Meet the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards Finalists. The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards recognize Nashville’s young professionals for significant accomplishments in their chosen career fields, as well as their commitment and contribution to the community. The reception and networking event honors the finalists of the 2014 NELAs. Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Massey Hall, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville. Information: Nashvillechamber.com, 743-3063.

THURSDAY, JULY 3

Summer of Street Food

A gathering of 15 to 20 local food trucks. This event will take place every other Thursday through August 21. Trucks will be parked on Deaderick Street between 4th Avenue North and 5th Avenue North. Information: www.nashvillefoodtruckassociation.com/

THROUGH JUNE 30

GJCC March Art Exhibit

The Gordon Jewish Community Center’s June art exhibit features the work of Yenny Walker-Zarama, Ken Walls and Florian J. Ceglarek. The exhibit, which will be open throughout the month of June, will open with a reception for the artists and public on June 11 at 7 p.m. with music by DJ Spun Counterguy. There will also be a special traveling Israeli art and jewelry exhibit taking place from June 10th – 14th.

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Music City Hot Chicken Festival

Created in 2007, the annual Festival brings together the local community and visitors to celebrate the uniquely-Nashville dish, Hot Chicken. The event, held in East Park at 700 Woodland Street, begins at 11 a.m. with a parade of fire trucks and free Hot Chicken samples to the first 500 people in line. Visitors can enjoy Chicken from Nashville’s best Hot Chicken establishments, cold beer from Yazoo and other delicious edibles from local vendors. Live music is provided by local bands. The event ends at 3 p.m., when visitors can make their way downtown for the annual fireworks display.

SATURDAY, JULY 5

Hallowed Ground: Lantern Tours of Stones River National Cemetery

Stories taken from the letters and diaries of men who fought and died in the Civil War will be presented this summer at the Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro. Park rangers will conduct hour-long walks by lantern light through the Stones River National Cemetery. Reservations are required and can be made by calling by calling the visitors center at 893-9501. There is a limit of four tickets per caller. Additional cemetery tours will be offered July 19 at 7:45 p.m., August 2 at 7:30 p.m., August 16 at 7:15 p.m. and August 30 at 7 p.m.

Summer People’s Law School

People’s Law School is a free program that provides an overview of legal issues that a typical person might face. Taught by Legal Aid Society attorneys and volunteer attorneys, the weekly, one-hour classes will be held 6-7 p.m. on Thursdays at Cohn Learning Center, 4805 Park Ave., and at Wright Middle School, 180 McCall St. Complete schedule:

• June 26: Basics of Consumer Bankruptcy. Explains the different kinds of bankruptcy, who qualifies for them, what bankruptcy can and cannot do and tips on choosing a bankruptcy lawyer. (Cohn)

• June 26: How to Live in the U. S. with Permission. An introduction to the terms and concepts of U.S. immigration law, ways that people immigrate to the U.S., complexities and recent developments in immigration law and how to avoid potential scams. (Wright)

• July 10: Renter’s Rights. Learn your legal rights as a renter and how to assert them, what to look for in a lease, how to get your landlord to make repairs, how to get back your security deposit and more. This class will be held in Room 112. (Cohn)

• July 10: Social Security Options. 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. (Wright)

• July 17: Medicaid for Nursing Home Care and Home Care. Covers how to get TennCare/Medicaid to pay for home and community-based services or care in a nursing home. (Cohn)

• July 17: Basics of Consumer Bankruptcy. Explains the different kinds of bankruptcy, who qualifies for them, what bankruptcy can and cannot do and tips on choosing a bankruptcy lawyer. (Wright)

MONDAY, JULY 7

NashvilleNext Lounges

Learn more about and get involved in shaping the master plan for Nashville-Davidson County growth and development. NashvilleNext is a two-year process to update the city’s General Plan for the next 25 years, during which the county is expected to gain up to 200,000 new residents. Upcoming “lounges” include:

• Monday, July 7, 5–7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Pike

• Tuesday, July 8, 5–7 p.m., Antioch High School, 1900 Hobson Pike

• Monday, July 14, 5–7 p.m., Bellevue United Methodist Church, 7501 Old Harding Pike

• Thursday, July 17, 5–7 p.m., Bellevue Baptist Church, 7400 Highway 70S

• Monday, July 21, 5–7 p.m., Harding Place YMCA, 411 Metroplex Drive

• Tuesday, July 22, 5–7 p.m., Blakemore United Methodist Church, 3601 West End Avenue

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 p.m., Keller Williams Real Estate, 450 St. Andrews Dr, Murfreesboro. Information: www.reintn.org. Additional June opportunities include:

• Monday, July 7: Rutherford County REIN Subgroup. Meets the first Monday of each month to discuss topics of general interest to real estate investors. 6:30 p.m., Keller Williams Real Estate, 450 St. Andrews Dr, Murfreesboro.

• Thursday, July 10: Wholesaling Subgroup. Network with wholesalers and buyers of single-family and multi-family real estate. 6 p.m., REIN Center, 4525 Harding Rd., STE 200, Nashville.

• Monday, July 14: Monthly Association Meeting. Breakout sessions and feature presentation on second Monday of each month. 5:30 p.m., FiftyForward Center, 174 Rains Ave., Nashville.

• Tuesday, July 15: REIN Lunch Network. Join active and experienced real estate investors 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. Meet in a small group and enjoy lunch together with like-minded investors. 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.

• Thursday, July 17: Williamson County Lunch Group. Rehabbers, 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, 2000 Meridian BLVD, STE 110, Franklin.

• Monday, July 21: 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, 4525 Harding Road, STE 200, Nashville.