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november | page 30 | 2010 Kendra Williams, Aurelia Johnson John Guess Jr. & Melanie Lawson Chairmen Ashley Wehrly Jennifer LeGrand Michael Pearson, Omar Perez Craft Center's Mad Men and Martinis N othing says Mad Men like a martini, so the Emmy- winning TV show provided the perfect inspiration for Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's third annual Martini Madness benefit, co-chaired by Jennifer LeGrand and Ashley Wehrly, with honorary chairmen Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones. This sexy '60s-themed cocktail bash kicked off HCCC's 10th anniversary celebration and a year of exhibitions honoring the next decade of craft. While sipping bottomless martinis from one-of-a-kind glassware decorated by artists from around the country, guests enjoyed live jazz by the Andre Hayward Trio and a big-board auction emceed by Wade Wilson. Mad men and women: HCCC's executive director Julie Farr, Alton LaDay and Jonathon Glus, Melanie Lawson and John Guess Jr., Minnette Boesel, and Gracie Cavnar. Maggie Favre-Bulle and Emerald Stocker kim coffman Gracie Cavnar Wade Wilson Sara Ford Julie Farr Susanna Kise, Paul Getty, Anna Dean Minnette Boesel Libby Cagle, Zak Vasquez Ashley Watson, Chris Curran Jonathon Glus, Alton LaDay Gwynne Rukenbrod Michael Macedo Meazell