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A mong Round Top's signature bashes are PaperCity's biannual fêtes that mark the finales for the Fall and Spring Antiques Shows. This year, the soirée took on a fresh spin with the addition of Round Top Publishers under the magazine's wings and the debut of a signature event space, The Halles on Texas Highway 237. A festive fall gathering was in order, taking place at The Halles' VIP Pavilion, a handsome barn-like structure with historic, reclaimed beams — a building inspired by the legendary dance halls of Texas. To top off the party palette, Benjamin Moore stepped up as one of The Halles' premier sponsors. A signature event was born, one that celebrated the launch of the heritage American paint brand's 2022 Color of the Year. The night also inaugurated a Benjamin Moore Texas collection: The Colors of Round Top, selected by Houston designer Mary Lambrakos of Lambrakos Studio. Nature-inspired Benjamin Moore October Mist 1495 and other colors lifted from the environs of Round Top were toasted, while a socially THE HALLES TOASTS BENJAMIN MOORE COLOR YEAR WRAPPING UP ROUND TOP'S FALL ANTIQUES SHOW WITH PAPERCITY AND ROUND TOP MAGAZINE By Catherine D. Anspon. Photography Chris Pierre Bachman. distanced crowd of 300-some Round Top regulars, show shoppers, and designers melded in The Halles' VIP Pavilion, which looks out upon a bucolic meadow complete with pond. The cows had gone to bed for the night, but the stars shone overhead. Also among The Halles' sponsors were Circa Lighting, Perennials and Sutherland, and Moderno Porcelain Works. Coming forward to create the vignettes for the VIP Pavilion were Cisco Home furnishings; the placement was choreographed by designer Lauren Wills Grover of Wills Design Associates. One big hit of the show and this evening were the public art displays: the live-plant-and-sustainable-furniture installation Nature by CAMH-exhibited Preston Gaines and the Chromatic Distraction I light work by Patricio Marin and Greg Goodman. Both artworks made for some captivating Instagram moments. Other memorable party touches included bites by Blind Fox food truck cooked up by chefs Krysten Hanger and Keith Abate; Lalo Tequila-crafted Ranch Water cocktails; quaffs of Richard's Rainwater; and the rockin' sounds of the Black Cat Choir, Round Top's favorite band. OF THE Lacey Hollis Laramy Bauer Chelsea Williams Preston Gaines Tina Zulu Veronica Olofsson Black Cat Choir Murphy Yates Shannon Riser Kathy & Dale Young Annie Miranda-Sommer McKay Otto Linda Plant Tim Grimes Greg Fourticq John Cone The Colors of Round Top 50