Featured Parties

What: The Spindletop Holiday Ball Where: The Post Oak Hotel PC Moment: More than 600 black tie-attired members of Houston’s energy community parted with more than $1.1 million to be directed to 36 area organizations serving more than 113,000 unde…

So many Christmas trees, so many holiday lights, so much good cheer. The annual Santa’s Elves party benefiting MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital never fails to delight, thanks in particular to the Fertitta family which always hosts the…

Breaking with the tradition of holding its Ambassadors holiday party in a tented pavilion on the grounds of a swank private home, Texas Children’s Hospital moved its glittery soirée to Radom Capital’s Montrose Collective. For the season, th…

NEW ORLEANS — The setting was majestic when a coterie of French Heritage Society members from across the county arrived at New Orleans Auction Galleries for an evening of French-inspired festivities compliments of Houston-based entrepreneur and philant…

It was a night of glitz, glamour and goodwill with Zadok Jewelers hosting its third annual holiday party. The Houston fine jewelry store’s multi-level, 28,000 square-foot space in Post Oak Place came alive with festive cheer as more than 300 guests cam…

Known for his dual-city philanthropy, jeweler Franco Valobra launched his Houston holiday celebrations last week with a seasons greetings fête in his sleek emporium on Westheimer. Over the weekend, he turned his attention to New Orleans where he hosted…

“Don’t pitch the bitch” is a phrase that was popularized by the 2000 movie Boiler Room, advising stockbrokers not to try to sell to women. Kelly Ann Winget, founder of Dallas-Fort Worth-based private equity company Alternative Wealth Partners, has a di…

Score one for the creative team. Orange Show Gala, the third of the mega art parties — following Art League’s iconic Texas Artist of the Year Gala and the fabulous experiential Houston Arts Alliance Add On Art Gala — made for a bold and wild fina…

What: The 34th annual United Negro College Fund (UNCF) “Houston’s Night in Havana” gala Where: The Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel PC Moment: While there were welcomes, congratulations, testimonials from former students and the presenta…

What: Theatre Under the Stars “Lights Up” gala Where: The Post Oak Hotel PC Moment: Chaired by Zane and Brady Carruth, the evening showcased the amazing talents of TUTS education students, who performed throughout the dinner. Still, the hig…