 | Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on this day in 1979. |
 | This is the first day of Astronomy Week. Spend an evening in the backyard looking at the stars. Blanket optional. |
 | Whether you’re a mother to kids or cats, we celebrate you. |
 | “I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” Katherine Hepburn would have been 102 today. |
| Been thinking about starting your own business, or wondering what it would be like to work from home? Hear stories from four local women who did it at the International Association of Administrative Professionals monthly meeting. Call Maxine Shepard at (901) 274.9030. |
 | Women on the Move, a local networking group, hosts “Daiquiris and Daisies,” a chance to mix and mingle on the roof of the Crescent Club. (901) 684.1010 |
| Truly a sight you’ll see only in Memphis: Head to Tom Lee Park for a look at one of our biggest parties, the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Be sweet, act curious, and the teams’ll probably let you taste, especially Thursday night. |
 | It’s been 20 years since a risk-taking bunch of dancers started Project: Motion, and their anniversary performance at Theatreworks, Looking Back, Moving Forward includes contributions from pioneers like Ann Donahue and Judith Wombwell as well as newbies. (901) 766.9366 |
 | You know you can’t miss it: The Memphis in May Sunset Symphony is the perfect way to welcome a Memphis summer. memphisinmay.org |
 | What are you really watching? Check out the film “Dreamworlds 3: Desire, Sex and Power in Music Videos” at the Memphis Media Co-op at First Congregational. For details call the Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, (901) 274.3550 |
 | Gathering in the spirit of sisterhood, slip on your fiercest pair of heels and head to Victoria’s Secret at the Peabody Place Mall to be a part of a pink-infused reception the opening night of the most fashionable movie of the year. For details, contact Felicia Coley at info@wellheeledsociety.com or Victoria’s Secret at 901.529.0855 |
 | Help raise money for the fight against cancer at the American Cancer Society’s Zodiac Ball, this year saluting oncologist Dr. Lee Schwartzberg....and Libras. (901) 278.2091 |
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