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Bastions of Beautiful People at Tootsies ROCC Tom LeCloux at Evening in the Park Steven Hamilton at Evening in the Park Ann Kennedy at Evening in the Park Luncheon and Annie Criner, Campbell Ei���er at Urban Green Hermann Park���s Spring Flings BY SETH VAUGHAN. PHOTOGRAPHY PRISCILLA DICKSON, PHYLLIS HAND, JOE MELCHOR. Judy Nyquist John Bradshaw Jr. at Hats in the Park Chair David Doherty at Urban Green Cherie Flores at Tootsies ROCC Chair Amy Doherty at Urban Green Becca Cason Thrash at Tootsies ROCC Posh Persons in the Park Hermann Park Conservancy (HPC) beckoned partygoers outdoors with a trio of alfresco events. First up, the annual Hats in the Park Luncheon encouraged guests to don their best fascinators, porkpies, fedoras and bowlers. Chairman Donna Bruni oversaw the afternoon, which honored tireless HPC supporter Ernie Cockrell with Kelli Blanton at the Bob and Elyse Lanier Award, presented by Tootsies Mayor Annise Parker. Hats off: Lynn Wyatt, ROCC Ann Short, Judy Nyquist, John Bradshaw Jr., HPC executive director Doreen Stoller, C.C. Conner, Leisa Holland-Nelson, and Janet Cockrell. Next was HCP���s annual soir��e, Evening in the Park, honoring Rice University. Chairmen Ileana and Michael Trevi��o and Susan Krohn and Patrick Gehm organized the festivities, which included clinking cocktails Chair Catherine Bradley at by the re���ecting pool; dinner, care of Tony���s, Urban Green served near McGovern Lake; and desserts and dancing on Molly Ann Smith Plaza. En plein air: Rice���s David Leebron and wife Y. Ping Sun; Tom LeCloux and Steven Hamilton; HPC board chair Ann Kennedy; Christina Sacco; Anita and Gerald Smith; and Susie and Sanford Criner. Rounding out the trifecta Gina & Devinder was Come Sail Away, a f��te for the Bhatia at Evening park���s younger set, Urban Green. in the Park This signature event offered bright young things the chance to mingle at Hermann Park at dusk and paddle madly in paddleboats on the lake, with tunes spun by DJ Mav and a silent auction. Barefoot in the park: Annie Criner and Campbell Ei���er; chairmen Mary and Ben Patton, Catherine Bradley, Sarahbeth Pipkin, and Amy and David Doherty; committee chairmen Brittany Sakowitz; Courtland Crosswell; Sari and Chris Kronzer; and Kelly Leonard. Marcy Taub Wessel at Tootsies ROCC Fady Armanious at Tootsies ROCC Chairs Patrick Gehm & Susan Krohn at Evening in the Park Marcus & Heidi Smith at Evening in the Park Nyanza & Erik Moore at Urban Green Ceron at Tootsies ROCC Diane Lokey Farb at Tootsies ROCC Linda McReynolds at Tootsies ROCC Chairs Mary & Ben Patton at Urban Green Chair Sarahbeth Pipkin at Urban Green Courtney Hopson at Evening in the Park Ann Short at Hats in the Park Rosemarie Johnson at Evening in the Park Melissa Mithoff at Evening in the Park Gracie Cavnar at Evening in the Park Chairs Ileana & Michael Trevi��o at Evening in the Park Chair Donna Bruni at Hats in the Park Y. Ping Sun & David Leebron at Evening in the Park Lynn Wyatt at Hats in the Park Chair Lilly Andress at Tootsies ROCC Greggory Burk at Tootsies ROCC Game, Set, Match Mickey Rosmarin, Marcia Backus at Tootsies ROCC Millette Sherman at Tootsies ROCC Bob Bruni at Hats in the Park Stephanie Cockrell at Tootsies ROCC Jana & Scotty Arnoldy at Tootsies ROCC Dan Piette, Doreen Stoller at Evening in the Park Anita & Gerald Smith at Evening in the Park Channing Grigsby, Brittany Ringel, Iman Houston Chris Spencer at Urban Green Who needs a reason to celebrate if you have closets like those of the River Oaks Country Club members? Exquisite daywear from Chanel, Herm��s, Valentino, Azzedine Ala��a and more, paired with the requisite hats and sunglasses, created a scene straight from a Slim Aarons spread at the double-day Tootsies River Oaks Tennis Tournament Luncheon. The luxe retailer provided a fashion show inspired by the ultimate icon of exuberant femininity: Marilyn Monroe, chairman Lilly Andress��� muse for the day. Laudable looks included David Peck (whose white knee-length frock was a nod to Monroe���s infamous gown in The Seven Year Itch), Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Celine, Lanvin and Haider Ackermann. In the mood: Lenny Matuszewski, who choreographed the show along with colleague Tamara Klosz Bonar; Tootsies��� Mickey Rosmarin and Fady Armanious; chairman Lilly Andress in Lela Rose; and winsome guests including Becca Cason Thrash, Ceron, Diane Lokey Farb, Susan Vick in Ralph Lauren, Cherie Flores, Kelli Blanton, Jana in Versace and Scotty Arnoldy, Terri Havens in Lanvin, Rosemarie Johnson, Linda McReynolds, Millette Sherman in Herve Leger, Debra Grierson, Stephanie Cockrell in YSL, Marcy Taub Wessel, Phoebe Tudor in Etro, Greggory Burk, Bethany Hughes, Tracy Eklund in Pucci, Dee Dee Marsh in Jill Reno, Pattie Dale Tye, Mary Eads in Lela Rose, Marcia Backus in Akris, Kelli Weinzierl in Ala��a, and Courtney Saro���m.