• Justice Leander Shaw, recently retired from the Florida Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker Saturday at the D.W. Perkins Bar Association’s Scholarship Awards Banquet. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Omni. Shaw will be introduced by former mayor Ed Austin.
• City Council member Pat Lockett-Felder is hosting the grand opening of Harts Road Park Saturday at 11 a.m.
• Skanska USA is hosting a Wreck Out ceremony today at 11:30 a.m. at the Charles E. Bennett Federal Building to celebrate the halfway point of the renovation project.
• The American Lung Association’s Blow the Whistle on Asthma walk is scheduled for Saturday at 8 a.m. at Freedom Commerce Park near the intersection of I-95 and Baymeadows Road. To register, call 1-800-940-2933.
• The Celebrity Cruise Ship Zenith will host a lunch reception prior to its Oct. 27 maiden voyage from the new JaxPort Cruise Terminal. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m., and the ship is scheduled to sail at 4 p.m.