Business calendar

Today through Nov. 23

• University of Nevada, Reno's Advanced Management Program; Earn optional credits toward an MBA. Orientation Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the university's Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St. For more information contact Richelle O'Driscoll at 775-784-4046 or visit www.extendedstudies.unr.edu.

Wednesday

• Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Mixer, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted by Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St. For information call 882-1565.

Saturday

• Fall seminars at the Greenhouse Garden Center: 11 a.m. seminar on creating fall container plantings with Janet, 2 p.m. seminar on planting fall bulbs with David. The Greenhouse Garden Center is at 2450 S. Curry St. For more information call 882-8600.

Sept. 21

• Managing Fugitive Dust in Washoe County, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Sierra Pacific Power Company, 6100 Neil Road in Reno. Seminar is free but registration is required. For more information call 775-689-6690 or registration@nsbdcbep.org.

Sept. 22

• The Reno-Tahoe American Marketing Association "Successful Marketing Tools - Casino Style" seminar. Begins at 11:30 a.m. at Harrah's in downtown Reno. Register by calling 786-3030.

Sept. 24

Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Membership Appreciation Barbecue Lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the chamber and Crowell, Susich, Owen & Tackes, Ltd. and Edward Jones - Joe Lushina, 1900 S. Carson St. For information call 882-1565.

Sept. 25

Greenhouse Garden Center free seminar at 2 p.m. on caring for your yard and pond in the winter. The Greenhouse Garden Center is at 2450 S. Curry St. For more information call 882-8600.

Sept. 29

Northern Nevada Development Authority Membership Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson St. RSVP by Sept. 27 by calling 883-4413 or e-mail nnda@nnda.org.

Sept. 30

Northern Nevada Development Authority Second Annual Business & Tech Expo at the Nevada Appeal building, 580 Mallory Way. Tech floor opens at 8 a.m., business floor opens at 10:30 a.m. Event ends at 7:00 p.m. For more information call 883-4413.

To list a business event in the monthly calendar contact Becky Bosshart at bbosshart@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1212 or fax the event information, including a contact number, to 887-2420.