• JAX Chamber and SMPS North Florida will present “It Takes a Village,” a panel discussion planned 7:30-9:30 a.m. Feb. 15 at the University of North Florida University Center. Panelists include Michael Blaylock, CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, and Steve Grossman, CEO of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, along with Bruce Kuzma of CSX, Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, James Bennett of the Florida Department of Transportation and a Jacksonville Port Authority executive. Holland & Knight partner George Gabel will moderate. Information: www.smpsnorthflorida.org
• Karen Greer McGee, president of NALA, The Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals, will be the featured speaker at Northeast Florida Paralegal Association’s “Bring Your Boss to Lunch Day” event at lunch Jan. 30 at the Hyatt Downtown. For information, visit www.nefpa.org.
• The Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens will host “A Brush With Nature” March 29-31, featuring more than 35 landscape artists as they capture the scenery at the arboretum at 1445 Millcoe Road in the Arlington area. A gala reception and sale is scheduled 7 p.m. March 31 at the Wells Fargo Center Downtown. For information, visit www.abrushwithnature.org.
• The five most stressful jobs are, in order, enlisted military soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, military general and police officer, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing the 2012 CareerCast.com Job Stress Report. It also reported that the five least stressful jobs are medical-records technician, jeweler, hairstylist, dressmaker/tailor and medical-laboratory technician.