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KIM COFFMAN Crafts Crazy at Martini Madness! Chairs Marie Louise & David Kinder T he Houston Center for Contemporary Craft welcomed nearly 250 guests to its fifth Martini Madness! cocktail f��te. Chairmen Marie Louise and David Kinder outfitted the HCCC in winter-inspired decor and encouraged everyone to don Mad Men-style attire for the evening, which included bottomless flavored martinis, bites from Sorrell Urban Bistro, jazz by the Jeremy Dorsey Trio, a retro-inspired photobooth courtesy of Evan Mallett, handmade one-ofa-kind glasses to take home, and a big-board auction hosted by Melanie Lawson, which raised $20,000 for the cause. Being crafty: honorary chairmen Alton LaDay, Libbie Masterson, and Judy Nyquist; and revelers Betsy and Chuck Powell, Jennifer and Jason Gordon, Leslie and Brad Bucher, Kristen and David Buck, Kara and Dax Sanders, and Polly and Jeff Whittle. Matthew Ramirez Peter & Minnette Boesel Melanie Lawson & John Guess Jr. casa_de_novia_h_0313 Final_3.indd 1 2/20/13 11:58 AM Honorary chair trio Judy Nyquist, Alton LaDay Libbie Masterson Ardis Bartle Kara Niles, Mary Headrick Bob Lordi, Julie Farr Mary Kades, Connie Reddy Kara Howes, Ulises Vidal Bill & Sara Morgan Patsy Brown, John Bradshaw Jr. Beryl Basham Nyala Wright Adam Forman, Kara Sanders Abbe Forman, Dax Sanders MARCH | PAGE 21 | 2013 Anna Walker Victoria Lightman Allison & Robin Pilcher