Memphis Botanic Garden will kick off the 2015 Vine to Wine tasting series with “A Taste of Germany” Tuesday, March 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Each event fea-tures eight wines or cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25 for members or $35 for nonmembers. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the University of Phoe-nix–Memphis Campus, 65 Germantown Court, first floor. Dotty Summerfield Giusti of Summer-field Associates Inc. will present “Consulting and Recruiting.” Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz.

Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board will meet Wednesday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in the Downtown Memphis Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St. Visit down-townmemphiscommission.com.

The Peabody will host its monthly Master Taster’s Club wine tasting Wednesday, April 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Peabody Corner Bar, 149 Union Ave. The tasting will include four Or-egon wines and light bites prepared by Peabody chefs. Cost is $25; includes valet parking. RSVP to 901-529-4000.

The Memphis BoyChoir, Memphis GirlChoir and Memphis Chamber Choir will present “A Service of Tenebrae during Holy Week” Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3245 Central Ave. Admission is a freewill offering. Visit memphisboychoir.org.

The Orpheum Theatre will present Sarah McLachlan in concert Wednesday, April 1, at 8 p.m. at The Orpheum, 203 S. Main St. Tickets start at $43. Visit orpheum-memphis.com.

The Daily News will host the 2015 Health Care Reform Seminar and panel discussion Thursday, April 2, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Brooks Museum auditorium, 1934 Poplar Ave. The semi-nar will be followed by a wine-and-cheese reception with the panelists. Tickets are $25. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com.

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host Vanessa Hoffman, author of “Treasure: A Trilogy” for a discussion and book signing Saturday, April 4, at 2 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold its 10th annual conference, “Setting the Standard,” Thursday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Temple Israel, 1375 Massey Road. Lind-say Austin Louis, program officer of the Effective Philanthropy Group, will present the keynote. Early-bird registration is $99 through April 1. Visit npexcellence.org.