Calendar.

Tuesday, April 13

Currant Issues in Housing, Land Use and State infrastructure Speaker: Julie Bornstein, Keston Infrastructure Institute, USC's Lusk Center Sponsor: CREW--Los Angeles 6 p.m. Regency Club, 10900 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. $60-$80 [phone]

Career Action Groups: Career Transition for Business Professionals and MBA Alumni 6:30 p.m. (Six-week course) The Anderson School of Management, UCLA $495 [phone]

Thursday, April 15

Norway's Vital Role in International Affairs Speaker: Jan Petersen, Norway's foreign minister Sponsor: Los Angeles World Affairs Council Noon Los Angeles Downtown Marriott Hotel 333 S. Figueroa, L.A. $35-$51 [phone]

Jean David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the U.S. Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Noon Omni Los Angeles Hotel 251 S. Olive St., Los Angeles $38 [phone]

Friday, April 16

The New Gold Rush: Text Mining Finds the Motherlodes Sponsor: The Southern California Online Users' Group 7:30 a.m. Kellogg West Conference Center, Cal Poly Pomona $95 [phone]

Saturday, April 17

Adelante Mujer Latina Conference Host: Women at Work Speaker: Bank of America consumer banking executive Leticia Aguilar 7 a.m. Pasadena City College 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena $10 [phone]

Sunday, April 18

Classics for Charity XI 10 a.m. Beverly Blvd. at Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills $12 [phone]

Tuesday, April 20

A Champion's Formula to Explode Your Sales Sponsor: Los Angeles Chapter of the Shared Vision Network Speaker: Dan Kuschell 11:30 a.m. Doubletree Guest Suites 1707 Fourth St., Santa Monica $40-$50, including lunch [phone]

Wednesday, April 21

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Built Our Nation Sponsor: Los Angeles World Affairs Council Speaker: Cokie Roberts 12:30 p.m. Omni Hotel 251. S. Olive St., Los Angeles $38-$53 [phone]

Broker Networking Event Host: AIR Commercial Real Estate Association 7:30 p.m. Pacific Palms Resort One Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry Members free; non-members $30 [phone]

Thursday, April 22

Revitalizing the Gateway Cities: Formulas for Investment and Development 7:30 a.m. Long Beach Convention Center 300 Ocean Blvd., Long Beach $69-$79 [phone]

Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League Sponsor: Town Halt Los Angeles Noon Los Angeles Marriott Downtown 333 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles $38 [phone]

Brazil and Beyond: A Literary Journey Through Jewish Latin America 7:30 p.m. Skirball Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles $5-$12 [phone]

Sunday, April 25

The Jewish Federation Real Estate and Construction Division Annual Dinner 5:30 p.m. Century Plaza Hotel 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City $150-$200 [phone]

Monday, April 26

7th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference (Three-day event) Speakers include Edgar Bronfman Jr., Steve Forbes, Paul Gigot, Mel Karmazin and Rupert Murdoch Beverly Hilton Hotel 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills $1,595-$1,995 [phone]

Tuesday, April 27

Fourth Tuesday Technology Exchange: Angel Investors--Who Are They and Why Should You Care? 5:45 p.m. Sponsor: Japan External Trade Organization 777 S Figueroa St., Suite 4900, Los Angeles Free [phone], ext. 116

N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman, Council of Economic Advisors, the White House Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Noon Millennium Biltmore Hotel 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles $38 [phone]

The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of our National Pastime Speaker: Robert Whiting Sponsor: Japan America Society Noon Holiday Inn Torrance 19800 S. Vermont Ave., Torrance $30-$40 [phone], ext 202

Gerry L. Spence speaks on "Wyoming: The Landscape" 6:30 p.m. The Castaway 1250 Harvard Road, Burbank (Call for price) [phone]

Wednesday, April 28

Satellite Entertainment 2004: The Five Burning Questions (Two-day event) Sponsor: Carmel Group Manhattan Beach Marriott Hotel & Links 1400 Parkview Ave., Manhattan Beach $125-$895 [phone] or [phone]