mcabw ladies night out
The Montgomery County Association of Business Women invites the public to its
3rd annual Ladies Night Out. The theme this year is
“Vegas on the Lake,” and event organizers promise: “What happens at Ladies Night Out, stays at Ladies Night Out.”
The event will be held from 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the April
Sound Country Club Lakeside Room. The evening
’s festivities will include casino games, karaoke, pet picture readings from a
pet psychic, raffles, silent auction items, appetizers and a cash bar.
“We want the ladies to feel like they are hitting the strip,” said event co-chair Mercedes Milstead. “They can wear jeans and high heels and just have some fun.”
All proceeds will benefit Friends of Montgomery County Texas Animal Shelter
located in Conroe.
stroller fit classes, beginning sept. 4
StrollerFit exercise classes return to Market Street’s Central Park every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. beginning Sept. 4.
The stroller-based fitness program, led by personal trainer and The Woodlands
StrollerFit franchise owner Stephanie Taylor, allows moms to exercise with
their babies by incorporating strollers into a series of resistance, strength
and cardiovascular training. Go to
www.marketstreetthewoodlands.com or call 713-480-3599 for information.
Book Clubs at Barbara Bush Branch Library, Sept. 8, 21, 24
The Evening Book Club will meet on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Branch
Library. The September selection is
So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger.
The Great Books Discussion Group will meet on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in the WCR
Conference Room to discuss
Wealth of Nations by Smith. The group meets on the third Monday of each month from 7 p.m.-8:45
p.m. For more information, contact Earl Bissex at 281-955-9447.
The Afternoon Book Club will meet on Sept. 24 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. The book club meets the fourth Thursday of each month in
the EER room on the first floor.
the central book club, sept. 10
The Central Book Club meets at the Central Library, 104 I-45 N in Conroe at 2
p.m. on the second Thursday of every month.
Upcoming meetings and selections include: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri on Sept. 10; Thunderstruck by Erik Larson on Oct. 8; The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield on Nov. 12. The Dec. 10 meeting will be a party and
opportunity to pick books for next year
’s book club.
All adults are welcome to attend. Registration is not required. For more
information, call 936-539-7814, ext. 276.
knitting/crocheting meets
at Bush Library on fridays
The knitting, crocheting and conversation group meets every Friday from 2:30
p.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Earl Elliott meeting room at the Bush Library. Help make
lap blankets for veterans and chemo caps for M.D. Anderson patients. Bring
items from the following list for a soldier in Afghanistan including cards,
books, toiletries or hard candy. For more information, call 281-376-4610. The
library is located at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring.
vaudeville show, sept. 11-27
Stage Right of Texas will present an old fashioned Vaudeville show to celebrate
the historic theater
’s 75th birthday. Shows will be held from Sept. 11-27 at the Crighton Theatre,
located at 234 N. Main St. in Conroe.
Originally built in 1934 as a vaudeville and movie house, the Crighton stage
never hosted a vaudeville show. For the opening of the 2009-10 season, Stage
Right will remedy that by presenting the stars of yesteryear including Fanny
Brice, Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, specialty acts and a lovely line
of chorines.
Performances will be held on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; and Sunday
matinees on Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $17 for adults;
$12 for youth and students; and a $15 group and senior rate.
Stage Right will be collecting food items to be donated to the Montgomery County
Food Bank during the run of the show.
business research database demo, sept. 11
Want to look up businesses by type and zip code? Want to buy American? Job
hunting and need to know more about a particular business? Come see how to use
ReferenceUSA and Business
& Company Resource Center at the Business Research Database Demo, Friday, Sept.
11, at 11 a.m. in the second floor Barbara Bush Library Friends Computer Lab.
Need some help using HCPL licensed databases or sites on the HCPL Databases
pages? Come to Database Demos, a monthly series that demonstrates a different
database or subject area each month and find out how to get the most out of
each of these HCPL databases
& Internet sites. Database Demo is presented by Margaret A. Davis, reference
librarian.
Groups may call the library at 281-376-4610 to schedule a Database Demo
presentation just for their group. The library is located at 6817 Cypresswood
Drive in Spring.
Coffee With The Cardiologist series at St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital, beginning sept. 24
St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital is hosting an informal series of discussions entitled Coffee With The Cardiologist that will cover educational topics presented by cardiologist Margit Nemeth,
M.D., at 8 a.m. in Conference Room 4 of the hospital.
The topics include: Palpitations, Pauses and Pounding Common cardiac rhythm
abnormalities on Sept. 24; Women and Heart Disease on Oct. 8, Discover the
latest findings about why women are at a high risk; Pathways To A Healthy Heart
on Oct. 29, Exercise physiologist shares steps toward better habits for
cardiovascular health; Combating Cholesterol on Nov. 12, Discover what you can
do to achieve a healthier level; and Have Yourself A Healthy Little Holiday on
Dec. 10, Ways to stay heart healthy during the festive season.
