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6 FEATURE STORY GENERAL MANAGER Inspiration Stage directors and actors Lee Hartman [email protected]
share what they love about “Heathers The ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Marquita Griffin Musical” (High School Edition). [email protected]
COMPOSITION & GRAPHICS MANAGER Alfred H. Dubé [email protected] 10 SUMMER TRAVEL GRAPHIC DESIGNERS There is plenty of summer fun events scheduled Melinda Maya 6 [email protected] throughout Fort Bend County. Rachel Cavazos [email protected] 16 IN & AROUND PECAN GROVE WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS Averil Gleason Terry Jude Miller recognized for his works. Diana Nguyen Michelle Cornell
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24 LIBRARY NEWS 22 The George Memorial Library has special events in store for everyone this summer. May 2018
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The Heathers — Heather McNamara (Maura Dooley), Heather Chandler (Emma Jobes) and Heather Duke (Madison Willett) rule Westerberg High in the darkly delicious high school comedy, Heathers the Musical. 6 • Pecan Grove MonthlyPhoto courtesy of Sarah Patterson Feature Story =‘Catchy, fun and hilarious’+ Pecan Grove talent weighs in on Inspiration Stage’s “Heathers The Musical” by MARQUITA GRIFFIN
his musical is dark. It is delicious. It is comedic. And perhaps, 13 years old to 18 years old. most importantly, its material is still relatable to teenagers Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.inspirationstage. today, so it is no surprise the talented actors of Inspiration com/shows, or at the door. Stage are eager to bring fictional characters Veronica Sawyer, Bootle, who has been involved with Inspiration Stage for the TJ.D., Heather Chandler, Heather McNamara and Heather Duke to past five years, said she is most interested in entertaining the life on a local stage. audience with show’s “modern movement.” From June 21 through June 23 Inspiration Stage presents “This, being [the high school edition of] Heathers, we will Heathers The Musical (High School Edition) — a PG-13 rated have a fully teen cast, a lot of whom have trained with us here at musical about life in high school. Inspiration Stage,” she said. “The choreography for this show is Showcasing talents from young actors from around Fort Bend not difficult by any means, more meticulous than anything, with County and Houston, “Heathers” tells a story about Veronica lots of fun, energetic moves. Lots of modern movement and Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way things that move well on their bodies. into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: “We are going to have a blast dancing this show,” she added the Heathers. energetically. The production is based on the 1988 movie, “Heathers,” an American dark comedy written by Daniel Waters and directed by FRIENDS ON STAGE Michael Lehmann. It starred Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Pecan Grove’s Hayden Roberts, 18, is unquestionably feverish Shannen Doherty. about performing in Heathers, especially since this will be the “Having this 80s movie come to our iStage with fabulous first show for the Fort Bend Christian Academy senior. music, flawed characters and a deeply dark comedic flair is “‘Heathers’ is by far my favorite musical and I am beyond exciting for me and my team,” said Mandy Seymore-Sensat, excited to be a part of it. I have seen many shows at Inspiration Inspiration Stage’s artistic director who lives in Pecan Grove. Stage and I can’t wait to become a new member of iStage,” said “Our teens are hungry for this show with its biting humor and Roberts, who will attend the University of Southern California’s dramatic moments.” School of Dramatic Arts and major in Theatre with an emphasis in acting. A CRAZY STORY WITH MODERN MOVEMENT “I am very excited to be entering my first show at Inspiration Annelea Bootle, who is the production’s choreographer and Stage as an ensemble member,” Roberts said. “I love to dance and stage manager, completely agrees. there is no better song to dance to than ‘Big Fun.’ I am looking “I’m a total fan of the cult-classic 1988 film and an even bigger forward to getting to know the cast better as I work alongside fan of the musical,” said Bootle, 23, of Pecan Grove. “The music is them.” catchy, fun and hilarious. It’s something I’m very excited to put Roberts also admitted that she’s equally looking forward to movement to.” working alongside her friend, Kelsey Brown, who also lives in As the musical progresses, the audience will witness that Pecan Grove and is a senior at Fort Bend Christian Academy. before the Veronica character can get comfortable atop the high Brown, an ensemble member in the musical, will be attending school food chain, she falls in love with the dangerously the University of Texas to study mechanical engineering. handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, “But,” Brown adds. “ I plan to continue in community theatre kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and while I’m in Austin.” kiss Heather’s aerobicized butt, but J.D. has another plan for that Developed by the award-winning creative team of Kevin bullet. Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence “As a massive fan of the film, I think adding music and O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and director Andy Fickman choreography lends so well to the spectacle of it all,” Bootle said. (Reefer Madness, She’s the man), Heathers The Musical (High “It’s this crazy story about troubled teenagers, love, enemies and School Edition) is a hilarious, heartfelt and homicidal new show friendship that lends itself to be cheesy, hilarious, enlightening based on the greatest teen comedy of all time. and such a blast.” “People should definitely come and see Heathers because it is For those familiar with the film, theatre officials stress the an unbelievably fun experience,” Roberts said. “The humor is musical is a high school edition of the story — curse words have deliciously dark and you can’t help but love the characters. It’s a been removed, as well as onstage smoking, drinking and R-rated show that will keep you laughing or crying the whole time. sexual scenes — but it does contain mature themes that may not Maybe even both.” be suitable for young audiences. The target audience is from ages
Continued on page 8 To advertise, call 281-342-4474 • 7 Feature Story Continued from page 7 INSIGHTFUL PRODUCTION WITH SERIOUS TOPICS Heathers director and music director Sam Brown recalls WHAT: Inspiration Stages’ Heathers The Musical (High School Edition) growing up in the 80s saturated with films by John Hughes — WHEN: 7:30 p.m. June 21-23 who directed, wrote and/or produced films such as National WHERE: Sugar Land Auditorium, 226 Lakeview Dr. in Sugar Land Lampoon’s Vacation (1983), Mr. Mom (1983), Sixteen Candles WHAT ELSE: Visit www.inspirationstage.com. (1984), Weird Science (1985), The Breakfast Club (1985), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Pretty in Pink (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), and She’s Having a Baby (1988). =Summer Camps Begin June 4+ And while “Heathers” is one of the few iconic 1980s films not Inspiration Stage also offers 19 opportunities this summer for kids ages four through 18 to be on stage, performing musical theatre produced, written or directed by John Hughes (“Heathers” was favorites including Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, Annie, Madagascar, directed by Michael Lehmann), Brown easily considers Heathers Aladdin, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Willy Wonka, Sleeping Beauty and an “important 80s piece.” Winnie the Pooh. Not only is the musical “simultaneously insightful and Inspiration Stage summer camps are taught by theatre professionals ridiculous,” Brown said the production is “an educational with help from theatre savvy high school/college interns, most of whom opportunity and a chance to explore important themes that have been in numerous productions with Inspiration Stage. Camp performances have full production value, with costumes, light teenagers face.” and sound, all performed at the historic Sugar Land Auditorium. “I think it’s necessary to engage our students and to have Registration is open now at inspirationstage.com/Summer. conversations about serious topics like suicide and peer Inspiration Stage is a national award-winning performance arts pressure,” Brown said. “Even though the source material may be studio located in the historic Sugar Land Auditorium at 226 Lakeview dated, I don’t think that the importance of making sure that these Dr. For more information, visit www.inspirationstage.com. discussions are encouraged can be overstated enough.”
Annelea Bootle Hayden Roberts Mandy Seymore-Sensat
Students (Ensemble members Mya Bryant and Desmond Otasowie), Heather Duke (Madison Willett), Heather Chandler (Emma Jobes), Heather McNamara (Maura Dooley) and J.D. (Davis Underwood) at Westerberg High, home to “The Heathers,” the most popular clique in the school. Photo courtesy of Sarah Patterson
8 • Pecan Grove Monthly To advertise, call 281-342-4474 • 9 Texas Tour locaL EvenTs & Happenings
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JUNE 16 Art & Culture: History of Renaissance Art Former architecture professor Sheba Akhtar will talk about Renaissance Art, from the Early Renaissance period’s rebirth of classicism in 1400 to the High Renaissance period of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael (1490s to 1527) in Room 2A of the George Memorial Library from 1 p.m. to p.m. Learn how Florence, Italy, became the “Cradle of Renaissance Art” and how the Medici family of merchants and bankers influenced the period by becoming patrons of Florentine art. Akhtar will also discuss the art of Masaccio, Donatello, and Brunelleschi.
Sugar Land Superstar Round 1 JUNE 2 For the 13th summer, Sugar Land Superstar returns to Sugar Land Rosenberg Symphonic Band to perform Town Square’s Plaza. The first round of American Idol-like competition at Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Singers will perform, with five of The Rosenberg Symphonic Band will perform at the George Memorial them being named finalists for the August competition. A previous Library (1001 Golfview in Richmond) on Saturday, June 2 at 2 pm, in the Superstar contestant will kick start the evening’s music. library’s Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater. Under the direction of Brittany Stone, the band will perform a selection of patriotic tunes representing JUNE 23 past and present Americana, as well as some inspirational pieces and movie soundtracks. A community band of brass, woodwind, and Summer Family “Campout” percussion players, the 35-piece ensemble provides an opportunity for Nature & Eclective Outdoor’s musicians from Rosenberg, Richmond, Katy, Sugar Land, and the interactive campsite will feature surrounding area in Fort Bend County to get together and share their tents, games, s’mores and even a love of music. The performance will take place in an outdoor lawn fishing tournament. You can amphitheater, and seating is concrete. Theater-goers are encouraged to also practice casting a fishing pole bring cushions to sit on. Glass containers, alcoholic beverages, and while learning about native Texas popcorn are not allowed in the amphitheater. The concert is free and fish or learn the right way to open to the public. For more information, call 281-342-4455. wear a life vest while checking out NEO’s kayaks and hybrid Houston Show Choir Concert paddle boards. Play life-size The Houston Show Choir will take the stage in Sugar Land Town games like 2x4 Jenga, Kerplunk, Square from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The choir is an auditioned adult show and Connect 4 or relax on the lawn with a game choir committed to producing entertaining musical selections in a of checkers while listening to live music from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. variety of genres. at Sugar Land Town Square.
JUNE 7 JUNE 29 Afternoon with an Author: Liara Tamani NOLA Nights Guest author Liara Tamani will share her The New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band will perform from 7:30 p.m. to experiences writing and publishing her debut 9:30 p.m. at Sugar Land Town Square, offering guests a taste of authentic Young Adult novel, Calling My Name at the New Orleans music . University Branch Library, at 3 pm in Meeting Room 2. Published by HarperCollins’ Greenwillow FEATURED EVENT Books in 2017, the novel tells a coming-of-age Libraries Rock: Summer Reading Clubs return! story of an African-American girl named Taja Fort Bend County Libraries presents special reading clubs during the Brown, who juggles family expectations and summer to encourage reading among readers of all ages. Library spirituality while discovering her own sense of programs and activities begin during the week of June 4, and continue self. Light refreshments will be served. The through July 28. There is no charge to join the Summer Reading Clubs program will appeal to teens, young adults, and and they are open to everyone, regardless of the county of residence. adults. Participants may register at any Fort Bend County library, or they may register online by going to the FBCL website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) JUNE 8 and clicking on the “SRC Sign-Up” image. When the online Lyrics & Lawn Games registration form has been completed, readers will The Sugar Land Town Square Plaza will turn then have their own online page on which to into a large backyard party from 7:30 p.m. to record their books or reading time. Reading 9:30 p.m. for the free Lyrics & Games event. rewards can be redeemed beginning Monday, Activities, food and live music will be featured. June 4. Prizes must be collected from the “primary library of use” that the reader indicated JUNE 9 on the registration form. The last day to pick up Movie Under the Moon awards is September 1. Sponsored byt the First Colony Church of The Summer Reading Clubs are sponsored by Christ, this free Movie Under the Moon Fort Bend County Libraries, the Friends event in Sugar Land Town Square will organizations that support the county library feature the classic “Little Giants” from 8:30 p.m. to system, and the Collaborative Summer Library 10 p.m. Program, a consortium of states working together to provide high-quality children’s summer-reading JUNE 15 program materials for public libraries. Music in the Plaza Find out more about the Summer Reading Clubs at your local The Sugar Land Brass Co. will perform from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in library in our Library News section. 10 • Pecan Grove Monthly ForT Bend CounTy Day-Trip DesTinaTions
alligators sunbathe, check out the Nature Center’s exhibits or be amazed FULSHEAR AREA by what you see at the George Observatory and the Challenger Learning BLESSINGTON FARMS | This special Center, also found in the park. The George Observatory, which is operated farm offers virtually year-round by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, is home to three large picking opportunities as well as telescopes. On a clear night, visitors can catch a glimpse of star attractions and activities for families, constellations and planets such as Jupiter and Venus. Camping is a major such as slides, rides, mazes and attraction for the park, and it also has a handicap-accessible nature trail animal interaction. and pier. Walking trails wind their way through the trees and will even Address: 510 Chisolm Trail, Wallis, lead walkers down to the edge of the Brazos River. TX 77485 Address: 21901 FM 762, Needville Website: blessingtonfarms.com Website: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/brazos-bend OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS • Forever Fulshear Farmers’ Market | fulshear-farmers-market. Richmond business.site FORT BEND MUSEUM | Known as one of Texas’ best local history showcases, the Fort Bend Museum allows visitors to travel through time to experience life on the Brazos River. The museum features galleries, Katy historic home museums, walking tours of Richmond and exhibits that Exploration Park | The interpret more than 100 years of history of the area and Texas. This design of Exploration Park is award-winning museum chronicles the settlement of Fort Bend County rooted in children’s play, by the “Old 300” who received Mexican land grants through Stephen F. environmental stewardship, Austin. educational principles, and an Address: 500 Houston St., Richmond overall site design inspired by Website: www.fortbendmuseum.org water. It also offers visitors a multipurpose play area, an GEORGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY | The open lawn for unstructured central hub for the Fort Bend County play, and a pavilion with Libraries is the George Memorial Library. covered picnic area. Play The library offers a broad spectrum of features include a sensory services to patrons of all ages, from garden, multiple varieties of swings, a slide tower and bridge connecting checking out books, videos, CD’s and to a hill slide, a musical bridge, and a raindrop berm lawn in which the magazines to searching databases and earthwork evokes the notion of a giant raindrop ripple in the lawn. In using computers. Children enjoy weekly addition, an interactive water cycle wall demonstrates valuable principles programs and activities, including the popular through a hands-on educational experience. The capture of rainwater Summer Reading Club. Teenage patrons are invited to from atop the picnic area’s pavilion and an arroyo, or dry creek bed, activities tailored to their age range and interests. Adults can take accented with native plants encourages water conservation throughout advantage of free computer classes and computers are available for the site. Educational signage throughout the play areas further enhances patrons or they may bring personal laptops to access the library’s Wi-Fi the learning experience. service. Adult readers may also enjoy participating in Book Clubs that Address: 15020 Cinco Park Rd, Katy, TX 77450 meets monthly at all nine locations of the system. Each branch library Website: willowforkdrainagedistrict.com/parks/exploration-park offers special programs and incentives to encourage children to read. Call the George Memorial Branch at 281-342-4455 to sign up. All OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS programs are free and open to the public. • Typhoon Texas | www.typhoontexas.com/houston Address: 1001 Golfview Dr., Richmond • Katy PlayStation Park | cityofkaty.com/departments/parks/parks-and- Website: www.fortbend.lib.tx.us facilities-2/ • Times Square Entertainment | timessquaretx.com GEORGE RANCH HISTORICAL PARK | Discover a treasury of Texas traditions at this park where visitors can experience more than 100 years of Texas history. The George Ranch Historical Park is a living history museum that tracks four generations of one family over 100 years of Texas history. Tour an authentic 1890s Victorian mansion, sit around the campfire with cowboys during a spring roundup and witness long- forgotten crafts such as the making of lye soap, all in the same day. Visitors are greeted by authentically costumed characters who accompany them on tours through the restored homes, barns and buildings on the grounds. Address: 10215 FM 762 Rd., Richmond Website: www.georgeranch.org Rosenberg ROSENBERG RAILROAD MUSEUM | The museum resembles the circa 1900 Union Depot that served Rosenberg rail travelers as they made their way through Fort Bend County. Indoor cabinets house historic artifacts, including lanterns, oil lamps, tools and photos of Rosenberg at Needville the turn of the century. Visitors can sit at the station agent’s desk and BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK | Nestled in a serene area of Fort Bend watch the trains chug through the rail yard. Model railroad layouts are on County is a park where camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, horseback display, an 1879 business car undergoing refurbishing, a switching station riding and fishing are high on the list of things to do. The Brazos Bend and Tower 17, the last tower in Texas that operated. The museum offers State Park, which was opened to the public in 1984, covers about 5,000 model railroad camps, children’s school and summer programs, birthday acres and is home to alligators, deer, raccoons, telescopes aimed at the parties and more. heavens and a mock-up of the NASA mission control center. Watch
To advertise, call 281-342-4474 • 11 Texas Tour Address: 1921 Avenue F Rosenberg was built in 1939, the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land Website: www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org was the result of a partnership between the museum, the city of Sugar Land and Telfair developer Newland Communities. . The museum is a SEABOURNE CREEK NATURE PARK | The City of Rosenberg 43,000 square foot facility that hosts both permanent and traveling opened this 164-acre park in the summer of 2000. The park features exhibits. walking, jogging, and biking trails, wetlands, prairie restoration area, Address: 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land butterfly garden, restrooms, and a 4-acre lake stocked with bass, perch Website: www.hmns.org/hmns-at-sugar-land and catfish. Also inside the park is the R.W. Lindsey Gazebo, which is 1,025 square feet equipped with electricity and available for rentals. ESCAPE AGAIN ROOMS | Escape Again puts your team inside a real-life Address: 3831 Highway 36 South, Rosenberg adventure game. Once inside one of the themed rooms you will be Website: txmn.org/coastal completely immersed in the game. Your challenge is to solve the puzzle, beat the clock and escape in under 60 minutes. All of the clues you need THE BLACK COWBOY MUSEUM are in the room. Escape rooms are the perfect team building experience | Owned by Larry Callies, heritage or group activity. Your common goal is to escape and the only way to do museum features photos, stirrups, that is to work together to solve the mystery. Ideal for sporting teams, boots and more that reveal the rich work colleagues or groups of friends and family. history of black cowboy. Callies Address: 3564 Highway 6, Sugar Land, TX 77479 has been a cowboy since he was Website: escapeagainrooms.com 12 years old, and was the second black cowboy in Texas to make it SUGAR LAND TOWN to the state finals in 1971. SQUARE | Home to the 1.4 Address: 1104 3rd St, Rosenberg acre Sugar Land Town Plaza, Website: www. Sugar Land Town Square is a blackcowboymuseum.org mix of activity appealing to children, adults, couples and family units. Shopping and OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS playing often combine here • Jumping Zaxx | jumpingzaxx.com where you can shop at the nations most popular retailers, spend a night watching a movie under the Sugar Land moon with your children or FORT BEND CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY CENTER| The Fort Bend dine out with friends a local Children’s Discovery Center is a very special project of the Children’s restaurants. To find out Museum of Houston. The Discovery Center occupies a 12,000 square which events are hitting the plaza visit www. foot restored building and features six exhibits. It gives the Museum the sugarlandtownsquare.com. opportunity to enrich the educational lives of Fort Bend’s children by expanding cultural and educational family-focused opportunities. All Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center exhibits will be managed as platforms for learning for children birth through 12 years, with specific, measurable LOOKING FOR PARKS? educational outcomes for each. Each exhibit will be focused on a • Sugar Land Memorial Park and Brazos River Corridor | www. quintessential childhood question such as “How Does it Work?” The sugarlandtx.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/6 exhibits will reflect the requirements mandated by Texas Essential • Cullinan Park | www.cullinanparkconservancy.org Knowledge and Skills for children in grades K-6. • Oyster Creek Park | www.sugarlandtx.gov/Facilities/Facility/ Address: 198 Kempner St., Sugar Land Details/13 Website: www.childrensdiscoveryfb.org • Kitty Hollow Park | www.fortbendcountytx.gov • Buffalo Run Park | www.missouricitytx.gov/498/Buffalo-Run-Park HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE AT SUGAR LAND | • Willow Fork Park | willowforkdrainagedistrict.com/parks/willow- Housed in the former dormitory of the Central State Farm prison, which fork-park Take a Texas Tour This Summer =Plenty of Lone Star attractions to satisfy the eager traveler+ variety of cold water and tropical fish. It also features sharks, a stingray Austin touch tank, and a rainforest with hundreds of reptiles. Austin Duck Adventures 602 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701 | www.austinducks.com Barton Springs Pool Get a kick out of this combination land-and-sea tour. A six-wheel-drive 2131 William Barton Dr, Austin, TX 78746 | www.austintexas.gov/ amphibious vehicle provides transportation through Austin’s historic department/barton-springs-pool downtown and the scenic west side before splashing into Lake Austin. This natural, spring-fed, three-acre dammed pool that maintains a steady 68-degree temperature year-round. Austin Zoo 10808 Rawhide Trail, Austin, TX 78736 | austinzoo.org Blanton Museum of Art The Austin Zoo assists animals in need through rescue, rehabilitation and 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 | blantonmuseum. education. Located on the southwest edge of Austin, Texas, Austin Zoo org draws visitors from around the world to learn about rescued animals and Found on the University of Texas campus, the museum is known as one spend quality time outdoors in the Texas Hill Country. of the largest university art museums in the country and home to more than 17,000 works of art – ranging from Renaissance and baroque pieces Austin Aquarium by renowned artists such as Rubens and Poussin to a sizeable collection 13530 US-183 #101, Austin, TX 78750 | www.austinaquarium.com of contemporary Latin-American art. It also features the largest private Among the 35 exhibits featured throughout Austin’s newest attraction collection of master works in the United States. are a wide variety of amphibians, an interactive Lorikeet Aviary, and a
12 • Pecan Grove Monthly Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden sits on 66 acres along the 4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739 southeast shore of White Rock Lake. The property’s world-famous display www.wildflower.org gardens showcase seasonal flowers, ornamental shrubs, trees, and plant Named for its creator, Claudia Alta Taylor collections, while seasonal outdoor festivals and concerts, art shows, and “Lady Bird” Johnson (wife of President education programs are also popular. It offers an array of popular annual Lyndon B. Johnson), this center is a great events, educational programs for children and adults, and an emphasis on place for nature lovers looking to kill time. family-oriented activities. Ground-breaking horticultural research Mrs. Johnson founded the center to conducted in our Trial Gardens continues to contribute to an important educate fellow botanists about the body of knowledge, both regionally and nationally. benefits of planting and nurturing certain types of plants, a project that has revolutionized gardening Dallas Museum of Art habits in central Texas. 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201 | www.dma.org Established in 1903, this museum features more than 24,000 works Thinkery including art from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; European art 1830 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723 from the 16th to 19th centuries; and contemporary artists like thinkeryaustin.org Jackson Pollock. Formerly known as the Austin Children’s Museum, Thinkery offers a Dallas World Aquarium fun, interactive experience with a 1801 N Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202 | www.dwazoo.com variety of unique exhibits and Located within walking distance of the city’s historic downtown core, programs. Dallas World Aquarium is an educational excursion. Housed in some 87,000 gallons of saltwater are a vast array of sea life including bonnet Zilker Botanical Garden head sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, sea turtles, giant groupers, and rare leafy 5737, 2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78746 | www.zilkergarden.org seadragons, all living in natural reef settings. This a soothing outdoor oasis in which to enjoy. The Oriental Garden, created by the landscape architect Isamu Taniguchi when he was 70 Dallas Zoo years old, is particularly peaceful. 650 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203 | www.dallaszoo.com This world-class zoo covers 106 acres and features many rare and OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS endangered species. The latest addition, the 11-acre Giants of the Savanna • Texas State Capitol | www.tspb.state.tx.us/plan/tours/tours.html exhibit, is home to elephants, giraffes, lions, cheetahs, ostriches and • Mount Bonnell |www.austintexas.gov/department/mount-bonnell impalas. • Bullock Texas State History Museum | www.thestoryoftexas.com/ Fair Park www.fairpark.org Corpus Christi This almost-300-acre area holds the largest collection of cultural facilities South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center in Dallas. Fair Park is owned and operated by the city of Dallas and is 8545 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78413 | www.stxbot.org open year-round. The State Fair of Texas is held annually at the park every Formerly known as the Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature autumn. Today, Fair Park stands as the only intact and unaltered pre-1950s Center the center is a nonprofit, 180-acre botanical garden and nature world fair site in the United States. It boasts an extraordinary collection center that features exhibits and trails. of 1930s art and architecture.
Selena Museum OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS 5410 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX 78408 • Frontiers of Flight Museum | www.flightmuseum. www.visitcorpuschristitx.org/see-and-do/882/ com selena-museum • Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Intimate memorial for Selena fans showcasing the Art | crowcollection.org singer’s awards and memorabilia. The Selena • African American Museum | www.aamdallas.org Museum was built by the Quintanilla family as a • The Samurai Collection | samuraicollection.org memorial for Selena fans and showcases many of • Museum of Biblical Art | www.biblicalarts.org Selena’s stage costumes, collections and • Cavanaugh Flight Museum | www.cavflight.org memorabilia including her red Porsche. • Arbor Hills Nature Preserve | www.plano.gov/ facilities/facility/details/Arbor-Hills-Nature-Preserve-20 Texas State Aquarium 2710 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402 www.texasstateaquarium.org Several tanks display a variety of ecosystems found in the Gulf of Mexico Galveston and coastal Texas, from coral reefs with sharks and barracuda swimming Galveston Children’s Museum about to jetty systems populated by crabs and flounders to East Texas 2618 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, TX 77550 | galvestoncm.org swamps and their alligators. This museum offers a unique hands-on environment where children explore, investigate, create and discover. USS Lexington Museum on the Bay 2914 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402 | www.usslexington.com Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier This World War II-era aircraft carrier is a floating naval museum. 2501 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550 | www.pleasurepier.com An old-fashioned waterfront fun and entertainment area that features OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS family-oriented attractions including rides, midway games, a wide • Padre Island National Seashore | www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm selection of food venues and retail shops. • The Art Museum of South Texas | www.artmuseumofsouthtexas.org • Texas Surf Museum | www.texassurfmuseum.org Galveston Railroad Museum • Mustang Island State Park | tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mustang- 2602 Santa Fe Pl, Galveston, TX 77550 | www.galvestonrrmuseum.com island The museum, one of the five largest in the country, is a complex of • Texas Sealife Center | www.texassealifecenter.org historic facilities and unique attractions located in the downtown Strand • Schlitterbahn | www.schlitterbahn.com, New Braunfels, Galveston district. Island, South Padre The Moody Gardens and Aquarium One Hope Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77554 | www.moodygardens.com Dallas Famous for its three spectacular glass pyramids, The Moody Gardens and Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Aquarium is home to marine life from the Pacific Ocean to the Great 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 | www.dallasarboretum.org Barrier Reef and the Caribbean. It also includes theme parks and other
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OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS • Bishop’s Palace | www.galveston.com/bishopspalace • Lone Star Flight Museum | www.lonestarflight.org • Texas Seaport Museum/ELISSA | www.galveston.com/ • Children’s Museum of Houston | www.cmhouston.org texasseaportmuseum • Menil Collection | www.menil.org • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum | www.galveston. • Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens | www.mfah.org/visit/bayou- com/oceanstar bend-collection-and-gardens • Busters Old Time Photos Galveston Texas | www.galveston.com/ • ArtCar Museum | artcarmuseum.com busters • Holocaust Museum Houston | www.hmh.org • Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden | www.mfah.org/ visit/cullen-sculpture-garden Fort Worth • Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens | www.hcp4.net/ The Fort Worth Stockyards community/parks/mercer 130 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164 • Houston Zoo | www.houstonzoo.org www.fortworthstockyards.org The Stockyards National Historic District is Fort Worth’s top tourist attraction. These historic stockyards have been transformed into a San Antonio splendid attraction consisting of all sorts of fun things to see, The DoSeum | San Antonio’s Museum for Kids including rodeos, concerts, 2800 Broadway, San Antonio | www.thedoseum.org theatrical performances, and San Antonio’s children’s museum offers a terrific, creative introduction western-themed shopping. to the city for the pint-size and grown-up alike. San Antonio history, population, and geography are all explored through such features as a OTHER NOTABLE miniature River Walk, a multicultural grocery store, a bank where kids MENTIONS can use their own ATM, and even a miniature dentist’s office. Activities • Fort Worth Zoo | www. range from crawl spaces and corn-grinding rocks to a weather station fortworthzoo.org and radar room. • Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | www. The River Walk fwmuseum.org www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com • Fort Worth Botanic The San Antonio River Walk is the number one tourist attraction in Texas Garden | www.fwbg.org after the Alamo. It’s a public park open 365 days a year that is filled with a stretch of canals and paths that snakes through Downtown San Antonio. Tour boats, water taxis, and floating picnic barges regularly ply the river, and local parades and festivals fill its banks with revelers. It also Houston features restaurants, bars, shops, picturesque bridges, live music — the Space Center Houston perfect setting for a family outing or intimate date. 1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058 | spacecenter.org One of the state’s most popular tourist attractions, the center is home to San Antonio Museum of Art NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, the 200 W Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215 | www.samuseum.org monitoring center for the agency’s manned space flights. Get a look into Located on the River Walk in San Antonio, this museum has large the operations of the world’s largest space program, with many exhibits, collections of ancient Mediterranean art, Asian art and Latin American art film shows, models, astronaut-related artifacts, and samples of moon rock with a notable contemporary collection. on display in the Visitor Center. San Antonio Zoo The Museum District 3903 N St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78212 | sazoo.org 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston | www.mfah.org Operated by San Antonio Zoological Society, this zoo is a non-profit The Museum District is one of Houston’s greatest cultural attractions, organization committed to securing a future for wildlife. It features 750 with 19 museums —11 of these are free to the public. Some of the highlights include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Museum of species (from alligators to zebras), cageless habitats, exhibits and a train. Natural Science, the Children’s Museum, the Menil Collection, the Holocaust Museum and the Contemporary Arts Museum. Also in this area Witte Museum is Hermann Park, with the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. 3801 Broadway St, San Antonio, Most of the museums are within easy walking distance of each other, TX 78209 | www.wittemuseum. although the Menil and the Rothko Chapel are a little farther out. org Museums that are free of charge include: The Menil Collection, Rothko This museum features touring and Chapel, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston Center for Contemporary long-term exhibits about natural Craft, Lawndale Art Center, Houston Museum of American Culture, Rice history, art and Texas heritage, Gallery, Houston Center for photography, and the Czech Center Museum plus there is a Science Treehouse. Houston. OTHER NOTABLE USS Texas (BB-35) MENTIONS 3523 Independence Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571 | battleshiptexas.org • The Alamo | www.thealamo. USS Texas (BB-35), the second ship of the United States Navy named in org honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a New York-class battleship. The ship • San Antonio Missions was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. National Historical Park | This historic ship served in both World Wars & is open to the public for www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm self and guided tours • Natural Bridge Caverns | www.naturalbridgecaverns.com Houston Arboretum and Nature Center • San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden | www.sanantonio.gov/ 183 West Loop S, Houston, TX 77024 | houstonarboretum.org ParksAndRec The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center is a non-profit 155-acre • Morgan’s Wonderland | www.morganswonderland.com urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in • San Antonio Fire Museum | www.sanantoniofiremuseum.org/ various habitats. LOOKING FOR PARKS? 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Richmond State of The City with Mayor Evalyn Moore
ichmond Mayor Evalyn W. Moore will address the City of Richmond at the State of the City on June 21. R The luncheon will be held at Briscoe Manor located on FM 723 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Moore will discuss the latest improvements, infrastructure preparations, economic development and what the year has in store for the City of Richmond. The luncheon will be hosted by the Central Fort Bend Chamber. Sponsorships for the luncheon are as followed: Presenting Sponsor $2,000, Underwriter $1,000, and Corporate Table $500. Registration is available at www.CFBCA.org. City of Richmond Mayor For questions about this events and sponsorship Evalyn Moore.
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To advertise, call 281-342-4474 • 17 Non Profit about and encouraging others to do the same.” Derby Day Delights Rogers pointed to the rose bushes adorning the Moore House. Fort Bend County History Association “This garden, Mary Jane supported that with funds and work to do it in honor of her husband William.” pays tribute to Mary Jane Kocurek Mary Jane, who graduated from the University of Houston in Story and Photos by DIANA NGUYEN elementary education, taught fifth grade and served as a librarian for more than two decades at Lamar CISD. he Fort Bend Museum’s Moore Home was surrounded During that time, Mary Jane opened libraries at Crockett and with guests sporting floral dresses, giant derby day hats, Lamar junior high schools. Tcolorful headpieces, pastel-printed bow ties and even “We appreciate everything Mary Jane has done with the little toy horses racing around the brims of their hats. association and for our community in Fort Bend [County],” It was the museum’s Derby Day Garden Party last month Rogers concluded. honoring Mary Jane Kubelka Kocurek, a Lamar Consolidated ISD Mary Jane thanked Rogers and accepted the recognition “on product, who has volunteered as a docent with the museum behalf of all the women and men who have given countless since 1975. hours of time and talent to the Fort Bend Museum over the past “If you’re here today, you’re probably either a relative, a friend 46 years, since the museum opened in 1972.” or you worked with Mary Jane, because Mary Jane has been very “When Rosemary Buddecke and I joined the museum docents active in the community all her life,” stated Claire Rogers, Fort in the 1970s, it was a mere fledging of a museum,” she recalled. Bend Bend History Association executive director. “The Moore Home, a gift from the Moore family, was in need of “...But I encourage you to take a little time to get to know Mary much loving care.” Jane. She serves on the board of the Fort Bend History Association. Over 45 years of Mary Jane’s association with the Fort Bend She serves with the libraries, the Friends of George Memorial Museum, it has grown to include the George Ranch, Decker Park, Library. the McFarlane House, the Fort Bend Archeological Society, the “I get my yearly membership renewal from the library and it Texian Time Machine, and the historic Dew House. always comes from Mary Jane with a little note: ‘You know we “Over time, the museum docents have welcomed thousands of need your support,’” Rogers shared with a laugh. students from area schools to get a glimpse of what life was like “She’s great about financially supporting the things she cares in the early times,” she described.
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From left, Pre-k student Brock Staley from Dallas, third-grader Darcy Jones from Austin, and third- Mary Jane Kubelka Kocurek, the Fort grader Mirae Jackson from Houston Bend Museum’s Derby Day Garden Party play in front of the historic Moore honoree, shares a thank you speech Home creating butterflies out of describing the museum’s progress that leaves at the Fort Bend Museum’s has been made over the past 46 years. Derby Day Garden Party.
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22 • Pecan Grove Monthly Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra Aidan and Fiona Lynch Photo courtesy Presents Summer Sessions of Susan Lynch s your cello gathering dust in the closet? Are you tired of moving around the flute you played years ago in high school? IAre you looking for a fun way to spend a couple of summer days? FBSO’s Summer Sessions program is for you. The program is open to adults, high school and advanced middle school students who can read music and play an instrument or sing. Summer Sessions is a two-day intensive, and fun, clinic, allowing musicians to play alongside members of the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra. The clinic runs from June 23 through June 24 at Clements High School, 4200 Elkins Road in Sugar Land. FBSO added a choral component this year, so participants may also sing along with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Sessions run Saturday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4:30, p.m. with a free, and open to the public, final concert from 6 p.m. to 7p.m. Music on this year’s program offers both entertainment and challenge, including selections from the classics such as George Gershwin’s American in Paris, Georges Bizet’s March of the Toreadors, The Circus Band by Charles Ives and two compositions by Verdi. Summer Sessions is made possible in part by Ecolab and the City of Sugar Land. Participant applications and more information about the 2018 FBSO Summer Sessions program are available online at http://fbso.org/summer-sessions.
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24 • Pecan Grove Monthly genealogical forms, and receive a tour of the Genealogy and Local =SPECIAL EVENTS+ History Department. Registration required. Saturday, June 16, 10 am, Computer Lab. Up & Out Interviewing Regina Campbell from Workforce Solutions will talk about Facebook for Beginners ways to make a great first impression during a job interview. Get Learn how to set up a Facebook account, search for friends, tips on how to improve one’s chances of getting a job offer by make “friend requests,” and write wall posts. Those attending this appropriately responding to questions and following up class should have a basic working knowledge of computers, and afterwards. Friday, June 1, 1:30 pm, Meeting Room. must have a personal email account before attending the class. Reservations required. Tuesday, June 19, 2 pm, Computer Lab. Resumé Workshop Learn the basics of putting together a resumé. Those attending Story Spinners Writing Club this informal program will receive one-one-one help formatting a This month’s topic will be “Tension & Plot.” From beginning resumé. For assistance on a pre-existing resumé, please have a blogger to published novelist, writers of all genres and experience digital copy available on a usb flashdrive, saved to the cloud, or levels are welcome to write, share, learn, support, network, and have access to it via email. Registration required. Tuesday, June 12, critique each other’s work. Writing prompts, brainteasers, and 2 pm, Computer Lab. brief exercises will be available to ignite the imaginations of any and all wordsmiths who wish to hone their craft. This program is Family-History Research: Genealogy 101 recommended for adults and teens aged 14 and up. Thursday, In this introductory program, beginning family-history June 21, 5:30-8 pm, Room 2C. researchers will learn how to start their research. Library staff will provide a basic introduction to many of the resources that Texas & the American Civil War are available to the beginning genealogical researcher in FBCL’s Dr. Nicholas Cox, a professor of Texas and U.S. History at Genealogy and Local History department. Items that will be Houston Community College, will discuss the role of Texas during introduced include print resources, materials that are available the American Civil War. Learn about the chronology of events on microfilm, and basic online tools such as the Ancestry.com that took place between 1860 and 1865 and their impact on the and Heritage Quest USA databases. Learn how to fill out basic state, including secession, military involvement, and political
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To advertise, call 281-342-4474 • 25 Library News maneuvers. Dr. Cox will also talk about Fort Bend County’s summer. Children are encouraged to read as many books as they involvement in the Civil War. Saturday, June 23, 1-2:30 pm, Meeting can and they will earn rewards based on the total number of Room. books they read or have read to them. For the first five books read, the child will receive a bookmark. The rewards continue with a certificate for 10 books, a pencil for 15 books, and a reading trophy for the first 20 books read. For every 20 books read, the participant’s name will also be written on a picture of a drum to be displayed in that branch library. The names of participants will be entered into a drawing for gift cards from area stores — donated by the Friends of the Library organizations — that will be awarded to several lucky readers of 20 books or more, in a drawing scheduled in August at each library location.
Middle School Summer Challenge Area youth in grades 6-8 can participate in the SRC by logging online the time they spend reading. Kids are encouraged to read as many books as they can, and they will earn rewards based on the total amount of time they spend reading. For the first 10 hours (600 minutes) of reading, each reader will receive a mystery prize. Upon completion of 20 hours (1200 minutes) of reading, readers will receive a trophy. The names of participants =SUMMER READING CLUBS+ who complete 20 or more hours of reading will be entered into a drawing for a $25-gift card — donated by the Friends of the Summer Reading Club for Children library — that will be awarded to one lucky reader at each Children from infancy through elementary school-age are branch library in a drawing that will take place in August. invited to visit the library to read great books, see some exciting programs, and join in some fun activities to kick off a great Summer Reading Club for Teens & Adults Adults of all ages, including young adults in high school, may participate in the YA & Adult SRC by reading books and Specializing in Adult and participating in optional weekly “challenges” that can be completed individually at home online. Geriatric Medicine Completing the challenges will gain Accepting New Patients! readers additional entries for the drawings for an FBCL mobile power pack that will take place twice a month in June and July at Syed Gardezi, M.D. each branch library for readers Internal Medicine who log in and record their reading Primary & Preventive Care Physician each week. All YA and adult readers who complete the goal of reading five books will earn a dual Office Services: highlighter/pen or a geometric In house lab drawn General and sports physicals State immunizations and vaccines Male and female wellness exams Cardiac workup, ultrasound, and EKG Mario’s Custom Paint Paint & Body Shop Base Coat & Clear Coat Primary and Preventive Care Expert Color Matching 1628-B Crabb River Road One Day Service Richmond, TX 77469 281-545-8090 www.greatwoodprimarycare.com Insurance Claims Medicare, Medicaid, and all major insurance plans accepted! Cash patients are welcome! 1405 Jackson Street • Richmond Texas 77469 Get a free cholesterol and diabetic screening with this ad! 281-342-2198 www.mariospaintandbody.com 26 • Pecan Grove Monthly YOU CHOSE US
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Story Time Wednesdays at 10 am. Presents stories, movies, and age- appropriate craft activities for children 3 to 6 years of age.
Pajama Night Story Time Thursdays at 6:30 pm in the Meeting Room. Gives families an evening option for some activities presented during the day time.
Family Story Time Saturdays at 10 am in the Meeting Room. Families with children of all ages are invited to come and enjoy stories, movies, and crafts together. This activity will NOT take place on June 2.
Middle School Program School-Age Programs Thursdays at 2 pm in the Meeting Room. Activities for youth in Cafts, movies, stories, and more for school-aged children in grades 6 through 8. The June schedule is as follows: June 7 – Trivia grades kindergarten through 3. Take place on Tuesdays beginning & Cupcake Decorating; June 14 – Crazy Chemistry with Nutty at 2 pm. The June schedule is as follows: June 5 – Movie; June 12 Scientists; June 21 – Pop-Art Balloon Class; and June 28 – Craft Tournament.
Middle School Computer Classes Held second and fourth Wednesdays, at 0 pm, in the Computer SUMMER HOURS Lab, for students in grades 6 through 8. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Events,” Mon, Thu – 9 am – 9 pm select “George Memorial Library,” and find the program. Tue, Wed – 9 am – 6 pm Participants may also register by calling the library at 281-341- Fri, Sat – 9 am – 5 pm 2657, or by visiting the library. The June schedule is as follows: Sun – 1 pm – 5 pm June 13 – Typing 101; and June 27 – MS Excel Basics. These hours are in effect June - Aug. 24
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ouston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is offering the ogist with Houston Methodist Oncology Partners at Sugar Land. community a proven program to help people quit smok- “Within months, former smokers will have improved circula- Hing. tion and reduced blood pressure, enhanced oxygen flow, the re- The complimentary program, called Beat the Pack®, was de- turn of taste and smell and less coughing and colds. After a year, veloped by Pfizer Inc. and is sponsored by Houston Methodist their risk of heart disease will be reduced by half. After 10 years Sugar Land Respiratory Therapy Department and Cancer Center. of living without cigarettes, the risk of heart attack or cancer is The next four-week series is scheduled to start on July 3, from similar to that of someone who never smoked.” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Houston Methodist Sugar Land’s Main Pavil- In 2015, a thorough compilation of more than 50 smoking ces- ion Conference Room A. sation studies that included more than 25,000 participants found Participants will meet once a week for four weeks with a that combining behavior support in a group setting with medica- trained facilitator from Houston Methodist Sugar Land who will tion provides the best results. provide tools, tips and support to help smokers create and follow “It isn’t easy to quit, and certainly it is more difficult to do so by through with a personalized “quit plan.” yourself,” said Sebastian-Deutsch. “Beat the Pack provides all the “Studies show that close to 70 percent of smokers in the U.S. tools and support needed, and it does so in an informative, friend- want to quit,” said Amy Sebastian-Deutsch, director of oncology ly atmosphere that offers encouragement and camaraderie.” and infusion therapy services. “But it typically takes a smoker be- The four-week program will be offered each quarter in Main tween six and 11 attempts at quitting to finally succeed. Beat the Pavilion Conference Room A at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. Pack is a proven program that can greatly increase those odds Registration is required and space is limited. For more informa- and make it easier to give up cigarettes for good.” tion or to register, visit houstonmethodist.org/events and search Even long-term smokers can benefit from quitting. “The health for Beat the Pack, or call 281.205.4514. benefits of quitting begin almost immediately and continue indef- Visit our Facebook page at fb.com/methodistsugarland for initely,” said Dr. Sindhu Nair, a board-certified hematologist oncol- the latest news, events and information.
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32 • Pecan Grove Monthly Are you pondering pregnancy? Make sure your body is prepared
aking sure your body is ready to support a healthy preg- gestational diabetes, hypertension, aches and pains caused by the nancy is an essential part of pregnancy planning. pregnancy along with postpartum depression,” Compton-Joseph said. M “Addressing modifiable risks and making dietary changes If you have a chronic medical condition, is it under control? can have a measurable benefit for mom and baby,” said Brandi Comp- Seizure disorders, diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma are ton-Joseph, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) with Houston examples of chronic conditions that may impact your pregnancy. “Of- Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. “The benefit is not just for the first ten the medications for chronic conditions can impact the fetus, so baby, but for all subsequent babies, too. Putting the effort in up front it’s a good idea to work with your doctor to create a plan,” Compton- can mean an important pay-off in your children’s health.” Joseph said. A preconception consultation with your OB-GYN can So is your body baby-ready? Answer these questions to find out. help you determine how to best handle chronic conditions during Do you smoke? pregnancy. “The number one change a woman should make before she gets For more information on the Houston Methodist Childbirth Cen- pregnant is to stop smoking,” Compton-Joseph said. “Smoking can ter at Sugar Land, visit houstonmethod- cause low birth weight and premature birth. Your baby is also at ist.org/childbirth-sl or call 281.274.7500 greater risk for asthma and ear infections if smoking occurs in the to find a doctor in your area. Visit our home.” Facebook page at fb.com/methodistsug- Are you taking folic acid? arland for the latest news, events and in- Inadequate folic acid intake is linked to spina bifida and other birth formation. defects, many of which occur before a woman even knows she’s PONDERING PREGNANCY pregnant. “Before you start trying to get pregnant, take folic acid to SEMINAR: build up a reserve,” Compton-Joseph said. She recommends taking If getting pregnant is a matter you are 0.4 milligrams of folic acid or 4.0 milligrams if you have a family seriously considering, don’t miss our ex- history of spina bifida. Taking a prenatal vitamin ensures that you’re pert panel discussion about your prepa- getting optimal nutrition, and it will meet the folic acid needs for ration for a healthy pregnancy. Join us at most women. 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 21 at Houston Do you exercise regularly? Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Brazos Developing the habit of regular exercise before pregnancy makes Pavilion Conference Center. Registration it more likely you’ll continue to exercise during and after your preg- is required. For more information or to nancy. “Exercise can help to not only get you back to your previous register, visit events.houstonmethodist. weight after delivery but, more importantly, decrease your risk of org/pondering-sl, or call 281.274.7500. DR. Brandi Compton-Joseph, OB-GYN
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34 • Pecan Grove Monthly Health News OAKBEND MEDICAL CENTER —is first to offer new device to predict worsening heart failure—
ew technology in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) is “This will cut down readmission rate because it is capable of predict- now available at OakBend Medical Center. ing congestive heart failure (CHF) or heart failure early with the moni- N Dr. Siddharth Mukerji of EP Heart implanted the first Reso- toring system. With the high readmission rate of patients with CHF, this nate™ ICD designed to not only shock a pa- is a good alternative that will hopefully cut tient out of a life-threatening rhythm but can down on readmission rates,” added Dr. Ma- also give physicians important information to yank Parikh, Cardiologist, whose patient was potentially reduce heart failure readmissions. the first patient in Fort Bend County to have Developed by Boston Scientific and vali- the implant. dated by the MultiSENSE study, the Resonate If the ICD were to go off, the cardiologist ICD includes HeartLogic™ Heart Failure Di- would receive an alert. Depending on the agnostic which was shown to have a 70 per- alert, it can mean that the patient will need cent sensitivity in detecting a potential heart to go to the hospital or that the device will failure exacerbation with an average of 34-day be monitored for a period of time. The physi- advance notice. HeartLogic™ combines data cian will call the patient, and will explain that he received and alert and speak to the patient from five physiological sensors evaluating to determine the next step. While there is no heart sounds, heart rate, respiration, activ- age requirement before the device will be im- ity levels and thoracic impedance collected planted, it will be used for patients that need through the implantable device into a com- a defibrillator and have CHF. posite index of the patient’s risk of an ap- OakBend Medical Center was the first to proaching heart failure event. sign the contract for this new device. “The “This device, in addition to the regular pac- HeartLogic Diagnostic provides physicians ing and defibrillation capabilities it also has From left Dr. Siddharth Mukerji and Dr. Mayank Parikh the ability to pivot from reactive heart failure this physiologic module where based on cer- treatment to proactive care with a goal of im- tain parameters we can predict, if you will, the onset of heart failure. That proving patient outcomes and reducing heart failure-related hospitaliza- is really important because we can catch it in time, we can treat it in time tions,” Kenneth Stein, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical offi- and prevent admissions and hospitalization for heart failure exacerba- cer, Rhythm Management and Global Health Policy, Boston Scientific, said tion,” said Dr. Mukerji. “I think the key with this device is the way it is in a statement announcing FDA approval of the device. programed and the features it uses. I don’t think any other devise offers “We believe the new features included in this family of devices offer this and I think OakBend is fortunate that they chose this modality of physicians an unprecedented level of confidence when caring for pa- therapy for their patients, I think they will be better served overall.” tients with heart failure.”
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