Calendar

Oct
25
Thu
Hess Houston Corporate 5k Supports MPC @ Memorial Park
Oct 25 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Hess HCR5K Cropped LogoJoin your co-workers and friends for Houston’s “Largest Office Party” at Memorial Park. This event promotes the health and fitness of the corporate community and provides a great opportunity to interact with fellow Houstonians. The course will remain open between 4-7 p.m. over a four-day period, October 22-25, 2018, at Memorial Park.

A portion of all registration and sponsorship proceeds directly benefits Memorial Park Conservancy’s day-to-day park care. To sign up your company, call 832-974-1690 or email info@houstoncorporate5k.com. Or sign up as an individual on team “Memorial Park Conservancy.”

For more information, visit houstoncorporate5k.com.

Nov
10
Sat
Yoga in the Woods @ Huntsville State Park
Nov 10 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

An afternoon of stress-free relaxation in the woods as Yoga Instructor Holly N. She will leads  through some basic yoga positions. This event is open to all ages and there is no additional fee, but you do need to bring your own equipment.

Nov
14
Wed
Michael Phillips Presents “The King of Mycorrhizal” @ United Way
Nov 14 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Michael PhillipsThe Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance hosts a seminar packed with mycorrhizal insight and much more. Michael Phillips, author of Mycorrhizal Planet, will dive deep into how fungi and plants work together to create dynamic ecosystems. Come to learn how plants and microbes communicate and how you can take your lawns, gardens, and landscapes to the next level.

OHBA Members: $20

Non-members: $40

Dec
1
Sat
Memorial Park’s Fitness Fair @ Memorial Park Conservancy
Dec 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Save the Date! Memorial Park Conservancy’s first ever Fitness Fair brings together the best in health, wellness, and fitness, right to YOUR Park! Fitness Fair will feature booths from local business, running clubs, and fitness groups. You can also sample new products, enjoy the food truck, and try out free fitness classes throughout the morning. This event is made possible through the generosity of Axis Earth and Whole Health Center Houston. Visit their Facebook page.

Dec
8
Sat
Yoga in the Woods @ Huntsville State Park
Dec 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

An afternoon of stress-free relaxation in the woods as Yoga Instructor Holly N. She will leads  through some basic yoga positions. This event is open to all ages and there is no additional fee, but you do need to bring your own equipment.

Dec
27
Thu
“Let’s Protect Our Earth!” seminar @ North Channel Library
Dec 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Image result for empower let's protect our earth 2018 eventbriteJoin EmpowerE in understanding how we all can save Mother Earth by empowering everyone around us. They will have a very interactive seminar followed by a networking session. EmpowerE wants to go beyond the formal education system and begin educating ourselves and others around us about what we all can do to better the planet. See the truth of the current state of our Earth and change the way we live. If we can minimize or reduce our use and waste, we will be able to mitigate many of the world’s major problems like pollution, climate change, hunger, poverty, and diseases, to name a few.

Jan
25
Fri
EmpowerE’s “Let’s Protect our Earth!” seminar @ Jacinto City Branch Library
Jan 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

EmpowerE will have a very interactive seminar followed by a networking session. Can we go beyond our formal education system and educate ourselves and others around us what we can each do to better the planet that we all inhabit? Can we change the way we live? If we can minimize or reduce our use and waste, we will be able to mitigate many of the world’s major problems like pollution, climate change, hunger, poverty, and diseases, to name a few.

Jan
29
Tue
OHBA Seminar featuring Dr. Eva Selhub @ The United Way Building
Jan 29 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Image result for ohba organic educatorsIn this fascinating seminar, Dr. Eva Selhub will reveal the huge impact nature has on our cognitive brain function, mental health, and our physical well-being. Come learn how nature is vital to improving your health.

Schedule:

5-6 p.m. Registration, Networking, Light Bites

6-7:30 p.m. Dr. Eva Selhub on ‘Your Brain on Nature’

Jan
31
Thu
AIA Prosperity Summit, Building Economic Resilience in Practice @ AIA/Houston
Jan 31 @ 9:00 am – Feb 1 @ 3:00 pm

AIA Houston invites you and the future leaders of your firm to participate in an exciting two days learning to build economic resilience in your practice. You will:

  • Gain significant insight into what it takes to launch a firm, and sustain its profitability;
  • Learn how to develop your firm’s unique strategy,
  • Look into the future and explore innovative practice models,
  • Participate in a diversity workshop exploring unconscious bias,
  • Leave with an action plan to improve your firm’s bottom line.

Don’t miss out on the discounted early-bird rate, as well as discounted rates for AIA members.

Panel Highlight:  Financial

Jennifer Devine will show you how to utilize different accounting systems running in the cloud to manage the profitability on your projects.  A CPA, Ms. Devine’s goal is to help all of her clients utilize whatever accounting system they are using to its fullest potential and to streamline as many of their accounting processes as possible.

Feb
27
Wed
“If You Breathe It, Drink It, Sit on It – What’s In It?” @ Green Building Resource Center
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Maybe you don’t want to know. If you do, this session is for you. Manufacturers and everyone utilizing manufactured items put chemicals in the air, water, and the very goods they sell or dispose of. Some of these chemicals are dangerous to life and create unintended consequences.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to Steve Stelzer at 832-394-9050.