Today

An Evening of Contemporary Maine Art and Food, 5:30 to 8 p.m., a Midcoast Magnet event at Plants Unlimited, Rockport, featuring area chefs and artists. Cost is $30 per person. Reservations and pre-payment are required. For details or to register, email info@midcoastmagnet.com.

“Writing A Business Plan,” 6 to 9 p.m., covers plan improvements or meeting commercial lenders’ requirements. SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., second floor, East Tower, Portland. $35 with online registration. For more information and registration, visit www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.

“Inspired to Lead,” 8 a.m., panel discussion with state Rep. Emily Cain, Cheryl Leeman from the office of Sen. Olympia Snowe, and Kathleen Newman from the governors staff; part of the Women in Leadership speaker series presented by Girl Scouts of Maine and Time Warner Cable. University of Southern Maine, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland. The event is open to the public and tickets are $12 per person with proceeds benefiting Girl Scouts of Maine. Visit www.girlscoutsofmaine.org or call 772-1177 for details or to purchase tickets.

Wednesday

“Health Care Reform: One Year Later,” 8 a.m. to noon, free forum for the business community at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. Presentation on the status of the national health care reform law and information about recently passed legislation in Maine. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Email Amy Downing at adowning@mainechamber.org to sign up.

“CleanTech Venture Capital 101: A Forum for Maine Entrepreneurs,” with venture capitalists from the New England Clean Energy Council, 9 a.m. to noon at Woodlands Club, Falmouth. Seating is limited and registration is on a first-come basis, in advance only. Sign up at tinyurl.com/6kvqdan. For more information, email director@e2tech.org or call Harry Brown at 650-7778.

Maine Lobstermen’s Association’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Training workshop, Alternative Enterprises, 5 to 8 p.m. at Thompson Community Center, 51 South Union Road, Union, Call 967-4555 or email lobsterrsvp@gmail.com to register.

Private Cloud and Cloud Hosting Educational Series, 5 to 6 p.m., offered by Reliable Networks and designed to help companies evaluate cloud hosting. Complimentary refreshments, sushi, beer and wine will be served. Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Pre-registration required. Visit www.reliablenetworks.com/events or call Kristin Przybysz at 772-5678.

Thursday

“What Everyone Does, But Few Do Well: Effective and Painless Networking,” by Barbara Babkirk, noon to 1 p.m., part of the free “Wisdom at Work” series. Rines Auditorium at Portland Public Library, Monument Square, Portland.