August 2026Members and guests are welcome to join us at our upcoming monthly meetings for networking, dinner and CPE.
Our August meeting includes a virtual Lunch & Learn CPE session and optional movie night. You can sign up for one of both parts of the event. |
August 25, 2026
Speaker: Shelby Williams, CPA - Controller, Harkins Theatres
Session: Harkins Theatres: Behind the Scenes - The Business & Accounting Behind Your Movie Night
Description: What really happens financially after you buy a movie ticket? Take a behind the scenes look at Harkins Theatres and explore the business and accounting behind the moviegoing experience - from admissions and concessions to film rent, advertising, inventory, cash management, forecasting, and financial decision making. Attendees will learn how Finance & Accounting support a complex, multi-location entertainment business while keeping the focus on generally applicable industry and accounting concepts.
CPE Hours: 1
Field of Study: Accounting
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Live - Internet
Program Level: Basic
Meeting Agenda: The virtual session will be held on Zoom from 12:00 - 1:00 with an optional movie night at Tempe Marketplace.
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time: 12:00PM-12:10PM Networking & Introduction, 12:10PM-1:00PM CPE session, 6:30pm-7:00pm Meet up, 7:00pm-9:30pm Movie
Menu: Lunch & Dinner on your own
Location: Lunch & Learn - Zoom link to be sent to attendees prior to event
Movie Shawshank Redemption: Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace - 2000 East Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85288
RSVP by Monday, August 24th (theater seating may fill up earlier)
Session: Harkins Theatres: Behind the Scenes - The Business & Accounting Behind Your Movie Night
Description: What really happens financially after you buy a movie ticket? Take a behind the scenes look at Harkins Theatres and explore the business and accounting behind the moviegoing experience - from admissions and concessions to film rent, advertising, inventory, cash management, forecasting, and financial decision making. Attendees will learn how Finance & Accounting support a complex, multi-location entertainment business while keeping the focus on generally applicable industry and accounting concepts.
CPE Hours: 1
Field of Study: Accounting
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Live - Internet
Program Level: Basic
Meeting Agenda: The virtual session will be held on Zoom from 12:00 - 1:00 with an optional movie night at Tempe Marketplace.
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time: 12:00PM-12:10PM Networking & Introduction, 12:10PM-1:00PM CPE session, 6:30pm-7:00pm Meet up, 7:00pm-9:30pm Movie
Menu: Lunch & Dinner on your own
Location: Lunch & Learn - Zoom link to be sent to attendees prior to event
Movie Shawshank Redemption: Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace - 2000 East Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85288
RSVP by Monday, August 24th (theater seating may fill up earlier)
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Cost: $10 - Member, $10 - Nonmember, $10 - Students
Reservations should be made by noon the Friday before dinner meetings. Any cancellations must be made by noon on the Monday before the meeting. To RSVP, please visit our chapter website at www.afwa-vots.org. To change or cancel reservations, please contact Programs Director Laura Mangan at [email protected]. It is our policy that we cannot refund costs to anyone after we have had to pay the restaurant for your dinner.
Official National Registry Statement
The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/.