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Several guests shared the same thing on our golf cart ride from the Dallas Zoo entrance to the cocktail hour at Don Glendenning Penguin Cove: “This is our favorite event of the year.” As we zipped by lemurs, cheetahs, and the glowing lanterns already a…
Read MoreWhat: Buffalo Bayou Partnership “Branching Out Along Buffalo Bayou” gala Where: The Brown Foundation Lawn in Buffalo Bayou Park PC moment: More than 400 guests began the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner evening with cocktails at the Water W…
Read MoreHow could one resist a cocktail dubbed The Big Bang Theory or The Mad Scientist, both of which would have been suitable libations (with or without alcohol) for strolling through the interior of a mammoth brain or taking a spin on the interactive dance …
Read MoreCome on Barbie, let’s go party! At the Junior League of Houston, nearly 500 Barbies and Kens gathered for the 2023 La Petite Maison Gala, celebrating interior design and raising money for A Shelter for Cancer Families (ASCF). The gala also served as a …
Read MoreA beloved Italian mantra, “Il dolce far niente” translates to “the sweetness of doing nothing.” Though Dallasites deeply appreciate Italian food and design, we’ve yet to adopt a similar deep-rooted pleasure in idleness. Despite social calendars burstin…
Read MoreIt was 1981 when the now-deceased Raymond Plank, co-founder and longtime CEO of Apache Corporation, founded Ucross, the artist residency program on an historic 20,000 acre ranch in Northern Wyoming. Since that founding, more than 2,600 artists — includ…
Read MoreWhat: Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston annual Tapestry Gala, themed “Welcome the World” Where: Hilton Americas-Houston PC Moment: In a world filled with strife and war, it seemed only fitting that the program began with a team of m…
Read MoreWhat: The British American Foundation of Texas gala Where: The Post Oak Hotel PC Moment: How cool is this. The British American Foundation provides financial support for Texas students, who excel academically but need support in continuing their educat…
Read MoreThe 2023 Women of Substance luncheon was one fundraising event where The Appeal (also known as Paddles Up) scored unprecedented support. Three guests raised their hands for a $20,000 commitment each for Houston reVision and three additional guests com…
Read MoreWhat: Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Ladies for Literacy Guild‘s Power of Literacy Luncheon Where: The Post Oak Hotel PC Moment: After guest speaker Kristin Chenoweth discussed her latest book (I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thou…
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