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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.

  • Fundraiser: Juneteenth Celebration, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta-Housto Metropolitan Alumni Chapter, June 16, 9 p.m. For information, call 713-412-7211.

  • Houston Stop: Herbie Mann Jazz Caravan, sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Awareness Music Foundation, June 17, 7 p.m. For information, call 281-890-3597.

  • Employee Training, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, June 20, 8:30 a.m.

  • Managerial Meeting, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, June 21, 1 p.m. For information, call 713-776-5484.

  • Children's Variety Show, sponsored by Doric Shrine Temple #76, June 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, call 713-223-4813.

  • Banquet, sponsored by Bible Way Church of God in Christ, June 24, 6 p.m. For information, call 713-738-5197.

Meetings and Special Events

  • 13th IEEE Symposium on Computer Based Medical Systems, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, June 23-24. For information, call 713-792-2222.

  • St. Luke's Heart Failure Support Group: Living with Diabetes and Heart Failure, July 12, 2 p.m., at St. Luke's Health Center-Holcombe. For information, call 713-791-8523.

  • 23rd Annual Lewis A. Leavitt, M.D., Memorial Lectureship: The Re-Integration of Musculoskeletal Medicine into PM&R, June 23, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas-Houston Medical School. For information, call 713-799-5033 or 713-799-5086.

  • A free risk assessment for breast cancer is available via telephone from the Breast Center of Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital. For information, call 713-798-1986.

  • Consumer Credit Counseling Service has opened a new office in Houston's midtown area, 2800 San Jacinto, Suite 400. Hours are Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 713-923-2227.

  • Education Program about Thyroid Disease, sponsored by the American Foundation of Thyroid Patients, June 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For information about registration and location, call 281-855-6608.

  • St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Cancer Center is enrolling women who are at high risk for breast cancer in the STAR Cancer Prevention Trial. This study compares a proven breast cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, to another drug, raloxifene, that may work even better. For information, call 713-794-6777.

  • The American Cancer Society offers home medical equipment for cancer patients. For information, call 713-266-2877.

  • Juneteenth Freedom Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre, June 18 at 7 p.m. and June 19 at 1 p.m.

  • Get acquainted again with nature through the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, a 155-acre nature preserve and sanctuary for native plants and animals. Guided tours, summer discovery classes, bird watching and field trips. Located at 4501 Woodway. Open every day, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. For information, call 713-681-8433.

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