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Bering's 80th AnniversAry When: Monday – Sunday, November 2 - 8 Where: Bering's, 3900 Bissonnet and 6102 Westheimer Note: Eightieth birthday party on Saturday with trunk shows, demos, gratis truffles, and more; giveaways of 100 $80 gift cards and pictured Christmas card; 15 percent off entire purchase Tuesday and Thursday; knife skills classes Friday and Sunday; complimentary candles on Friday; media sponsor PaperCity Contact: berings.com BuffAlo BAyou PArtnershiP Picnic: celeBrAting five yeArs of BuffAlo BAyou PArk When: Thursday, November 5, 6 pm Where: Buffalo Bayou Park (could become virtual) Who: Co-chairs Winifred and Carleton Riser, Leslie and Shannon Sasser Note: Socially distanced picnic by A Fare Extraordinaire; entertainment Tariff: Tickets from $1,000 Contact: Leigh McBurnett, lmcburnett@buffalobayou.org, 713.752.0314, ext. 105 guArdiAn of the humAn sPirit virtuAl event When: Monday, November 9, 11:50 am Where: Virtual Who: Chairs Debra and Steven Cohen, Leisa Holland-Nelson and Bob Bowman, Elyse and Lewis Kalmans, Drs. Ann and Timothy Stout; host committee chairs Abby Daniels, Debbie Tummins; honorary chairs Dr. Marc L. Boom, David W. Leebron; honoree Dr. Milton Boniuk Note: Benefitting Holocaust Museum Houston; presentation with Dr. Edith Eger; museum admission included in sponsorships; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: $250; sponsorships from $1,875 Contact: Amanda Shagrin, 713.527.1622, spiritlunch@ hmh.org, hmh.org/spiritluncheon red hot gAlA When: Saturday, November 14, 6 pm Where: Royal Sonesta Hotel Who: Chairs Elizabeth and Alan Stein; co-chairs Kelley and Stephen Lubanko Note: Benefitting Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Charitable Foundation; honoring community advocate Hallie Vanderhider, corporate advocates Renee and Alan Helfman; big board and live auction; master of ceremonies Roula Christie; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $500; sponsorships from $5,000 Contact: Laura Stein, lstein@ local341.org, 713.223.9166, ext. 4, houstonsbravest.org/ get-involved/events Another greAt night in novemBer When: Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm Where: Virtual Who: Chair Jessica Phifer; hostess Leigh Smith Note: Virtual reimagining of the 30th anniversary of this iconic ladies-only art event benefiting Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; virtual tour of Leigh Smith's art collection focusing on women artists; a chat with Leigh and an artist from her collection; prizes; entertainment; four levels of underwriters receive dinner, charcuterie, and wines delivered from Ouzo Bay, Loch Bar, Steak 48; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: $200; underwriting from $1,000 Contact: 713.284.8260, agn@camh.org November 2020 DATEBOOK PaPerCity's social calendar of events (and this season's hybrid happenings that are both virtual and live) will be published month by month throughout the fall. events are subject to change. P o r t u g u e s e a r t i s t J o a n a Vasconcelos was born in 1971, the same year Hans Hopfer designed his iconic Mah Jong sofa. But the artist didn't learn about Hopfer's work until 2019, while on the hunt for a lamp at Roche Bobois' Lisbon showroom; a few months later, the French furniture maker and Vasconcelos were collaborating. Their resulting Bombom collection reinterprets six designs, including the Mah Jong sofa, as well as rugs and cushions. Vasconcelos puts her bold stamp on the sofa and rugs with tart colors outlined by black stripes, reminiscent of her wall sculptures, and exuberant cushions in her own fantastical designs. Vasconcelos has been exhibiting irreverent, large- scale installations since the mid- 1990s, including a solo show at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Venice Biennale, and the Palace of Versailles. Bombom hits stateside this fall, in time for Roche Bobois' 60th anniversary. Roche Bobois, 4810 San Felipe St., roche-bobois.com. Rebecca Sherman Form AnD Fantasy roche bobois' bombom collection 26