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SPRING 2012 BLACK BOOK square dancing; country tunes; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $50; tables from $1,500 Contact: Tamarie Cooper, 713.522.2723; tamarie.cooper@ catastrophictheatre.com AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE SPEAK AGAINST SILENCE FASHION SHOW When: Saturday, April 21, noon Where: Urban Retreat Who: Co-chairs Sloane Adrogué Gustafson, Caroline Metz; honorary chairs Sofia Adrogué, Jennifer Metz Note: Fashion show of designs by high school students Tariff: From $250; tables from $1,000 Contact: Mia Monire, 713.715.6921; miam@avdatx.org HOUSTON SYMPHONY CHILDREN'S FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON When: Saturday, April 21, 11 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairman Donna Josey Chapman Note: Benefitting Music Matters!; Fashion by Neiman Marcus; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: Tables from $1,100 Contact: 713.238.1485; special events@houstonsymphony.org PERIWINKLE FOUNDATION'S GALA CIRCUS When: Saturday, April 21, 6:30 pm Where: InterContinental Who: Chairmen Jayne FinkowskiRivera, Jenifer and Scott Jarriel, Carlos Rivera; honorees Judy and Chris Simon Note: Midway games; auction; dinner; "circus surprise" attire Tariff: Tables from $3,000 Contact: Niki Smith, 713.202.6935; nsmith19@ comcast.net CASA DE ESPERANZA GALA: When: Sunday, April 22, 6 pm Where: Hobby Center Who: Chairmen Carol and Frank Gruen, Soraya and Scott McClellend; honorees Kathy Foster, Bill Jones; hosts Lucia and Michael Cordúa Rose & Harry Cullen at Ballet Ball Note: Big board and live auction; snappy casual attire Tariff: $250; tables from $5,000 Contact: Kathy O'Neil, 713.529.0639; koneil@casa hope.org BEAR THE LOAD LUNCHEON When: Tuesday, April 24, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairmen Heidi Armstrong, Tammy Dalton, Harriet Zivley; honorees Catherine Clark Mosbacher, founding members Note: Benefitting BEAR: Be a Resource for CPS kids Tariff: $200 Contact: Bernadette Cashin, 713.940.3073; bcashin@bear sourcehouston.org Note: Cocktails; alfresco dinner Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Eliza Wright, 713.524.5876, ext. 334; events@hermannpark.org PROGRESSIVE FORUM'S EVENING WITH WILLIAM McDONOUGH When: Tuesday, April 24, 7:30 pm Where: Wortham Center, Cullen Theater Who: Chairman Randall Morton Note: Speaker William McDonough, American architect Tariff: From $14 Contact: Randall Morton, 713.664.0020; info@progressive forumhouston.org UH GRADUATE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK GALA When: Thursday, April 26, 6:30 pm Where: Hotel ZaZa Who: Chairmen Christopher Brown; honoree Stephen Kleinberg Note: Multicultural celebration; seated dinner; black tie Tariff: $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Connie Loyd, 713.743.3599 I AM WATERS FOUNDATION LUNCHEON: "SUPER MODELS OF THE '80s" When: Wednesday, April 25, 11:30 am Where: River Oaks Country Club Who: Chairman Lindsay Holstead Note: PAs by Kim Alexis, Dianne Dewitt, Kelly Emberg, Cheryl Tiegs and more; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: TBD Contact: Elena Davis, 281.221.5879; elena@iam waters.com EVENING IN THE PARK GALA BENEFITTING HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY When: Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 pm Where: Hermann Park Who: Chairmen Patrick Gehm, Susan Krohn, Ileana and Michael Treviño; honoree Rice University RIENZI SPRING PARTY When: Thursday, April 26, 7 pm Where: Rienzi Who: Chairmen Anne and Noble Carl, Laurie and Paul Carl, Lucy and William Carl Note: Poolside cocktails; hors d'oeuvres Tariff: $150 Contact: Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; rienzispring party@mfah.org CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON GALA When: Friday, April 27, 7 pm Where: CAMH Who: Chairmen Gretchen and Andrew McFarland Note: Live and silent auctions of works by some of today's most sought-after artists; media sponsor PaperCity; contemporary black tie Tariff: From $750; tables from $7,500 Contact: Mandy Bredbenner, 713.284.8262; gala@camh.org Candace Dickerson at Trees of Hope Gala HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER SPRING GALA: "TICKLED PINK" When: Friday, April 27, 6 pm Where: Omni Houston Hotel Who: Chairmen Nancy and Bob Peiser; honorees Beverly and Jim Postl Note: Entertainment comedienne Rita Rudner; cocktail attire Tariff: $500; patron couples $3,000; tables from $6,000 Contact: Nicola Johnson, 713.528.6798, ext. 2233; njohnson@hawc.org LAWNDALE ART CENTER'S DESIGN FAIR PREVIEW PARTY When: Friday, April 27, 6 pm Where: Lawndale Art Center Who: Co-chairs Courtnay and Mark Elias Note: Cocktails; hors d'oeuvres; media sponsor PaperCity; sleek contemporary attire Tariff: Lawndale members $60; general admission $75 Contact: Regina Vigil, 713.528.5858; rvigil@lawndale artcenter.org Continued on page 34 JANUARY | PAGE 33 | 2012