The Crow Collection of Asian Art will close its "Texas Collects Asia 2008: Contemporary Art" today.

The exhibit concludes the museum's yearlong series of five exhibitions. Another exhibit, "Tending the Afterlife: Chinese Tomb Art From the Neolithic Period to the Ming Dynasty" runs through July 12.

The museum is at 2010 Flora St. in Dallas. 214-979-6430. www.crowcollection.org.

The 26th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2501 Flora St. Fantasia is the featured singer. Call 214-743-2400 for tickets.

Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 14 at Highlands Christian Church, 9949 McCree Road. The topic will be on teaching children to be generous. Visit www.lhaecpta.org.

The International Museum of Cultures presents an exhibit by sculptor Murray Stein through the end of January. A quilt exhibit runs through March 30. The museum is at 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road in Dallas. 972-708-7406.

The League of Women Voters of Dallas Education Fund will present a forum on electric-utility regulation at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El, 8500 Hillcrest Road. Invited panelists include Rep. Will Hartnett, Kelly Rod with TXU's Lite-Up Texas program, and a commissioner from the Public Utility Commission. State Rep. Terri Hodge will moderate. Free. Call 214-688-4125 or e-mail lwvdallas@sbcglobal.net.

Career and Employment Services' Employment Resource Group presents "Job Interviewing 101: A Career Coach's Guide to Practical and Winning Interviewing Techniques" by Valerie Pelan from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Jewish Family Service, 5402 Arapaho Road. Free. Call 972-437-9950.

South America: Birds, Bird-Watching and Conservation will be presented by the Trinity River Corridor Project at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Trinity River Audubon Center at 6550 South Loop 12. Bennett Hennessey, South American bird expert, will discuss the bird diversity in South America, how best to approach bird-watching within the continent, and the bird conservation challenges and conservation advances. Free. Call 214-398-8722.

The Student Conservation Association will conduct maintenance at the Rochester Park Trail on Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rochester Park at 3000 Municipal St. Free. Organizers ask participants to bring rakes and gloves. Call 214 671-9500.

Meals on Wheels volunteer training will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 19 at the Visiting Nurse Association's headquarters at 1440 W. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. Free. Call Betsy Cox, VNA director of volunteers, at 214 689-2210 or e-mail coxbe@vnatexas.org.

The SPCA of Texas will present a seminar, "Fostering Success," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 11 at the SPCA's headquarters, 2400 Lone Star Drive. This seminar is designed for anyone involved in the rescue, fostering, rehabilitation or placement of dogs acquired as strays, from shelters, as "owner surrenders," or from backyard breeders or puppy mills. $150, includes lunch both days. Register at www.spca.org/petuniversity.

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