Alive & the Bluebird. The Bluebird Café, along with the country’s top songwriters and Alive, are raising funds for hospice patients and their families for the 29th consecutive year. This event will be held Thursday at Saddle Woods Farm, 9522 Franklin Road, Murfreesboro. Featured artists include, Tim James, Dan Couch and Rivers Rutherford. Fees: Single General Admission Ticket: $150; VIP Upgrade for 2 people: $200: priority parking, early admission, reserved seating at a cocktail table near the stage, swag bag; Half Row (6 seat bundle): $750, a discount of $25 per ticket: reserved seating, free Alive & the Bluebird tee-shirt; Full Row (12 seat bundle): $1,200, a discount of $50 per ticket: reserved seating, free Alive & the Bluebird T-shirt. Information

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

Business Before Hours

Tennessee College of Applied Technology presents an informal networking event designed to connect with business professionals from across Rutherford County. Fee: $5 for members, $15 for future members. No registration required. 7:30-9 a.m. Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Smyrna, 663 Ken Pilkerton Drive, Smyrna. Information

Breakfast Honoring Dr. Matthew Walker Sr.

The Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center breakfast will feature a keynote address by James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., president and CEO of Meharry Medical College and a member of President Biden’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. The theme of this year’s event is “Forward 3.0: From Pandemic to Endemic.” Breast specialist Robin Williams, M.D. will receive the Dr. Matthew Walker Sr. Legacy Award, and The Equity Alliance, a nonpartisan grassroots organization, will accept the Michelle B. Marrs Advocacy Award. MWCHC will also distribute scholarships to local Meharry Medical College students. 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Online via Zoom. Information

SATURDAY, MAY 7

Preservation Symposium & Preservation Awards

This year’s theme, “Perspectives in Preservation,” features nationally known speakers discussing historical preservation’s impact on communities, especially at the intersection of commerce, history, education and advocacy. Keynote speakers are Chief Advocacy Officer for the Historic Charleston Foundation Cashion Drolet, historic real estate finance specialist and former executive director for Knox Heritage Kim Trent, and University of Mississippi anthropologist and professor Dr. Jodi Skipper. Williamson County Enrichment Center, 110 Everbright Avenue. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Information

MAY 10-13

30-Hour OSHA for General Industry

This conference will provide participants with four days of intensive review of current topics in occupational safety and health compliance. Continental breakfast and lunch included each day. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hampton Inn & Suites, 325 N. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro. Fee: TN Chamber members $500, non-members $595. Information or Suzie Lusk or Caroline Davis, 615 -256-5141