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A Standing Ovation, Super Energy and a Beloved Honoree Push Houston’s Multiple Sclerosis Luncheon to a New Emotional Level

Shelby Hodge — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:12:44 +0000

What: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society “Together for a Cure” luncheon Where: The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa PC Moment: What could have been more inspiring than the super charged energy that buzzed through the ballroom when Amba...

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Buzzy Houston Best Dressed Luncheon Raises More Than $1 Million With Powerhouse Women, a Lynn Wyatt Surprise and Touching Moments

Shelby Hodge — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:58:41 +0000

It was a record-breaking day when the ballroom of the Post Oak Hotel was packed with trés chic femmes and a sprinkling of divine gents, a handsome throng that gathered for the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed luncheon and Neiman M...

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Dalidada Mania Hits Tootsies — Inspirational Dress-Up Party Draws In the Next Generation of Art Leaders

Shelby Hodge — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:50:55 +0000

It appears that most everyone is going gaga over the “Dalidada” theme of the upcoming Orange Show gala. So much so that the enthusiasm for the costume-inspired evening spilled over into Tootsies on a recent afternoon when next gen lions Lau...

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Houston’s East End Gets a Medical Boost With Help of a TV News Star — 3 Decades Of Helping Kids & Adults Without Insurance

Shelby Hodge — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:25:25 +0000

What: El Centro de Corazón “Making a Difference” luncheon Where: River Oaks Country Club PC Moment: Chaired by Vicky Dominguez and with a lift from honorary chairs Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman and Leila Perrin, the luncheon celebrated El Cen...

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From Modest Beginnings to Houston Changing — The Still New Operation Smile Gala Brightens Lives With a Celebrity Surprise

Shelby Hodge — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 02:37:09 +0000

It was an ambitious (read that hopeful) yet modest beginning when Sneha Merchant and Viet Hong launched the annual Operation Smile Gala eight years ago. In the interim their efforts have blossomed, creating a glamorous Houston evening held annually at ...

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A Fairytale Foodie Night In The Woodlands Boosts the Pioneering Duncan NRI — Food Network Fave and Brain Health Come Together

Laura Landsbaum — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:20:16 +0000

Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) and The Woodlands’ acclaimed Amrina restaurant teamed up for a fairytale foodie night to remember. One that raised more than $410,000 — critical funds that will go towards the g...

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Houston’s Club Life Takes On New Meaning When Children’s Memorial Hermann Transforms a Montrose Hotspot Into a Giving Land

Shelby Hodge — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:19:08 +0000

The splendid interiors of Houston’s freshly minted Marigold Club restaurant were surpassed only by the fashionable femmes and their beaux who filled the new Montrose hotspot at the invitation of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This ce...

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Fort Worth’s River Crest Country Club Transforms Into A Dolly Parton Wonderland For the 4th Annual Desert Rose

Melissa Smrekar — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:59:06 +0000

Events season? Here you come again! Hosting a fundraiser on September 11, less than two months before a heated presidential election, presents the unique challenge of honoring the monumental day in history while also making a patriotic affair feel non-...

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12 Must-Attend Events in Dallas This October — Justin Baldoni, Fashion Shows, Art Crawls, and More

Billy Fong — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:31:01 +0000

For the past few years, I’ve felt like Miss Porter’s, with many coastal transplants grilling me about the charity scene in Dallas. My response is to get ready for the fall, since it’s nonstop luncheons, cocktail soirées, and black-tie galas, with...

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Inside Cattle Baron’s $1.6 Million Houston Night — Western Mania Brings Pig Races, a Country Star, The Hat Chick & Dance Mania

Shelby Hodge — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:20:31 +0000

It’s not often that the vast fourth floor of the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel is booked in its entirety. But Houston Cattle Baron’s used every inch of the 39,000 square foot ballroom for its mega Western-themed bash that raised more than $...

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The Woodlands’ 2024 Community Champions Do The Walk For Interfaith, Raising Money (and Hope) For Their Neighbors

Laura Landsbaum — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:57:03 +0000

Interfaith’s third annual The Walk gala at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott hotel saw a sell-out crowd raise more than $550,000 to support those in need in South Montgomery County. Co-chaired by Carrie Greenberg and Kristen Byrnes, their vision fo...

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Houston’s Most Giving Families Get Saluted In a Posh Steak 48 Bash — Altruistic Dynasties Help Build the Bayou City

Shelby Hodge — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:57:07 +0000

For its fourth annual Fall Fête hosted by this scribe and celebrating the start of the charitable social season, Steak 48 tapped into the roots of Houston’s vast network of philanthropy, saluting families that have supported the Bayou City commun...

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Music Star, Houston’s Glamour Twins and a Shimmering Crowd Celebrate 20 Years In Style — Inside PetSet’s $1 Million Night

Shelby Hodge — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:28:02 +0000

Twenty years of service, 20 honorees, 450 guests and record proceeds of $1 million. Yes, Houston PetSet’s 20th anniversary “Fierce & Fabulous Soirée” gala stands out as a smash success. The night’s energy at the Post Oak Hot...

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Julia Morales Charges Up the Crowd as Astros Stars Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker and Josh Hader Team Up Off the Field

Shelby Hodge — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:44:23 +0000

“It’s September, y’all. And we’re number one in our league,” enthused Houston Astros sideline reporter Julia Morales as she kicked off the “Team Up” fundraiser in the Post Oak Hotel ballroom. The notion that th...

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Former Astros Pitcher and His Glam TV Star Wife Come Back to Minute Maid Park To Help Families Facing Huntington’s Disease

Shelby Hodge — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:22:58 +0000

What: HelpCureHD “A Wining Night” Where: Union Station at Minute Maid Park PC Moment: As they have done for several years, former Houston Astros relief pitcher Joe Smith and his wife, TNT sports sideline reporter Allie LaForce, chaired a Ho...

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Houston Ballet’s Stunning Little Mermaid and a Posh Dinner Saluting a Pioneering Black Dancer Set the Stage for a New Season

Shelby Hodge — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 22:55:32 +0000

Houston Ballet delivered a veritable tsunami of spirited dance to Wortham Theater Center as the company presented choreographer John Neumeier‘s fantastical interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. The doubleheader sea...

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A Pop Art Party In The Woodlands Raises Nearly $1 Million — YES to YOUTH Makes Gala Nights Exciting

Laura Landsbaum — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:46:30 +0000

The YES to YOUTH Pop Art Gala proved to be a vibrant celebration that raised nearly a million dollars and lived up to the Pop Art ethos. Chaired by Christin Allphin, Laura Everson and Katrina Savage, the gala featured an Andy Warhol-inspired atmosphere...

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Houston’s Super Twins and a Country Music Star Step Up to Help Homeless Animals — Why PetSet’s Big Night Is So Important

Shelby Hodge — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:09:35 +0000

It’s hard to believe that Houston PetSet has reached the 20-year milestone as we recall one of the nonprofit’s first modest gatherings of young professionals at a restaurant in the Hobby Center. Today, the transformed powerhouse organizatio...

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Inside Drake’s Hollywood Houston VIP Party — Beautiful People Flock to the New Montrose See and Be Seen Hotspot

Shelby Hodge — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:01:59 +0000

The masterful touch of Hunter Pond and his Vandelay Hospitality Group was on display at the pre-opening bash for Drake’s Hollywood Houston when an uber glamorous clan of 300 celebrated on Saturday night in the posh surroundings that Drake’s...

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Private Jet Trips, Billionaire Golf Adventures, Road Tripping With the Texans and More Exotic Experiences Up For Bid In Special Houston Auction

Shelby Hodge — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 21:38:29 +0000

Lengthy live auctions at charity galas are typically buzz kill but Houston Children’s Charity CEO and gala chair Laura Ward has an extraordinary auction on tap for an October 19th event that is guaranteed to keep the black-tie throng on their toe...

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