On Tuesday, August 13, beginning at 5 p.m., Drs. Alan Flake and Kim Smith-Whitley of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will discuss their research on sickle cell disease at an evening of cocktails and conversation at the Daniel Fisher House, 99 Main street in Edgartown.

The doctors also are raising funds to benefit Hope on the Horizon, a campaign dedicated to finding a cure for the disease.

For more information, call Lori Busch at 267-426-6465 or email her at busch@email.chop.edu.