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SPRING 2012 BLACK BOOK STAGES GALA: COSTUME BALL When: Saturday, March 24, 7 pm Where: Four Seasons Hotel Who: Chairmen TBD Note: Benefitting Stages Theatre; "dress up, dress down" attire Tariff: $300; tables from $3,000 Contact: Libby Cagle, lcagle@ stagestheatre.com PEARLS OF ART: THE GREAT GATSBY GALA When: Saturday, March 24, 6:30 pm Where: The Corinthian Who: Chairmen Carol Cobb, Linda Fowler; honorees Janet and Richard Drake Note: Benefitting The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts; catering Jackson and Company; black tie Tariff: From $225; tables from $2,250 Contact: Tim Novak, 281.376.6322; development@ pearlmfa.org DESIGN SOCIETY PASSION FOR FASHION LUNCHEON When: Tuesday, March 27, 11:30 am Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairmen Rosemarie Johnson, Melissa Mithoff; co-chairs Paula Fyhr, Liz Glanville; honorary chairs Gabriela Dror, Nidhika Mehta; honoree Becca Cason Thrash Note: Benefitting fashion and interior design programs at Houston Community College; interview with Andrew Gn Tariff: From $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Ellie Francisco, 713.850.2116; ellie@ franciscoandco.com HOUSTON CHRONICLE BEST DRESSED LUNCHEON BENEFITTING MARCH OF DIMES When: Wednesday, March 28, 11:30 am Where: Westin Galleria Who: Chairman Kelli Blanton; honorary chair Lynn Wyatt; honorees TBA Note: J. Mendel fashion presentation by Neiman Marcus Tariff: From $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Jennifer Gammill, 281.851.6236; jgammill@ marchofdimes.com KISSED BY AN ANGEL BENEFITTING CLAYTON DABNEY FOUNDATION FOR KIDS WITH CANCER When: Wednesday, March 28, 7 pm Where: Private home Who: Co-chairs Marlo Bruce, Michele Clements Note: Silent auction Tariff: From $200 Contact: Bracken McGee, 713.737.5139; bmcgee@ claytondabney.org HEROES AND HANDBAGS BRUNCH BENEFITTING HEROES FOR CHILDREN When: Thursday, March 29, 10 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairman Sarah Simon; honorary chair Susan Plank Note: Seated brunch; silent auction of coveted designer handbags; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Tables from $2,500 Contact: Mimi Bates, 713.401.9930; mbates@ heroesforchildren.org BAYOU BEND COCKTAIL PARTY When: Thursday, March 29, 7 pm Where: Bayou Bend Collection Who: Chairmen Kelly and Will Garwood Note: Hors d'oeuvres; live music under tent in Diana Garden; catering City Kitchen Tariff: $100 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; bayoubend cocktailparty@mfah.org TREES OF HOUSTON'S ROOT BALL: "LET YOUR LOVE FLOW, GROW & SHOW" When: Thursday, March 29, 7 pm Where: Private club Who: Chairmen Laura and Andrew McCullough Note: Auction; buffet; dancing; groovy chic attire Tariff: From $350; tables from $3,500 Contact: Randi Cleary, 713.840.8733; randi@ treesforhouston.org COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS GUILD GALA: "CASINO ROYAL" When: Friday, March 30, 7 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairmen Kristen and Neal Carlson; honorees Aimee and Wynne Snoots Note: Dinner; dancing; silent auction; entertainment Skyrocket!; black tie Tariff: $300; tables from $3,000 Contact: April Westmoreland, 713.630.5635; awestmoreland@ covenanthouse.org YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY: 10 YEARS OF OPENING DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY When: Friday, March 30, 7 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairmen Anne and Les Csorba, Stephanie and Frank Tsuru; honorees Kristi and David Lumpkins Note: Dinner; big boards; dancing; cocktail attire Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Ellie Francisco, 713.825.5708; ellie@franciscoand co.com BAYOU BEND CHILDREN'S PARTY When: Saturday, March 31, 11 am Where: Bayou Bend Collection Who: TBD Note: Lunch by City Kitchen; arts and crafts; petting zoo Tariff: From $60 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; bayoubend childrensparty@mfah.org Phoebe Tudor at MFAH Grand Gala Ball KIPP HOUSTON DINNER When: Saturday, March 31, 6 pm Where: Bayou City Event Center Who: Chairmen Claudia and Roberto Contreras; honorees Holthouse Foundation for Kids, HISD Note: Seated dinner; dancing; auctions Tariff: From $300; tables from $5,000 Contact: Tracie Goodwin, 832.338.0961 SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS GALA: "UNA SERA DI AMORE" When: Saturday, March 31, 7 pm Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairmen Mary Ann and David McKeithan; honoree Margaret Alkek Williams Note: Seated dinner; auctions; dancing; entertainment The Sicilian Tenors; media sponsor PaperCity; black tie Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: William Tayar, 713.632.8103; william@spa houston.org UNICEF WORLD BALL When: Saturday, March 31, 7:30 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairmen Susan Boggio, Rosemarie Johnson; Spirit of Compassion Award recipients Nidhika and Pershant Mehta Note: Seated dinner Tariff: From $1,000; tables from $5,000 Contact: Ellie Francisco, 713.850.2116; events@unicef usa.org APRIL BAYOU BEND GARDEN PARTY When: Sunday, April 1 6:30 pm Where: Bayou Bend Collection Who: Bobbie Nau Note: Seated dinner by City Kitchen Tariff: From $500 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; bayoubend gardenparty@mfah.org JUNG CENTER SPRING BENEFIT When: Tuesday, April 3, 6:30 pm Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairmen Lynn Baird, Deborah Wandel Francis, Jesse Jones II, Terry Wayne Jones; honoree Jim Reeder Note: Guest speaker Steven Fenberg, author Tariff: $200; tables $2,500 Contact: Jen Wilkins, 713.524.8253; jwilkins@ junghouston.org CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER'S SPIRIT OF SPRING LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW When: Wednesday, April 4, 11 am Where: InterContinental Who: Chairmen Diane Caplan, Nancy Golden Note: Fashion show sponsor Neiman Marcus Tariff: $175; tables from $2,500 Contact: Aubre Barr, 713.986.3370; aubre.barr@cac. hctx.net EL CENTRO DE CORAZON LUNCHEON When: Thursday, April 5, 11:30 am Where: Hotel ZaZa Who: Honorary chairs Ed Emmett, Pattie Dale Tye Note: Award ceremony Tariff: $250; tables from $3,000 Contact: Marcie Tipton, 713.926.1849, ext. 136; mtipton@elcentrochc.org HOUSTON HOSPICE BUTTERFLY LUNCHEON When: Tuesday, April 10, 11:30 am Where: Hilton Post Oak Who: Chairmen Ann and Stuart James; honorary chair Barbara Bush Note: Speaker Ron Hall, author Tariff: From $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: Cynthia Nordt, 713.677.7123; cnordt@houston hospice.org TIGER BALL When: April 12, 6:30 pm Where: Asia Society Texas Center, 1370 Southmore Blvd. Who: Grand patron Nancy Allen; chairman Margaret Williams; co-chairs Sushila and Durga Agrawal, Y. Ping Sun and David Leebron, Judy and Scott Nyquist JANUARY | PAGE 32 | 2012 Note: Benefitting Asia Society Texas Center; celebrating unveiling of the new Yoshio Taniguchi– designed Center; seated dinner, Asian-inspired entertainment; black tie or Asian chic Tariff: From $1,000; tables $5,000 Contact: John Bradshaw Jr., 713.496.9904; bradshaw@asia society.org DALLAS ART FAIR When: Thursday, April 12, Preview Gala 7 pm; Friday – Saturday, April 13 – 14, Fair 11 am – 7 pm; Sunday, April 15, Fair 11 am – 5 pm Where: Fashion Industry Gallery (F.I.G.) in Dallas Arts District (adjoining Dallas Museum of Art) Note: 75+ international, national and Texas gallerists exhibiting work in all media; provocative accompanying programming; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Patron Pass $325 includes ticket to Preview Gala and other perks; Fair ticket $20; three-day Fair pass $40 Contact: 214.220.1278; dallasartfair.com BLAFFER ART MUSEUM REOPENING GALA When: Friday, April 13, 7 pm Where: Blaffer Art Museum Who: Chairmen Beverly and Howard Robinson; honorees Michael Clark, Sallie Morian Note: PA by architects Amale Andraos and Dan Wood; media sponsor PaperCity; cocktail attire Tariff: $350; two VIP tickets $1,000; tables from $4,000 Contact: Susan Conaway, 713.743.9537; seconoway@ uh.edu PROMISE BALL: "MEN ON A MISSION" When: Saturday, April 14, 6:30 pm Where: Hilton Americas Who: Chairmen Fred Hagans, William Hagans; honorees Clay Bretches, Rich Fass, Kelly Williams Note: Benefitting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Tariff: $250 Contact: Kamika Hind, 713.334.4400; khind@jdrf.org SALVATION ARMY LUNCHEON: REFLECTIONS ON STYLE When: Tuesday, April 17, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairman Carol Sharpe; Chic Boutique co-chairs Debbie Rogers, Harriet Hart Wallace; honoree Jeanie Kilroy Note: Benefitting Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary; style show; shopping in Chic Boutique Tariff: From $500 Contact: Leslie Devillier, 713.752.0677; leslie.devillier@ comcast.net CRAFTING A LEGACY LUNCHEON BENEFITTING HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT When: Wednesday, April 18, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairmen Carrin Patman and Paula Arnold; honorees Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro Note: Silent auction of repurposed vintage handbags and fine craft centerpieces from Asher Gallery Tariff: Tables from $1,500 Contact: 713.529.4848, ext. 101; legacy@crafthouston.org CANDLELIGHTERS LIGHTS OF COURAGE LUNCHEON When: Thursday, April 19, 10 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Co-chairs Kayla Carter, Jenna Jackson, Jodi Lou, Jenny Moore, Jess Rogers, Stephanie Wall, Tiffany Wong Note: Speaker G.W. Bailey Tariff: From $150; tables from $2,500 Contact: Lynn Wheeler, 713.270.4700; lwheeler@ candle.org Rienzi Spring Party BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY LITERACY CELEBRATION OF READING GALA When: Thursday, April 19, 7 pm Where: Hobby Center Who: Hosts President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Note: Dinner; readings by bestselling authors Tariff: From $150; tables from $5,000 Contact: Carrie Eickenroht, 713.467.2812; ceickenroht@ empowerevents.com PINK RIBBON HOUSE PREVIEW PARTY When: Friday, April 20, 7 pm Where: 10619 Fairlane in Hunter's Creek Village Who: Chairmen Mary Sapp Fischer, Debby Leighton; honorary chairs Cora Sue and Harry Mach Note: Designer showcase home benefitting The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: $100 Contact: Trish Morille, 713.798.2110 THEATER UNDER THE STARS GALA: "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" When: Friday, April 20, 7 pm Where: Hobby Center Who: Chairmen Philamena Baird, Leisa Holland-Nelson, Roxann Neuman; honoree Margaret Williams Note: Benefitting TUTS Education programs, The Humphreys School of Musical Theatre; entertainment by musical theatre students; silent auction; black tie Tariff: From $1,000; tables from $7,500 Contact: Seth Malin, 713.558.2656; seth@tuts.com ZOO BALL: VIVA ZOO VEGAS! When: Friday, April 20, 7 pm Where: Houston Zoo Who: Chairmen Patti Henry, Lynnae Partridge, Cindi Scruggs; honorees Barbara and Jonathan Day Note: Dinner; entertainment Gary Anthony, Mambo Jazz Kings, Las Vegas showgirls; casino gaming; animal encounters, auctions; raffle Tariff: Tables from $5,000 Contact: Ginger Moon, 713.533.6896; gmoon@houston zoo.org CATASTROPHIC THEATRE'S HEE HAW HOOTENANNY When: Friday, April 20, 8 pm Where: S.P.J.S.T Lodge #88, 1435 Beall St. Who: Chairmen Catherine D. Anspon, Terry Demchak, Bevin and Dan Dubrowski, Bill and Sally Russ, David and Susanne Theis Note: Hayrides; moonshine; Continued on page 33