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Continued from page 29 Who: Chairs Paige and Tilman Fertitta; honoree Ken Fujise Note: Benefitting Jennie Sealy Hospital at UTMB Medical Branch at Galveston; Galveston's Mardi Gras celebration with nonstop entertainment; seated dinner; royal procession of the Knights of Momus court; black tie Tariff: $225; tables from $5,000 Contact: Michelle Beckwith, 409.744.1500; mbeckwith@ldry.com INPRINT POETS & WRITERS BALL When: Saturday, February 9, 6:30 pm Where: Houston Country Club Who: Chairs Franci Crane and Mark Wawro, Michael Zilkha Note: Speaker author Martin Amis; entertainment by Latin Carnaval; black tie attire Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Kristi Beer, 713.521.2026; kristi@inprinthouston.org AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S 30TH ANNUAL HOUSTON HEART BALL When: Saturday, February 9, 7 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairs Lavonne Cox and Denis DeBakey; honorary chair Margaret Williams; honorees Miguel Quinones, Jyl and Keith Calcote Note: Cocktails; auction; seated dinner; dancing; entertainment Hunter Sullivan Band; black tie Tariff: $1,000; tables from $10,000 Contact: Megan Crawford, 713.610.5003; megan.crawford@heart.org THE GREEN GALA: HAVE A HEART FOR MEMORIAL PARK When: Thursday, February 14, 6:30 pm Where: A private club Who: Chairmen Memorial Park Conservancy board of directors Note: Benefitting Memorial Park Conservancy; presentation of Ima Hogg Volunteer Service Award to Keith Cunningham; cocktails; dinner; entertainment David Caceres Trio; media sponsor PaperCity; cocktail casual attire Tariff: Couples $1,000; tables from $5,000 Contact: Ann Chai Dick, 832.673.0860; ann@annsevents. com; memorialparkconservancy.org BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA When: Saturday, February 16, 7 pm Where: Blanton Museum of Art at University of Texas at Austin Who: 22 regional chairs including Houston's Nancy and Jim Gordon; honorary chairs Larry Faulkner, Jessie Otto Hite Note: First look at "Through the Eyes of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections"; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Sponsorship tickets $1,500, tables from $10,0000 Contact: Molly Sherman, 512.475.6013; gala@blantonmuseum.org; blantonmuseum.org/gala HOUSTON BALLET BALL: "RITE OF SPRING" When: Saturday, February 16, 7 pm Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairs Kelli Cohen Fein and Martin Fein; honoree Lynn Wyatt Note: Wine Cellar Auction and silent auction; gourmet dinner by Tony's; dancing to Richard Brown Orchestra; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $1,000; tables from $10,000 Contact: Suzie Cadey, 713.535.3230; scadey@houstonballet.org EL CENTRO DE CORAZÓN MAKING A DIFFERENCE LUNCHEON When: Tuesday, February 19, 11:15 am Where: Hotel ZaZa Who: Chairs Frances Castañeda Dyess, Beverly Denver; honorary chairs Andrea and Bill White Note: Speaker Kathy Cronkite Tariff: $200; tables from $3,000 Contact: Kathryn Childress, 832.494.1761; kchildress@elcentrochc.org ON THE MOVE LUNCHEON When: Wednesday, February 20, 11 am Where: Hotel ZaZa Who: Chair Franelle Rogers; honorary chairs Nancy and Cardon Gerner; honoree Roz Pactor Note: Benefitting National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Melanie Lawson to conduct Q&A Tariff: From $200; tables from $2,000 Contact: Taylor Mallia; 713.394.2970; taylor.mallia@nmss.org NEUHAUS EDUCATION CENTER LUNCHEON When: Wednesday, February 20, noon Where: Westin Galleria Hotel Who: Chairs Shelli Lindley, Karen Noel Note: Speaker Milton Chen, author of Education Nation Tariff: Educator $75; non-educator $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: Sarah Austin, 713.664.7676; saustin@neuhaus.org HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY'S FINE PRINT AUCTION When: Wednesday, February 20, 6 pm Where: The Junior League Who: Chair Poppi Massey Note: More than 70 photographic prints offered at live and silent auctions; auctioneer Rick Wester of Rick Wester Fine Art, New York; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: Rebecca Rossmann, 713.529.4755, ext. 17; rebecca@hcponline.org SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT BENEFITTING ALLEY THEATRE When: Thursday, February 21, 10 am Where: Greater Houston Gun Club Who: Chair Butch Mach Note: Shooting competition; lunch by Coronado Club; awards ceremony; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Teams from $2,500; tables from $1,500 Contact: Veronica Kannan, 713.315.3332 HOUSTON WILDERNESS LUNCHEON When: Thursday, February 21, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Debbie and John Daugherty; co-chairs Lucinda and Javier Loya Note: Benefitting Houston Wilderness Alliance; speaker author and activist Richard Louv Tariff: Tables from $2,500 Contact: Ellie Francisco, 713.850.2116; ellie@franciscoandco.com PEARL BALL When: Thursday, February 21, 7 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Vanessa and Eduardo Sanchez Note: Benefitting Excellence in Nursing; dinner; entertainment David Caceres and Yvonne Washington Tariff: $750 Contact: Niki Smith, 713.202.6935; nsmith19@comcast.net MOUNTAINFILM TELLURIDE ON TOUR IN HOUSTON When: Friday – Saturday, February 22 – 23, Friday 7 – 11 pm; Saturday 6 – 11 pm Where: Asia Society Texas Center Who: Chairmen Shushana and Jack Castle Note: Programming to encompass science, culture, social issues, extreme sports; film festival/ideas summit/social gathering; cocktails; bites; panelists; documentaries Tariff: Pair of tickets for both evenings from $500 Contact: Shushana Castle, 832.654.4200; mountainfilm@airmail.net; mountainfilm.org "DREAM OUT LOUD" CELEBRATION BENEFITTING THE RIVER PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CENTER When: Friday, February 22, 6:30 pm Where: The Junior League Who: Chairs Anna and Michael McDonnell, Andrea and Trent Tellepsen; honorary chair Stephanie Swingle Note: Reception and seated dinner; live and silent auctions; entertainment The River Performance Troupe Tariff: $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Ashly Alberto, 713.558.2656; ashly@tuts.com; tuts.com/celebration THE EYE BALL When: Friday, February 22, 7 pm Where: Hilton Post Oak Who: Honorary chairs Jackie and Malcolm Mazow; honoree Tom Barber Note: Benefitting Houston Eye Associates Foundation and Prevent Blindness Texas Tariff: From $1,500; tables from $3,000 Contact: Irene Baird, 713.526.2559, ext. 105; ibaird@preventblindness texas.org; Claudia McCabe, 713.558.8740 A BUTTERFLY FLUTTER When: Saturday, February 23, 10 am Where: Cockrell Butterfly Center at Houston Museum of Natural Science Who: Chairs Martha Ann Snyder, Sarah Snyder Note: Benefitting HMNS; naturethemed children's party; bounce houses; balloon artists; face painting; crafts Tariff: $45; tables from $750 Contact: Sveta Darnell, 713.639.4729; sdarnell@hmns.org JANUARY | PAGE 32 | 2013 HOUSTON ZOO AMBASSADORS WINTER GALA When: Saturday, February 23, 7 pm Where: Houston Zoo Who: Chairs Kristina and Kevin Frankel, Wade Sadler Note: Benefitting animal care, education and conservation programs; light bites; cocktails; cocktail attire Tariff: $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: Sara Campbell, 713.533.6716; scampbell@ houstonzoo.org AN EVENING WITH GOLF LEGENDS When: Tuesday, February 26, 6:15 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairs Franci and Jim Crane; honorees David Feherty, Paul Azinger, Butch Harmon, Mark O'Meara Note: Benefitting Texas Children's Cancer Center; CBS sportscaster Feherty to interview golf legends Azinger, Harmon and O'Meara Tariff: Tables from $3,000 Contact: Lolita Robles, 832.824.2984; lxrobles@ texaschildrens.org THE CENTER FOUNDATION SPRING LUNCHEON When: Thursday, February 28, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Elizabeth Allen, Elizabeth DeLuca Note: Speaker Buzz Bissinger, author of Father's Day Tariff: $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: 713.525.8484; cri-usa.org/cev/119 PASSION FOR FASHION LUNCHEON When: Thursday, February 28, 11:30 am Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairs Paula Fyhr, Liz Glanville; co-chairs Kelli Cohen Fein, Mary Ann McKeithan; honorary chairs Rosemarie Johnson, Melissa Mithoff; honoree luncheon founder Julia Frankel; Fashion Icon Award to Sheridan Williams Note: Benefitting HCC fashion and interior design programs; interview with Terron Schaefer, executive VP and chief creative officer of Saks Fifth Avenue and guest on NBC's Fashion Star Tariff: $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Passion for Fashion, 713.718.8595; passionforfashion@hccs foundation.org PIN OAK CHARITY HORSE SHOW LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW When: Thursday, February 28, 11:30 am Where: The Wynden Hotel Who: Chairs Alexis Caruselle, Janine Iannarelli, Elizabeth Wood Note: Benefitting Texas Children's Hospital, Houston's Ronald McDonald House, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Alliance; fashion from Tootsies; catered by Masraff's Tariff: Tables from $1,500 Contact: 281.398.7007; info@pinoak.org THE CORNERSTONE DINNER GOOD BRICK AWARDS When: Thursday, February 28, 7 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Helen Bering, Walter Bering, Lynne Bentsen, Clay Crawford; honorees Beth Madison, J.P. Bryan Note: Benefitting Preservation Houston; cocktail reception; awards program; dinner Tariff: $500; tables from $3,000 Contact: Courtney Tardy, 713.510.3994; cktardy@ preservationhouston.org MARCH SOUND, SOUL AND ROCK N' ROLL GALA When: Friday, March 1, 6:30 pm Where: Woodway Omni Hotel Who: Chairs Michelle and Alan Smith; honorees Barbara and Joe Hudson, Carol and Mike Linn, Judy and Bobby Shackouls Note: Benefitting The Center for Hearing and Speech; dinner; speaker Sophie Li; dancing to Emerald City Band Tariff: From $1,500 Contact: Erin Felton, 713.337.6717; efelton@ centerhearingandspeech.org CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON'S GALA: FLICKER AFFAIR When: Friday, March 1, 7 pm Where: CAMH Who: Chairs Glen Gonzalez and Steve Summers, Caroline and Jeremy Finkelstein, Erica and Benjy Levit Note: Dinner; major art auctions; dancing; media sponsor PaperCity; black tie Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Mandy Bredbenner, 713.284.8262; abredbenner@camh.org PROJECT ROW HOUSES GALA When: Saturday, March 2, 7 pm Where: El Dorado Ballroom Who: Chairs Holly Hudley, Kourtney James Perry; honorees state representative Garnet Coleman, Nelda Lewis, Andrew Speckhard Note: Dinner; silent auction of Texas artists; Earnestine Courtney Service Awards presentation Tariff: From $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Cecilia Pham, 713.526.7662; cpham@projectrowhouses.org HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE'S SLITHER TO THE SOUND: A PREHISTORIC PARTY When: Saturday, March 2, 7 pm Where: HMNS Who: Chairs Josiane and Conrad Goerl, Lucinda and Javier Loya Note: Cocktails; seated dinner catered by City Kitchen; entertainment SkyRocket Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Sveta Darnell, 713.639.4729; sdarnell@hmns.org EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER'S CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP BALL When: Saturday, March 2, 7:30 pm Where: Westin Galleria Who: Co-chairs Patti Hanfling, Robyn Shkolnick; honorees Jim Crownover, Lenny Dublin, Gina Luna Tariff: From $600; tables from $3,000 Contact: Melissa Gordon, 713.729.3200, ext. 3202; csb@erjcchouston.org HATS IN THE PARK LUNCHEON BENEFITTING HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY When: Tuesday, March 5, 11:30 am Where: Historic Clubhouse at Hermann Park Continued on page 33