Dealing with Guns in the Workplace. Baker Donelson labor and employment attorneys Mark Baugh and Natasha Campbell lead a discussion Thursday on the impact the new laws will have on workplace violence, provisions needed to make sure a weapon is secure, and what immunity may be given to the employer. This is a part of Baker Donelson’s regular Third Thursday Labor & Employment Breakfast Briefing program. Registration and networking breakfast begin at 8 a.m., and the program is 8:30-9:30 a.m. The program (including breakfast) is free but registration is required. Information: [email protected].

SATURDAY, JULY 23

Publicizing Your Dream

Artists and professionals of all kinds can learn the nuts and bolts of the public relations process by attending the Publicizing Your Dream workshop at Gallery F, Scarritt-Bennett Center. The workshop will be led by publicist, educator and composer Chuck Whiting, who will offer advice on publicity, including the tools reporters and editors use, developing news hooks, writing, editing and distributing press releases, adapting press releases for the Internet and preparing for a news media interview. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: PublicizingYourDream.com, 242-9857.

51st St. Paul’s Summer Cookout

Historic downtown Franklin’s St. Paul Episcopal Church will host its 51st Summer Cookout featuring pulled pork and smoked chicken for hundreds of friends and neighbors at $10 each. 3-7 p.m., 510 West Main Street. Event coincides with Bluegrass Along The Harpeth, scheduled for 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Franklin’s Public Square. Information: stpaulsfranklin.com, 790-0527.

Arts & Flowers

The event, featuring 26 artists and nearly a dozen florists, benefits the ALIAS Chamber Ensemble. The evening starts with a patron’s party at 5 p.m. and the main event from 6-9 p.m. at Woods Recital Hall, W.O. Smith School of Music, 1125 8th Avenue South. Tickets are on sale now $35 in advance and $45 at the door and includes free parking, food and beverage. Information: aliasmusic.org, 260-5968.

MONDAY, JULY 25

GNAR New Member Orientation

Applicants for Greater Nashville Association of Realtors membership must attend new member orientation in the GNAR classroom within three months of application. The ethics portion meets the National Association of Realtors requirement that all Realtors complete an approved ethics training between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2012. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, 4540 Trousdale Drive. Lunch provided. Information: gnar.org, 254-7516.

TUESDAY, JULY 26

Young Leaders Council Luncheon

YLC Leadership Luncheon features James R. Threalkill, internationally recognized artist and senior HR director of diversity at Skanska, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Rocketown, 601 4th Avenue South. Threalkill, a YLC graduate of Class 7, will be speaking on “The Reciprocal Impact of Service and Leadership.” $20, which includes lunch. Information: ylcnashville.org.

African Americans and the Civil War

Fort Donelson Camp #62, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), of Franklin and Middle Tennessee will present Dr. Bobby Lovett, who will speak on “African Americans, Slavery, and the Civil War in Tennessee, 1795-1865” 7 p.m. Lovett is senior professor of history, formerly Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Tennessee State University, and a native of Memphis. The event is free and open to the public. The SUVCW is a volunteer, non-profit, patriotic and educational organization founded in 1881 by sons of Union Civil War veterans. Information: [email protected], tnsuvcw.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 28

Intellectual Property Seminar

The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC will present the second in a series of seminars focused on the basics of intellectual property issues for advertising and marketing professionals, this installment focusing on copyright. The Aug. 18 seminar will focus on “Use of an Individual’s Name, Image, Voice or Likeness in Advertising.” Seminars are held at the firm’s downtown office, 211 Commerce Street, Suite 800, noon-1 p.m. The events are free and lunch will be provided. Advance registration requested. Information: 726.5705, [email protected].

Nashville Emerging Leader Awards

The NELAs recognize young professionals in 14 industry classifications who are excelling in their careers and making a difference in the Nashville community. Awards ceremony will be held at Lipscomb University in the Collins Alumni Auditorium, One University Park Drive, at 6 p.m. After party at Mere Bulles, 5201 Maryland Way, Brentwood, 8 p.m., featuring live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 743-3115.

Poet’s Corner

Monthly poetry reading on the front porch at Scarritt-Bennett Center features Stellasue Lee, editor emeritus of the literary journal RATTLE and editorial board member of Curbstone Press. 7-8 p.m., 1000 19th Ave. S. Information: scarrittbennett.org/programs/pc.aspx.

JULY 29-31

Creative Capital Workshop

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville presents the Creative Capital Workshop for artists in the Nashville region at Belmont University. Partially subsidized by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, the workshop is an intensive two and one-half day retreat led by nationally renowned arts professionals that has been described as a “crash course in self-management, strategic planning, fundraising and promotion” for artists of all creative genres. Information: ABCnashville.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

Homebuyer Seminar

The free seminar for first-time homebuyers and current homeowners is designed to provide information on the steps in the home-buying process, financing options, affordable housing programs, and tips on choosing a mortgage company. 10 a.m. at the Avenue Bank corporate office in the historic Baggage Building at Union Station, 111 Tenth Avenue South, Suite 400. Information: 386-4355, [email protected].

SUNDAY, JULY 31

NEXT Awards nomination deadline

The inaugural NEXT Awards, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, will honor the area’s most innovative entrepreneurs and area businesses experiencing the most significant growth in terms of revenue and employment. Four finalists and one winner will be recognized in five business sectors that are especially important to the Nashville economy: Health care, technology, digital media & entertainment, sustainability & alternative energy, social enterprise

SEPT. 30-Oct. 1

‘Handmade & Bound’ Festival of Book Arts

Artists’ books, zines and comics will be celebrated at the book arts festival. All events are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Watkins Library, the festival will launch with a juried book arts and zine exhibition titled Encoded Structures: Interpreting the Story, on display beginning Sept. 30 on campus in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery. The exhibition runs through Oct. 28. Also on Sept. 30 is a screening of the award-winning 2004 documentary “$100 and a T-shirt,” a cultural analysis of the zine community directed by Joe Biel. The film (51 min.) will be shown in the Watkins Theater, 8:00 p.m. Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., creators of artists’ books, publishers and distributors of zines and comics, and book lovers will come together to sell, trade or buy handmade and affordable publications and creations. The day will feature activities such as printmaking, papermaking, book- and zine-making, screenprinting, as well as local bands and a wide variety of food trucks. Information: 277-7403, handmadeboundnashville.com.

ONGOING

Through Aug. 21

Shaker Collection at Frist

Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection, an exhibition featuring more than 200 objects, including furniture, drawings, household objects, textiles and baskets from one of the country’s most renowned Shaker collections, will be on view at the Frist Center’s for the Visual Arts. The exhibition is the largest, most comprehensive collection of Shaker material ever assembled. Information: 244-3340.