JULY

Event:	NHPO Leadership Institute - "Preparing the Leaders of Today and Tomorrow" Course Registration
Date:	Thursday, June 24, - Thursday, July 8, 2010
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Cost:	The course fee is $1,000.
Organization:	National Hispanic Professional Organization Leadership Institute (NHPO LI)
Purpose:	Educational
Notes:	NHPO LI is offering a 70-hour course on leadership every other Saturday beginning July 31 and ending December 15 at Houston Community College - Southeast Campus. For more information, see website below.
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Contact:	Ben Mendez
Phone:	713-880-2626
E-mail:	nhpohouston@yahoo.com
Website:	www.nhpo.us/leadership.php

Event:	Wicked
Date:	Wednesday, June 30, - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Time:	Varies
Cost:	$25 - $59
Organization:	Hobby Center
Purpose:	Entertainment
Notes:	Back by Popular demand. Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade,” and when it first played Houston in October of 2005, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named “the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times.
Attire:	Business Casual
Location:	Hobby Center at 800 Bagby, Houston, Texas
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Event:	Chevy's Freedom Over Texas
Date:	Sunday, July 4, 2010
Time:	4:00 pm - 10:00 p.m.
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Organization:	City of Houston
Notes:	Come an enjoy live concerts throughout the day on four different stages, entertainment for children, food and drinks, and of course....the grand fireworks display.
Attire:	As you are.
Location:	Eleanor Tinsley Park @ Buffalo Bayou ... just west of downtown along Allen Parkway. Houston, Texas
Contact:
Phone:	713-247-3500
E-mail:	cfot@cityofhouston.net
Website:	www.houstontx.gov

Event:	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Date:	Monday, July 5, - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Time:	7:30 am - 3.30 pm
Cost:	$16 - $100
Organization:	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Purpose:	Entertainment
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Attire:	As you are.
Location:	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Event:	NHPO Professional Networking Mixer
Date:	Thursday, July 8, 2010
Time:	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:	Free.
Organization:	National Hispanic Professional Organization (NHPO)
Purpose:	Networking
Notes:	Everyone is invited.
Attire:	Business
Location:	Candelaris Pizzeria Houston, Texas
Contact:	Veronica Lopez
Phone #:
E-mail:	vlopez@nhpo.us
Website:	www.nhpo.us

Event:	Hispanic Organizations' Meeting
Date:	Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time:	7:00 pm
Cost:	Free
Organization:	All Hispanic Organizations
Purpose:	Educational
Notes:	Representatives from the various Hispanic non-profit organizations will discuss what their plans are for 2009.
Attire:	Business Casual
Location:	TBA, Houston, Texas
Contact:	Ben Mendez
Phone:	713-880-2626
E-mail:	bmendez@nhpo.us
Website:	www.thehoustoncalendar.com

Event:	Camara de Empresarios Junta Mensual de Socios
Date:	Thursday, July 15, 2010
Time:	6:00 pm
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Organization:	Camara de Empresarios Latinos de Houston (CELH)
Purpose:	Networking
Notes:	Bring your business cards. Everyone is invited.
Attire:	Business
Location:	Hilton Hotel at 6780 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77074
Contact:
Phone #:	713-774-5002
E-mail:
Website:	www.empresarioslatinos.org

Event:	2010 NAHREP State Conference
Date:	Thursday, July 15, - Friday, July 16, 2010
Time:	All Day
Cost:	$89 - Members; $129 - Non-Members
Organization:	National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)
Purpose:	Networking
Notes:	Everyone is invited.
Attire:	Business
Location:	Renaissance Houston Greenway Plaza Hotel at6 East Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77074
Contact:	Michelle Hulse
Phone #:	713-256-2440
E-mail:
Website:	www.nahrep-houston.org

Event:	Colombian Children’s Choral Honoring Colombia’s Bicentennial
Date:	July 24, 2010
Time:	7:30 pm
Cost:	Free
Organization:	Houston Institute for Culture
Purpose:	Entertainment
Notes:
Attire:	As you are.
Location:	University of St. Thomas-Jones Hall at 3910 Yoakum, Houston, Texas 77006
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Website:	www.ihch.org

Event:	NHPO Professional Networking Breakfast Mixer
Date:	Saturday, July 24, 2009
Time:	10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:	$15
Organization:	National Hispanic Professional Organization (NHPO)
Purpose:	Networking
Notes:	Everyone is invited.
Attire:	Business Casual
Location:	Doneraki Restaurant - Gulfgate, Houston, Texas
Contact:	Veronica Lopez
Phone #:
E-mail:	vlopez@nhpo.us
Website:	www.nhpo.us

Event:	Hispanic Chamber Networking Breakfast
Date:	Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time:	7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Organization:	Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC)
Purpose:	Networking
Notes:	Bring your business cards. Everyone is invited.
Attire:	Business
Location:	Renaissance Hotel-Greenway Plaza at6 East Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046
Contact:
Phone #:	713-644-7070
E-mail:
Website:	www.houstonhispanicchamber.com

Event:	MBE Business Executive Scholarships Networking Luncheon
Date:	Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time:	9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Cost:	Varies
Organization:	Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (aka HMBC)
Purpose:	To show MBE products and services to corporate and government agency buyers; to spotlight professional services and to award scholarships to minority business executives.
Notes:	Keynote Topic: "Transforming Obstacles Into Opportunities"
Attire:	Business
Location:	Hilton-Americas - Houston at 1600 Lamaar, Houston, Texas 77010
Contact:	Evelyn Flores
Phone:	713-271-7805
E-mail:	evelyn.flores@hmbc.org
Website:	www.hmbc.org