Short Takes

April 17, 2019 | Jim Townsend

Learn exercises to help prevent falls

Learn simple exercises that can help senior citizens lower their risk of serious injury from falling in a public “town-hall” discussion at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Exercise and Nutritional Health Institute.

The discussion is 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 in UH-Clear Lake’s Recreation and Wellness Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston. The talk features Jenny Amonette, ENHI rehabilitation consultant and physical therapist at CHI St. Luke’s Health.

Visit www.uhcl.edu/exercise-nutritional-health-institute for more information on how the institute can improve your health.

Register kids now for UHCL summer camps

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers hands-on learning for area youths in more than 100 summer camps. Young students can learn about robotics, animation, photography, writing, blogging, nature, engineering and more.

Registration has already begun. For an overview of the different activities available, visit http://bit.ly/uhcl-2019-summer-camps. 

Friday Morning lectures: MLK, RBG

University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Friday Morning Continuing Education spring lecture series continues May 3 with two presentations.

At 9 a.m., Craig White, professor of literature, will discuss surprising facts about Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech and “the American Dream.”

At 11 a.m., Comeka Anderson-Diaz, visiting lecturer in criminology, will discuss Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s early years and her rise to the U.S. Supreme Court. Anderson-Diaz will also reflect upon some of the court cases in which Ginsberg served as an advocate and others in which she wrote influential opinions and dissents as a justice of the highest court in the land.

The Friday Morning spring lecture series runs through May 10. The cost for each class is $18 after a $26 membership fee. To register or for more information, visit www.uhcl.edu/academics/extended/friday-morning-ce or call 281-283-3033.

Peterson Brothers at Bayou Theater May 3

Glenn Peterson Jr. and his brother Alex are young, but they have demonstrated their talent to perform old-school blues, soul and funk and energize audiences from stages all around the United States. The brothers bring the blues to University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Bayou Theater on May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The brothers have opened for Kenny Wayne Shepherd and blues legend B.B. King. They  have a standing-room-only weekly residency at Austin’s famed music hall, The Continental Club.

Tickets – $20 for adults and $13 for students – can be purchased at www.uhcl.edu/bayou-theater/events-tickets. 

Omani ambassador plans UHCL conference on energy, environment

The Sultanate of Oman has chosen University of Houston-Clear Lake to be the location of a conference to discuss topics related to energy and environmental affairs to be held Oct 23. Her Excellency Ambassador Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al Mughairy, who is also chair of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, visited UH-Clear Lake’s campus in March to discuss preliminary plans for the conference with university officials and faculty.

“The facilities on this campus are exactly what we need,” Al Mughairy said. “The setting here is amazing and green. We are reaching out to the American people to talk about Oman, our culture, and the issues that concern us all. We thank (UHCL President) Ira K. Blake for her warm welcome.”

“The tentative name of the conference is ‘Energy and Environmental Stewardship: Oman and the U.S.’ The inference is toward science diplomacy,” said Associate Professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies Maria Curtis. Curtis is co-adviser of the Model Arab League and has organized three student study trips to Oman.