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HICKEY ROBERTSON. PHOTO COURTESY MFAH ARCHIVES. SAVE THE SPRING 2013 BLACK BOOK PRODUCED BY ERIN OPPENHEIM. EDITED BY CATHERINE D. ANSPON. MFAH Grand Gala Ball, 1969 NO ONE LOVES A GALA, LUNCHEON OR COCKTAIL PARTY MORE THAN PAPERCITY, SO THANK GOODNESS THE SPRING SOCIAL SEASON HAS ARRIVED. WE'VE COMPILED THE TOP CHARITY EVENTS IN A MUST-SAVE PULLOUT CALENDAR. GET OUT THE iPHONE AND START SCHEDULING. JANUARY RIENZI SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER When: Tuesday, January 15, 7 pm Where: Rienzi Who: Chairs Ann and Leslie Doggett, Cindy and Jim Thorp Note: Members to select acquisitions that the group will fund; seated dinner; black tie Tariff: $2,500 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; rienzisociety@mfah.org GREAT GROWN-UP SPELLING BEE When: Thursday, January 17, 6:30 pm Where: Julia Ideson Library Who: Co-chairs Isabel and Danny David, Heather and Rob Safi; honorees Linsay and Jeremy Radcliffe Note: Benefitting Houston Center for Literacy; cocktails in atrium; seated dinner by Jackson and Company; adult spelling bee Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Annie Criner, 713.640.8200; ann.criner@houliteracy.org SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE WINTER GALA When: Saturday, January 19, 7 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Co-chairs Buster Freedman, Brian Kapiloff, ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD GALA: BEYOND BOUNDARIES When: Friday, January 25, 7 pm Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Caroline Wiess Law Building Who: Hosts Franci Crane, Rania Daniel, Zeina Fares, Frank J. Hevrdejs, Vahid Kooros, Sima Ladjevardian, Sultana Mangalji, Cenk Ozdogan, Sabiha Rehmatulla, Aliyya Stude, Monsour Taghdisi Note: Celebrating the MFAH's Arts of the Islamic World permanent gallery; entertainment by dancers including Peretz Frankel and two musicians; DJ Hector; black tie optional Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; islamicgala@mfah.org 2013 WINTER BALL: "THE RENAISSANCE BALL" When: Saturday, January 26, 7 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairs Danielle Ellis, Mary Ann McKeithan; honorary chairs Kelli Cohen Fein and Martin Fein; honorees Margaret Williams, ambassador Sidney Faust and the 2013 Women of Distinction: Jana Arnoldy, Darlene Bisso, Donna Bruni, Arvia Few, Debby Leighton, Nidhika Mehta, Alice Mosing, Liz Rigney, Elizabeth Stine, Pamela Wright Note: Benefitting Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: 713.572.2232; winterball2013@ccfa.org HUFFINGTON AWARD LUNCHEON When: Thursday, January 31, 11:30 am Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chair Ryan M. Lance; honoree Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. Note: Benefitting Asia Society Texas Center; presentation of Roy M. Huffington Award Tariff: From $150; tables from $2,500 Contact: Tina Reynolds, 713.496.9906; treynolds@asiasociety.org FEBRUARY FRESH ARTS BALL N' CHAIN When: Friday, February 1, 8 pm Where: Winter Street Studios Who: Chairs Eleanor and Dan Gilbane, Jennie and Justin Segal, Mark Sullivan; honorees Matthew Dirst, George Lancaster, Rich Levy, Sixto Wagan Note: Celebrating union of Fresh Arts Coalition and Spacetaker; silent auction; dancing; light bites; best bridesmaid-dress disaster/ favorite celebrity brides and grooms, or odd couple attire Tariff: $100; underwriting from $600 Contact: Jenni Rebecca Stephenson, 713.868.1839; jenni@fresharts.org; ballnchain2013.com KISS FOR A CURE When: Saturday, February 2, 6:30 pm Where: Four Seasons Hotel Who: Chairs Amanda Bass, Courtney Blencke, Kathy Tipton Note: Benefitting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Valentine celebration; dinner; dancing; live and silent auctions; cocktail attire Tariff: $125; tables from $1,250 Contact: Sissy Boyd, 713.621.0006; sboyd@cff.org; txgulf.cff.org/bemyvalentine BOOTLEGGER'S BALL: A 1920S PROHIBITION RENDITION When: Saturday, February 2, 7:30 pm Where: Majestic Metro Who: Chairs Katy Pease, Hannah Thibodeaux; honoree Heather Pray JANUARY | PAGE 29 | 2013 Note: Benefitting Houston Young People for the Arts; dapper Speakeasy evening; bites by Sambuca, jazzy entertainment; media sponsor PaperCity; cocktail attire Tariff: From $60 Contact: Melissa Seuffert, 713.658.8938; mseuffert@ downtownhouston.org YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY GUILD SPEAKER'S LUNCHEON When: Wednesday, February 6, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Kimberly Dominy, Lesha Elsenbrook Note: Luncheon; speaker CBS's Byron Pitts Tariff: $200; tables from $2,500 Contact: Apriel Westmoreland, 713.741.8000, ext. 316; awestmoreland@yellowstone academy.org HEARTS OF HOPE LUNCHEON BENEFITTING BO'S PLACE When: Thursday, February 7, noon Where: The Westin Galleria Who: Chairs Linda and Mark Evans, Phil Ferguson, Kathy O'Neil; honoree Bruce Perry Note: Speaker Ron Hall, author of Same Kind of Different as Me Tariff: $200; tables from $2,500 Contact: Dena Prasher, 713.942.8339; dena@bosplace.org CONCERT OF ARIAS: 25TH ANNUAL ELEANOR McCOLLUM COMPETITION FOR YOUNG SINGERS When: Thursday, February 7, 6 pm Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairs Donna and Robert Bruni; honorary chairs Carlisle Floyd, David Gockley; honorees Marianne and David Duthu Note: Benefitting Houston Grand Opera Studio; seated dinner by Jackson and Company; emcee Rudy Giuliani; black tie Tariff: From $300; tables from $5,000 Contact: Scott Ipsen, 713.546.0242; sipsen@ houstongrandopera.org GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN: DENIM & DIAMONDS When: Thursday, February 7, 6 pm Where: Omni Hotel Who: Chairs Tracy Erwin, Phyllis Rauls Note: Benefitting Ronald McDonald House; girls-only evening with shopping, dinner, dancing, entertainment; denim and diamonds attire Tariff: $125; tables from $1,500 Contact: Felicia Broussard, 713.795.3585; fbroussard@ rmhhouston.org THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S 65TH ANNUAL CHARITY BALL: THE BAYOU BALL When: Thursday – Saturday, February 7 – 9, 6:30 pm Where: The Junior League Who: Chair Elizabeth Love Note: Cocktail attire Thursday; black tie Friday and Saturday Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Elizabeth Love, 713.871.6670; charityball@ juniorleaguehouston.org CAMP FOR ALL'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA When: Friday, February 8, 6 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Dena and Barry Wren; co-chairs Julie and David Brown; honorary chairs Paul Gerson, Larry Neuhaus, Bob Zeller; honoree Becky Neuhaus Note: Live and silent auctions; fireworks; dinner; black tie Tariff: $500; sponsoring couple: $1,500; tables from $5,000 (all limited availability) Contact: Belinda Munsell, 713.686.5666; bmunsell@campforall.org SAN LUIS SALUTES THE JAZZ AGE When: Friday, February 8, 7:30 pm Where: Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort HICKEY ROBERTSON. PHOTO COURTESY MFAH ARCHIVES. MARTINI MADNESS! When: Thursday, January 17, 7 pm Where: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) Who: Chairs Marie Louise and David Kinder; honorary chairs Alton LaDay, Libbie Masterson, Judy Nyquist Note: Cocktail party benefitting HCCC; guests to choose oneof-a-kind artisan glasses for bottomless martinis; live jazz; big-board auction; catered by Sorrel Urban Bistro; entertainment Jeremy Dorsey Trio; '50s and '60s Mad Men– style mid-century cocktail attire Tariff: Members $125; nonmembers $150 Contact: Mary Headrick, 713.529.4848, ext. 107; mheadrick@crafthouston.org Gary Swartz, Judy Yambra; honorary chairs David Kazen, Tank Rubinett; honorees Edith and Darrell Royal Note: Presentation of Spirit of Life Award Tariff: From $375; tables from $3,750 Contact: Seth Malin, 713.778.5781; smalin@sevenacres.org MFAH Grand Gala Ball, 1962, Mrs. Whitfield H. Marshall, Mrs. J.W. Hershey Continued on page 32