Nov. 6-12

New Orleans CityBusiness, Nov 6, 2006 by From CityBusiness Staff Reports

The following calendar of business meetings and events is for Nov. 6-12. The deadline for submissions to the business calendar is 10 days prior to the publication date.

Nov. 6-10

The Grantsmanship Center's Grantsmanship Training Program, Our Lady of the Holy Cross College, 4123 Woodland Drive; full day classes covering all aspects of researching, writing and negotiating grants. Tuition is $825. Class size is limited to 30 participants. For more information and to register, call (800) 421-9512.

Nov. 7

Guest speaker Sean M. Berkowitz, lead prosecutor of the Enron Task Force and Tulane alum, Tulane University, Robert C. Cudd Hall; 3 p.m. Free. Call 865-5728 for information.

Pasta Primavera; Dissecting Italian Political Reality and a Changing Europe in a Post 9/11 World: A Lecture with Dr. Lawrence Gray, Professor of International Relations and Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome. Tulane University, Robert C. Cudd Hall; 7 p.m. Free. Call 865-5728 for information.

Darrel Hoover, author of "Just One More Day" novelist seminar, East Jefferson Regional Library, Napoleon Room; 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Nov. 8

Project New Orleans presented by the Tulane School of Architecture and the New Orleans African-American Museum, the New Orleans African-American Museum, 1418 Gov. Nicholls St.; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Conversation with designers trying to bring together architectural and planning proposals for post-Katrina rebuilding. Exhibit continues through Dec. 8.

Bureau of Governmental Research Breakfast Briefing: Rebuilding New Orleans' Criminal Justice System, Riverfront Hotel, 8 a.m. RSVP at mhogan@bgr.org or by calling 525-4152, extension 108.

The new BellSouth Technology Center's Decision-Making Technology Test-Drive, University of New Orleans BellSouth Technology Center; 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Continental breakfast will be available. Participants will experience how the center's facilities can improve business meeting productivity. For reservations, call 280-6282.

Nov. 9

Lee Pryor, author of "The Savvy Entrepreneur" presentation, Xavier University's University Center, Room 205; 4 p.m. Free and open to the public.

KID smART fourth annual fundraiser, 2835 Esplanade Ave.; 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Music by the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts ensemble and food by Joel catering. Tickets are $75 each, $500 for two tickets at the patron level, which includes a limited edition print. Tickets are available at the KID smART office, 1920 Clio St., or at www.kidsmart.org.

The Pro Bono Project presents Get Out of Debt Day, St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane Ave.; 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A seminar for individuals to learn about bankruptcy and related issues from attorneys, and to receive legal assistance through the Pro Bono Project. Free.

St. Tammany West Foundation's Alumni Breakfast featuring strategic planning and political expert Greg Rigamer as speaker, Benedict's Plantation, N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville; 7:30 a.m., $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. RSVP with Karen Hollis at (985) 867- 3561.

New Crescent City Business Referral Networking Group, Energy Centre, 33rd floor, 1100 Poydras St.; 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. No fee to attend, but RSVP with Michael Sackett at 273-5656.

Tulane Family Business Center Gala, Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St.; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Freeman School of Business Dean Angelo DeNisi will be the keynote speaker. Reservations are required. Call 862-8482 or e-mail familybiz@tulane.edu.

New Orleans Society of Financial Service Professionals Video Teleconference "Sticky Situations and Awkward Moments in Estate Planning," Blue Williams offices, 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and Baldwin Haspel office, 1100 Poydras St., Suite 1000; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free for New Orleans SFSP members, $25 for guests. For information and registration, call 833-7296.

Nov. 10

Out of the Mouth of Babes: Citywide teen speak-out, sponsored by the Awesome Ladies of Distinction Mentoring Program, Second Highway Baptist Church, 1533 Haydel Drive, Marrero; 6:30 p.m. Discussion topics will include peers lost to violence and neighborhood crime.

Nov. 11

Crescent City Fall Classic, Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park; register online at www.CCC10K.com or go to any Whitney Bank. Fees are $20. The Fall Classic is a qualifier for those hoping to earn chips and good starting positions at the 2007 Crescent City Classic.

Nov. 11-12

Three Rivers Art Festival, Columbia St., downtown Covington; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. For more information, call (985) 871-4141 or visit www.threerivesartfestival.com.

Nov. 12

Dorignac's Food Center's First Holiday Wine and Food Fest, Jefferson Orleans South, 2536 Edenborn Ave., Metairie; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $40 each and are available at Dorignac's Food Center.