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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.

  • TLP Training, sponsored by TIRR, Brain Injury Unit and Physical Therapy Department, Nov. 15-16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

  • Manager Training, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Nov. 17, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

  • Scholarship Awards Banquet, sponsored by the India Culture Center, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.

  • Annual Fundraiser, sponsord by St. Catherine's Montessori, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m.

  • Recognition Banquet, sponsored by the Sindhi Cultural Society, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. For information, call 281-980-6499.

  • Candy Cane Ball, sponsored by ARC of Greater Houston, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. For information, call 713-957-1600.

Meetings & Special Events
  • Recent Developments in Infectious Disease and HIV, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Dec. 4. For information, call 713-798-4941.

  • The Helene Fuld Foundation has awarded The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing grant for five R.N.s (diploma or associate degree) to pursue full-time study toward the masters of nursing degree. For information about this M.S.N. track, come to a luncheon, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the nursing school, 1100 Holcombe, fourth floor. Please RSVP to 713-500-2199. For additional information, call 713-500-2184 or 713-500-2130.

  • Mayor's Summit on Women: Women United - Celebrating the Past, Building the Future, Nov. 19 ( 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Nov. 20 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.), at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The two-day conference will have over 40 workshops on topics for women and politics, education, health, spirituality, violence and family. For information about registration, call 713-528-6798, ext. 281, or visit the website, www.womenunited.org.

  • "A Taste of the World" anniversary party and fashion show, sponsored by Miki's River Oaks and benefiting Child Advocates, Inc. of Harris County, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., 1324 W. Gray.

  • The 5th Annual Prostate Cancer Golf Tournament, benefiting prostate cancer research at Baylor College of Medicine, Nov. 22 at Champions Golf Club. Post-tournament activities will include a reception, silent and live auctions, buffet dinner. For information about sponsorships, call 713-798-8295. To reserve a player's spot, call 713-798-5137.

  • "The Healing Journey" health care fair, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Hospital, Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., in the new Hermann Pavilion. Complementary and alternative medicine will be discussed and demonstrated during this health fair. For information, call 713-704-4899 or 713-704-4141.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation, a talk by Dr. William G. Ondo, sponsored by the Parkinson Foundation of Harris County, Nov. 19, 11 a.m., at the West University Community Building. For information, call 713-552-0858.

  • To commemorate National Diabetes Awareness Month, the University of Houston College of Optometry is sponsoring "An Eye on Diabetes," an informational open house at the University Eye Institute, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Free screenings and informative talks. For information, call 713-743-1880.

  • The Houston Zoological Gardens is having free admission for the Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 25 & 26. The Zoo is in Hermann Park and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Mayor's Official Downtown Houston Holiday Celebration, Dec. 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at City Hall, 900 Smith. A multicultural program of caroling, bands, and choirs which reaches a crescendo with fireworks and the lighting of Houston's "Tree of Lights," a tradition that began in 1919. Free.

  • The new Welch Chemistry Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science allows visitors to explore the world of chemistry through innovative hands-on approaches. For information about this exhibit and the museum hours, call 713-639-4629.

  • "Space: Images of NASA's Changing Vision," a collection of original works by space artist and visionary Pat Rawlings, on exhibit through May 21, in the Arnold Hall of Space Science at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

  • A new group for adults who have recently experienced a severe trauma is being offered by Baylor College of Medicine's psychiatry clinic. For information, call 713-798-7988, ext. 90135#.

Acclaimed Photographers Explore End of Life's Journey
`Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry'

"Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry," a stirring exhibition at Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston, running through Dec. 19, 1999, investigates the power and growing importance of hospice care, an alternative approach to health care for the terminally ill. Organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., in collaboration with the National Hospice Foundation, the exhibition features nationally renowned photographers who were commissioned to explore hospice from their own perspectives.

The artists were matched with programs in the hospice world, photographing patients, families and health care providers in different regions of the country. Each artist's diverse approach to the project has resulted in work which rises above physical distress and imminent death to show us the humanity and spirit embedded in this ultimate journey of life and in the ordinary people who are its subject.

The exhibition consists of approximately 140 photographs, a variety of multimedia components and is accompanied by a 172-page catalog.

The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center, Houston Hospice and Bering Omega Community Services collaborated with Blaffer Gallery to produce relevant public programming in conjunction with the exhibition.

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