March 21: MeckMin Open Tables, 6:30 p.m., potluck dinner and conversation, Galilee Ministries, 3601 Central Ave. Register here.

March 23: “Empowering Tomorrow: Youth-Led Initiatives for Change,” an engagement session between West Charlotte High students, police and community groups, 9:30 a.m.-noon, West Charlotte High Blake Auditorium, 2219 Senior Dr.

March 24: Possible date of 3-on-3 basketball tournament, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jewish Community Center.

March 27: CMS meeting for Park Road Montessori parents on plans for relocation to Sedgefield, 6:30 p.m., free, Sedgefield Campus, 715 Hartford Ave. Fliers in English and Spanish.

April 10: The Big Read Day, an invitation from Alliance Center for Education for adults to read to children at facilities across Mecklenburg. Info and sign-up slots here.

April 13: MeckMin and JustServe Service Project, at Latin American Coalition Newcomers Resource Fair, noon-4 p.m. Info and registration here.

April 14: MeckMIN Interfaith Youth Panel, 5-6:30 p.m., Myers Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Rd. Register here.

April 20: Charlotte African American Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Grady Cole Center, 301 Kings Dr.

April 24: CMS Supplier Diversity Summit, 9-11 a.m., free, Goodwill Opportunity Campus, 5301 Wilkinson Blvd. Reservations here.

April 27: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purple Stride walk, from 7:30 a.m., walk 9-11, Romare Bearden Park. Register here. Flier here and here.

April 27: City Planning Academy Bootcamp, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Applications due March 31. Apply here.

April 29-May 4: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Biloxi and New Orleans, $770.

May 2: MeckMIN Annual Community Leader Awards fundraising breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Tickets $60 and up here.

June 24-27: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., $480.

July 29-Aug. 3: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Memphis, $765.

Sept. 2-6: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort, S.C., $765.

Oct. 14-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Venitra White-Dean to Charleston, $480.

Candidates, Elected Officials

Jeff Jackson 3-18

Joyce Waddell 3-18

Governments, Nonprofits, etc.

NC Administrative Office of the Courts 3-13 3-14 3-15

Obama Foundation 3-19