Improving memory
Baylor Rice will give a free presentation on "Improving Memory & Focus from ADD to Alzheimer's" tomorrow at noon and 7 p.m. at South River Compounding Pharmacy, 3656 Mayland Court.
To register, call (804) 987-6447.
Laryngectomy group
The VCU Medical Center speech department is sponsoring a Richmond Laryngectomy Support Group meeting tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Stony Point Surgery Center.
Details: (804) 828-0207
Knee-friendly skiing
"Knee-Friendly Skiing: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!" will be the topic of a free seminar tomorrow from 6 to 7 p.m. at Dick's Sporting Goods, Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St.
For reservations, call MedLine at (800) 242-5662.
NAMI-CVA meeting
Joseph Dolansky will address the topic "Choices in Recovery" at the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Central Virginia Chapter tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Monument Heights Baptist Church, 5716 Monument Ave.
Details: (804) 285-1749
Autism Society
The Autism Society of America, Central Virginia Chapter, will meet Friday at 7 p.m. at River Road United Methodist Church, 8800 River Road.
Details: (804) 257-0192 or www.asacv.org.
Fertility program
Conscious Conceptions and Mid-Atlantic Region of RESOLVE present a forum on "Mind-Body-Spirit Approach to Infertility" Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Gayton Library, 10600 Gayton Road.
Cost is $5-$15.
For details, call Cristal Lake-Sanders at (804) 744-5202 or e-mail: josna1@verizon.net.
Asthma walk
The Richmond Asthma Walk will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Lake Rooty at Innsbrook in Glen Allen.
The family-friendly 5K walk will benefit the American Lung Association of Virginia.
Registration, start and finish will be at Highwoods One parking lot. Registration will begin at 9 a.m.
Hearing loss group
The Hearing Loss Association of Greater Richmond will meet Saturday 10 a.m. to noon, in the Fellowship Building at Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Road.
For details, call Linda Wallace at (804) 740-8470 (leave a message) or GRHearingLoss@comcast.net.
Pink ribbon tea
John Randolph Medical Center will host a Pink Ribbon Tea and Fashion Show Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Colonial Heights.
For details or to RSVP, call (800) 242-5662.
Reducing cholesterol
MCV Women's HealthCare will offer a cholesterol-lowering class in the first-floor classroom at MCV Physicians, 9000 Stony Point Parkway, on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The cost is $35. To register, call (804) 560-8955.
Brain-tumor group
A registered dietitian will address the Richmond Brain Tumor Support Group Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Education Center of St. Mary's Hospital, 5801 Bremo Road.
Details: (877) 284-3905.
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