Tonight — The Center for Planning Excellence presents “Smart Growth Is Smart Business,” a free seminar at St. James Episcopal Church, 205 N. Fourth St., from 6 to 7 p.m. Featured speaker is Geoffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Smart Growth America.
Tuesday — The Academic Distinction Fund welcomes Charles H. Zeanah Jr. as guest speaker for its Distinguished Speaker Series 2012. Zeanah, who is executive director of Tulane University’s Institute for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, will give a presentation titled “Mental Health in Young Children: Why Early Experience Matters,” 4:30-6 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd. Registration begins at 4 p.m. There is no admission charge. Register online here.
Thursday — AARP and Connect present “Re-envisioning Government Street: From the Perspective of a Professional Pedestrian” with national pedestrian and bike safety expect Dan Burden, at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Rd., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Burden will be presenting findings from an audit he recently conducted, in which he walked along Government Street with local and state engineers to re-envision the corridor’s future. The event is free.
For the full list of upcoming events, click here.
Editor’s note: This story has been changed since its original publication.
