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Spotlight Humane Dallas

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:06:30 GMT

Moet Sex and the City 2 Reception and Screening

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:51:37 GMT

Pierre Deux Opening Benefitting Hermann Park’s Evening in the Park

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:57:28 GMT

Terrific Toile and Coveted Country French
A retail grand opening is always an occasion for revelry, but the experience is amplified when both philanthropic and environmental components are involved. So it was when Country French-inspired home-furnishings destination Pierre Deux unveiled its new Highland Village boutique. Titled %26#8220;A Sublime Night, One Part Paris, and a Splash of Palm Beach,%26#8221; the beguiling f%26#234;te, co-hosted by PaperCity magazine, honored gala chairmen Lucy and William Carl and Anne Carl, vibrant in Pucci (husband Noble was not able to attend). Houston manager Jessica Salmons and assistant manager Kathleen Parish presided, while director of marketing and public relations Naomi Cooper jetted in to join in the festivities inaugurating Pierre Deux%26#8217;s newest store pour la maison, while Sugarbaby%26#8217;s Cupcake Boutique contributed the confections.

Posh Personages in the Park
Toasting the park and shopping Pierre Deux were pals Judy Nichols and Mary Jane Zummo, Conservancy board chairman Tom Downing, Leisa Holland-Nelson, City of Houston director of international affairs Terence O%26#8217;Neill, Stephanie Baker, Susan and Tom McMahan, Cindi and Franklin Rose, designers Jeremy Dattilo and Catheryn Wilson in Chanel, Mary Ann and David McKeithan (she told us emeralds are her favorite green thing), Joann and Bill Crassas, Gina and Devinder Bhatia, ever sartorial George Lancaster, Pepette Mongrain, artist Alessandra di Bagno, Valerie Palmquist with beau Tracy Dieterich, Gittings%26#8217; Andy Cordes, Christina Girard sporting Herm%26#232;s (the only lady we know with her own authentic canopic jar), Conservancy board member Demetra Jones and Conservancy executive director Doreen Stoller with colleagues Eliza Wright, Kelsey Harrod, and Meghan Miller, who got their wish a few weeks later with a dry Evening in the Park.

Electric

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT

Sweetheart Ball

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:20:50 GMT

Erin Wasson Low Luv Launch at V.O.D.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:41:37 GMT

Solange Dj's?

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:08:55 GMT

My twitter newsfeed went into a frenzy when Solange sent out a message that she%26#8217;d be dj-ing a 4 hour set at the Big Top lounge in Midtown. The Houston native and younger sister of mega-star Beyonce is making a splash of her own on the music scene with her pop up dj-ing gigs. While working on her latest album she has done shows in New York, L.A. and a few in Houston but I have always seemed to be in the wrong city at the wrong time so this time I was excited when I was in Houston and could go.

Walking up to the venue I saw no line and did not hear blaring music. Instead, I was greeted by Solange, already at the dj booth spinning a set that was filled with casual and melodic R%26amp;B tunes. As the party progressed space became limited, spirits were lifted with upbeat tempos and just down right feel-good music. Tunes by MIA, Tweet and Lil Wayne were all present but noticeably absent from her playlist was her sister. Have no fear though because when she began spinning a record by her brother-in-law, Jay-Z, she threw her hands up and coyly smiled as the crowd went hysterical.

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MLS All Star Game Celebration

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:26:49 GMT

Hotel ZaZa plays home away from home for many musicians and athletes while in town; so, it was no surprise that they hosted the Major League Soccer All Star Game Celebration Party. Tucked away in the Phantom Ballroom the who%26#8217;s who of US Major League Soccer gathered and welcomed all stars and fans alike.

Rock stars and athletes crossed paths all night long with more than a few musicians enjoying the party. Spotted taking pictures with fans and mingling with guests were Houston%26#8217;s own Baby Bash, Katy native and American Idol Alum Kimberly Caldwell and in from New York for the festivities was Phife of the legendary group A Tribe Called Quest. Caldwell will be singing the National Anthem at the actual game this evening.

Not a detail was spared when it came to the soccer themed decor. Glasses, pillows and even the cupcakes were all outfitted with the official All Star emblem. Chief Operating Officer of the Houston Dynamos Chris Canetti was enthusiastic about the game being held here this year especially on the heels of the World Cup. %26#8220;This is a great opportunity for our city%26#8221; he said. %26#8220;We couldn%26#8217;t have planned this timing any better with the World Cup and everything.%26#8221; Houston Texans president James Rootes was also on hand to show some hometown hospitality. %26#8220;This is going to be a good year for us%26#8221; he told MLS commissioner Don Garber and from the looks of it Houston sports enthusiasts won%26#8217;t be let down this season.

Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Kick-Off Concert Series

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:11:57 GMT

Museum Tower Groundbreaking

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:52:45 GMT

Bastille Day Bash

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:04:29 GMT

Appetite for Advocacy

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:07:56 GMT

A Child Can Do All Things Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:35:31 GMT

Symphony Duet

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:34:17 GMT

Kids on the catwalk were the stars when the Houston Symphony League hosted its inaugural Children%26#8217;s Spring Fashion Show, presented by Neiman Marcus at The Junior League of Houston. Chair duet Mary Ann McKeithan and Betty Tutor orchestrated the runway presentation, brunch and even an instrument petting zoo. Angling for the front row: Linda Dewhurst, Nancy Littlejohn, April Lykos, and Aimee Snoots. Neiman Marcus f%26#234;ted Christina Hanson, the wife of new symphony executive director/CEO Mark Hansen. Light bites, informal modeling and favors from Neiman%26#8217;s were on the menu. Well-wishers: Julie Browning, Viviana Denechaud, Kari Brophy, and Zarine Boyce.

Resplendent Surls

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:31:10 GMT

The unveiling of sculptor James Surls%26#8217; %26#8220;Magnificent Seven%26#8221; exhibition (located on the lush grounds of Rice University through October 15) certainly registered on our radar. The afternoon began with a Surls-led tour of his seven modernist sculptures that previously adorned New York City%26#8217;s Park Avenue in Spring 2009. Afterwards, an HOK-sponsored reception included a speech by Rice president David Leebron, a soundscape commissioned from maestro Dagang Chen and remarks from an illustrious Rice alum, Mayor Annise Parker. The evening crescendoed with an intimate cocktail party at the home of Sara Dodd-Spickelmier and Keith Spickelmier. Sculptural sophisticates: Rice first lady Y. Ping Sun, Rice public art director Molly Hubbard and husband Ford Hubbard with HOK, Minnette Boesel, Surls%26#8217; gallerist Barbara Davis, Judy Nyquist, and Bruce Eames. %26nbsp;

All Things Asian

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:31:57 GMT

The Yao Ming Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, united for a lavish gala to help rebuild Hurricane Ike%26#8211;ravaged playgrounds while celebrating the MFAH%26#8217;s Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Arts of China Gallery, unveiling later this year. Oriental enthusiasts: Chairman Yao Ming and wife Ye Li, the MFAH%26#8217;s Frances and Peter Marzio, Elyse and Bob Lanier, iTalk CEO Jack Zhao, TV chef Ming Tsai (who demonstrated his recipe for Peking duck) and the museum%26#8217;s Asian art curator Christine Starkman. Asia Society Texas Center%26#8217;s Tiger Ball bestowed its Roy M. Huffington Award upon Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Aussie and Asian admirers: Kim Beazley, Australia%26#8217;s United States ambassador, who accepted the award on Rudd%26#8217;s behalf; %26nbsp;Margaret Williams; Asia Society Texas chairman Charles Foster and executive director Martha Blackwelder; honorary consul general of Australia Nana Booker; Mayor Annise Parker; Phillip Scanlan; and honorary chairmen Robin and J. Michael Yeager.

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:02:18 GMT

Tiny Texans at Tootsies

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:37:28 GMT

Tootsies boutique tossed a baubles- and babies-themed bash to celebrate the Texas Children%26#8217;s Maternity Center, opening in 2011. More than 100 fashionable femmes, including several moms-to-be, gathered for a preview of the state-of-the-art center and greeted Texas Children%26#8217;s senior vice president Cris Daskevich. To launch the new addition, jewelry designer Mindy Lam unveiled a special keepsake pin, while a fashion show revealed that baby bumps deserve more than traditional maternity duds. In the crowd: Sidney Faust, Sandy McElligott, Ann Stern, Roz Pactor, Nidhika Mehta, Linda Kuykendall, and Elsie Eckert.

Cattle Baron's Ball Trailblazer Party

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:03:39 GMT

Norouz Resolution for Education

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:56:53 GMT

%26#8220;Education is the Key to Success%26#8221; proclaimed the annual Norouz Celebration and Scholarship evening hosted by the Society of Iranian American Women for Education, which awards scholarships to young Iranians in Texas. The elegant bazaar and dinner observed the Iranian New Year with dining, shopping and a celebration of culture and community. Chaired by Mehrnaz Gill and Malekeh Nezam-Mafi, the f%26#234;te featured speaker Rice University president David Leebron. Toasting Persian style: opera singer Pari Zangeneh and pianist/conductor Hooman Khalatbari; emcee Lila Sharifian; and SIAWE president Shoaleh Shirvani Nosrati.

Cyclone Anaya's Riazul Tequila Social

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:49:28 GMT

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Topping Off

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:33:54 GMT

2nd Annual Divot Dash Polo Party

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:14:05 GMT

Horses and Helicopters

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:12:13 GMT

Top Hat and Tails

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:05:41 GMT

Cyclone Anaya's Riazul Tequila Social

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:00:06 GMT

Champagne %26 Ribs

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:57:11 GMT

The annual Champagne %26amp; Ribs f%26#234;te lived up to its name, with guests savoring Goode Co. Barbecue alongside flutes of Freixenet, all to support free admission to the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Co-chair quintet Melinda and Felix Chevalier, Naima Singletary, and Wendy and James Rodriguez reigned over the artful evening, down to the jazz stylings of crooner Kristine Mills. Toasting the CAMH: Michelle Cruz Arnold, Sharon Aboussleman and Errol McLaughlin, Diedra and Terence Fontaine, Melanie Lawson and John F. Guess Jr., and Karen and Ramon Manning.

The Zoo Friends of Houston’s 22nd Annual Zoo Ball

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:15:50 GMT

The Zoo Friends of Houston%26#8217;s 22nd Annual Zoo Ball, chaired by Cristina Buaas and Sheila Hulme, raised an astounding $600,000 to benefit the upcoming African Forest exhibit, set to unveil this December. Houston Zoo supporters in their chicest safari attire mingled with animals and trainers. Dancers dressed as lions, tigers and bears kept the crowd entertained as they noshed on bites from City Kitchen and placed bids on the silent and big board auctions. Party animals: honorees Anne and Charles Duncan; auction chair trio Missy Pacha, Susan Ehrhardt, and Kathleen Panus; Zoo Friend life member Jane Block; Zoo director Rick Barongi; and Houston Zoo president/CEO Deborah Cannon.

Luxury Marketing Leaders

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:16:19 GMT

The Luxury Marketing Council gathered poolside at The Belle Meade at River Oaks, where Helen Perry and Pamela Martin-Duarte led discussions about innovative branding at the sleek new mid-rise to rapt guests including Jimmy Ahmed, Lindsay Aronstein, Paul Winkler, Zahira Coll, Alexander Rogers, and David Fink.%26nbsp;The Luxury Marketing Council convened at Hotel Granduca, where speaker Marti Boone %26#8212; a senior VP with the Greater Houston Partnership %26#8212; led a lively discussion about the business of luxury. Astute listeners: Eleanor Connan, Erika Ferretti, Francie Willis, Maggi Jones, John Benton, and Ann Middleton, in from China.

Jan Showers at The Tower Residences at the Ritz-Carlton

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:50:32 GMT

Crystal Charity Ball Theme Announcement Party

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:27:11 GMT

Caron Texas Inaugural Reception

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:09:23 GMT

The Texas Celebrity Shootout

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:25:15 GMT

March of Dimes Signature Chefs Kick Off

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:43:03 GMT

The American Diabetes Association Luncheon

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:32:37 GMT

Cattle Baron's Ball Theme Reveal

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:16:11 GMT

NFL Welcome Reception

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:32:40 GMT

Society of Young Philanthropists' Debut Gala

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:57:31 GMT

DSO AT%26T Gala Launch Party

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:11:32 GMT

Stanley Korshak Poolside Event

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:46:35 GMT

2010 Cattle Baron's Ball

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:33:02 GMT

Klotz Associates Marks 25th Anniversary

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:23:30 GMT

2010 Go Red for Women Luncheon

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:08:55 GMT

Gables Park 17 Grand Opening

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:34:13 GMT

Dallas Contemporary Wish! Art Auction 2010

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:01:07 GMT

Wilhelm Scholê International dinner and tribute

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:57:02 GMT

Morton Kuehnert celebrates Spanish and Latin American Art

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:26:46 GMT

The Leukemia %26 Lymphoma Society's "Man %26 Woman of the Year" Finale

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:15:06 GMT

Jaguar Plano Grand Opening

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:33:31 GMT

National Italian American Foundation Texas Gala

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:15:42 GMT

Wolff Companies Gates Ranch 2010

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:09:42 GMT

The Junior League of Dallas Theme Reveal Party

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:03:41 GMT

13 celsius' Third Annual Pink Party

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:57 GMT

NasherSALON Speaker Series featuring Gladys Knight

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:46:04 GMT

6th Annual Rosewood Awards

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:10:10 GMT

Divot Dash Kickoff Party

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:37:36 GMT

Classy Chassis 2010

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:34:39 GMT

City Cafe's 25th Anniversary

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:18:56 GMT

MFAH Reception for Charles M. Russell

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:54:10 GMT

MFAH Art of India Gallery's Anniversary Celebration

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:43:51 GMT

Jewish Family Service Woman-to-Woman Luncheon with Diane von Furstenberg

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:38:47 GMT

The Bridge Wrap Party

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:26:00 GMT

Park Place Dealerships/Texas Rangers Triple Play

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:54:24 GMT

MFAH

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Versace North Park

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Neimen Marcus Stiletto Strut

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Tootsies River Oaks Tennis Tournament Luncheon %26 Fashion Show

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Saks Fifth Avenue’s fashion show and luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Menil’s Young at Art

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Holocaust Museum

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

AFI Dallas Star Award

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Festari Fête and Beachy Zingara Boutique

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Opening for Wolfgang’s Five Sixty

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Luxury Marketing Council

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Classy Chassis

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Cattle Baron’s Western Reveal

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Zadok's Jewelers

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Moonlight Ball for Ronald McDonald House

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Progressive Forum

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Kara Ross

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

IW Marks

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Tinsel %26 Dreams

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Art Car Parade

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

DIFFA

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Galas Galore

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Shak At Stanley Korshack

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Fashion Splash

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Ensemble Theatre

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

All Things Nouveau

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Trunk show at Hotel ZaZa

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Knuckle Ball–A Pitch for Life

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Hot Off the Presses Party

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

TITAS International Ballet and La Fête du Ballet Dinner

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Photo Play

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Luck of the Draw 8: When Art Attacks!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

BB1 Classic Uptown Park

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Summer Canvas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Urban Oasis

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

SPCA Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Dallas Theater Center Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

It's Easy Being Green

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Sloan/Hall’s Pink Champagne Future Lover Extravaganza

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

75th anniversary of the Visiting Nurse Association

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

NorthStars Awards Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Patron Saints

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Top Docs

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

2009 AFI International Film Festival

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Out to Lunch

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Mardi Gras Galas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Equinox Fitness Club

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Gala in Small Bites

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

24K Supper Club

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Dallas Theater Center’s 50th Anniversary

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Star of Hope 11th annual Celebrity Luncheon and Fashion Show

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

American Heart Association’s Stiletto Strut

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

M.D. Anderson

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Michele’s new collections

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Rice Design Alliance

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Roche Bobois Rocks

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Heart of Texas Excellence Dinner

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Girls’ Night Out celebration

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Celebration of Families Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

V for Valentino

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Around the World

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

A Tale of Two Galas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Retail Rendezvous

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Dallas Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Women’s Resource

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Mardi Gras Masquerade

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Open Door Mission’s “Dinner with a Terrific Texan” Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

La Mode Swim

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

International Intrigue

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Heritage Society

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

31st annual TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Blue Bird Circle’s “Casino Royale” Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

What's in Store

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Symphony Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Rachofsky House

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Fay School

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Heroes and Handbags Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Ballet Ball’s “Magnificent Marie”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Posh Supper Clubs

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Pink Ribbons Project

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Platinum Settings

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

64th annual Pin Oak Horse Show

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Southeast Texas Pro-Choice Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Discovery Green

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Dallas Contemporary

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Art Crowd

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Kuhl-Linscomb

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Faith, Hope, and Retail

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Third Annual Ferrari Festival

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

KidneyTexas Luncheon and Artrageous!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

World AIDS Day Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Peace For The Children Foundation

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Thursday Night Live!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Art-Smart Set

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Jane Block Award Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Dallas Fashion Awards

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Two Great Nights

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Joule

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Lights Up-Swarovski Crystal Palace Collection

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Cult of Cowan

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Alzheimer’s Association

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Home is Where the Socials Are

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Fairmont Dallas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

West Ave

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Kim Gatlin Book Release

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Design Excellence Awards

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

38th Annual USA Film Festival

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Children’s Charity “Bundle Up for Beds”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Red Cross Mardi Gras Masquerade’s 2009 committee

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

VNA’s 75th jubilee celebration, “Roots of Life”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

ZaZa Does Its Part for Art

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Mercury Baroque

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Glamorous Crystal Charity Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

It Rained Men — and Fashion

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Ballet, Star of Hope and The Center for AIDS

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

15th Annual Palm Night

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

PaperCity’s Domestic Art book

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Ruby Slippers Soirée

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Original Penguin’s Soirée

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Sapphire Nights, Lalique and Verdura Days

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Gem Dandies

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The National Council of Jewish Women’s 24th annual Starlight Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Wabi Sabi House

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Ceron Salon Grand Opening

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

2008 Legacy Award

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Pink Pairs Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Gifts From the Heart Fund-raiser

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Latin Grammy Awards

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Frocks, Croc and Rocks

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Girls’ Night Out Cocktail Soirée

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Two x Two First Look

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

A Grand Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Preserving the Past, Fêting the Future

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Two by Two for AIDS and Art

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

PaperCity’s New York Launch of Domestic Art

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Stiletto Strut

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Texas Children’s Cancer Center “Celebration of Champions” Luncheon and Fashion Show

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Saks Fifth Avenue’s Key to the Cure

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Couture on Level Two

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

An Evening to Dress for Success/The Women’s Fund’s 26th Annual Benefit Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Birthday Wishes for Madison’s Fifth

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Children’s Assessment Center launch of Hope Shining/Women’s Home Rose Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Shopping for the Cure

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Monique Takes the Town

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Cocktails en la Calle

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Humane Society Gala, “Top Cats and High Tails”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Cattle Baron’s Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Going Glam!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Rebecca %26 Drew Grand Opening %26 Zucchero Sweet Fashion

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Belles of the Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Holiday Shopping Card

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Launch of PaperCity’s new book, Domestic Art: Curated Interiors

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

27th Annual Orange Show Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

’Tis the Season

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

UNICEF Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Tootsies

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

“Jewels: The New York Sale” collection

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Rodarte and Barneys New York runway show

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Texas Woman’s University’s Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Marc Bouwer drops in for NorthPark Center’s Fashion at the Park

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Hot Type

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

15th annual Theater District Open House

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Ylang 23 and Louis Vuitton

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

D. Porthault

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Evenings in Vogue

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Lee Park Junior Conservancy

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Humane Society/UNICEF

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

David Yurman fragrance debut

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Saving Animals/Fix Houston

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Assistance League/Junior Woman’s Club

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Bayou Bend and Rienzi

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Preston Center Chic at Naomi and Plaza Style

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Voices of Peace benefitting Hope for Peace %26 Justice

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Art of Aging Gracefully for Natura Bissé/Escada designer Daniel Wingate

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

PJ for PJs for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Angels of Hope Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

10 years of the Niven Morgan skincare and fragrance collection

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Mary Jo Peckham Award Luncheon/Helping Hearts Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Living Bank’s “Celebrate Life” Gala/“Tacos y Tacones”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Bachendorf’s 10-year anniversary celebration

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Dallas Institute’s 2008 Hiett Prize in the Humanities Award Dinner

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Dallas Summer Musicals Producer’s Circle

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Special Care %26 Career Services

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Red Bull Art of Can opening gala and CAMH Perspectives 162: Snow

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Crystal Charity Ball’s Fashion Show and Luncheon

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Symphonys "Beethoven Rocks"

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

5th Annual Billiard Ball and Profiles in Leadership awards dinner

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

“Fashion Meets Art”

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Partners Card 10-day spending — and saving — spree

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Museum of Fine Art’s Five-A Weekend

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

A Weekend with TACA

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce celebrate Joanne King Herring’s birthday/dinner for Jonathan Sandys

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Stanley Korshak's So Haute

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Helping A Hero %26 Good Skipper Galas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Fly Ball

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Liaisons au Louvre in Paris

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Top Hot %26 Tails

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Armandos’ Fiesta Fund-Raiser for MS %26 Sloan/Hall

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

UNICEF, Feed Projects and Heroes and Handbags

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Art of Skateboarding

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

J Landa of J. Silver trio of fêtes

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Cymbidium honors the 2009 Dallas Symphony Debutantes

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Rockin’ Retail Rhapsody

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

TACA Proscenium’s Weekend

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

A Tale of Two Clicquots

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Tara Shaw Maison collection %26 310 Rosemont mixer

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Child Benefit Corporation Hearts %26 Hands Alliance

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Grand Opening of the Alessi shop

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

CraftTexas 2008 %26 solo show for Aaron Parazette

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

10th Annual Casino Night

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic/Camp For All

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Femmes and Families

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Venetian Carnival Hockaday Benefit 2008

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Blaffer Gala

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

“Digging for Diamonds" %26 Walter Scheib at Granduca

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Park Place Dealerships/Texas Rangers Triple Play

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Real Estate Council Foundation’s 20th Annual TREC FightNight 2008

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Food Fetes

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

third anniversary of Dallas City Market

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Cattle Baron’s Ball Trailblazer Party

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

eighth annual Champagne and Ribs event

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

10-year anniversary of Two by Two for AIDS and Art %26 10 yrs of PaperCity in Dallas

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Art Ball Patron Party

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:07:10 GMT

2010 Doctor Appreciation and Professional Mixer

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:44:41 GMT

PetSet Soiree Kick-Off Party at Muse

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:30:31 GMT

Sweetheart Ball Patron Party

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:49:37 GMT

Haute for Hope Celebrity Luncheon and Fashion Show

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:27:06 GMT

Shamaine Klein Design Debuts New Line at Donald J. Pliner

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:41:35 GMT

Park Place Volvo's Day at the Races

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:17:32 GMT

Accessible Luxury Event

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:49:46 GMT

Bravissimo: Houston's Opera in the Heights

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:17:10 GMT

Neiman Marcus Stiletto Strut

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:11:06 GMT

When Stiletto Strut and its throng of well-shod supporters take over Neiman Marcus Downtown and the surrounding city block, it's impossible not to be swept up in the high-heeled frenzy. This year, co-chairmen Lynn McBee and Anne Stodghill took the reigns of the American Heart Association fund-raiser, with the NM faces %26#8212; Ken Downing, Shelle Sills, and Jeny Bania %26#8212; on hand to help produce yet another quintessential Neiman Marcus f%26#234;te. The clicking of Ferragamo, Chanel and Gucci heels on NM's historic marble floors was resounding as hundreds of guests filed into the flagship and were greeted by dozens of handsome firemen. Our city's finest were on hand to assist with such tasks as wearing red-heart T-shirts, selling chance tickets, blocking off Commerce and Main streets, and escorting the ladies, should they need a hand while making the one-block parade. The firemen were not the only eye candy, though, as the most enviable gems were on the feet of attendees. Honorary co-chair Jacquelin Sewell, Claire Emanuelson and Sills all sported Prada. Courtney Tennison, Stodghill and McBee all opted for Christian Louboutin. And Nancy Carter, the evening's Heart and Sole Award recipient, went with a classic label as well: "They're cork," she said of her Manolo Blahniks. "I thought they'd be easier for the Strut." The Stiletto Strut "Loafers" %26#8212; including Carl Sewell, Greg Nieberding, Steve Stodghill, Dwight Emanuelson, Allan McBee, Robert Weatherly, and John Lemak %26#8212; caught up in the Shoe Salon turned gentleman's lounge, complete with a bar serving Macallan Scotch Whiskey and a silent auction offering accommodations at Scotland's Skibo Castle. Nearby, Bethany Siggins (in jersey-strap Givenchy heels) and Paige Westhoff (in edgy patent Pollini) warmed up for the strut with help from Equinox trainers alongside honorary co-chair Peggy Sewell and guests Jennifer Tobin, Paige Lane, Bradley Agather, Muffin Lemak, and Elaine Agather. Signaling the start of the Strut was NM%26#8217;s ever-exuberant VP and fashion director, Downing, who commanded: "Ladies: Start. Your. Heels!" Thus, the group exited the store, and the block-long trek began. McBee and Stodghill led Suzanne Droese, Paige McDaniel, D'Andra Simmons, Alex Kelly, Nancy Gopez, and Mary Gill, with the mother-daughter Sewell honorary chairs taking up the rear in a red Lexus convertible pace car. What kept all the vibrant ladies strutting? Encouraging words from Downing, who waved them to the finish line, with PaperCity co-editors Brooke Hortenstine and Rob Brinkley also inspiring the girls with cheers and bons mots. "Where is your fireman? Do you need me to call 9-1-1?" cried Downing.

This Old House

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:36:19 GMT

Azaleas and Antiques

One of America%26#8217;s preeminent house museums, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, celebrated spring with a suite of f%26#234;tes that raised operating funds for the renowned American decorative arts collection culled by the late Miss Ima Hogg and bequeathed to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Talk about blue bloods and pedigrees %26#8230; The four-day series of alfresco soir%26#233;es began with the classic Cocktail Party on a balmy%26nbsp; evening, where the young professional set gathered under a magnificent tent created by McDugald-Steele Landscape Architects. Music by Moodafaruka wafted through the verdant grounds while 300 guest clinked cocktails and perused Bayou Bend%26#8217;s extraordinary period rooms, which span the colonial to mid-Victorian eras. Chairmen Leslie and Mark Hull, Tennie and David Ott, Annie Criner, and Ryan Gordon reigned (chairmen Katie and Paul Barnhart were detained by volcanic ash in Europe), inaugurating a weekend of festivities at this grand repository of important American 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century antiques. Among the soign%26#233; and swell: Nancy Mathe; Casey and Will Hedges; chair mom Susie and Sanford Criner; Patricia and Paul Parker; Kelli Kickerillo and Todd Forester, whose wedding in December was topped by a lavish MFAH reception; Campbell Eifler; Catherine and Scott Winship; Adam Ross; Sarah Dunstall; Laura Morrod; and Courtney Teshoian.%26nbsp;

Dancing Around Diana

The next night, a sumptuous seated dinner catered by City Kitchen and the iconic repertoire of crooner Yvonne Washington were highlights of Bayou Bend%26#8217;s Garden Party. Chairman Marjorie Cain greeted the genteel throng, whose stage was the house and the gardens encircling the Diana Fountain. Among the 400 discerning decorative arts denizens: the MFAH%26#8217;s golden couple, director Peter Marzio and antiquities curator Frances Marzio; MFAH Board chairman Cornelia Long; MFAH associate director Gwen Goffe; architect Ed Eubanks; Carol and Mike Linn; benefactress Jeanie Kilroy (Bayou Bend%26#8217;s new visitor center named in her honor opens this September), escorted by Ed Becnel; Isabel and Wallace Wilson; Laurie and Reed Morian; Michelle and Frank Hevrdejs (his American painting collection is legendary); chair husband Walker Cain; Margaret Williams with Jim Daniel; Lilly and Thurmon Andress; Franci Crane; Christine and Shea Morenz; gallerist Hiram Butler; antiques dealer Andrew Spindler, in from Boston; and Bayou Bend director Bonnie Campbell and curator Michael Brown.

Tykes on the Lawn

Days later, Bayou Bend belonged to the Crayola crowd when the Children%26#8217;s Party unfurled, titled %26#8220;Peaceable Kingdom%26#8221; after the charming Edward Hicks canvas (circa 1826 %26#8211; 1828) in the museum%26#8217;s permanent collection. A luncheon under the big tent, arts and crafts, sack races and even midway games appealed to families and tykes. Chair trio Julie Barrett, Lisa Oren, and Laura Wheless organized the perfect afternoon, which brought out 500 present and future supporters spanning three generations.

Here Comes Five-A

The celebrations wrapped up when Five-A, the MFAH%26#8217;s African American Art Advisory Association, held its biennial spring soir%26#233;e, chaired by Karen and Ramon Manning. The evening%26#8217;s special guest, Oscar-nominated actress Cicely Tyson, received a tour of Bayou Bend and mingled with the crowd of more than 100 guests, including Erin and Adrian Patterson, Galveston Arts Center%26#8217;s Clint Willour, MFAH trustee Sarah Trotty, Greg Shannon, retired MFAH curator Alvia Wardlaw (of Gee%26#8217;s Bend quilt exhibition fame), newlyweds Heidi and Marcus Smith, Michelle Barnes of the Community Artists Collective, Reggie Van Lee escorting Miz Tyson, Joan and John Hughes, Eileen Morris, Andrea and Chris Campbell, Docia Rudley, and Cleveland Browns player Shaun Rogers with Kisha Beard.

TACA Party on the Green

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:01:12 GMT

An invitation to TACA's annual Party on the Green reads always as one of the most glam house parties ever thrown: notable address (the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek), charming hostess (chairman Ashley Tripplehorn), bountiful cuisine (16 of Rosewood Hotels and Resorts%26#8217; master chefs) and a charitable cause (raising funds for TACA's programs supporting the performing arts). But this year, change was in the air. To start, TACA nixed last year's fall date and selected the spring social season for the rendezvous. And instead of holding the event in the hotel's front driveway, or inside, the Mansion turned over its entire estate for TACA's use %26#8212; thus, it was the first time the party would sprawl throughout the newly renovated patio, restaurant, bar and ballroom. Before entering the moveable feast, our city's brightest arts patrons, including Jennifer and John Eagle, Shannon and Ted Skokos, Diane and Hal Brierley, Barbara and Don Daseke, and Nancy and Clint Carlson were greeted by TACA's board of directors chairman Lynn McBee beneath a canopy of white lights in the driveway. "Isn't it a beautiful night?" she asked. By %26#8220;beautiful,%26#8221; McBee was not referring to the balmy temperature, but to the epicurean adventure that awaited. International and local Rosewood chefs made their gastronomic presence felt throughout the Mansion, with standout samplings coming from Wolfgang Eberle of Saudi Arabia's Rosewood Al Faisaliah Hotel and Hotel Al Khozama; chef Anthony Dawodu of the U.S. Virgin Islands' Caneel Bay resort; chef J. Pablo Loza of Rosewood's Jumby Bay resort in the West Indies; and the Mansion's own Bruno Davaillon and David Collier. Compass markings on the floor led the way, taking TACA president Becky Young, Rosewood Hotels %26amp; Resorts' VIPs John Scott, Bob Boulogne and Duncan Graham, and guests Elisa and Stephen Summers, Skye Brewer, Faye Briggs, Tincy Miller, Kelley McDonald, and Peggy and Carl Sewell past the performing Sammons Jazz Trio and into the ballroom, where emcees Julie and Gene Gates entertained the crowd. Also in the ballroom? A silent-auction spread of chef-donated packages geared toward the jet-setting gourmand. The most sought-after item came from chef Victor Palma %26#8212; three nights in Los Cabos' Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort and breakfast every morning %26#8212; which was so popular that he won the coveted Golden Skillet Award for raising the most money benefitting TACA. A recipe for gastronomic success, indeed.

Arcodoro %26 Pomodoro 22nd Anniversary

Thu, 27 May 2010 04:07:47 GMT

A small, quiet gathering just wouldn't be a proper Italian celebration, so when it came time to toast Arcodoro %26amp; Pomodoro's 22nd anniversary %26#8212; the first anniversario to be had in its new Crescent Court location %26#8212; it was no surprise that husband/wife owners Lori and Efisio Farris would throw a grand birthday/opening bash. It was a foray into antipasti and cocktail heaven %26#8212; with hundreds of bottles of Efisio's private-label Efix prosecco, large glass jugs filled with cucumber-flavored infused Grey Goose Vodka, and enough Sardinian fare to feed a small army. The likes of Steve Kemble, Angie Barrett, Azadeh Ajami, Judy and Bill Pittman, Myrna and Bob Schlegel, Stephen Giles, and Anna-Sophia van Zweden walked the red carpet and posed for pictures at a step and repeat, causing a traffic-stopping spectacle on the busy Maple and McKinney corner. Once inside, Janet and Jack Nylund, Jessica Olsson, Carolyn and Tav Lupton, and Karen and Horatio Lonsdale-Hands were greeted by buona seras from Lori and Efisio and their children Francesca and Valerio before dispersing throughout A%26amp;P's bar, dining room and patio. Among the partygoers was John Sughrue, with wife Marlene. "Usually, he's in a really great suit," said John of Efisio, who was clad in chef whites. The reason for his culinary duds? Efisio and chef Luciano Salvadore prepared a monumental seafood paella on the back patio, before their benevolent raffle ensued %26#8212; the hot-ticket item was an escape to Sardinia's Colonna Park Hotel to benefit Big Thought and SLANT 45, the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee's educational program. Daryl Johnston did the honors, drawing Sarah and Jim Garrett as the vacay winners, leaving us wishing that we could stow away in their Italy-bound suitcases.

Centerstage 2010

Wed, 19 May 2010 06:22:39 GMT

The Dallas Theater Center's Centerstage Gala packed the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre with entertainment. Salsa dancers, tapas and Spanish cocktails spiced up this %26#8220;anything but black tie%26#8221; affair, where chairmen Pilar and Jay Henry, honorary chairs Bess and Ted Enloe, and guests including DTC%26#8217;s managing director Mark Hadley, theater namesakes Dee and Charles Wyly, Ann Swisher and Michael McGehee, and Rebecca and Barron Fletcher enjoyed a comedy performance by the group Whose Live Anyway. Just when everyone expected the curtain call, live music signaled the start of the after-party %26#8212; a perfect encore for an ovation-worthy fund-raiser.

Texas Ballet Theater's Ballet + Cabaret Winspear Gala

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:17:00 GMT

AIA Houston’s Les Beaux Arts Ball

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:56:28 GMT

The AIA Houston%26#8217;s Les Beaux Arts Ball was truly a blueprint for a blast. Masked revelers enjoyed a silent auction and a seated dinner capped by dancing amid The Corinthian%26#8217;s columns and coffered ceilings. The fanciful f%26#234;te benefitted Architecture Center Houston Foundation while honoring Jerry Lea with an AIA membership, Jim Evans with the Ben Brewer Young Architect Award, 2010 Fellows Kimberly Hickson and Joe Mashburn, and firm of the year Gensler Houston. Entertained by entablature: chairmen Jo and Jim Furr; AIA Houston director Barrie Scardino; U of H dean of architecture Patricia Oliver; RDA director Linda Sylvan; and architect Bill Stern.

Grand Opening of Brownstone Antique Center

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:10:46 GMT

Brownstone Antique Center %26#8212; housing Lewis %26amp; Maese, River Oaks Watch Co. and Smith %26amp; Company Jewels %26#8212; commemorated its grand opening by inviting 350 discerning fashion and design types, who jammed the packed-to-the-brim aisles while ogling and acquiring antique furnishings and accessories, watches, baubles and more. Later, many revelers headed across the courtyard to the clubby lounge, the Red Room. Celebrants: BAC%26#8217;s main men Beau Theriot of Brownstone Gallery and Lewis %26amp; Maese impresarios David Lewis and Ernest Maese; Wayne Smith of Smith %26amp; Company Jewels; Pamela Baker, in from Istanbul; Judith Oudt; Diane Lokey Farb; Anna Dean; Terry Wayne Jones; Brian Jordan of River Oaks Watch%26#8217;s; Stuart Rosenberg; Megan Sutton-Reed and Chris Reed; jeweler Patricia Peckinpaugh; Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre; Red Room GM Brad Stearnes; and BAC manager James Craig.

Houston Premiere of “After Life” Thriller

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:45:32 GMT

The premise may be morbid, but the buzz surrounding the Houston premiere of the psychological thriller After Life was anything but. Producer Bill Perkins and his wife Stephanie attended the unveiling at Edwards Greenway Palace 24, followed by a red-carpet f%26#234;te at the Mercer to celebrate the moody Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson film. Chairmen Lucinda and Javier Loya brought out the bright young things for the occasion, who flocked on the dance floor to bust their moves. Turning out: Heather Hill, Gary Blackshire, Tama and John Klosek, Kelly Bussen, Megan Sutton-Reed, Christie Sullivan, Noell Myska, Robert Sura, and Sarah Alexander.

Architect Bobby McAlpine Speaks at Greenwood King’s The Lobby

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:42:01 GMT

Greenwood King%26#8217;s The Lobby was the place to be when Julie Greenwood and Linda King welcomed nationally published, Alabama-based architect and designer Bobby McAlpine, who came to town to sign his new Rizzoli volume, The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses, Evocative Rooms. McAlpine, the latest in GK%26#8217;s ongoing speaker series, also dished design and underscored his firm%26#8217;s philosophy of embracing history in contemporary homes and interiors. Among the McAlpine fans: Sloan/Hall%26#8217;s Shannon Hall and Marcus Sloan, designer Selena Mackey with daughter Larissa Pineda, Marcy Johnson, Kylie Frierson, Rachel Rosson, Jennifer Wallace, Carol Isaak Barden, antiquarian Jas Gundry and designer Joe Shaffer.%26nbsp;

High Wattage Fête

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:05:04 GMT

Let There Be Light

Talk about kilowatts of talent. Circa Lighting recently hosted a cocktail party to f%26#234;te Houston designer J. Randall Powers aka Randy Powers and his new lighting collection for Visual Comfort. Powers, along with designers Michael S. Smith, David Easton, Barbara Barry, Thomas O%26#8217;Brien, Eric Cohler, Alexa Hampton and more, all design luxe lighting collections for Visual Comfort, based in Houston and owned by Andy Singer. Circa Lighting, the retail source for Visual Comfort, was the scene of the power-packed evening, where guests could peruse Powers%26#8217; latest collection of table and floor lamps and sconces named after some of his favorite Houston people and places, from the handsome Cameron (George) in alabaster-colored quartz to the Broad Oaks (neighborhood), with its simple column of crystal, to the Lancaster (George), Hargett (Gerald), Russell (Margaret), Mason (a client) and the Huntingdon (the high-rise). Also enlightening was the benevolent factor %26#8212; that a portion of sales benefitted the Center for AIDS in Houston.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

The Incandescents

In the crowd of 200: Visual Comfort%26#8217;s Andy Singer with wife Gayle and mom Joann; Circa Lighting manager Diane Moore; Bill Caudell; John Bebout dishing with Lisa Pope Westerman; Diane Lokey Farb; designer Michael Stribling, Nicole Gill-Ottinger, who came from Dallas to meet Powers; mom-to-be and designer Kristen Nix; Rosie Meyers; Crawford Renovation%26#8217;s Ben Crawford; photog Steve Henry; Cindy and Mike Neal; Renea Abbott and Greg Manteris; Greg Fourticq Jr.; Powers%26#8217; colleague, designer Catherine Brooks, after whom he named a sleek table lamp, the Brooks; Patrick Brys; Erick Outcalt; and George Lancaster, ever ready with a quip, %26#8220;Where is the Lancaster? I%26#8217;m here to see my lamp. Randy said it has long legs.%26#8221;

Materials Marketing’s Grand Opening

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:11:16 GMT

When Materials Marketing on West Gray celebrated its sleek new showroom, the decorating contingent turned out in force. More than 200 guests marveled at beautiful vignettes in all manner of stone, mosaic, tile and marble, while toasting San Antonio-headquartered CEO Jim Rymer and wife Kathy, president Jeff Glasener and wife Lyndsey, VP Tim Roberts and wife Laurie, and Houston manager Holly Pizzitola. Stone gazing: designers Elizabeth Koval, Julia Blailock, Laura Timanus, Amitha Verma, Trisha McGaw, and Jane-Page Crump; Monica Lozano; Theresa and Ryan Engel;
and Sarah Ruiz.

Shopping and “Bra-vissima” Exhibition at Memorial Antiques

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:17:37 GMT

Memorial Antiques %26amp; Interiors saw pink %26#8212; literally %26#8212; when it hosted a chic and philanthropic afternoon of shopping to benefit the Baylor College of Medicine%26#8217;s Smith Breast Center and the Pink Ribbon House showcase home, which also raises awareness and funds for the center. The day featured the touring exhibition %26#8220;Bra-vissima,%26#8221; which showcased bras created by designers, survivors and artists for the cause. Benevolent ones: MAI manager Kathy Swartzfager and colleagues Marilyn Maddox, Jana Wright, and Henry Galindo; dealers Kelly O%26#8217;Donnell, Tracy Shingledecker, Janice Culp, and Tamara Moore; Sandy Campion; Lucy Raster; Patricia Reed and daughter Lauren; and physician Karla Sepulveda.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

Grand Opening of Vieux Interiors’s New Home

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:25:31 GMT

Vieux Interiors inaugurated its new West Alabama home-furnishings and antiques mecca with a high-energy evening where style-seekers swarmed, eager to congratulate owner Marty Bratton and colleagues Nasyim Segal and manager DeWayne Formby. Among the decorating cognoscenti: Dot Dimiero and daughter Dana Aichler; designers Laurie Pearson, Catheryn Wilson, Tami Owen, and Tricia Crane; Found%26#8217;s Ruth Davis with husband Neill and Aaron Rambo; artist Mel DeWees, whose canvases line the walls at Vieux; Karen and Walt Krey; John Flewellen; Joann Klein, chatting with Alexander Noriega; Natalie Faust; and Allison and John Thompson.

The Best Little Doghouse in Texas

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:09:14 GMT

Communities In Schools Houston 2010 Gala Kick Off Party

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:31:39 GMT

Crossroads School Gala "Fairy Tale Endings"

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:16:47 GMT

Posh Purses, Cancer Crusaders

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Hoorah for Heroes %26amp; Handbags

Among all the galas, luncheons, personal appearances and dinners we attend, one of the most poignant is Heroes %26amp; Handbags, a brunch and silent auction of covetable purses that raises money for families whose children are cancer patients. This Texas-centric charity really rings true when its founders%26#8217; stories are told: Dallas moms Larissa Linton and Jenny Scott both lost young daughters to cancer, then started Heroes for Children to provide for the needs of other families. At the fourth annual Houston benefit at River Oaks Country Club, both co-founders joined chairman Alissa Maples who interjected compassion and energy into making this one of the most successful brunches ever. Rounding out the afternoon was the very real story of cancer survivor Blake, relayed by his father, Jim Lieberman, which brought home again the meaning of the day. Then Houston-based Elaine Turner Designs received the second annual Spirit of Allie and Taylor Award, named in honor of Scott and Linton%26#8217;s late daughters. And kudos to Texas Children%26#8217;s upcoming Maternity Center (opening 2011), represented by VP Cris Daskevich, which gracefully stepped up as presenting sponsor for the cause.

Philanthropists are Always in Fashion

High bidders and do-gooders admiring and acquiring sleek bags donated by retailers Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Tory Burch, Versace, Fendi, MaxMara, Elaine Turner, Tootsies, Gucci at Saks Fifth Avenue, Alexandra Knight, More Than You Can Imagine and more: Carol Isaak Barden toting Tory Burch; Liz Decker; Beth Muecke; Jenny Moore nabbing Fendi, Dior and Gucci purses early for her eight-month-old tyke, Penelope; Christian Dior%26#8217;s Jacqueline Clark (the boutique donating an orange Ave bag); the chairman%26#8217;s husband Kevin Maples and parents Virginia and Dan Steppe; Heather McLeskey with Elaine Turner; Heroes Houston manager Mimi Bates; honorary chairman, PaperCity%26#8217;s Holly Moore; Ursaline Hamilton; Sarah Simon; Elizabeth King; Heroes board chairman Allan Rayson; Mary Lou Fernandez; Sabiha Rehmatulla; Karen Desenberg; Laura Casey; Maryam Mireskandari; lucky Ashley Hopkins, who won the raffle bijoux gifted by DeVille Fine Jewelry; and next year%26#8217;s co-chairmen, Christine Hoffer and Celina Stabell.

A Swell Spring Party at Rienzi

Fri, 21 May 2010 12:11:47 GMT

F. Scott Fitzgerald, eat your heart out. The Rienzi Spring Party was a swell affair that had it all: glamorous gals and genteel gents, a marvelous pool, sublime drinks and the breathtaking house that inspired it all. Nothing else will do when the lifestyle of Carroll and Harris Masterson III %26#8212; the couple who built Rienzi and amassed its extensive European decorative arts collection, now part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston %26#8212; is being celebrated. The night was a record-breaker, raising $87,000 for Rienzi%26#8217;s operating budget. Chair triad Courtnay and Mark Elias, Stacy and Michael Ellington, and Blake Tartt III enjoyed the ambiance alongside Lisa and Will Mathis; Carroll Goodman; Isla and Tommy Reckling; siblings Kate, John Luke, and Isla McConn; Cabrina and Steven Owsley; and Amy and Hardy Murchison.

Symphonic Soirée

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:15:52 GMT

The Houston Symphony%26#8217;s Maestros Wine Dinner was one of the year%26#8217;s hottest tickets, selling out before the invitations were even mailed. Chair quartet Carolyn and Mike Mann and Kathy and Paul Mann oversaw the repast, which was complemented by precise wine pairings and accompanied by the classical refrains of Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky, all to benefit the Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition. Symphonic swells: Cora Sue and Harry Mach, Joella and Steve Mach, new Symphony CEO Mark Hanson with wife Christina, and Margaret Williams with Jim Daniel.

Off to the Races for The Health Museum

Fri, 21 May 2010 12:16:58 GMT

Young professionals donned spring finery for the 2nd Annual Triple Crown Polo Fund-Raiser for The Health Museum. The alfresco afternoon chaired by Sharon Aboussleman and Errol McLaughlin featured, in addition to the polo match, fine fare from restaurants including Quattro, Strip House, Ruggles Green and Brio Tuscan Grille; derby-inspired cocktails; a vintage photo booth; and a hat contest judged by Gabriela Dror, Elizabeth Younger, Sharron Melton, and Hasti Taghi. Ponying up: Tracey Ferguson; Pam Ulmer; and hat contest winners Montrice Malone, Ashley Allen, and Chalice McGee.

BB1 Classic Unveils Times Past

Thu, 20 May 2010 05:15:44 GMT

A few doors away at BB1 Classic, Donae Cangelosi Chramosta and Rob Chramosta entertained trendsetters with a fashion show, light bites, Suffuse Rooibos green-tea lemon martinis and mojitos as they unveiled their new venture, Times Past %26#8212; a luxury collection of vintage jewelry, purses and accessories. Couture crowd: BB1 Classic owners Calli and Julian Saitowitz, Elizabeth Koval, George Allibone, Jill Hood, and Christina Huston.

“Spring into Summer” with Rebecca %26 Drew

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:13:25 GMT

Three recent parties shared one goal: Shop till you drop! Rebecca %26amp; Drew boutique hosted a fabulous %26#8220;Spring into Summer%26#8221; evening of shopping and cocktails. Owner Lindsay Aronstein showcased the latest summer classics while Houston-based handbag creator Mary Nichols displayed her divine designs.

Carrie Ann Airs “Sex and the City”

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:53:22 GMT

In Uptown Park at Carrie Ann boutique, Sex and the City fans screened the first movie in anticipation of the sequel. Spotted sporting Manolos and cosmos: owner Carrie Ann Sanders, Erica Rose, Nicole Brende, Kelly Crabb, and Ana Diaz.

Obelisk Gala and Awards Ceremony

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:19:21 GMT

Sculpture Reveal Garden Party hosted by Faye Briggs

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:46:01 GMT

Pot of Gold Luncheon

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:10:01 GMT

Louis Vuitton and Neiman Marcus present Cosmic Blossom

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:23:41 GMT

Crown Ball Purple and Gold Party

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:57:17 GMT

B.R.M. Watches for Men Presentation with Simona de Silvestro

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:55:35 GMT

WINGS Luncheon

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:25:43 GMT

Doing the Most Good With Your Clothes Fashion Show

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:42:27 GMT

Dee %26 Charles Wyly Host a Black Tie Dinner for The Salvation Army

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:22:02 GMT

Human Rights Campaign Houston 2010 Gala

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:28:02 GMT

European Wax Center Celebration

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:58:30 GMT

Sugarcane Grand Opening

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:37:40 GMT

Mo's Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:48:45 GMT

Cari Shoemate Release Party

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:42:39 GMT

Art with Heart 2010

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:07:10 GMT

Human Rights Campaign 2010 Gala

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:02:58 GMT

The Paper Runway Opening Reception

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:04:18 GMT

Yellow %26 Black Tie Gala Kick-Off Party

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:39:01 GMT

Mad Hatter's Tea Party Luncheon "Divas and Dahlias"

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:46:49 GMT

Lite Dallas Presents The Event

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:32:09 GMT

Renee Rouleau Product Launch Party

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:03:04 GMT

Dallas Summer Musicals Curtain Call

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:31:47 GMT

Communities In Schools Dallas Region's Dream Big Gala

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:48:20 GMT

UTHealth's "A Celebration of Transformation and Hope"

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:26:20 GMT

LOL with Lily Tomlin Gala

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:45:43 GMT

Fifth Annual Menninger Community Luncheon

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:05:59 GMT

Luxury Marketing Council at Belle Meade

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:25:55 GMT

2010 Alley Theatre Jett Setters' Ball

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:20:57 GMT

Exhibition Premiere Honoring Blue Bird Circle

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:00:50 GMT

Tiger Ball 2010

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:56:50 GMT

Fleming's Ultimate Girls' Night Out

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:44:44 GMT

Dine Around Dinner

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:39:09 GMT

Fusion Taco Launch Party

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:21:48 GMT

Meddlesome Moth Grand Opening

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:02:47 GMT

Ralph Lauren Brunch at Saks Fifth Avenue

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:01:14 GMT

Monique Lhuillier Champagne Reception at Impressions Bridal Salon

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:45:29 GMT

2010 Furniture and Art Crawl

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:13:42 GMT

Valentino Restaurant Opening

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:45:52 GMT

Lucky Strike Lanes %26 Lounge Grand Opening

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:55:30 GMT

An Evening with Mike Huckabee

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:13:04 GMT

The Real Estate Council's FightNight

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:44:27 GMT

8th Annual Hunger Busters Golf Classic

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:15:56 GMT

"Passion 4 Fashion" Fashion Show with Styles from Saks Fifth Avenue

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:13:34 GMT

Wish Night: The Greatest Wish on Earth

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:11:31 GMT

Chick Lit Luncheon

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:27:44 GMT

2010 Dallas Symphony Derby

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:29:39 GMT

Wasted Expressions Photography Exhibition

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:51:07 GMT

The Nature Conservancy's Dallas Spring Party

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:04:21 GMT

2nd Annual Friends for Life Gala

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:53:29 GMT

This is How We Brunch!

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:06:25 GMT

Houston's Newest High-Rise, Highland Tower

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:55 GMT

Lone Star Region Porsche Club of America

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:58:46 GMT

2009 Buffalo Bayou Ball

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:54:16 GMT

Jewish Family Services' "A Night at the Movies"

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:22:24 GMT

2010 Houston Go Red for Women Expo and Luncheon

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:13:06 GMT

Fly Away With the Bridge

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:36:49 GMT

American Heart Association's Power of Legacy Soiree

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:51:21 GMT

Heart Deco

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:19:08 GMT

Persian New Year and Scholarship Dinner

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:44:41 GMT

Voice for Children "Hooray for Hollywood" Gala

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:14:03 GMT

Savor the Arts

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:50:11 GMT

2nd Annual Triple Crown Polo Fundraiser

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:27:23 GMT

Serving a Child's Future

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:49:58 GMT

2010 Hunting Art Prize Gala

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:44:28 GMT

The Stehlin Foundation 2010 Gala Kick-Off

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:37:14 GMT

Art of Conversation

Thu, 27 May 2010 01:25:23 GMT

16th Annual Celebrity Waiter Gala

Tue, 11 May 2010 05:47:03 GMT

From fashion designers to famous foodies, singers and football stars, the waitstaff at the Celebrity Waiter Gala would have given any Michelin-rated restaurant a run for its money. To benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Center, local celebs including Abi Ferrin, James Yarbrough, Wendy Krispin, Janie Fricke, and Kris Clinton scurried throughout the Hotel Palomar's ballroom, serving up a divine seated dinner %26#8212; all while entertaining diners for their charitable tips. Chairmen April and Sam Spicer, along with honorary chairs Julie and Steve Rado and Sharron and Al Gonzalez, applauded award recipient George Ellis, while celebrity chairmen Diane and Daryl Johnston bid big at the live and silent auctions.

David Yurman Cocktail Reception benefitting Cattle Baron's Ball

Tue, 11 May 2010 03:38:40 GMT

Shining supporters of the Cattle Baron's Ball traded their cowboy boots and ranches for cocktail dresses and NorthPark Center's David Yurman boutique for an American Cancer Society fund-raising soir%26#233;e. Ravishing jewels and flowing champagne set the scene as benevolent ones including Jennifer Dix, Kristi Bare, Mary Gill, and Kristen Johnston shopped with help from store manager Alex Laynor, with a portion of sales benefitting the Cattle Baron's Ball. Also spotted in store: Yurman regional director Chris Kimbrough, Jennifer Burns, Paige Westhoff, Charlie Vargas, and Cynthia Bomeste.

Heroes and Handbags

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:21:08 GMT

Hundreds of It bags (ready for bidding in the silent auction) and more than 600 It girls (carrying their own chic handbags) filled The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, at the Heroes %26amp; Handbags brunch benefitting Heroes for Children. All of our fave designers %26#8212; Prada, Chanel, Elaine Turner, Valentino and the like %26#8212; stocked the auction bag boutique, where chairman Jennifer Dix and Heroes for Children co-founders Larissa Linton and Jenny Scott placed bids on clutchable goodies, all to fund programs supporting families battling cancer. Socials selected pieces from their own purse collections to be auctioned off at this benevolent brunch. Whose haute handbags made the cut as most desired? Pat Smith's Gucci shoulder bag, Toni Duclottni's Isabella Fiore shoulder bag, Lori Jones' black patent-leather Tod%26#8217;s handbag, Elaine Agather's black patent Ferragamo, Skye Brewer%26#8217;s Tory Burch bag, Nancy Rogers%26#8217; Judith Leiber, and a Chanel and Fendi from Rebecca Farris. After the silent-auction items were snagged, honorary Staubach family chairmen Jennifer Gates, Michelle Grimes, Amy Mentgen, Stephanie Phillips, and grande dame Marianne Staubach took their brunch seats alongside Leisa Street, Jennifer Tobin, Paige Westhoff, Tina Craig, and Lisa Moore. The crowd applauded as Jennifer Houser received the Spirit of Allie and Taylor Award, and heard Annette Leslie%26#8217;s story of losing her youngest son to cancer. A purse parade for a philanthropic cause? One could not ask for a more perfect equation.

The Yes Men Meet the Art Guys

Thu, 27 May 2010 01:57:02 GMT

19th Annual Park Lovers' Crystal Ball

Thu, 27 May 2010 01:25:33 GMT

Building Hope for Children-Casa de Esperanza

Thu, 27 May 2010 12:23:39 GMT

Assistance League of Houston's "Books and Brunch"

Wed, 26 May 2010 06:46:42 GMT

Assistant League of Houston's 42nd Annual Gala

Wed, 26 May 2010 04:03:49 GMT

Coquette Boutique Presents Fashion of the Titans

Wed, 26 May 2010 01:25:46 GMT

Texas Children's Ambassadors "Date Night" Event

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:57:04 GMT

Pink Martinis and Pinballs

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:36:47 GMT

Making It Better %26 Looking Good Doing It

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:27:34 GMT

Houston Museum of Natural Science Annual Gala: "Do you Believe in Magic?"

Tue, 25 May 2010 06:52:15 GMT

%26nbsp; This $1.2 million ball offered an ode to Harry Houdini and pals, taking its theme from the museum%26#8217;s %26#8220;Magic!%26#8221; exhibit (through September 6). Chair foursome Melinda and Sam Stubbs and Paula and Rusty Walter conjured a hypnotic evening with more than 900 glamorous guests, including museum director Joel Bartsch and wife Susanne, Stephanie and Ernie Cockrell (as in the Cockrell Butterfly Center), Randa Duncan Williams and Charlie Williams, Katie and A.J. Brass, Gem Vault benefactors Sue and Lester Smith, Dana and Trey Strake, Sheridan and John Eddie Williams, Laurie and Reed Morian, and Dorothy and Artie McFerrin, whose fabulous Faberg%26#233; collection is currently on view (through July 25).

Houston Grand Opera Gala Hosts a Yellow Rose

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:48:01 GMT

This spring%26#8217;s Houston Grand Opera Gala, chaired by Denise and Philip Bahr, was not just another ball in the big city. Talk about a tribute: 16,000 yellow roses, a pair of live longhorns, indoor fireworks at the Wortham Theater Center, a million-dollar gift to endow %26nbsp;a new artist series and the evening%26#8217;s honoree being the yellow rose of Texas herself, Lynn Wyatt.

It all began with the alfresco promenade along Fish Plaza, where event maestro Richard Flowers introduced the Western theme. %26#8220;This is a nod to my husband%26#8217;s Texas roots,%26#8221; Miz Bahr told us regarding the human-scaled oil-derrick fountains encircled by yellow roses, around which the steers (related to the great Bevo) posed for party pics with the white-tie crowd. Then it was all about a pair of Oscars: Mrs. Wyatt, escorted by oilman husband Oscar Wyatt, made a grand entrance in a stunning hand-pleated yellow gown designed for her by good friend Oscar de la Renta (which required three trips to New York for fittings). The soign%26#233; set rushed her entourage, which included sons Brad Wyatt, Steve Wyatt (in from Washington, D.C.), and Aruba-based Trey Wyatt, their families, and pal Prince Talal of Jordan, in from his kingdom to attend.

Not to be outdone, chairman Miz Bahr tapped NY designer Norman Ambrose for her own golden-yellow couture gown accented by a new Tiffany %26amp; Co. yellow sapphire and diamond on her hand, from husband Philip. Mom Olga Bush, escorted by husband Gerald, wore a coordinating black Ambrose gown with yellow roses ornamenting the back. Among the sea of yellow, two ladies stood out in red: Michelle Hevrdejs in Donna Karan, with husband Frank, and Frances Marzio in Dolce %26amp; Gabbana, with MFAH director/husband Peter.

Two million dollars (a total that included a surprise gift of one million dollars, made by Oscar in Lynn%26#8217;s honor),%26nbsp;a Jackson and Company dinner, fireworks erupting in the grand foyer and performances by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the Texas A%26amp;M Singing Cadets made this a night never to be duplicated. %26#8220;Monday morning we start on 2011,%26#8221; HGO%26#8217;s Guyla Pircher said. %26#8220;The theme is %26#8216;My Fair Ladies,%26#8217; and Rudy Avelar will chair.%26#8221;

Crohn's %26 Colitis Foundation of America’s Winter Ball: Imperial Grandeur

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:33:08 GMT

%26nbsp; More than 525 celebrants reveled in the pageantry of the Winter Ball at InterContinental Houston. The night, christened %26#8220;Imperial Grandeur,%26#8221; benefitted the Crohn%26#8217;s %26amp; Colitis Foundation of America. Chairmen Connie Cooke and Phyllis Williams and honorary chairman Margaret Williams reigned as queens, while Darryl Murchison and Pam Lopez concocted the twinkly paradise. Among the royals: Women of Distinction Joan Dunlap, Harriet Gertner, Melissa King, Traci Lee (back from Fort Worth for the night), Linda Lorelle, Carmen Maria Montiel-Lechin, Patti Murphy, Helen Shaffer, Laura Spalding, Donna Vallone, ambassador Jan Carson (set to chair the 2011 f%26#234;te with pal Virginia Reisman) and youth ambassadors Abigail Cheney and Danielle Nicole White; General Hospital%26#8217;s John York; and Skip Tiedemann of Emirates Airlines, which donated the trips to the Seychelles and the Maldives that were nabbed by, respectively, Penny and Paul Loyd, and Brian Teichman.

Luxury Marketing Council at the Dallas Design Center

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:47:06 GMT

A.W.A.R.E Luncheon

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:54:47 GMT

Children's Museum of Houston 2009 Gala

Tue, 25 May 2010 03:47:00 GMT

At the Children%26#8217;s Museum of Houston Gala, the adults went wild, reveling in nanotech exhibits, a two-story climbing tower and an interactive alfresco exhibit, FlowWorks, that pulsated with hundreds of gallons of water. Yes, for the first time in memory, the party returned to its home, Children%26#8217;s Museum of Houston, to celebrate the museum%26#8217;s impressive new wing. Nearly 500 revelers turned out for the inventive bash chaired by Jennifer and Lance Gilliam and Courtney and Bo Hopson that mixed black tie and billowing gowns with Power Play installations. Jackson and Company served the lavish seated dinner in the barrel-vaulted Kids Hall, then The Spazmatics got everyone to dance post-dessert. Young at heart: CHM executive director Tammy Kahn; board prez Mike Plank and wife Susan, who donated their Telluride retreat to the live auction; Melissa and Michael Mithoff, who were instrumental in the $35 million campaign for the new wing; Stephanie and Al Walker; Anita and Gerald Smith; Lisa and Russell Sherrill; Laura and John Arnold; Lisa and Michael Holthouse; Greggory and Pat Burk; and auction chairmen Ashley Wehrly and Jared Kearney, whose efforts, along with those of the chair couples, helped hit the $430,000 mark for the museum that serves the Crayola set.%26nbsp;

Society for the Performing Arts Gala

Tue, 25 May 2010 02:14:59 GMT

How do you say %26#8216;legend%26#8217;? In blues territory, just utter the name Bobby %26#8220;Blue%26#8221; Bland. Thus, any fund-raiser headlined by this Rock %26#8216;n Roll Hall of Famer is guaranteed to be extraordinary. Such was the case for the Society for the Performing Arts Gala, %26#8220;Rockin%26#8217; the Blues,%26#8221; chaired this spring by Georgia and Mike Foulard, with honorary chairmen Ginni and Richard Mithoff. Rebekah Johnson transported the Wortham Theater Center back in time for the occasion, via suspended white muslin, a half-dozen towering chandeliers, shaded candlesticks on tabletops and silver centerpieces adorned with magnolia leaves and gardenias. Miz Foulard confided, %26#8220;We wanted a setting like an old R%26amp;B/jazz club, many of which were popular in Houston in the late %26#8217;60s and %26#8217;70s. Also, my favorite bar in the world is Bemelmans at The Carlyle in New York. The atmosphere is the best. In fact, Rebekah knew it well because she had worked there when she lived in New York. We kept it simple and reminiscent of the old club days.%26#8221; %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

In this sublime environment, the immortal Bland took the stage after a classic Jackson and Company seated dinner and warmup acts by Stevie DuPree %26amp; The Delta Flyers, crooner Annette Metoyer and renowned guitar man Milton Hopkins. The 350 assembled guests were wowed, including SPA executive director June Christensen; benefactress deluxe Margaret Williams, with Jim Daniel; auction chairmen Brenda and Marc Watts; Alton LaDay, who told us Bland had been his parents%26#8217; favorite performer; Houston Arts Alliance%26#8217;s Jonathon Glus; gallerist Wade Wilson; artist Bert Long Jr. with painter wife Joan Batson; Karen and Scott Rozzell; a bevy of past gala chairs, including Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, and Kathryn and Jeff Smith (as the night%26#8217;s auctioneer, he brought in six figures for trips from Napa to Nantucket); and sweet young things, the Blues Bash chair quartet
Beth Bryant, Cortney Cole, Michael Coppens, and John Gerard.

McClain Gallery Fetes David Row and Richard Polsky

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:27:36 GMT

Canvases and Pages at McClain

An acclaimed contemporary painter and a titillating art-world insider made for a memorable palette at McClain Gallery. Featured artist David Row joined author Richard Polsky, whose new tell-all I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) gives the dish on the market. The night celebrated the opening of Row%26#8217;s adroit abstractions, while Polsky signed tomes, tossed off bons mots %26#8212;%26nbsp;%26#8220;The art world is like high school %26#8212; no, grade school %26#8212; with money,%26#8221; and professed admiration for Row. (The artist gets his own chapter and some career advice in Polsky%26#8217;s volume.) Gallery goers: Robert McClain; Bobbie and Stanley Weinstein, who hosted a swell soir%26#233;e later that evening in their modernist casa, where their own Row was on view; long-time Polsky pal Lester Marks; Poppi Massey; Mimi Kilgore; Judy Nyquist; Robert Reid; Laura Casey; Alexandra Weems; Greg Fourticq Jr.; architect Marshall Reid (designer of the McClain space); artist Christian Eckart with wife Jill Davies; Minnette Robinson; top Pop art collector Dorene Herzog; Bruce Badeau; and Kelly and Nicholas Silvers.

The Menil Collection's "Men of Menil"

Tue, 25 May 2010 11:49:13 GMT

Talk about tripping the light fantastic %26#8212; and the perfect cue for a f%26#234;te. The Menil Collection%26#8217;s first-ever gentleman%26#8217;s fund-raiser, %26#8220;Men of Menil,%26#8221; brought out the big boys for billiards, cigar puffing and a seated dinner (steak and chops by Jackson and Company), all while basking in the glow of Dan Flavin light sculptures in the museum%26#8217;s Richmond Hall, which was namesake patron Dominique de Menil%26#8217;s final commission. Co-chairmen Bill Hill and Rick Schnieders presided, while the evening filled the corner pockets of this important museum jewel and generated $250,000 toward outreach and programming (including helping to fund the Kurt Schwitters exhibition opening this October). Modern masters: Menil director Josef Helfenstein, board president Harry Pinson, architect and scion Francois de Menil in from NYC, Mark Wawro, Dan Dubrowski, Ramon Manning, John Guess Jr., Brad Bucher, Jim Kastleman, and%26nbsp; Mathew Wolf, who picked up billiard pointers from champions Dave Pearson, Tom Rossman, and Rise Smith.

Coastlines, Art Ball

Mon, 24 May 2010 12:21:36 GMT

The scene at Art Ball 2010 %26#8212; themed %26#8220;Coastlines%26#8221; and benefitting the Dallas Museum of Art %26#8212; seemed plucked straight from a Eugene Louis Boudin French coastal painting. For the cocktail hour in the Hamon Atrium, triangular-shaped sailcloth was suspended from the ceiling, white cabanas were filled with Neiman Marcus Luxury Silent Auction merchandise, and guests such as DMA director Bonnie Pitman, Catherine and Will Rose, Linda and Bill Custard, Betty and Brian Schultz, and Jennifer and Coley Clark sat for a spell against blue-and-white striped canvas pillows on outdoor teak furnishings. A burled-wood square bar %26#8212; worthy of a Hinckley yacht %26#8212; centered the room, with bar tops groaning under gigantic clamshells overflowing with iced seafood and manned by bartenders decked out in nautical blue-and-white-striped tees and short red neckerchiefs. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

%26#8220;The Ball decor was inspired by the design of the building and the collection of paintings in Coastlines: Images of Land and Sea, which opens tonight,%26#8221; said ecstatic ball chairman Melissa Fetter. For the first time in Art Ball history, an exhibition opening coincided with the gala evening %26#8212; a collection of sea-inspired paintings and photographs that stylishly infiltrated the design of the invitations and the decor of the minimalist museum space. %26#8220;Nelson Robinson of Stageworks and Rusty Glenn did a beautiful job,%26#8221; said Fetter, referring to the Low Country-esque lanterns running down the hallway spine of the museum and the striped canopies billowing from the ceilings of the Barrel Vault and Quadrant galleries. And in another Ball first, Neiman Marcus curated the entire luxury silent auction with such stand-out biddables as a Balenciaga woven Tressage Arena handbag with crocodile trim, a personal consultation with jeweler Nicholas Varney and $10,000 towards a Nicholas Varney piece of custom jewelry, a home freshening by Bill Mackin (senior merchant for home decor and gifts), as well as chandeliers, tuxedos, more and more. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

Seated for an imaginary ocean-side dinner with natty striped French linen napkins monogrammed in red with the initials %26#8220;DMA,%26#8221; were Marcy Sands, Nicolette Woodburn, Neiman Marcus%26#8217; Karen Katz, Joanne Stroud Bilby, Nancy Dedman, and Lindsay Kincaid Ganz, all wearing Oscar de la Renta; DMA grande dame Margaret McDermott; Ann and Lee Hobson; Forty Five Ten%26#8217;s Brian Bolke; Kit and Kemp Sawers; Goss-Michael Foundation%26#8217;s Kenny Goss and Joyce Goss; Ana and Sherrill Pettus; Tracy and Rick Brown, she in an Ann Demuelemeester sheath, he the architect for Hotel ZaZa; Deborah Scott and Rosewood%26#8217;s John Scott; 2011 Art Ball chairman Lisa Runyon and her husband, art consultant John Runyon; Robert Hallum; Gonzalo Bueno; Australian-born jewelry designer Margot McKinney, who donated a $55,000 18K gold and cabochon gem necklace to the live auction; and committee members Cathy Kincaid Hudson, Ann Fielder, Nancy and Jeremy Halbreich, Shelle Sills, Gina Betts, Marie Dean, Cindy Schwartz, Lynn Brooks, Sandy Marple, Gabrielle de Papp, Robyn Siegel, and Jean Coleman. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

Sotheby%26#8217;s auctioneer Maarten ten Holder conducted the live auction, with Sotheby%26#8217;s chairman Warren Weitman and Sotheby%26#8217;s associate Eve Reid beaming over high bids. Desired lots included a Parisian art excursion with DMA senior curator Olivier Meslay and his wife Laure, and a NYC trip donated by the dashing Oscar de la Renta and Rosewood Hotels %26amp; Resorts, with two tickets to de la Renta%26#8217;s Spring 2011 runway show and lunch in his atelier afterwards. De la Renta also offered a perfect package tailored to this year%26#8217;s allegiance to the sea: a week stay in an ocean-view villa he decorated for Punta Cana%26#8217;s Tortuga Bay, paired with a lunch at the home of John Rosselli and interior decorator Bunny Williams.

Contemporary Arts Museum's Big Wheelin' Gala

Mon, 24 May 2010 07:02:05 GMT

%26nbsp; Making Tracks

%26#8220;Fresh Tread%26#8221; was the theme, and avant-garde art was the motif as the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston%26#8217;s Gala once again returned to the place where it belongs: the CAMH%26#8217;s sleek metal-clad Montrose Boulevard digs. Tri-chairs Judith Oudt and Brittney and Max Tribble concocted a vivid party canvas where socials, artists, gallerists and heavy-duty collecting types came together for a night that was high-octane and high-voltage. Rebekah Johnson of f%26#234;te designers Bergner and Johnson devised the sleek decor, with clever touches such as gigantic tires as table bases, violet-hued lighting, blooms sprouting from rubber treads and flashing slides displaying modern and contemporary masters whose work incorporates tires as subject or material. The inspired evening reinforced the CAMH%26#8217;s role as the arbiter of all that%26#8217;s cool and important in the contemporary arena. Natch, Bill Arning %26#8212; who just celebrated his first year as museum director and is a whip-smart prognosticator %26#8212; was on hand, soaking in the vibe and admiring the performance art of Francis Giampietro (who rolled a monster-truck-sized rim around the CAMH floor in the barest of attire, garnering plenty of attention during the cocktail hour). Jackson and Company did catering honors, including a simple and sublime filet mignon followed by timeless strawberry shortcakes. The evening went late, late, late thanks to the entertainment: Skyrocket!, now our favorite dance band, who came in from Austin to play for a packed floor. Guests only took breaks to peruse some spiffy silent-auction art and bid ferociously on live-auction goodies from the roster of CAMH-exhibited contemporary greats. (More on that in a bit).%26nbsp;

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Social Sculpture, Bid-A-Rama

%26#8220;Did you get the piece with the gold tongue?%26#8221; Lacy Baird inquired of Marita Fairbanks as Christie%26#8217;s Steven Zick auctioned off Marilyn Minter%26#8217;s sexy C-print photograph (number two in an edition of five; another one is Gold Tip, currently on view in %26#8220;Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft,%26#8221; through July 25). In case you wondered, yes, Marita%26#8217;s husband J.B. Fairbanks was the high roller on the Minter. Zick, in from Chicago, also took brisk bids on coveted lots including Mel Chin%26#8217;s Security Shovel for Operation Paydirt sculpture and an engaging mixed media by The Flower Man, aka Cleveland Turner, which cobbled together salvaged materials. Meanwhile, taking a break from the dance floor, Studio co-founder Leslie Ballard Hull scored a Sharon Engelstein cookie jar through her waiting-game strategy in the silent auction.

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Stalwart CAMH supporters: Susie and Sanford Criner; Judy and Scott Nyquist; Sissy and Denny Kempner; Leigh and Reggie Smith; Heidi and David Gerger; Becca Cason Thrash, bidding up many of the works in the live auction, goaded by pal Mickey Rosmarin (%26#8220;he offered to kick in a $1,000,%26#8221; she told us); architect Lauren Rottet with Kevin Stolle; Kelli and Eddy Blanton; Jose Sol%26#237;s, Beverly and John Berry; Molly and Ford Hubbard (she, shaking up Rice%26#8217;s public art scene); last year%26#8217;s gala chairmen Suzette and Darrell Betts; gallerists Kerry Inman with music impresario Denby Auble, Wade Wilson, Deborah Colton, Laura Rathe, Wayne Gilbert, and Sandy Parkerson; top Texas visualists including Aaron Parazette, Joseph Cohen, Michael Manjarris, Art Guy Michael Galbreth with Glasstire wife Rainey Knudson, JoAnn Park, Artadia winner Nathaniel Donnett, and naughty lensman Jay Rusovich escorting Miz Baird; CAMH curators Valerie Cassel Oliver with husband Christopher Oliver and Toby Kamps; as well as Lisa and Michael Holthouse, John Jamail Jr., Monsour Taghdisi, Susan and Mike Plank (she in Zac Posen), sleek Liz Glanville in Halston with husband Tom, Sarah and Ron Simon, Kristi in Oscar and John Schiller, and Janet and Leonard Tallerine, joining After Party co-chair foursome Susan and Philip Berry, Sara Strohmeyer, and Philip Beck, and budding collectors Susanna Kise with Andy Parker, Jessica Phifer, Laura Medard, Dylan Moore, and Lindsay McMackin with fianc%26#233; Matt Sturm. Three hundred and fifty guests and $415,000 later, this night was a fabulous performance piece indeed.

2010 Men of Distinction Annual Luncheon

Mon, 24 May 2010 06:01:45 GMT

10th Annual Tables of Content

Mon, 24 May 2010 03:55:33 GMT

Champions for Children Spring Luncheon

Mon, 24 May 2010 11:38:05 GMT

Texas Children's Ambassadors Family Reach-Out Day

Fri, 21 May 2010 05:22:59 GMT

An Evening with Texas Legends

Fri, 21 May 2010 04:42:26 GMT

A Knight in Verona

Thu, 20 May 2010 05:56:12 GMT

The Grand Wine and Food Affair

Thu, 20 May 2010 05:18:44 GMT

University of St. Thomas' Mardi Gras Gala

Thu, 20 May 2010 04:59:17 GMT

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's 2010 Tapestry Gala

Thu, 20 May 2010 02:28:54 GMT

2010 Spring Fashion Event

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:41:07 GMT

65th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:40:56 GMT

Kick-off Event for Evin Thayer's "A Face for a Cause"

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:03:52 GMT

Neiman Marcus helps Pin Oak celebrate 25 years

Thu, 20 May 2010 12:54:18 GMT

Zoo Ball 'A Way to Africa'

Wed, 19 May 2010 01:11:41 GMT

The Heritage Society Presents Picnic in the Park with Sam

Thu, 20 May 2010 12:01:59 GMT

Fifth Anniversary Art 4 Life Fund-Raiser

Wed, 19 May 2010 02:55:32 GMT

It%26#8217;s easy to love art %26#8212; especially when it promotes vital causes. AIDS Foundation Houston clearly understands this, as its Art4Life fund-raiser just celebrated its fifth year. Benevolent supporters gathered at the New World Museum to peruse the evening%26#8217;s auction of enviable artworks from national and Texas creative types whose subject matter addresses HIV/AIDS prevention. Co-chairs Alton LaDay, Jonathon Glus, and Deborah and Bill Colton beamed at high bidders including CAMH director Bill Arning, Judy Nyquist, Carolyn Farb, Jeff Shell, George Lancaster, and art guru Clint Willour.

The Face Foundation at Saks

Wed, 19 May 2010 02:05:13 GMT

Saks Fifth Avenue brought Dior Beauty global medical advisor Neil Sadick to town for a f%26#234;te benefitting physician Russell Kridel%26#8217;s Face Foundation %26#8212;%26nbsp;a nonprofit that helps victims of domestic abuse overcome the physical reminders of their mistreatment through reconstructive facial surgery. Among the mod munificent: Saks%26#8217; Terry Zmyslo and Sylvia Forsythe, Elizabeth McMillian, Cheryl Kridel, Mary Ann and David McKeithan, Natasha Turner, artist Andrea Bianconi from New York, Lindsi Lane, and Meda Abernathy of Haute Box Meals, which catered the evening.%26nbsp;

Neiman Marcus' Recipe for Success

Wed, 19 May 2010 06:00:17 GMT

Michelle Obama isn%26#8217;t the only one who%26#8217;s a fan of Gracie Cavnar%26#8217;s Recipe for Success Foundation. The nonprofit benefitted from Haute Hip %26amp; Hot, a David Meister fashion show and dinner at Neiman Marcus, chaired by Jeff Shell and Neiman%26#8217;s Bob Devlin. Guests feasted on Meister%26#8217;s runway creations while learning more about Recipe%26#8217;s drive to reform children%26#8217;s eating habits. Trend-setting foodies: Rebecca Spera, Amy Popp, Karen and Roland Garcia, Roz Pactor, Monsour Taghdisi, Sharron Melton, and Suzanne and Paul Getty.%26nbsp;

Bubbles %26 Barbeque

Wed, 19 May 2010 06:32:35 GMT

13th Annual Racing for Sight

Wed, 19 May 2010 05:41:25 GMT

The 2010 One People, One World Gala Kick Off

Wed, 19 May 2010 04:55:05 GMT

Women's Auxiliary to Children's Medical Center Board Kick-Off Party

Wed, 19 May 2010 04:38:03 GMT

Elizabeth Toon Fourth Annual Memorial Concert

Wed, 19 May 2010 02:58:50 GMT

English Speaking Union's Antique Appraisal Luncheon

Wed, 19 May 2010 01:46:18 GMT

9th Annual Houston Hospice Butterfly Luncheon

Wed, 19 May 2010 04:18:32 GMT

Bill Dinerstein Memorial Golf Tournament

Wed, 19 May 2010 11:58:34 GMT

Heroes and Handbags Underwriter's Party

Tue, 18 May 2010 05:06:31 GMT

Best Cellars Kick Off Wine Collector's Reception

Tue, 18 May 2010 05:21:16 GMT

Cocktail Party Kick-Off for 2010 Grand Gala Ball

Tue, 18 May 2010 04:32:04 GMT

Neuhaus Education Center 30th Birthday Celebration Luncheon

Tue, 18 May 2010 04:20:40 GMT

The Family Place Escapade 2010 Kick-Off Party

Tue, 18 May 2010 04:11:44 GMT

Houston Children's Charity Walk of Champions

Tue, 18 May 2010 02:39:42 GMT

Where Fashion Meets Philanthropy

Tue, 18 May 2010 02:05:47 GMT

SEEDS Foundation All-Star Benefit

Tue, 18 May 2010 03:02:02 GMT

Small Steps Ultimate Wine Classic

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:48:41 GMT

United Way 'City Lights' Event

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:51:24 GMT

Jai Ho Kick-Off Event Honoring A.R. Rahman

Mon, 17 May 2010 04:10:58 GMT

The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Runway Show and Luncheon

Mon, 17 May 2010 06:28:17 GMT

It's off to the Races

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:49:39 GMT

The Endeavor for Hope Foundation's Annual Fundraising Gala

Mon, 17 May 2010 04:17:01 GMT

10th Annual Bear the Load Luncheon

Mon, 17 May 2010 02:36:55 GMT

The 2010 Root Ball-La Noche de los Arboles

Tue, 11 May 2010 04:44:41 GMT

Houston Symphony League's Children, Spring, Fashion Show and Brunch

Tue, 11 May 2010 04:05:14 GMT

Theatre Under the Stars Gala

Tue, 11 May 2010 03:00:33 GMT

Anti-Defamation League's 2010 Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Awards Luncheon

Tue, 11 May 2010 02:59:20 GMT

The Center 9th Annual Luncheon

Thu, 06 May 2010 04:18:51 GMT

Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc. Annual Gala

Tue, 04 May 2010 04:08:04 GMT

The Juanita %26 Henry S. Miller Jr. Founder Awards Luncheon

Tue, 04 May 2010 01:27:37 GMT

Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas "Speakeasy"

Mon, 03 May 2010 04:52:25 GMT

Forty Five Ten's 10 Year Anniversary

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:44:23 GMT

An enormous swath of snowy white carpet topping the valet area was the first sign of the striking details in store at Forty Five Ten%26#8217;s 10th anniversary bash. How did co-owners Shelly Musselman and Brian Bolke celebrate 10 years of stocking exclusive labels, Parisian buying trips and adoring clientele? With flowing Dom, a step-and-repeat, Maison Martin Margiela%26#8217;s pop-up shop with all proceeds benefitting Two x Two for AIDS and Art, whitewashed party decor by Todd Events, $1.5 million of fine jewels on display from Phillips de Pury%26#8217;s upcoming auction and appearances by internationally known fashion darlings Doo-Ri Chung, Narciso Rodriguez, and Thakoon Panichugal. The aforementioned were just some of the highlights, of course, of a party held perfectly on 4.05.10. %26#8220;This is the most exciting Monday ever!%26#8221; said Bolke, in a Moschino tee emblazoned with %26#8220;SHOP!%26#8221; and a sparkly gold D Squared tux jacket. Bolke and Musselman %26#8212;%26nbsp;she in a vintage mirrored Maison Martin Margiela top (%26#8220;Margiela literally deconstructed a disco ball,%26#8221; Musselman said while tugging the metal ring atop her shoulder) %26#8212; made the rounds to much loved clients proclaiming, %26#8220;You look amaaaaaazing!%26#8221; They did so in spades, because many did: Claire Emanuelson; Muffin Lemak; Elaine Agather and Bradley Agather, both in Narciso Rodriguez; Judy Aldridge; Deborah Scott; Patti Crews; Kristi Bare in Proenza Schouler; Naomi Aberly; Cindy Rachofsky in Viktor %26amp; Rolf; Karla McKinley; Sharon Young; Ceron; Ann Hobson; Stephanie Roberts; and, in from Houston, Becca Cason Thrash in Alexander McQueen. While smoothing his light-blue leather John Galliano jeans, Faisal Halum said, %26#8220;Forty Five Ten was the only store in the country to have these, and they just happen to be my size!%26#8221; Like Halum, there was no shortage of Forty Five Ten fans %26#8212; Gonzalo Bueno, Courtney Sinelli, Lisa and John Runyon, Dennis Thompson, Pilar Hubbard, Kristie Ramirez-Hoitsma, Alise and Carter Wilson, and Darlys Michaelis %26#8212; most of whom wouldn%26#8217;t be caught dead in the store that evening without something that had once hung on the 4510 McKinney Avenue racks. %26#8220;I bought this Christian Siriano here,%26#8221; said Cameron Stone. %26#8220;In fact, everything I have on is from this store. I%26#8217;m a religious Forty Five Ten shopper.%26#8221; Heidi Dillon, in a billowy black dress, said, %26#8220;I%26#8217;m wearing a runway piece from Proenza Schouler from three seasons ago. I%26#8217;ve never worn this, I guess because of the [economy] crash. Now it%26#8217;s time to wear it to celebrate tonight.%26#8221; Angie Barrett, fringe-laden in Alexander McQueen, gave us a shimmy, saying, %26#8220;I wore this dress in tribute to Alexander, and it shakes!%26#8221; Katherine Mathes noted, %26#8220;There%26#8217;s eye candy everywhere!%26#8221; of the creative ones who traveled in to applaud Bolke and Musselman: jewelry designers Kimberly McDonald, Melissa Joy Manning, Tito Pedrini, and The Woods%26#8217; Shawn Hecox and Samantha Hitchcock; artisan Jan Barboglio; author Julia Reed; handbag designer Raven Kauffman; Decades%26#8217; Cameron Silver; and model Chandra North. Some guests had the pleasure of swilling champagne in the same room as the designers who made their accessories or clothing, such as Jo Marie Lilly with her Ippolita bracelets, Katherine Perot in Koi Suwannagate, and Suzanne Droese in Christian Cota. %26#8220;I put these on in honor of her,%26#8221; said Lilly, gesturing to her gold bangles, then to Ippolita, who was raving from across the room, %26#8220;Tonight could not be more fabulous!%26#8221;

Yellow and Black Tie Gala

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:26:52 GMT

The Yellow %26amp; Black Tie Gala's honorary chair Pat Smith and her football-star husband Emmitt Smith set the trend of giving at the Marriott at Legacy Town Center during the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center's fund-raising soir%26#233;e. It was truly "A Night in the Mediterranean" %26#8212; the party decor channeled the isle of Capri, and a silent auction piazza entranced browsers including chairman Lee Nagel and Linda Armstrong Kelly. A divine seated dinner and live auction roused the crowd. Bidding high: Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Hayley Hamilton, Ed Kelly, and Liz and Justin Broderick.

Think Ahead Group Cocktail Party

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:27:07 GMT

Venetian mirrors and suede banquettes at The Apartment proved a swanky party backdrop for the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth's Think Ahead Group's first cocktail party of the year. TAG founding chairs Maggie Flagg and Sarah Monning, along with Barbara Shults and Annie Stroube, eyed an Olschwanger Designs diamond pendant, salon pampering sessions and other fab raffle packages, while party-going gents including Justin Cox, Drew Crichton, and Sam Owen bid for a football signed by Jerry Jones and private fly-fishing lessons.

2nd Annual Greater Houston Conference for Women

Mon, 03 May 2010 04:26:00 GMT

Hooch %26 Pooch

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:16:09 GMT

Fashioning their Roman Holiday wardrobes, modern-day Princess Anns and Joe Bradleys flocked to The Apartment for Kitchen Dog Theater's Ciao! Hooch %26amp; Pooch bash. Hosts Todd Fiscus and Rob Daily's party props oozed mod Italian (red and white lights, a Paciugo gelato cart and a Rosemary Clooney%26#8211;filled soundtrack), while food and drink played starring roles %26#8212; think vodka-spiked libations and pizza from Superfly Pies' wood-fire oven trailer parked outside. Placing bids at the silent auction and picking their prize-filled "doggy bags": Rob Wilson, Christopher Carlos, Tina Parker, Amy Hawken, Martha Hinojosa, Bill Lengfelder, and Lee Trull.

March of Dimes Signature Chefs of Dallas Auction "A Culinary Constellation"

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:40:41 GMT

Kent Rathbun led 19 of Dallas%26#8217; finest chefs for a night of exquisite tastings and fine wine at the March of Dimes Signature Chefs of Dallas Auction at The Fairmont Dallas hotel. Master cooks including Marc Cassel, Garreth Dickey, and Sara C. Johannes prepared divine cuisine and also had their hands in concocting an array of desirable live auction items. Chairmen Merry and Brady Wyatt were eager to bid on a beach getaway to Florida with personal chef Gilbert Garza providing the vacation eats. Clearly, the foodie stars were aligned during this delicious evening.

Artbridge Houston "Picture the Possibilities" Luncheon

Mon, 03 May 2010 03:00:08 GMT

Bayou City Art Festival "Walk in the Art"

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:40:48 GMT

CAC Spirit of Spring Luncheon and Fendi Fashion Show

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:01:47 GMT

The CAC and Fendi Spirit of Spring Kick-off

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:08:09 GMT

Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award Luncheon

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:38:03 GMT

The Tremont House 26th Annual Mardi Gras Ball and Parade Viewing Party “A Chinese New Year”

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:10:36 GMT

The Tremont House topped off the festivities with an East-West f%26#234;te, drawing on the confluence of the Asian New Year and Mardi Gras for an evening that paired masks and beads with lion dancers and costumed performers from Lee%26#8217;s Golden Dance Troupe. Hotel owner George Mitchell, the man credited with preserving Galveston%26#8217;s past and reviving Mardi Gras 26 years earlier, played host, joined by family members including son Grant Mitchell and wife Tiziana, daughter Sheridan Lorenz and husband Perry, and sister Maria Ballentine. In the party brigade taking in the Momus parade: Penny and Bill Ross; John Augelli of the Rosenberg Library; Texas A%26amp;M prez R. Bowen Loftin; Galveston Chamber prez Gina Spagnola; Gayle and Lloyd Bentsen; Renee Adame, who crafted the Chinese-infused soir%26#233;e; as well as Sheryl and Joe Rozier, Roxanne and Larry Kriticos, and Gayle and Aristides Koutrouvelis.

A Pop-Up Bazar at Belle Meade

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:32:49 GMT

Curated Curios, Smoooth Cocktails, a Dash of Morocco
It was all about good gifting when Curated Curios %26amp; Cocktails unveiled %26#8212; a lush, edited shop-a-thon at The Belle Meade at River Oaks with a dash of the casbah. PaperCity magazine coaxed our editors%26#8217; top home design and boutique stops to set up shop for a one-night bazaar in the hot new luxury residential mid-rise, while event designer and caterer Elizabeth Swift improvised an exotic Moroccan vibe. Balancing cranberry Grey Goose martinis in one hand and innovatively wrapped packages in the other, souk seekers strolled through The Belle Meade%26#8217;s model units, all decked out to shop. Among the swell retailers: %26#192; Bient%26#244;t, Brown, Casa de Novia, Elaine Turner, Found, Indulge, Kuhl-Linscomb, Mecox, Moo Boo%26#8217;s at Tootsies, Muse, Nobility Studio, Objects ... Lost and Found, Peel Gallery, P%26amp;E for Table/for Home, River Oaks Bookstore, River Oaks Watch Co., Sloan/Hall, Tootsies and Vieux Interiors. Whew!

Discerning Types
Spotted among the 300-plus shoppers: The Belle Meade%26#8217;s developer Jeff Gray with wife Susan and adorable daughters Lauren and Emily; architects Bill Stern and Scott Ziegler, dropping by to congratulate Gray on his new residential building; designer Lisa Epley McCord; Brad Hensler; Neal Hamil, loaded with goodies from Objects, Mecox and Found; Adam Adams, snapping up a sculpture of a stallion from Mecox for his mid-century ranch; Molly Hubbard, giving us the latest dish about public art at Rice, with mother-in-law Patty Hubbard; Frank Herzog, aka Mr. Pop because of his fabulous 1960s-era art collection; Denzil Hollingsworth; Elegant Additions%26#8217; Julie Koch and Heather Domingue; artist Alexandra Weems; Carol Piper; Barbara Vilutis; Greg Fourticq Jr.; Found boutique%26#8217;s Ruth Davis and Aaron Rambo; Luvi Wheelock; Joshua Espinedo; Claire Cormier Thielke; Luxury Marketing Council%26#8217;s Helen Perry, with pal Dallas Hill; art dealer Laura Rathe; Ann Wilde, leaving with a peacock; Tootsies main man Mickey Rosmarin; Phyllis Hand; Mary Beth Aspromonte, who has recently moved in to The Belle Meade; and Gracie Cavnar, who summarized the evening perfectly: %26#8220;Cute stuff. All the best people.%26#8221;

Making a Difference Luncheon

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:08:08 GMT

Houston Ballet Ball "Surreal Movement"

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:09:30 GMT

Tick, Tock, Blink, Blink
At the Wortham Theater Center this spring, it looked as if there has been a surreptitious heist at the surrealist galleries of The Menil Collection. Dal%26#237;-esque melting watches were everywhere, even topping the chocolate dessert confection. Perfect green Magritte-like apples stood guard, placed on the stairs leading up to the Grand Foyer, on salad plates and alongside a bowler hat or two. Most startling of all, suspended gigantic spheres flashed video projections of blinking eyeballs, redolent of contemporary great Tony Oursler, as guests savored the masterfully crafted dinner by Jackson and Company. All these artful touches %26#8212; cleverly concocted by Bergner and Johnson%26#8217;s Rebekah Johnson %26#8212; made Houston Ballet Ball 2010 an over-the-top fantasy f%26#234;te.

The artists behind this modern masterpiece night titled Surreal Movement? Chair quartet Jana and Richard Fant and Laura and John Spalding presided with the leading ladies donning, respectively, midnight-blue Christian Dior and silver-and-black Alexander McQueen. The dreamy soir%26#233;e saluted John and Becca Cason Thrash, who were introduced by board member Jay Jones as %26#8220;the couple who make things happen.%26#8221; Monsieur Thrash quickly injected humor, quipping, %26#8220;Becca truly deserves this. What is most surreal here is that they included me.%26#8221; When taking center stage to accept the couple%26#8217;s accolades, Miz Thrash was pressed into auctioneer duties. In a performance rivaling a Sotheby%26#8217;s CEO, she produced $74,000 in mere minutes by igniting John Blaisdell %26#8212; high bidder on a British excursion to Old Battersea House on the Thames, complete with a stay in the venerable 17th-century mansion designed by Christopher Wren, now owned by the Forbes family (Continental Airlines donated airfare while the honorees gifted the lavish stay) %26#8212; and chair husband Richard Fant, nabbing a maquette created by internationally renowned French sculptor Bernar Venet specially for the ball, donated by the artist and McClain Gallery.

Beatific Balletomanes
In the crowd of 460 danse disciples: Houston Ballet%26#8217;s main men, artistic director Stanton Welch, managing director C.C. Conner, and general manager James Nelson (who briefed us on progress for the company%26#8217;s $53 million Center for Dance, set to be the largest in America, coming spring 2011); Lynn Wyatt in a surreal toque by British milliner Philip Treacy, escorted by another Brit, Vogue editor Hamish Bowles, in patent-leather Christian Louboutin shoes sprouting gold spikes; Libbie Masterson, embracing the theme by pairing a leopard pillbox hat with a birdcage construction, exclaiming %26#8220;I%26#8217;m a closet surrealist!%26#8221;; always elegant Jacqueline and Leon Kinloch, he on the Houston Ballet board of trustees; Anne and Albert Chao; Tena Lundquist Faust in Galliano and Tyson Faust; Nidhika and Pershant Mehta; Margaret Williams with Jim Daniel; Kelli and Martin Fein, who would chair the Symphony Ball weeks later, she in Rochas; Karan and James Robinson; Jean and Henry May; past ball chairs Vanessa and Perry Sendukas, and Kimberly and Frank DeLape; Diane and Phil Bazelides; Diane Lokey Farb, gliding on the dance floor with Mark Sullivan; Beth and Bryan Muecke, she in diamond and pearls from Katie Decker; Greggory and Pat Burk; Ginni and Richard Mithoff; Randy Powers; Bill Caudell; Hattie Parker and Aaron Ball; Sara Dodd-Spickelmier and Keith Spickelmier; Molly and Ford Hubbard; Greg Fourticq Jr.; Sunny and Mac Haik; Kate and Steve Gibson; Marsha and Michael Bourque; Sharin Gaille in Andrew Gn; Houston Art Alliance%26#8217;s Jonathon Glus; Alton LaDay; Ruth Davis in Etro with husband Neill; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; artist McKay Otto with collector Janet Blocker, who%26#8217;s just moved back from New Orleans; and Sloan/Hall boys Marcus Sloan and Shannon Hall, who warned, %26#8220;Don%26#8217;t eat the rocks%26#8221; about the dangerous-looking appetizer, Coquilles Man Ray, which featured a scallop shell on cobalt-blue sea salt; and principal dancer Melody Herrera in body paint, which proclaimed %26#8220;Ce n%26#8217;est pas une danseuse%26#8221; in a racy ode to Rene Magritte.%26nbsp;

Houston Symphony Ball "What a Wonderful World"

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:26:09 GMT

Making Beautiful Music
The classic refrains of %26#8220;What a Wonderful World%26#8221; cascaded throughout the ballroom of the Hilton Americas%26#8211;Houston, which was decked out like a Crescent City garden aerie by design maestro Darryl Murchison for Houston Symphony Ball 2010. The theme reflected chair couple Kelli and Martin Fein%26#8217;s nightly bedtime tune sung to their little ones, and Richard Brown%26#8217;s Orchestra, assisted by crooners including Bob Luna and Sharon Montgomery, captured the ambiance of another era. The night got a special assist by guest vocalist Troy %26#8220;Satchmo%26#8221; Anderson, a ringer for the legendary Louis Armstrong, who performed the gala%26#8217;s theme song while the dance floor filled with swirling socials: Sue and Lester Smith, she in Valentino red; honorary chairman Margaret Williams in crimson-hued Oscar, with Jim Daniels; Andrew Dewhurst, nephew of Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, with best gal Chiharu Homan; Melissa and Bill King; Beth Madison with Dick Kuriger; Lorraine and Ed Wulfe; Diane Lokey Farb escorted by Ceron; Gucci-gowned Diane Gendel with husband Harry; and Liz and Tom Glanville, she sleek in chartreuse Zac Posen.

Melodious Ones
To inaugurate the evening, the chair couple %26#8212;%26nbsp;Miz Fein in an exquisite diaphanous Christian Dior gown from the Spring 2010 collection %26#8212; took center stage to introduce the gala%26#8217;s honorees: Cora Sue Mach, touted for her leadership in education, with husband Harry; Aileen Gordon, receiving the Symphony%26#8217;s Ima Hogg Philanthropy Award, applauded by daughter Frann Gordon Lichtenstein and granddaughter Jill Deutser with husband Brad; and Jeanie Reckart accepting the Maurice Hirsch Corporate Citizenship Award on behalf of Fidelity Investments.

More swell personages: golden couple, Symphony board prez Bobby Tudor with wife Phoebe; Saks Fifth Avenue contingent Terry Zmyslo and Sylvia Forsythe, she in Naeem Khan, he in %26#8220;always Armani from Saks%26#8221; (the retailer was the host of a lavish underwriter dinner weeks earlier); Susan Krohn with Jon Vague; Joanne King Herring in Cesar Galindo; Darlene and Cappy Bisso; Helen and Jim Shaffer; gallerist Sandy Parkerson, just back from the Armory Show, with Christina Girard, who wore a fabulous embroidered Egyptian caftan; the ball%26#8217;s Red Rose committee chair Julia Frankel with husband Russell; auction chair Nancy Littlejohn (chair of last year%26#8217;s Casablanca-themed gala) and husband Erik; auction chair Sharin Gaille in Reem Acra; Rochelle and Max Levit; Beth Bryant; Alton LaDay: a visual contingent including Houston Arts Alliance%26#8217;s Jonathon Glus, art dealers Linda Darke with husband Don Swaynos and Wade Wilson, and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft director Julie Farr with Bob Lordi; and underwriter chairmen Tara and David Wuthrich, who helped this ball exceed the $900,000 mark.

Another highlight was the appearance of the fresh-faced new Houston Symphony executive director/CEO, Mark Hanson. Most recently executive director of the Milwaukee Symphony, Hanson begins his tenure here on May 1. %26#8220;He looks like he%26#8217;s going to be a hit,%26#8221; whispered my tablemate, gallerist Austin James, while the usually decorous guests went wild as Hanson strode to the mike and addressed the crowd.

The young and restless arrived around 11 pm, while after-party ambassador Lindsey Love and chair Ben Harwood Rose, with adorable date Erin Finger (fellow chair Erica Rose, Ben%26#8217;s sis, was in L.A. on a TV project), geared up for a long night at the casino. (We glimpsed flip-flops in a corner.)

The Fay School Gala

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:06:02 GMT

The Fay School Gala drew 340 devotees to the Houstonian Hotel for an evening of cocktails, silent and live auction goodies, and a seated dinner, all led by chairmen Megan Pond and Kimberly Coan. The evening wound down in the Copacabana Lounge%26nbsp; with Fay School head-of-school Bob Meyer and wife Julie; Fay founder Marie Fay Evnochides and husband Steve Evnochides; Bella and Gordon Gsell, Paula and Hal Mentz, Lori and Martin Shellist, Patti and Jonathan Kagan, Benjy and Erica Levit, Karen Desenberg, Karin Allmendinger, Margarita and Emilio Vicens, Brooke and Witten Stuckey, Lisa and Greg Westerman, and Rame and Russell Hruska.

MFAH Dinner Celebrates Alice Neel: Painted Truths

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:53:36 GMT

Art is reason enough to celebrate, but when the exhibit involves 68 stunners by the late Alice Neel %26#8212; one of the 20th century%26#8217;s most noted portrait painters %26#8212; it%26#8217;s time to break out the champagne. Eighty art cognoscenti attended a private exhibition viewing of %26#8220;Alice Neel: Painted Truths%26#8221; at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (through June 13), capped off by a seated dinner and a lecture by co-curator Jeremy Lewison, formerly of London%26#8217;s Tate Gallery and now a curator and advisor to the Neel estate. At the cultivated commencement: MFAH curator of modern and contemporary art, as well as the show%26#8217;s co-curator, Barry Walker; MFAH dynamic duo Frances and Peter Marzio; Neel%26#8217;s sons Hartley and Richard; the artist%26#8217;s grandson, filmmaker Andrew Neel; MFAH chairman of the board Cornelia Long and husband, famed Houston gallery owner Meredith; and, in from Sweden, Magnus Jensner, director of Moderna Museet Malm%26#246;, where the exhibit will travel this fall.

UNICEF Gala at the Thrash House

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:08:33 GMT

Records were set: Can you say %26#8220;international%26#8221;? East met West, turbans and saris abounded when 250 guests came together to raise $750,000 at the UNICEF Gala chez John Thrash and Becca Cason Thrash, setting a new UNICEF Southwest record. Benevolent ones: Guest of honor UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu, UNICEF%26#8217;s Sonya Renner, Caryl Stern, and Tony Pantaleoni; chairs Becca Cason Thrash and Monsour Taghdisi and host husband John Thrash; singer Steve Tyrell making a performance PA; Susan and Mike Plank; Ann Holmes; Karen Pulaski; recent Houston arrival Rosemarie Johnson, high bidder on the Hong Kong trip, and husband Matt; Nidhika and Pershant Mehta; Susan and Dan Boggio; Wade Wilson; Sarah McConnell; big man, retired Rocket and honorary UNICEF board chair Dikembe Mutombo; designer Naeem Khan; editress Pamela Fiori; Greggory and Patrick Burk, who snapped up the auction package to L.A. to attend Sir Elton John%26#8217;s AIDS Foundation party; Marathon Oil%26#8217;s Adel Chaouch, who pledged $50,000 prior to the live auction, instantly matched by Richard Fant and wife Jana; Jaleh and Bruce Sallee, nabbing the five-day stay at the weekend casa of Ben Bourgeois in Mexico; and Elizabeth Petersen with husband Gary, she the lucky winner of a%26nbsp; New York package, including custom frocks by Naeem Khan and Angel Sanchez.

Fêting Hamish Bowles at the Thrash House

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:25:24 GMT

The clubby vibe: Veddy upper crust, thank you, edged with glamour and fearless fashion to match Vogue%26#8217;s European editor Hamish Bowles. John Thrash and Becca Cason Thrash threw a bash, and 200 guests listened up as Hamish crooned Noel Coward ditties, twisting his dapper %26#8216;stache and arching a lavender-clad cowboy boot sketched out by Christian Louboutin, made by Houston%26#8217;s preeminent bookmaker Jimmy Morado and gifted to Bowles by Miz Thrash. Insider report: Dapperly dressed gentleman Steve Hamilton said it better than we ever could, in a next-morning note to Miz Thrash: %26#8220;I was literally Bowled over by your delightful guest and already long for more of him. Could you convince the Almighty to conjure a few more Hamishes to enjoy here in the wit-hungry Gulf state? Treacherous as it is to take on Noel Coward and even more to present your charms to a rowdy Texas group of party people pre-fueled with margaritas, Hamish managed to transport me to the now-disappeared Savoy in the days of Vera Lynn and Gertrude Lawrence and remind me why those British deserve such credit in seeing the humor in their own culture%26#8217;s many forms %26#8230; Meeting natural gentlemen who are as articulate as they are considerate, cute and puckishly well-dressed should not be an experience we need to wait overly long periods for, sooo, just have him back soon.%26#8221; Easy listeners: Greg Fourticq Jr., Randy Powers, Bill Caudell, Susan Plank, Greggory Burk, Judith Oudt, Ceron, Milton Townsend in a big cowboy hat, Shannon Hall, Diane Lokey Farb, Annie Amante, Elizabeth Petersen, Liz Decker, Laura Casey, Mark Sullivan, and Juicy Couture co-founder Gela Nash-Taylor, in from L.A.

Intime Dinner with Monsieur Hennessy at the Thrash House

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:30:56 GMT

Champagne and spirits czar and luxury-brand leader Gilles Hennessy, as in Mo%26#235;t Hennessy of LVMH, jetted in from France with stops in New York and Texas, where he was f%26#234;ted at an intime party at the home of John Thrash and Becca Cason Thrash. (Wife Luziah, one of Becca%26#8217;s best pals in Paris, was not able to be there, detained on Mustique where the couple have another house.) Table for 24, please: Two dozen personages took their places for the seated dinner at a loooooong table, while Jackson and Company did the culinary honors, enlisting elixirs from the guest of honor%26#8217;s liquor cache, including a flight of Dom P%26#233;rignon champagnes and Hennessy Paradis and Hennessy X.O cognacs, passed at dessert to the approval of Kip Forbes, in from Manhattan (he and Miz Thrash both serve on the International Friends of the Louvre board of directors); distributor Bennett Glazer, who is based in Dallas; and glamour gals Laura Casey, Christina Girard, Karen Pulaski, and Holly Waltrip.

San Luis Salute in Galveston

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:27:28 GMT

Paige and Tilman Fertitta chaired a glamorous bash for 800: the annual San Luis Salute at The San Luis%26#8217; Galveston Island Convention Center, which was transformed by Richard Flowers into an otherworldly set in keeping with the ball%26#8217;s %26#8220;Blue Moon%26#8221; theme. The fantastical fund-raiser honored heroes of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston %26#8212; UTMB prez David Callender, Texas House of Representatives%26#8217; Craig Eiland, and UTMB senior VP, Ben Raimer. The Philadelphia Mummers put in a PA, as did high-voltage band Party of the Moon (renowned for playing at the Presidential Inauguration). Entranced guests: Galveston mayoral candidates Joe Jaworski and Betty Massey; Liz and Bill Decker; Carol and Tom Sawyer; Cindy and Jim Earthman; space shuttle commander Scott Kelly; Susan and Gary Becker; and Jennifer and Thomas Pickens and Elizabeth and James Frost, whose daughters Joyce Pickens and Katherine Frost did duchess duties for the court of Momus.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;
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Knights of Momus Coronation in Galveston

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:39:57 GMT

First up, Knights of Momus, the island%26#8217;s oldest krewe (dating back to 1871), rolled out a coronation fit for a monarch at The Grand 1894 Opera House. More than 500 revelers turned out for this old-guard ball catered by Jackson Hicks. The lavish evening, chaired by Cara and John Koza, toasted the newly crowned Queen of Momus, Havard Lambert, accompanied by King Frivolous XCV, Steve Salch. Seventeen young duchesses represented cities across Texas, including Houstonian Katy Mayell, whose parents Karen and Mike Mayell were there to applaud. Toasting the royal court: Momus prez Kelley Parker and wife Cindy, honorary founding trustee Dancie Ware and husband Jim, honorary royalty trustee Joan Williams McLeod, Momus VP and parade marshall Larry Gillaspia and wife Karen, Vincent J. Tramonte, and mistress of the robes Jennifer Dominguez with husband Frank.

Maurizio Cattelan Opening at The Menil Collection

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:26:17 GMT

When a new exhibition of Maurizio Cattelan%26#8217;s work drew the city%26#8217;s elite to The Menil Collection on a recent evening, the museum buzzed with creativity of the highest level. Cattelan%26#8217;s sculptures (on view through August 15) are clever, sardonic and fresh; this show marked the first Texas solo for the international sculptor, who flew in from New York for the occasion. Artistically inclined admirers: the Menil%26#8217;s Josef Helfenstein; exhibition curator Franklin Sirmans (formerly with the Menil, now with LACMA); Francesca Valente of L.A.%26#8217;s Italian Cultural Institute; top gallery brass Cody Ledvina, Steven Hempel, Apama Mackey, and Barbara Davis; and major collector Lester Marks.

Passion for Fashion Luncheon

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:08:22 GMT

Women of Wardrobe "Splash Into Spring"

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:22:09 GMT

To start the season, Women of Wardrobe (W.O.W.) toasted summer at Anya Tish Gallery when more than 150 guests joined chair duo Liz Schaffner and Isabel David and sponsor Momentum Audi%26#8217;s Jared Lang for a night of art with Barcelona-based Bego%26#241;a Egurbide%26#8217;s lenticular photographs, and vibrant resort wear from La Mode Swim and M2M. The beachy art evening benefitted Dress for Success Houston, the nonprofit that provides career looks for women entering the job market. Making a splash: DFS co-founder and president Nancy Levicki, Kim Brown, Cara Morales, Allison Bagley, Stephanie O%26#8217;Keefe, and Melissa Fair.

Friends of Trends Luncheon

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:10:52 GMT

A Special Evening with The Pointer Sisters Hosted by Alliance Data

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:23:15 GMT

The Crystal Charity Ball's Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas Announcement

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:07:28 GMT

The Dallas Opera's Annual OnStage Dinner

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:48:07 GMT

Conversations with Leaders in Luxury Luncheon

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:51:08 GMT

When the Luxury Marketing Council%26#8217;s Houston chapter hosted a tony working lunch downtown at III Forks restaurant, the subject on everyone%26#8217;s mind was %26#8220;Marketing to Women of Intelligence, Influence and Affluence.%26#8221; Such was the message served up by consumer marketing leader Nancy Bauer of Atlanta%26#8217;s Fleishman-Hillard to an audience aptly described by the title of her speech. Symposium sophisticates: LMC%26#8217;s Houston representative Helen Perry; LMC Texas ambassador Pamela Martin-Duarte in from Dallas; Michelle Leigh Smith; Bonnie Likover; artist Christy Karll McWhorter; and the manager of Valentino%26#8217;s Houston boutique, Monica Pantoja.

Alley Theatre Wonderland Bash

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:19:36 GMT

A trip down the rabbit hole was never more intoxicatingly fun than at Alley Theatre%26#8217;s Wonderland Bash, named for composer Frank Wildhorn%26#8217;s Alice-infused world premiere. Guests at Winter Street Studios sipped specialty cocktails, sampled bites by T%26#8217;afia (I admit to my own tryst with the mini burgers!) or abandoned timidity for a round on the dance floor with the evening%26#8217;s aural curator, DJ John Sims. Nonconformist fashion flaunting was plentiful, such as Holly Waltrip in her reinterpretation of the fairy-tale rabbit, complete with bunny ears nestled in a perfect afro pouf and oversized watch around her neck that would be the envy of any Flava Flav wannabee. Also worthy of mention: Edward Sanchez%26#8217;s pitch-perfect, orange-eyebrowed Johnny Depp Mad Hatter. Mr. Sloan and I had the good fortune to host the evening%26#8217;s festivities with three lovelies, Elizabeth Abraham, Ursaline Hamilton, and Isabel David. Wonderland wanderers: Jeff Shell, Don Mafrige Jr., Beth Bryant, the always chic Fred Smith, Rob Rutherford, Cathy Echols, and the ever-beautiful Maria Vilchez and her escort, Yotam Melichar. (Save the date: The Alley Theatre Jet Setters%26#8217; Ball is May 15 at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Hobby Airport. Info 713.315.3389.)

Realcity: Literacy - Mixing People, Letters %26 Cocktails

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:36:26 GMT

It was all child%26#8217;s play at the Realcity Literacy high-voltage cocktail at 13 Celsius. More than 200 big kids at heart, including chairs Stephen Brown and Jessica Potts, played games to raise money for the nonprofit Youth Development Center%26#8217;s new summer enrichment program, which was created for disadvantaged youth in Houston%26#8217;s Fifth Ward. Guests sipped spiked Capri Sun and pink lemonade snow cones while playing pinball machines and Nintendo. Recapturing their youth: Diane Barber, Peter Brown, Jason Fuller, YDC director Mary Nell Jones, and Sixto Wagan.

Cherish the Children Luncheon

Wed, 05 May 2010 12:07:56 GMT

Kraus Rodeo Party

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:35:13 GMT

11th Annual Hats off to Mothers Luncheon

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:46:22 GMT

Visiting Nurse Association "Wheels for Meals and More" Gala

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:40:15 GMT

"I've brought my AAA card just in case," said co-chairman Nita Clark about driving her 1959 Fiat to and from the Visiting Nurse Association's Wheels for Meals and More gala. She and her mother, Caren Prothro, lent their family's vintage Italian wheels to be displayed outside the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre during the annual fund-raising event, as did Jim Augur. He loaned his 1960 Mercedes 300d and shared pavement with the 1950 Mercury on loan from Jay Hull's garage. Honorary chairs Bess and Ted Enloe admired the shiny trio before heading into the cube-shaped theater for one of the first non-arts benefits held in the Wyly. The theater's seats and stage were hidden, per the building's transformable design, resulting in an enormous space within a glass fa%26#231;ade, filled with green tablescapes. At the end of the night, Nancy Gopez, Lynn McBee, Marianne and Roger Staubach, Mary Templeton, and Lori Whitlow watched as Nita and her co-chair husband Cullum Clark fired up the Fiat %26#8212; with no roadside assistance necessary.

Stiletto Strut Kickoff Party

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:33:06 GMT

"I just finished picking out my stilettos!" announced co-chair Anne Stodghill of her chosen Stiletto Strut heels %26#8212; Louboutin, naturally. She wasn't the only one shopping Neiman Marcus Downtown's venerable shoe salon during the American Heart Association's Stiletto Strut kickoff party: Nancy Carter slipped on a pair of Manolos, honorary chairs Jacquelin Sewell and Peggy Sewell eyed Prada pumps, and Bradley Agather loved the Chanel ballet flats. Guests took their seats to hear Shelle Sills and co-chair Lynn McBee speak, before Jeny Bania cued a spring fashion presentation. %26nbsp;

Heroes and Handbags Underwriter Party

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:39:22 GMT

Judith Leiber's diamond-encrusted Ladybug bag was just one of the coveted items up for bid at the Heroes and Handbags underwriting and live auction party. Honorary chair Marianne Staubach and Roger Staubach opened their stunning villa to toast Heroes for Children supporters and daughters Jennifer Gates, Michelle Grimes, Amy Mentgen, and Stephanie Phillips, who serve as honorary chairs. Spotted: chairman Jennifer Dix and founders Larissa Linton and Jenny Scott discussing %26#8220;It%26#8221; bags that will go on the auction block at the upcoming Heroes and Handbags brunch with Maggie Cooke Kipp, Carol Holmes, and Abi Ferrin. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;

David Yurman Shopping Event benefitting TACA

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:58:48 GMT

A stack of David Yurman woven-cable bracelets and a champagne-filled flute always make the best party accessories. Baubles and bubbly filled NorthPark Center's David Yurman boutique when Lynn McBee and W magazine co-hosted an exclusive shopping event to benefit TACA. With help from David Yurman's Chris Kimbrough, W%26#8217;s Monica Bhambhani picked out her favorites among the striking collection of rings, necklaces and bracelets. Also spotted in store: Becky Young, Cara French, Beth Walthall, Lee Bailey, and Carmaleta Whiteley.

KidneyTexas Luncheon and Fashion Show

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:57:28 GMT

Socials brought out their boxing gloves for the KidneyTexas Knockout! Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Chairmen Teffy Jacobs and Molly Nolan mingled with honorary chairman Nancy Rogers as a Stanley Korshak fashion show produced by Jan Strimple made its way into the boxing ring. Male models in Royal Highnies boxer shorts strutted alongside Olivia Kearney, Heidi Dillon, and Abi Ferrin, who sported the latest fall looks. Trying their luck at the live auction: Allison Moore, Jackie Miller, Angela Nash, Kim Lewis, Heidi Snadon, Pamela Merritt, and Marina Gray.

The Stewpot Alliance Soups On! Luncheon

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:48:41 GMT

A flavorsome aroma of boiling bisques filled Union Station during the Soup's On! Luncheon, where top chefs stirred pots and partygoers grabbed spoons %26#8212; all to benefit The Stewpot Alliance's programs to feed the hungry. During the seated luncheon, specially prepared soups from chefs including Park's Marc Cassel, The Capital Grille's Keith Hanks and Neiman Marcus Restaurants' Kevin Garvin filled the first-course bowls of chairman Charlotte Ball and honorary chairmen Ruth and Ken Altshuler. Soup-savvy guests: Martha Lou Beaird, Tom Leppert, Robyn Conlon and Shelle Sills.

The BeatLeukemia Ball

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:57:20 GMT

Good vibrations filled the Hilton Anatole during The Beatleukemia Ball's fab evening benefitting LeukemiaTexas Patient Aid and Research. Chairmen Cynthia and Brice Beaird caught up with honorary chairman Lindalyn Adams during the lavish pre-dinner champagne reception. But the ball's main event came via The Fab Four, a Beatles cover band whose performance caused a bit of Beatlemania among Paulette and John Krause, Barbara and Bob Bigham, April and John Chamberlain, and Janet and Jack Nylund.

Hats Off for Camp For All

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:13:12 GMT

Art with Heart Kick-off Party

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:03:14 GMT

Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Kick-Off Concert Series

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:43:07 GMT

Live Consortium's "Live Better - Be the Cure"

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:41:44 GMT

The Luxury Marketing Council at the Azure

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:34:59 GMT

The Joy School Annual Luncheon

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:20:06 GMT

Insight Complete Eye Care Grand Opening

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:34:12 GMT

Vine %26 Dine

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:46:32 GMT

Cantoni's All Star Weekend Party with Kenyon Martin

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:15:36 GMT

St. Luke's Friends of Nursing Luncheon

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:35:26 GMT

On the Move MS luncheon

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:23:33 GMT

Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball 2010

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:51:58 GMT

Leukemia %26 Lymphoma Society Saint Valentine's Day Luncheon %26 Fashion Show

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:14:46 GMT

Rice Design Alliance Gala Underwriter's Party

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:15:03 GMT

Rice Design Alliance Membership Party

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:36:29 GMT

Junior VolunTIRRs TV thru Time

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:12:22 GMT

When the Junior VolunTIRRs encouraged guests to come to the House of Blues dressed as their favorite TV characters, inspirations ranged from Saved By The Bell%26#8217;s Kelly Kapowski to Richard Simmons and even Grammy headliner Lady Gaga. Chair trio Michel Miller, Lauren Stephens, and Lindsey Thomas led the all-star lineup as Charlie%26#8217;s Angels for the young set%26#8217;s annual TIRR Foundation fund-raiser, this year themed TV Thru Time; proceeds help the nonprofit develop programming for physically challenged children and adults. Tele-groupies: Kenady Davis, Jason Kaminsky, Matt Gordon, Kristen Nix, Courtland Crosswell, and Kevin Kushner.

Houston Zoo "Ambassadors" Inaugural Winter Gala

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:23:09 GMT

Frigid weather didn%26#8217;t faze the animal lovers at Houston Zoo%26#8217;s inaugural Winter Gala, chaired by Kirstin and Craig Feazel. Some 200 guests found refuge from the cold with a smorgasbord of morsels and handcrafted cocktails, all to raise funds for Houston Zoo Ambassadors. Zookeepers worked the room with their charges in tow, including a porcupine, cheetah and a bald eagle, to the delight of guests including Zoo prez and CEO Deborah Cannon, Julie Martin with Will Thomas, Kathy and Neal Davis, and Jennifer and Steve Shellist.

UNICEF's TAP Project at The Goss-Michael Foundation

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:25:31 GMT

Savor Dallas

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:37:51 GMT

Oscar Night America

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:41:07 GMT

AOA Underwriter's Party for An Affair of the Art

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:04:23 GMT

Dallas Stars Casino Night

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:39:13 GMT

Dallas Art Fair Preview Gala

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:41:14 GMT

The 2010 Inprint Poets and Writers Ball

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:30:04 GMT

Legacy Community Health Services Luncheon

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:59:50 GMT

Australia Day Gala

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:25 GMT

"A Hole in One"

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:53 GMT

Camp Aranzazu

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:27 GMT

15th Annual Celebration of Families Luncheon

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:51:11 GMT

Artists for Haiti

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:37:42 GMT

60th Harvest Party

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:24:14 GMT

Artin's Grill Grand Opening

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:27:38 GMT

1st Annual Savor the Hope Gala

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:23:09 GMT

Brice Beaird CD Release benefitting Mental Health America

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:18:10 GMT

2010 A.W.A.R.E Luncheon Kickoff Party

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:40:18 GMT

Casa de Novia Bridal Couture

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:57:21 GMT

William Noble's Classic Christmas Evening

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:18:21 GMT

Venue Paint Project

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:45:51 GMT

Hotel ZaZa's Dragonfly and Marquee Circle Dinner

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:58:31 GMT

Houston Heart Ball "Keep the Beat"

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:51:12 GMT

5th Annual Grape Escape Benefitting Heart House Dallas

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:32:16 GMT

Light the Lantern Campaign Dinner

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:43:21 GMT

Rita Hayworth Gala

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:36:30 GMT

Wearing head-to-toe sequins, the Dallas Rita Hayworth Gala's founder and honorary chairman, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, gasped when she saw the decor of her beloved Alzheimer's Association benefit. "Just look at this ballroom," she exclaimed. "It's magnificent!" Splashes of crimson bedecked the room at The Ritz Carlton, Dallas, from the lighting to the bouquets of red roses %26#8212; a cinematic panorama inspired by Gilda, the film starring Hollywood icon and event namesake Rita Hayworth. Chairman Laura Hunt and national chairman Carleton Varney met up with Phyllis George and Rita Hortenstine during the casino cocktail hour, which was styled as a '40s-era jazz lounge. Taking their seats amidst a double-screen tribute to Hayworth%26#8217;s most notable roles were Caroline Rose Hunt, Ellen Winspear, Lynn and Allan McBee, Joseph Minton, Roberto Van Greenen, and Rachael and Bob Dedman. Between courses of chef John Coleman's French-inspired dinner, a Sinatra-style crooner sang and a duo danced the tango, accompanied by a 14-piece jazz orchestra. In the night's most magical moment, Don Winspear and Bob Winspear escorted their mother, honoree Margot Winspear, to the stage. Don praised her as a lady of "consummate grace and elegance,%26#8221; and the emotional crowd concurred with a standing ovation. But the grand finale was yet to come: dozens of triumphant waiters marching onto the dance floor with giant baked Alaskas en flamb%26#233; %26#8212; a fitting finale to an iconic evening.

The Junior League of Houston's 62nd Annual Charity Ball Themed Abracadabra

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:20:28 GMT

Montessori FOCUS

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:47:28 GMT

Dinner in the Wild "Construction Zone"

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:01 GMT

Hard hats and crane-inspired wet bars decorated the site of the soon-to-be Perot Museum of Nature %26amp; Science at Dinner in the Wild, a bash that celebrated the museum%26#8217;s groundbreaking. Constructing this night required a well-equipped team that included chairmen Ka and L.L. Cotter and honorary chairmen Sarah and Ross Perot Jr., Nancy Perot Mulford, Suzanne and Patrick McGee, Carolyn and Karl Rathjen and Katherine Perot. Kent Rathbun used his culinary tools to prepare a multi-course dinner that impressed the palates of Catherine and David Corrigan, Nancy Dedman, John Denman, and Heather and Ray Washburne.%26#160;

25th Annual Community C.A.R.E. Luncheon

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:45:03 GMT

Socials were up and at 'em at the 25th Annual Community Chemical Awareness Resources and Education (C.A.R.E.) breakfast at the Belo Mansion and Pavilion. It was a family affair for C.A.R.E., as chairmen Lee Ann White raised an orange juice toast with her son Michael Fowler and husband Alan White to promote awareness about substance abuse resources and education. Then it was on to the main event: a rocking set of morning music. Sue Justice, Kelly Green, Lana Andrews, and Kent Hance applauded Chuck Negron as he performed hits including One and Joy to the World. Talk about early birds catching the worm.%26#160;

Three Cups of Tea

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:27:33 GMT

Fifth Anniversary Art4Life Auction

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:12:08 GMT

Visiting Nurse Association's Legacy Luncheon

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:39:43 GMT

amfAR Reception

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:06:45 GMT

The Bishop's Gala for Catholic Charities

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:29:29 GMT

Dallas Historical Society 2009 Awards for Excellence in Community Service

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:29:56 GMT

The Jive and Swing 2010 Gala

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:42:21 GMT

The African Experience

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:27:27 GMT

4th Wall Opening

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:12:43 GMT

AWARE Luncheon

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:06:48 GMT

2009 Chick Lit Luncheon

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:39:09 GMT

Attitudes %26 Attire

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:22:31 GMT

Jewel Charity Ball "A Time for Giving"

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:21:33 GMT

Salvation Army Fashion Show

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:05:30 GMT

3rd Annual "Connoisseurs of Charity"

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:03:14 GMT

NasherSALON Speaker Series

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:38:24 GMT

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Unveils 2010 Ghost

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:04:20 GMT

Dish Grand Opening Celebration

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:46:17 GMT

Collin County Children's Advocacy Center Gala Kick Off Party

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:33:37 GMT

Houston Community College's Opportunity Ball

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:04:55 GMT

Ben E. Keith DIFFA 2010 Silent Auction Party

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:22:02 GMT

Mardi Gras Masquerade Sponsor Party

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:46:41 GMT

Tre Amici Prime Steakhouse and Seafood Savor the Arts Dinner

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:33:05 GMT

The Bash: A Halloween Happening benefitting United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:54:05 GMT

More than 850 masked mavericks filled the Crystal Ballroom at the Rice Lofts for United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston%26#8217;s annual Bash. Chairs Newie and Mark Brinker and a parade of angelic demons helped raise more than $75,000 for the nonprofit. In disguise: Len Cannon, Evelyn and Jim Fasnacht, Ziggy Gruber, Wendy Wagner and Kenneth Finch, and Trish and Ty Whitcomb.

Jimmy Choo 24:7 The Collection

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:34:45 GMT

Stehlin Foundation and Young Texans Against Cancer

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:34:21 GMT

The Heart Ball

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:53:15 GMT

2nd Annual Groundhog Day Gala

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:49:17 GMT

Spirit of Generations 2009 Awards Luncheon

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:23:48 GMT

Gainer, Donnelly, %26 Deroches' 2010 Timeless Africa calendar

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:22:42 GMT

Ronald McDonald House House of Dallas Dedication

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:26:32 GMT

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 2nd Annual Royal Winter Ball

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:19:48 GMT

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:12:01 GMT

A Celebration of Reading Dallas

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:34:19 GMT

Ruggles Grill Grand Re-Opening

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:33:29 GMT

Doing the Most Good Luncheon

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:54:52 GMT

Literary Lions Dinner "An Evening with Jim Lehrer and Lee Cullum"

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:03:22 GMT

Children At Risk

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:38:43 GMT

Keep the Beat Heart Ball

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:49:46 GMT

Crime Stoppers of Houston Gala

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:30:13 GMT

Gala chairs Vicki Rizzo, Catherine Badger, and Ric Badger and 600 safe-community advocates danced, dined and bid for luxury auction items at the Hilton Americas-Houston during Crime Stoppers of Houston%26#8217;s largest annual fund-raiser for the organization, which since 1981 has helped with more than 20,000 arrests. Promoting lawful behavior was the evening%26#8217;s keynote speaker, the legendary Bill O%26#8217;Reilly from Fox News%26#8217; The O%26#8217;Reilly Factor. Law-abiding citizens: then HPD Chief Harold Hurtt, CS executive director Katherine Cabaniss and board chairman Oscar Martinez, and Rania and Ramy Mankarious. Community improvement was also on the menu at the Open Door Mission%26#8217;s benefit luncheon, which generated $165,000 for the addicted, impoverished and disabled in Houston. Applauding feature speaker Cardinal Daniel DiNardo: luncheon chairs Susan Boggio, Theresa Butler, and Fran Fawcett Peterson and honorary chairs Dr. Robert Ivany and Stan Marek.

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater’s Firebird Soirée

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:58:06 GMT

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater%26#8217;s Firebird Soir%26#233;e, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ballets Russes, was a red-hot success. The Hobby Center%26#8217;s Zilkha Hall was ablaze as Dominic Walsh presented his innovative 21st-century take on the classics from fin de si%26#232;cle Paris. After the cutting-edge performance, gala chairman Carolyn Farb, honoree Ben Stevenson (former artistic director of Houston Ballet and current artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater) and more than 400 avant-garde socials flocked to the Four Seasons Hotel, where they were greeted with a sumptuous seated dinner %26#224; la The Russian Tea Room and a vibrant live performance by The Gypsies. Bob Boudreaux ignited the lavish Live Auction Magnifique, helping raise more than $200,000 for this acclaimed contemporary ballet company. (Be on your toes for DWDT%26#8217;s Romeo %26amp; Juliet on February 11, 13, and 14 at the Wortham Theater Center.)

Gift of Life Gala

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:42:06 GMT

Center for BrainHealth 2009 Legacy Award Dinner

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:44:15 GMT

The Friends of Child Advocates Angels of Hope Luncheon and Fashion Presentation

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:08:49 GMT

The holidays arrived, heralding The Friends of Child Advocates Angels of Hope Luncheon and Fashion Presentation at the Westin Galleria. Neiman Marcus orchestrated a beguiling catwalk show, starring Edward Wilkerson%26#8217;s Lafayette 148 Spring Collection. Post-luncheon, the retailer continued the party store-side, with a meet-and-greet with the designer hosted by Neiman%26#8217;s Bob Devlin. Child Advocates CEO Sonya Galvan and luncheon chairs Cathy Galt and Pat Osborne were all smiles, welcoming a throng of 600 guests while raising $375,000 for their mission: to serve 157 abused and neglected children with a court-appointed advocate. In the angelic chorus: Catherine Mosbacher, Cam Canion, Vanessa Sendukas, Lisa Frantz, past honoree Page Parkes-Eveleth, Kathy McCord, Bethany Hughes, Shana Linbeck, Stephanie Walker, Cathy Borlenghi, Amy Anton, Mollie Castaneda, Julie Bayouth, Kay Onstead, Debbie Martinez, and the day%26#8217;s honoree and ardent Child Advocates supporter, Janice McNair.

December Decadence

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:08:43 GMT

Santa wore a custom suit (by Bea Harper), a mannequin donned a vintage peasant blouse and velvet skirt (Yves Saint Laurent), and a kaleidoscope of jewels and handbags were present (too many to mention). Rounding out the opulence? The Dallas debut of artist Waylande Gregory%26#8217;s ceramics and honorary chairman Jan Showers signing her new book, Glamorous Rooms. This was the mise-en-scene at Forty Five Ten%26#8217;s December Decadence, as concocted by owners Brian Bolke and Shelly Musselman, co-host Kim Whitman and PaperCity, all to benefit The Family Place. Socials shed their minks, grabbed a bubbly %26#8220;forest fizz%26#8221; (Mo%26#235;t %26amp; Chandon, black raspberry Belvedere vodka, cr%26#232;me de cassis) and posed for pictures atop the lap of a St. Nick in stunner shades. Perhaps the most sought-after outfit was Santa%26#8217;s red suit %26#8212; %26#8220;I%26#8217;m so ho-ho-ho-happy!%26#8221; chuckled the white-bearded Steve Wrubel. %26#160;

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While autographing her new design book, Showers told us the tale behind the tome%26#8217;s prologue, written by fashion darling Michael Kors. %26#8220;I%26#8217;ve been friends with Michael since 1982. When I asked him, he said, %26#8216;Are you kidding? I%26#8217;d love to!%26#8217; Two days later, he sent me the introduction. It sounds just like him.%26#8221; A new stunning ceramic collection by the late artist Waylande Gregory launched in Dallas at Forty Five Ten. We caught up with Bryan Downey, great-great-nephew and inheritor of the historic ceramicist%26#8217;s body of work, who was showing the collection to the likes of Heidi Dillon, Suzanne and David Droese, Claire and Dwight Emanuelson, Caroline Whitman, Katherine Perot, Eric Reeves, Kim and Evan Wyly, Myrna Schlegel, Gregg Asher, David Martin, Kenny Goss, and Naomi Aberly.

The Center for AIDS Holiday Schmooze

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:10:13 GMT

Fa La La and Fund-Raising
%26#8216;Twas the season for Holiday Schmooze %26#8212; mistletoe, holly and raising funds for a very prescient cause. It was also the ultimate Yuletime bash, in a mere two hours yielding more than many black-tie galas twice the size. By night%26#8217;s end, Santa%26#8217;s stocking was filled with a munificent $210,000-plus for The Center for AIDS Information and Advocacy. Co-chairs and gracious hosts Nancy McGregor Manne and Neal Manne joined fellow co-chairs Sara Dodd-Spickelmier and Keith Spickelmier in welcoming 200 guests, who got into the Noel mood thanks to festive bites and libations by major underwriter Jackson and Company.

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Yuletime do-gooders: Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, set to host the Schmooze next December; outgoing Center director Sara Haynes and incoming director Paul Simmons; board member and long-time AIDS activist Julie Eberly; past hosts and co-chairs Jackson Hicks and Milton Townsend, joined by Hicks%26#8217; niece Sarah Dunagin; Jay Jones; Terry Wayne Jones; Cavalier Fine Art%26#8217;s Bert Melnick and Carl Moore; Jerry Jeanmard; Cliff Helmcamp; Cabrina and Steven Owsley; Ceron; Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro; past co-chairs designer Randy Powers and Bill Caudell; Becca Cason Thrash; Beth Sanders Moore with designer pal Bill Hamilton in from New York; Nora and Bob Ackerley; Anne Farish with son Stephen Farish and daughter Martha Farish Oti; Joe Shaffer; Kathryn and Jim Ketelsen; Greg Fourticq Jr. with parents Patsy and Greg Fourticq; 2009 CFA board chair Steve Loden and new board chair Bryan Hlavinka; Planned Parenthood CEO Peter Durkin; Courtney Sarofim;%26nbsp; Houston Ballet%26#8217;s C.C. Conner; and art collectors and 2009 Orange Show Gala co-chairs Victor Juarez and Wayne Blosat.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %26nbsp;

Tutu Chic Fashion Show and Luncheon

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:01:02 GMT

The Nutcracker%26#8217;s sugary forest backdrop and a catwalk propped on the stage set the scene inside the Winspear Opera House for the inaugural Tutu Chic Fashion Show and Luncheon. Chairmen Elaine Agather, Gina Betts, Tanya Foster, and Olivia Kearney took their front-row seats, and as the music cued, out danced a ballerina in Valentino, then another in Diane von Furstenberg. Following suit, a parade of dressed-up Texas Ballet Theater coryph%26#233;es put on a fashion-show performance in more than 30 looks from Stanley Korshak. Our favorite moments? When a handsome male dancer leaped and pirouetted to a roar of applause, and the finale with the prima ballerinas gracing the runway in flowing pastel-hued gowns from J. Mendel%26#8217;s Cruise and Spring 2010 collections. After the show, socials glided past Nutcracker props backstage and entered the Winspear%26#8217;s lobby for the seated luncheon. Agather thanked Stanley Korshak%26#8217;s Crawford Brock and presenting sponsor Nancy Rogers, before mentioning her affinity for pas de deux. %26#8220;They remind me of how Neils and I dance,%26#8221; she deadpanned. After devouring a chocolate dessert decadent enough for the Sugar Plum Fairy, the luncheon group including Paige Lane, Leisa Street, Nancy Gopez, and Dawn Spalding caravanned to Stanley Korshak for shopping and champagne. Bubbly, ballet and retail therapy? Uncle Drosselmeier must have had his magical hands in planning this enchanted event.

Gilda's Club Ralph Lauren Party

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:25:10 GMT

When Highland Park Village%26#8217;s Ralph Lauren boutique welcomed the charitable members of Gilda%26#8217;s Club North Texas, the result was a fabulously preppy private shopping soir%26#233;e. Basketball star Jason Terry co-hosted the event, where socials were seen stuffing their shopping bags with polos and plaid, all to benefit Gilda%26#8217;s Club North Texas and The Pink Pony Fund of the Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation. Having a Ralph moment: Cindy Schneible, Jay Hamby, Mindy and Gabe Guzman, Laura and Doug Wheat, Carol Seay, Sandy Ammons, and Carolyn Tobin.%26#160;

Rita Hayworth Gala Producer's Party

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:29:52 GMT

Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz opened the doors of their home %26#8212; the architectural gem designed by legendary architect Philip Johnson %26#8212; to host patrons of The Alzheimer%26#8217;s Association for the Rita Hayworth Gala%26#8217;s Producer%26#8217;s Party. Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and gala chairman Laura Hunt welcomed guests to the luxurious evening, where handmade Puyricard chocolates tempted many and models glided through the foyer in J. Mendel gowns and Cartier jewels. Distinguished guests: Rita Hortenstine, Carleton Varney, Nancy Dedman, and Ellen and Don Winspear.%26#160;

The Art of Skateboarding

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:03:18 GMT

For the Art of Skateboarding bash, PaperCity piled a skateboard with the necessary tools it takes to produce our glossy pages %26#8212; gala invites, reporter%26#8217;s notebook, a Veuve Clicquot box, et al. %26#8232;Ours and a bevy of other boards-turned-into-artwork were auctioned off, all to benefit the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. To view this unconventional charitable art show, Amy and Andy Jent, Yvonne Crum, Cindy Morris, and Brad Hagestad flocked to South Side on Lamar to place their bids and watch honorary co-chairman Jon Comer perform his daredevil half-pipe tricks. Chairman Bri Crum and honorary co-chairman Al Coker took a turn through the gallery, marveling at skateboards that had been drawn on, painted on and collaged by artists including Jason Ice, Kevin Obregon, Tom Currie and George Fowler. %26#8220;If I was an artist, I might be able to understand this piece,%26#8221; pondered auctioneer Chris Casey as he was putting Michael Ledoux%26#8217;s work up for bid. Caroline and Sam Lidji, Mike Crum, and Beth and Ryan Buxbaum admired the board, which had been deconstructed into varnished pieces and reassembled into something suitable for MoMA%26#8217;s galleries.

Escapade: An Evening of Comedy, Costumes and Characters

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:14 GMT

For The Family Place%26#8217;s Escapade, the event that replaced last year%26#8217;s Palm Night gala, partygoers such as Tracy and Josh Madans, Lynn and Allan McBee, Matthew Simon, and Keith Schumann left their cocktail attire at home and arrived at Edison%26#8217;s Nightclub wearing over-the-top costumes. In pearls and %26#8216;40s vintage, The Family Place%26#8217;s Paige Flink introduced the %26#8220;very naughty, mischievous%26#8221; emcee, Todd Fiscus, whose outfit channeled a creepy Mad Hatter (Fiscus was the ringleader of the group of dark and demented Alice in Wonderland characters). %26#8220;Do you think we should have a fro-off?%26#8221; asked Fiscus, inciting a dozen afro%26#8217;d guests (including Becky Frey, Paige Nash, and Kaki Roach) to step up to the stage for a costume competition before comedian Lisa Landry performed. Our favorite disguises? Julia Childs and her lobster pot (Susan and Gene Palma), Ruth and Bernie Madoff %26#8232;in prison stripes (Laurie-Joe and Steve Straty), and an X-rated Marie Antoinette (Muffin Lemak).%26#160;

Crystal Charity Ball "License to Thrill"

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:40:29 GMT

It%26#8217;s verrrrrry different,%26#8221; whispered ball chairman Debbie Oates, as we stood beneath a %26#8217;60s-inspired go-go dancer shaking it in a lime-green pageboy wig, teeny-tiny mini dress and white patent knee-high boots. %26#8220;Verrrrrry Hollywood,%26#8221; she said of the decor departure at this year%26#8217;s Crystal Charity Ball. Writer Ian Fleming would have been proud, as the evening at the Hilton Anatole hotel, themed %26#8220;License to Thrill,%26#8221; was a highly conceptualized homage to his most famous fictional character, British secret agent James Bond. Gripping 007 titles %26#8212; A View to a Kill, Goldfinger, Dr. No %26#8212; lit up the walkway to the cocktail hour for Roland K. Robinson, Aileen and Jack Pratt, Christie Carter, Annette and Harold Simmons, Peggy and Carl Sewell, and Diane and Hal Brierley. Gigantic Warhol-esque paintings of a martini-holding Bond (the screen-printed facades of Sean Connery and Roger Moore) blanketed the entrance hallway walls, and Union Jacks the size of a small yacht draped the boundaries of the cocktail area. Like a scene from Casino Royale, applause and cheers floated up from damask-covered casino gaming tables, with Claire and Dwight Emanuelson, and Shelle and Michael Sills watching as Nicholas Varney threw the dice. But that wasn%26#8217;t the only game receiving attention: University of Texas was playing Nebraska in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship at Cowboys Stadium that night. The resourceful Oates had a sly plan to keep husbands such as John Lemak and Allan McBee from abandoning her isle of style: She and event designer Tom Addis placed TVs in the silent-auction area for game-watching and continued bidding. %26#160;

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A View to the Fashionable

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Michelle Nussbaumer glided by in a Tony Duquette necklace from William Noble Boutique, while Niven Morgan worked a long Alexander McQueen scarf. %26#8220;Shelby [Wagner] said the faux fur I was going to wrap around my head and neck was too much,%26#8221; said Morgan. %26#8220;Too Aretha Franklin!%26#8221; Jennifer Sampson was flawless in a flowing Temperley gown and sparkling Louboutins, all found during her summer jaunt to the Hamptons. Houstonian Ceron of the new Ceron Salon at Neiman Marcus Downtown, who was responsible for a majority of the up-dos that evening, brought Debra Grierson, impeccable in golden-girl metallic Oscar de la Renta. Ashley Emerson, Anne Clayton Ware, and Katherine Perot %26#8212; aka %26#8220;Team Herrera%26#8221; %26#8212; were at Table 79; all had visited the Carolina Herrera boutique in Highland Park Village weeks prior. Like a scene from a well-scripted comedy, the trio stepped out of their dressing rooms unaware they were all shopping for their gala gowns at the same moment. %26#160;

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From Easton with Love

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%26#8220;Just wait until you see who will be entertaining us this evening,%26#8221; said Oates before Sheena Easton commandeered the stage, singing the feature song from the 1981 Bond film, For Your Eyes Only. (A little trivia: Easton was the first artist ever to perform the title track on screen in the Bond film series.) Her %26#8220;Morning Train (Nine to Five)%26#8221; had our table, including Alicia and Scott Wood, and Eric Reeves, lip-syncing and waving arms back and forth in %26#8217;80s elation %26#8212; and memories flooded back of one-shouldered neon sweatshirts, leg warmers and Easton%26#8217;s tape in my Sony Walkman. %26#160;

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Charitable Royale

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Crystal Charity Ball chose eight children%26#8217;s beneficiaries this year: Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Community Partners of Dallas, Interfaith Housing Coalition, Network of Community Ministries, Phoenix House of Texas, Reconciliation Outreach, and Texas A%26amp;M Health Science Center/Baylor College of Dentistry %26#8212; with the signature project being The Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Emergency Services Network.

Les Femmes du Monde Woman of the Year Award Gala

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:54:58 GMT

The Real Estate Council's Giving Gala

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:02:02 GMT

Foundation for Teen Health Annual Luncheon

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:49:22 GMT

Texas Children's Hospital's 15th Annual "What's Up, Doc?" Dinner

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:53:36 GMT

St. Jude's Evening Under the Star Party

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:32:14 GMT

PrideRock Wildlife Refuge Fundraiser: Lions, Tigers and Cougars

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:13:50 GMT

Expanding Worlds Luncheon

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:58:27 GMT

14th Annual David Dike Fine Art Auction

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:26:07 GMT

10th Annual Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:03:06 GMT

2nd Annual Cocktails for a Cause Reception

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:31:39 GMT

Shannon Skokos Book Signing at Harry Winston

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:10 GMT

Paul Neinast Salon Opening

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:31:25 GMT

Dallas Rocks VIP Event

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:58:42 GMT

Henri Bendel at NorthPark VIP Event

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:20:15 GMT

Dunn and Brown Contemporary 10th Anniversary Exhibition

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:28:28 GMT

Michelle Meredith Design Studio Open House

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:02:41 GMT

Two x Two for AIDS and Art Sotheby's Preview

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:17:25 GMT

The Inaugural Dallas International Art, Antique %26 Jewelry Show Preview Party

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:35:53 GMT

Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's Prelude Concert and Luncheon

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:57:22 GMT

The Friends of The Stehlin Foundation 29th Annual Gala

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:57:03 GMT

More than 500 revelers dusted off their cowboy boots for The Friends of The Stehlin Foundation%26#8217;s 29th Annual Gala at the Westin Galleria. Chairs Ashley Anderson and Sara Strohmeyer welcomed Western-attired guests who two-stepped to the sounds of country legend Robert Earl Keen at this kickin%26#8217; bash that benefitted cancer research at The Christus Stehlin Foundation. The country-themed night boasted a trick roper, photos atop a longhorn steer and a tequila bar %26#8212; gala requirements for any true Texan.

Pratham Luncheon 2009

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:03:25 GMT

More than 300 swell socials attended the peacock-themed Pratham Luncheon at the Junior League to benefit underprivileged children in India. With a fashion show choreographed by Saks Fifth Avenue, honorary chair Nancy Olson and co-chairs including Omana and Sam Abraham, Manmeet and Paul Likhari, Simran and Pradeep Rihal, Shalini and Dilip Bhargava, Vijay and Vinod Bhuchar, Marie and Vijay Goradia, Veena and Kuldip Kaul, and Sonu and Bhupinder Anand were on the front row of giving. The crowd, dressed in their best saris and sarongs, helped raise enough funds for 140,000 new books for the nonprofit%26#8217;s program.

Baylor Health Care System Foundation's EveryMan Dinner

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:31 GMT

Advocates of the Baylor Health Care System Foundation assembled at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, for the EveryMan Dinner to benefit prostate cancer research. Rudy Giuliani was the featured speaker at the elegant event, which featured a lavish meal by chef Dean Fearing. After dinner, Giuliani received a video message and a signed baseball from Nolan Ryan, and guests enjoyed white chocolate baseball-shaped desserts. EveryMan advocates: honorary chairman Tom Hicks, Kimberly Whitman, Alan Miller, and Bernard Brigonett.%26#160;

Taste of the Nation

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:29:01 GMT

Foodies and philanthropists united for Share our Strength%26#8217;s Taste of the Nation at Fashion Industry Gallery, where benevolent guests partook in live and silent auctions and a four- to five-course meal. Chairman Terri Provencal and chef chairman John Tesar honored culinary master Stephan Pyles for his devotion to the cause, while honorary chairman Carmaleta Whiteley mingled with guest chefs including Kent Rathbun, Anthony Zappola, and Scott Romano. Polished attendees: Amanda and Price Johnson, Rini Andres, Tom Swilley, Patti Flowers, and Kim Bunn.%26#160;

Bella Notte Gala

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:08:01 GMT

A parade of guests, polished in gowns and black ties, made their mark on the Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas for the Bella Notte Gala benefitting Communities In Schools Dallas Region. At this picturesque Italian-themed evening, chairman Elsa Norwood and honorary chairman Barbara Hunt Crow tried their luck at the casino, while other fashionable attendees twirled to Italian tunes by Michael Edwin. Bolso bella: Kathy and Blake Lewis, Anne Reeder, Sharman Vesecky, Lisa and Kendall Laughlin, and Sandi Bailey.%26#160;

Thursday Night Live benefitting Gilda's Club of North Texas

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:18:42 GMT

Cocktails and cabaret-style entertainment were the main attractions at Gilda's Club of North Texas' Thursday Night Live! event. Lakewood Theater lit up its stage for the improv group 4 Out of 5 Doctors, whose impersonation of Gilda Radner had patrons bursting with laughter. Between scenes, guests dined on sliders and guacamole by the Tejano Brothers. Good-humored supporters: Laura and Jay Hamby, Susan Hasely, Craig Collins, and Tim O%26#8217;Connor.%26#160;

Mission Houston Art Reception and Show

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:05:53 GMT

Starry Night Gala for Texas Accountant and Lawyers for the Arts

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:16:21 GMT

Astros Wives 20th Annual Black Ties and Baseball Caps Gala

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:56:41 GMT