People’s Law School. A free program that provides an overview of common civil legal issues. Taught by Legal Aid Society attorneys and volunteer attorneys, the weekly, one-hour classes are 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at Wright Middle School, 180 McCall St., and at Cohn Learning Center, 4805 Park Ave. Registration information: 298-8050, www.nashville.gov/Nashville-Community-Edcuation.aspx. Topics and dates include:

• Jan. 30: Social Security Options: This course will cover how to apply for and get Social Security retirement, disability, spouse and child payments, Medicare health insurance, Supplemental Security Income disability and old age payments. (Cohn)

• Feb. 6: Update on the New Health Care Law (Cohn)

• Feb. 6: Basics of Advance Care Planning (Wright)

• Feb. 13: Update on the New Health Care Law (Wright)

• Feb. 20: Basics of Advance Care Planning (Cohn)

• Feb. 20: Social Security Options: See description above (Wright)

• Feb. 27: Paying for a Nursing Home or Home Care with Medicaid (Wright)

• March 6: Basics of Consumer Bankruptcy (Cohn)

• March 6: Renters’ Rights: See description above (Wright)

• March 13: Paying for a Nursing Home or Home Care with Medicaid: See description above (Cohn)

• March 13: Basics of Consumer Bankruptcy (Wright)

• March 20: Basics of U.S. Immigration (Wright)

• March 27: Basics of U.S. Immigration: See description above (Cohn)

• March 27: How Power of Attorney and Conservatorship Work (Wright)

• April 3: How Power of Attorney and Conservatorship Work (Cohn)

SATURDAY, FEB. 1

6th Annual “Night of Music” to Benefit Alive Hospice

Acoustic show featuring Chris Weaver, Matt Feole, Chris Cline, Maxwell Cole, Matt Sellars and Brinn Black. 6 p.m., The Listening Room Cafe, 217 Second Ave. South. $10.

MONDAY, FEB. 3

Real Estate Investors Network

Rutherford County REIN Subgroup: Meets the first Monday of each month to discuss topics of general interest to real estate investors. 6:30 PM, Keller Williams Real Estate Office, 450 St Andrews Drive, Murfreesboro. Information: www.reintn.org/. Other opportunities include:

• Tuesday Feb. 4: REIN Lunch Network – Join active and experienced real estate investors 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. Share your deals you’d like to sell/buy. Present deals you know about that would interest investors. Discuss trends and hot real estate topics of interest to the experienced and active real estate group members. 11:15 a.m., Dalt’s American Grill, 38 White Bridge Road, Nashville.

• Monday, Feb. 10: Monthly Association Meeting – Breakout Sessions Include: Speed Networking, Genius Bar to Get your real estate questions answered, Guaranteed Rent Payments (Part 2), and Sales Contracts & Closing Process Updates on the NEW Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Feature Presentation - Show Me the Money, Getting the $$ to Close Deals Today. 5:30 p.m., Martin Professional Development Center, 2400 Fairfax Ave, Nashville.

• Thursday Feb. 13: Wholesaling Subgroup – Network with wholesalers and buyers of single-family and multi-family real estate. Topics include: deal pitches, deal analysis, deal-finding and marketing tips and tricks, measuring progress, where to get money to fund deals, contract clauses, and more to help you do better deals. 6 p.m., REIN Education Center, 2416 Music Valley Drive, Ste 151, Nashville.

• Monday, Feb. 17: Landlording Subgroup – Join other REIN members to share ideas and discuss the many areas of landlording and renting property. Tips and tricks, contracts, and policies to run your business better. 6:30 p.m., REIN Education Center, 2416 Music Valley Drive, Ste 151, Nashville.

• Tuesday, Feb. 18: REIN Lunch Network – Join active and experienced real estate investors 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. Share your deals you’d like to sell/buy. Present deals you know about that would interest investors. Discuss trends and hot real estate topics of interest to the experienced and active real estate group members. 11:15 a.m., Dalt’s American Grill, 38 White Bridge Road, Nashville.

• Tuesday, Feb. 18: Buying a HUD Home in Tennessee – Attendees also will be given a background of the new HUD system and how you can benefit from the largest-growing inventory of distressed properties in the country. 6 p.m., REIN Education Center, 2416 Music Valley Drive, Ste 151, Nashville.

• Thursday, Feb. 20: Williamson County Subgroup – Rehabbers, new construction builders, commercial, mini-storage, wholesalers, private lenders, transaction funders, hard-money lenders, bankers, title attorneys, realtors and vendors discuss deals, the state of the market, and how they can help each other prosper. 11:15 a.m., Bosco’s Restaurant & Brewery, 2000 Meridian Blvd, Ste 110, Franklin.

• Thursday, Feb. 27: Ca$h Flow & Millionaire Maker Games – Learn financial strategies without having to invest any of your own cash. These games are fun and educational ways to learn about wealth creation, managing assets and liabilities and escaping from the “rat race.” 6 p.m., REIN Education Center, 2416 Music Valley Drive, Ste 151, Nashville.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7

Fifth Annual Valentine Event Chocolate Affair

Taste chocolate from around the world, enjoy live music, peruse fashions and bid in a silent auction. Benefits the Child Advocacy Center of the 15th Judicial District. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Labry Hall, Cumberland University. Information: www.chocolateaffair.net.

Assistance League of Nashville Annual Wine Tasting

The annual wine tasting and silent auction will take place at Richland Country Club, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Guests will enjoy more than 60 wines and a cocktail supper. The event will support the children in need in the Nashville area thru the programs of Assistance League of Nashville. All funds raised in Nashville will remain in the greater Nashville area. Registration and information: www.nashville.assistanceleague.org.

Friday, Feb. 14

33rd Annual Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture

The 2014 conference will focus on the educational and musical legacies of the African-American community in Nashville, and commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Nashville in the American Civil War. Don Cusic will speak about the contributions of poet, educator, and activist James Weldon Johnson. Janet Walsh and Beverly Robertson will highlight research and interpretation of the African-American experience at their institutions. Norm Hill and Tim Johnson will discuss the Civil War experiences of Nashville’s African Americans during the battle. The Fisk University Stagecrafters and Tennessee State University’s Jazz Collegians will provide entertainment. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., TSU Avon Williams Campus, 10th & Charlotte Ave.