Real Estate Investors Network. Davidson County Lunch – Join active, experienced investors to discuss deals you’d like to sell or buy and receive feedback over lunch. Thursday, 11:15 a.m., Anatolia’s Restaurant, 48 White Bridge Rd, Nashville. Information: reintn.org/calendar. Additional opportunity:

• Monday, Aug. 10: Monthly Association Meeting – 5:30 p.m. at the FiftyForward Center, 174 Rains Ave, Nashville.

AUG. 7-8

Tomato Art Fest 2015

Tomato Art Fest returns for its twelfth year on Friday Aug. (6-11 p.m.) and Saturday Aug. 8 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.). Taking place in Historic East Nashville’s Five Points, this free, costume-encouraged event provides a fun-filled day. A community builder, Tomato Art Fest has steadily drawn larger crowds with each passing year, with an estimated 40,000 attending last year. A percentage of proceeds benefit Friends Of Shelby Park. Information: www.tomatoartfest.com/. Activities include:

• Push, pull & wear parade / float entry
• Official tomato king & queen contest
• Beautiful tomato contest
• Biggest-littlest-ugliest tomato contest
• Bobbing for tomatoes/tomato toss
• Chicken costume contest
• Children’s art contest
• Cornhole tournament
• Decorate your bike for the parade!
• Bloody Mary competition
• East Nashville Tomato 5k
• Tomato Art Kidfest 2015
• Family fun open house
• Faux paw fashion show/competition
• Giant ice cream sundae extravaganza
• Kids tomato art exhibit
• Kid’s tomato art show opening reception
• Music and art at the building
• Recipe contest
• Red head competition
• Theater bug performance
• Tomato art preview party
• Tomato fairy/elf contest
• Tomato haiku contest
• Tomato story time at the Inglewood Library
• Tomato wine dinner at Marche
• Story telling by Explorastory

SATURDAY, AUG. 8

DESTACO announces recruitment event

DESTACO, a provider of high-performance automation and workholding solutions, will host a recruitment event at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, 418 Harding Drive, Lebanon, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., to support its new facility in Mt. Juliet. DESTACO expects to hire more than 200 employees in the next 15 to 18 months, including manufacturing and plant management personnel. For up-to-date information on the recruitment event and to apply online, visit www.destaco.com/tnjobs.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12

Nashville Chamber Member Orientation

Learn how your business plays a role in the Chamber’s mission of creating regional economic prosperity. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 211 Commerce St., Nashville. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 615-743-3053.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19

Chamber West Monthly Networking Coffee

Learn more about Chamber West’s initiatives and find out how you can get involved in the continued success of this area. 8-9:15 a.m., Hampton Inn & Suites-Green Hills, 2324 Crestmoor Rd., Nashville. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 615-743-3063.

THURSDAY, AUG. 20

Business Studio: Trademark Registration Workshop

In today’s competitive environment, with the quality and price playing fields are increasingly level, trademarks are often the only way consumers differentiate one company from another. Consequently, trademarks play a critical role in driving new and repeat business. Paul W. Kruse, member, Bone McAllester Norton, is leading this class, which is complimentary to Chamber members and $200 to others. Class requirements: Bring a laptop computer, an image file of your trademark, an electronic example of how you use your trademark in commerce, a credit card with which to pay the USPTO, and a willingness to learn. No prior experience necessary. 8-9:30 a.m., Refinery Nashville, 438 Houston Street, Suite 263, Nashville. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 615-743-3060.

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

2015 Joint Metro Workforce Study Release

Strengthening the Middle Tennessee Region 2020: Building a Vital Workforce to Sustain Economic Growth and Expand Opportunity. In cooperation with the Middle Tennessee Workforce, North Tennessee and South Central Tennessee Workforce Boards, please join us for the release of the 2015 Joint Metro Workforce Study. 10-11:30 a.m., Hutton Hotel, 1808 West End, Avenue, Nashville. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 615-743-3063.