VOL. 129 | NO. 122 | Tuesday, June 24, 2014
The Orpheum Theatre will present “The Book of Mormon” Tuesday, June 24, through Sunday, June 29, at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Visit orpheum-memphis.com.
Stax Music Academy, Stax Museum and Memphis Public Library will host David Evans, director of the ethnomusicology/regional studies program at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, for a Soul & Blues Brown Bag Series concert and Q&A Tuesday, June 24, at noon in the amphitheater behind the academy, 926 E. McLemore Ave. The series continues each day through Friday, June 27. Visit staxmuseum.com for a lineup.
Memphis Botanic Garden will host the 19th Hole Vine to Wine wine tasting Tuesday, June 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. The event will feature eight wines or cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.
Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the YMCA corporate office, 6373 Quail Hollow Road, second floor. The topic is “The Mastermind Principle: Based on the Book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill.” Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz.
B.I.G. for Memphis will meet Wednesday, June 25, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Phelps Security, 4932 Park Ave. General Sessions Division 7 Judge Bill Anderson Jr. will present “Veterans in the Shelby County Criminal Justice System.” Visit phelpssecurity.com.
Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, June 25, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. The guest speakers are Jessica Jackson and Amanda Yuen, administrators at Corning Elementary School, Kiwanis Club of Memphis’ Adopt-a-School. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.
Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will host a roundtable with executive coach and HR consultant Judy Bell titled “Emotional Intelligence, the Predictor of Success” Thursday, June 26, from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Cheffie’s Cafe, 483 High Point Terrace. Cost in advance is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers; cost at the door is $20. Visit sms-midsouth.org.
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis will hold a pre-application session to explain guidelines for its upcoming Nonprofit Capacity Building grant round Thursday, June 26, at 8:30 a.m. at the foundation, 1900 Union Ave. Visit cfgm.org for registration and grant information.