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UNE SOIRÉE DANS LE JARDIN: AN EVENING IN THE GARDEN When: Thursday, April 4, 6:30 pm Where: Houston Country Club Who: Co-chairs Rosemary Schatzman, Mary Whalley; honorees Denise Bush Bahr, Kelli Cohen Fein, Kristina Hornberger Somerville Note: Benefitting The Brookwood Community; cocktails; seated dinner; entertainment Ermelinda Cuellar Jazz Trio; performance Brookwood Handbell Choir; cocktail or garden-inspired attire Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Ashley Satterfield, 281.375.2192, ashleys@ brookwoodcommunity.org YOUNG AUDIENCES OF HOUSTON GALA When: Thursday, April 4, 6:30 pm Where: JW Marriott Downtown Who: Co-chairs Sanvita Sample and Ankit Duggal, Sarah and Kyle Hamer; honorary chairs Amy and Rob Pierce Note: Seated dinner; silent auction; wine pull Tariff: $500 per couple; sponsorships from $2,500 Contact: Austin Ruiz, 713.520.9267, gala@ yahouston.org TREES FOR HOUSTON'S 25TH ANNUAL ROOT BALL When: Thursday, April 4, 7 pm Where: Private club Who: Chairs Kyle and John Kirksey Sr., Joanie and John Kirksey Jr., Shawn and Bill Jackson Note: Cocktails; seated dinner under the live oaks; music; dancing; auction; eco-chic attire Tariff: $650; tables from $6,500 Contact: Randi Koenig, 713.840.8733 ext. 102, randi@treesforhouston.org, treesforhouston.org/ root-ball SPRING 2019 DATEBOOK 68 (continued on page 70) (continued from page 66) HOUSTON APHASIA RECOVERY CENTER LET'S TALK LUNCHEON When: Wednesday, March 27, 11:30 am Where: The Post Oak Hotel Who: Chairs Belinda and Corky Hillhouse; honorary chairs Fady Armanious, Bill Baldwin Note: Speaker Sarah Scott; entertainment HARC Heralds Choir Tariff: $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: 713.781.7100, harc@harctx.org; harctx.org/ luncheon.php HOUSTON CHRONICLE BEST DRESSED LUNCHEON When: Thursday, March 28, 11 am Where: The Post Oak Hotel Who: Chairs Lester and Sue Smith Note: Benefitting March of Dimes; Best Dressed honorees; Carolina Herrera fashion show presented by Neiman Marcus Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Kemah Blair-Flores, 713.964.5431,kblair-flores@ marchofdimes.org TASTE OF TIRR When: Thursday, March 28, 6:30 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Note: Benefittting The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation Mission Connect program; culinary demonstration and seated dinner by chefs John Folse and Johnny Carrabba; business attire Tariff: $400; tables from $2,400 Contact: Maudie Werlin, 713.877.0502, werlinm@ tirrfoundation.org, tirrfoundation.org WE ARE FAMILY: NORA'S HOME GALA When: Friday, March 29, 7 pm Where: The Post Oak Hotel Who: Chairs Vicki and Nick Massad family; honorees Carole and Jim Looke, Paula and Rusty Walter Note: Celebrating Nora's Home, assisting transplant patients; casino; seated dinner; dancing; entertainment; live auction Tariff: $500; tables from $3,000 Contact: Natalie Lencioni Raymer, 832.831.3721, natalie@norashome.org GLOW BALL When: Friday March 29, 8 pm Where: Silver Street Studios Who: Chairs Kristen and John Berger, Lisa and Josh Oren, Karen and Todd Blue Note: Benefitting Fresh Arts; cocktails; hors d'oeuvres; art auction; dancing; illuminated costumes encouraged Tariff: $100; underwriting from $600 Contact: 713.868.1839, gala@fresharts.org, fresharts.org VIRTUOSI GALA: MUSIC IN MOTION When: Saturday, March 30, 6 pm Where: InterContinental Hotel Medical Center Who: Chair Carmina Zamorano; honorary chair Monzer Hourani; honorees Houston Ballet's Stanton Welch, METdance's Michelle Smith, Hope Stone's Jane Weiner Note: Benefitting Virtuosi of Houston; seated dinner; cocktails; live and silent auctions; entertainment Houston Ballet, Hope Stone, & METdance; music Virtuosi of Houston Orchestra Tariff: $350; tables from $3,500 Contact: 713 463.0801, events@virtuosiofhouston. org APRIL HOUSTON HOSPICE BUTTERFLY LUNCHEON When: Monday, April 1, 11 am Where: The Junior League Who: Chairs Jenny Kempner, Isabel Lummis, Sue White Note: Benefitting Houston Hospice's Butterfly Program for pediatric hospice care; keynote with a New York Times author TBD Tariff: From $250, tables from $2,500 Contact: Cynthia Nordt, 713.677.7123, cnordt@ houstonhospice.org THE JUNG CENTER'S SPRING BENEFIT When: Tuesday, April 2, 6:30 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chair Lourdes Hernandez, Randall Hulett, Dorothy and Malcolm Paterson; honoree Terry Huffington Note: Seated dinner; speaker New York Times best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: 713.524.8253 ext.19, registrar@ junghouston.org, junghouston.org ESCAPE FOR A CAUSE When: Wednesday, April 3, 6:30 pm Where: Union Station at Minute Maid Park Who: Chairs Lara Bell, Roseann Rogers Note: Benefitting ESCAPE Family Resource Center; cocktails; seated dinner; live and big board auctions; special appearances by Houston and national celebrities Tariff: $300; tables from $3,000 Contact: Fritz Guthrie, 713.942.9500 ext. 230, fritzg@escapefrc.org Larissa Ipsen, Opera Ball, 2018