VOL. 8 | NO. 21 | Saturday, May 16, 2015
Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host Art After Dark: Movie Night Thursday, May 21, at Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Bring a blanket and lawn chairs for live music at 6 p.m. and a screening of “The Big Lebowski” at 8 p.m. Free popcorn; wine, beer and soda available for purchase. Admission is free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Visit dixon.org.
The Orpheum Theatre will present “Kinky Boots” Tuesday, May 19, through May 24 at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Visit orpheum-memphis.com or call 901-525-3000 for showtimes and tickets.
Healthsouth Rehabilitation will hold a free diabetes self-management class Tuesday, May 19, at 3 p.m. in the Day Room One, 4100 Austin Peay Highway. The class offers tips on nutrition, medication, monitoring, exercising and coping skills for diabetes. Call 901-213-5400 for details.
The Center City Development Corp. board will meet Wednesday, May 20, at 9 a.m. in the Downtown Memphis Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St. Visit downtownmemphiscommission.com.
Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will meet Wednesday, May 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Bill Piper with Sandler Training will present “The Buyer Seller Dance.” Cost for nonmembers is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Visit sms-midsouth.org.
The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, May 20, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Otis Sanford, a University of Memphis journalism faculty member and former Commercial Appeal managing editor, will speak. Cost is $17. RSVP to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.
Mid-South Association for Financial Professionals will meet Thursday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Regions Bank, 6200 Poplar Ave. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will discuss jobs and economic growth for the city of Memphis. Register at midsouthafp.org.
AARP Cordova Chapter will meet Thursday, May 21, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cordova branch library, 8457 Trinity Road. Nancy Crawford of the Better Business Bureau will provide strategies to help seniors recognize fraud. Guests are welcome. Email fmyers912@yahoo.com for details.
Overton Square will host its 45th anniversary celebration Thursday through Sunday, May 21-23 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. with stages on Madison Avenue and in Tower Courtyard. Entertainment will include live music and documentary screenings, and the Memphis Public Library will record visitors’ memories of the square in The Story Teller’s Corner. Cost is free. Visit overtonsquare.com.