West Hartford – Ninth Annual Parenting Conference featuring parenting expert Amy Alamar, Ed.D., author of Parenting for the Genius; for parents of children of all ages; dessert reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by keynote address at 7 p.m.; book signing to follow; Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., (860) 231-6342, (860) 236-4571, jpasternak@mandelljcc.org.