Posts by Brenda Banegas

One of the most popular educational opportunities at the USTMAX Center is a Creative Writing Workshop taught by 2011 Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons. So, here is some exciting news: The workshop is back! From March 1 through April 26 (no class March 15 for Spring Break), writers and aspiring writers can again learn from a master.

The much-anticipated 2nd Annual Vince D’Amico Memorial Poetry Reading event is set for Jan. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the USTMAX Center in downtown Conroe. Once again, the gathering of people reading Robert Frost is delighted to have 2011 Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons serving as emcee.

If you are a busy professional who likes food and could use more energy and productivity—and who couldn’t?—don’t miss the next free Lunch and Learn at the USTMAX Center called “Elevate Your Plate for MAXimum Energy & Productivity” on Jan. 26 from noon to 1 p.m. The expert presenter will be Founder and Owner of Nutrition Sessions LLC, Nathalie Sessions…

Nowhere is a Christmas event more nostalgic than in historic downtown Conroe, Texas, where the USTMAX Center participates in the annual heartwarming, old-fashioned traditions. So, make plans to join on Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Find out more about how the world’s thousands of cybercriminals work and how cybersecurity can help knock them out at the next free USTMAX Center Lunch and Learn on Nov. 9, noon – 1:00 p.m., at USTMAX Center in downtown Conroe. Guest speaker Assistant Professor Eric Botts, director of the University of St. Thomas-Houston’s Global…

Make plans to attend the second anniversary of the USTMAX Center in downtown Conroe from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, to honor the program chairs and faculty of  University of St. Thomas’ online programs promoted in Montgomery County.  Dubbed “Bubbles, Barbeque and Bundtinis,” this celebration is going to be festive.

Want to hear the story of how a company is set to generate $1.25M in ROI over five years through efficiencies gained by going greener? Then, come to the next USTMAX Center Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from noon – 1 p.m., 336 N. Main Street, in downtown Conroe.

This news involves a topic that some people avoid. Yet others see it as a fascinating bookend to life. So bring your natural curiosity, compassionate concerns and questions to the next quarterly USTMAX Center Luminary Lecture: A Keynote Address and Panel Discussion on Holistic Catholic Reflection and Preparation for Death/End of Life Bioethics. Join this free…

Students from last year’s filmmaking class at USTMAX in Conroe, Texas, are getting another rare opportunity.  They are on an exclusive guest list to attend the private August 27 red carpet premiere for “The Author,” a faith and family movie the students got to work on. While the glitzy affair is a big deal for the students,…

USTMAX Center celebrates an innovator, entrepreneur and martyr with the second annual St. Maximilian Kolbe Feast Day Mass and Reception Aug. 14, at Sts. Simon and Jude-The Woodlands, starting at 11:30 a.m. This date marks the anniversary of the day Kolbe was martyred at a prisoner of war camp in Auschwitz, Poland.