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CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

  • Unless otherwise noted, the following events will take place at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center.

  • Seminars for Summer Youth Program, sponsored by Houston Works Workforce Development, Feb. 16-19, 5:30-10 p.m.

  • Training Prospectives for Children and Adolescents with Mental Illness, sponsored by Harris County Psychiatric Center, Feb. 20, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For information, call 713-522-8060.

  • Scholarship Benefit, sponsored by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, NPhi Chapter, Feb. 21, 9:30 p.m.

  • "It's Showtime" Fundraiser, sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Club of Annunciation Orthodox School, Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 713-529-5714.

  • Masquerade Ball - Greek Night, sponsored by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. For information, call 281-469-0986.

  • 75th Anniversary Luncheon, sponsored by United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, March 4, 12 p.m. For information, call 713-685-2376.

Meetings & Special Events
  • Meetings and Special Events

  • Triple Star Gala, sponsored by the Association of Operating Room Nurses and honoring Drs. Kenneth Mattox, Robert Grossman and Ernest Cronin, Feb. 21 at the River Oaks Country Club. Proceeds will help fund scholarships . Call Sandy Cazemier at 713-627-9603 for reservations.

  • Primary Care Providers Guide to Cardiology, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Feb. 28. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • Pediatric Neurology: Update for the Clinician, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Feb. 28. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • "G Proteins and Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclas," the Mike Hogg Award '98 lecture by Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, March 5, 4 p.m., Robert C. Hickey Auditorium on the 11th floor of the Clark Clinic. For information, call 713-794-1955.

  • Fiberoptic Airway Management Workshop, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, March 5. For information, call 713-798-5601.

  • Texas Anesthesia Conference for Obstetrics, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, March 6-8. For information, call 713-798-5601.

  • The Cullen Course: Clinical Advances in Ophthalmology for the Practicing Ophthalmologist, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Mar. 6-8. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • Grief Support Groups, sponsored by The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center. The Tuesday night group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. throughout the year. A new men's group will be beginning on Wednesday, February 18 and ending April 8. A new Thursday night group will also be beginning. For more information, call 713-677-7126.

    Photograph
    Human red cells, platelets and T-lymphocytes. Scanning electron photomicrograph by Dennis Kunkel, magnification 19,200x. (Photography at the Museum of Health & Medical Science through April 26.)
  • "Microcosm: Views of Microscopic Forms," at the Museum of Health & Medical Science, March 5 , 4-9 p.m. Exhibited as part of FotoFest 98, which runs through April 26. Every week, there's Free Family Thursdays, from 4-7 p.m. And don't miss Weird Science Saturdays; coming up March 14, at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., is "Airplanes, Arrows and Angles." For the museum hours, call 713-942-7054.

  • Empowering Women, a day-long conference on Feb 28, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at Houston's Power Center, South Main at South Post Oak. Contemporary authors Louise Hay, Susan Taylor, Dr. Christiane Northrup and Terah Kathryn Collins will speak. For information and reservations, call 281-350-5157.

    Photograph
    The black-footed ferret is one of several hundred endangered species of North America. (Photography at the Houston Museum of Natural Science through June 14.)
  • Witness: Endangered Species of North America, at the Museum of Natural Science. Photographs by Susan Middleton and David Littsehwager currently on display. Open every day; call 713-639-4629 for hours.

  • The Senior Olympic Games are coming, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and Memorial-Sisters of Charity, March 26-April 5 at sites throughout the Houston area. A wide variety of events for both the occasional exerciser and the elite athlete. For information about participating or volunteering, call 713-551-7250.

  • Ash Wednesday Services, at the Catholic Student Center Chapel, 1714 Rice Blvd., Feb. 25, 12:15 p.m. & 7 p.m. Mass and distribution of ashes. 713-526-3809.
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