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(continued on page 68) SPRING 2020 DATEBOOK (continued from page 65) 66 Tariff: $1,250; tables from $10,000 Contact: Whitney Baskin, 713.348.3751, wbaskin@rice.edu MARCH HSPVA FRIENDS ENCORE LUNCHEON: TASTEMAKERS When: Tuesday, March 3, 11 am Where: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Who: Chairs Evelyn and Frank Angelle; honorees Rhoda Boone Lane, Will Boone Note: Benefi ting Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; HSPVA students Tariff: $500; tables from $3,500 Contact: Charlotte Wyatt, 713.874.0087, cwyatt@hspvafriends.org JUDY'S MISSION POSSIBLE LUNCHEON When: Wednesday, March 4, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Kittsie Klaes, Robin Klaes, Tany Jeter Klaes; honorary chairs Michelle Phillips and David Peck Note: Benefi ting ovarian cancer research and awareness; speaker Shannon Miller, U.S. Olympic gymnast and ovarian cancer survivor Tariff: From $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Erin Johnson, 832.530.4553, ejohnson@ judysmission.org CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON FRIENDS AND FAMILIES LUNCHEON When: Thursday, March 5, 11 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairs Kristy Bradshaw, Rishma Mohamed Note: Presentation by Dr. William Stixrud, clinical neuropsychologist Tariff: From $300; tables from $3,000 Contact: Lauren Brezger, 713.535.7210, lbrezger@cmhouston.org ALLEY THEATRE SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT When: Friday, March 6, 11:30 am Where: Greater Houston Sports Club Who: Chairs Jesse Marion; Mary Elizabeth Wise Sand; Trent Tellepsen Note: Media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Team of four $2,500 Contact: Kristine Rizzo, 713.315.3370, kristiner@alleytheatre.org THE CREATIVE TABLE When: Friday, March 6, 7 pm Where: Culinary Institute LeNotre Who: Co-chairs Cinda and Armando Palacios, Iliriana and Besim Tafi laj Note: Benefi ting DiverseWorks; wine-tasting reception; cooking classes; multi-course dinner with wine pairings; artistic interventions; silent auction Tariff: $300 members, $350 nonmembers; sponsorships from $2,000 Contact: Jennifer Gardner, 713.223.8346, jennifer@diverseworks.org TIGER BALL: CELEBRATING THE ELEGANCE OF JAPAN When: Friday, March 6, 7 pm Where: Asia Society Texas Center Who: Chairs Kathy and Marty Goossen, Akemi and Yasuhiko Saitoh; honorary chairs Donna Fujimoto Cole, Kathy and Glen Yoshiaki Gondo, Wendy and Jeff Hines, Shota Kondo, Stephanie and Frank Tsuru, Brenda and Marc Watts Note: Benefi ting Asia Society Texas Center; honoring Lynn Wyatt; reception; seated dinner; auction; dancing; black tie or international dress Tariff: From $1,500; tables from $10,000 Contact: Janine Mae Arostique, 713.496.9913, jarostique@asiasociety.org AZALEA TRAIL When: Friday – Sunday, March 6 – 8, 11 am – 5 pm Where: Private homes and gardens Note: Admission to four private homes and gardens, plus Bayou Bend and Rienzi Tariff: $30 for weekend Contact: riveroaksgc.org THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: NORA'S HOME GALA When: Saturday, March 7, 6 pm Where: The Post Oak Hotel Who: Chairs Susie Cunningham, Chelsea Cunningham McDermott; honoree Million Air Note: Seated dinner; live auction, entertainment David Caceres Tariff: From $500; tables from $3,000 Contact: Morgan Fuhriman, 832.962.8065, morgan@norashome.org HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE GALA: DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT When: Saturday, March 7, 6:30 pm Where: Houston Museum of Natural Science Who: Co-chairs Kitty and Lex Hochner, Leigh and Chris Joseph Note: Cocktails; seated dinner; silent auction; entertainment Doppelganger, black tie Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Sveta Darnell, 713.639.4734, sdarnell@hmns.org HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE SPRING TEA & MEMBERSHIP MEETING When: Thursday, March 12, 2:30 pm Where: The Forest Club Who: Chairs Susan Ryan, Jerre Williams Note: Ardyce Tostengard Crystal Cello Award presentation Tariff: Members gratis; nonmembers $30 Contact: Julie Busch, 713.337.8542, julie.busch@ houstonsymphony.org FOTOFEST 2020 FINE PRINT AUCTION – LIVE AUCTION AND GALA When: Thursday, March 12, 6 pm Where: The Whitehall Houston Hotel Note: Biennial auction of fi ne prints by international contemporary photographers; auctioneer Jacqueline Towers-Perkins Tariff: $100, $375 with seated dinner; tables from $3,000 Contact: Aubrey F. Burghardt, 713.223.5522, ext. 14, fotofest.org/auction CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS GALA When: Thursday, March 19, 6 pm Where: The Astorian Note: Benefi ting University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts; cocktail reception; Lynn Wyatt, champagne for Amy Fine Collins Claire Cormier Thielke Yvonne Cormier, Tenenbaum Jewelers JOHNNY THAN JOHNNY THAN