefferson Ave. Constance Adcock, coordinator of WomenHeart Memphis, will speak. Visit memphis.va.gov.
Memphis Urban Debate League will host the local premiere of HBO Films’ “Thurgood” Monday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 277 S. Fourth St. The film features Laurence Fishburne’s one-man play about civil-rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Cost is free; donation accepted. Email info@memphisdebate.org.
Rhodes College will host Yale University professor Dr. Alice Kaplan, presenting “Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag and Angela Davis” Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall on campus, 2000 North Parkway. Visit rhodes.edu.
The third annual Mid-South Farm to Table Conference will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway. The event serves as a forum about Memphis’ local-food system. Buy tickets at midsouthfarmtotable.wordpress.com.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will present his State of the City address to the Memphis Rotary Club Tuesday, Feb. 12, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to taylor@memphisrotary.org.
Methodist North Hospital will hold a stroke support group meeting for survivors and caregivers Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. in day room one at HealthSouth Rehabilitation, 4100 Austin Peay Highway. Visit methodisthealth.org.
Kiwanis Club of Whitehaven will host Crone McEvoy PLC attorney Alan Crone, discussing estate planning and wills, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Outlook Room at Methodist South Hospital, 1300 Wesley Drive. Cost is free. Visit whitehavenkiwanis.org.
Rhodes College will present a diversity spotlight on careers, featuring SunTrust Bank CEO and Rhodes alumnus Johnny Moore, Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Catherine Burrow Refectory on campus, 2000 North Parkway. Cost is free. Visit rhodes.edu.
Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club will hold a Female Business Leader Lunch Wednesday, Feb. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Napa Café, 5101 Sanderlin Ave., suite 122. The lunch will allow business leaders an opportunity to network and discuss ideas. R.S.V.P. to rsvp.lpbc@lpinsurance.com.