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Say Hello to Bevello SOCIAL Whirl April's vibe entices, from the white-tie Houston Grand Opera Ball to the hillbilly-themed Catastrophic Theatre wingding. Begin Thursday, April 5, by Puttin' on the Ritz at at the Hobby Center to toast the Moores School of Music Gala (Janis Landry, jlandry@central.uh.edu) … Thursday, April 12, the Tiger Ball inaugurates Asia Society Texas Center's stunning Yoshio Taniguchi–designed home. The next evening, Spotlight Asia beckons the younger set (asiasociety.org/texas) … The white gloves come out for Houston Grand Opera Ball, Viva Italia Fantasy on Saturday, April 14 (houstongrandopera.org/tickets) … Wednesday, April 18, Crafting a Legacy Luncheon at River Oaks Country Club benefits the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft with a silent auction of glamorous repurposed vintage handbags (legacy@crafthouston.org) … Friday, April 20, Pink Ribbon House Preview Party benefits The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at BCM (bcm. edu/advancement/pinkribbonhouse) … Later that eve, it's Hee Haw Hootenanny time at Catastrophic Theatre's annual benefit, staged at S.P.J.S.T. Lodge #88 in the Heights (catastrophictheatre.com) … Tykes take to the runway Saturday, April 21, for Houston Symphony Children's Fashion Show and Luncheon at River Oaks Country Club with a Neiman Marcus fashion show (specialevents@ houstonsymphony.org) … Wednesday, April 25, Elena Davis' I Am Waters Foundation hosts its first-ever luncheon at the River Oaks Country Club; the "Super Models of the '80s"–themed afternoon brings in headliners Kim Alexis, Cheryl Tiegs and more (Elena Davis; elena@iamwaters.com) … Two fave art happenings share the same eve: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Gala (gala@camh.org) and Lawndale Art Center Design Fair Preview Party (713.528.5858), both on Friday, April 27, followed by the Lawndale Design Fair Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29 … Heartthrob George Clooney speaks at the Brilliant Lecture Series Thursday, May 3, at the Wortham (brilliantlectures.org) … On your toes for the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater's 10th Anniversary Gala on Friday, May 4 at the Hobby Center (performance), followed by a seated dinner at the Four Seasons (Leigh McBurnett; lmcburnett@dwdt.org). See you in the spotlights. Catherine D. Anspon North Carolina–based Bevello began as an online venture by owner Chan Namgong. Four years later, the company operates 13 brick-and-mortar boutiques, and has opened their first Texas shop in Houston near the Landmark movie cinema in River Oaks Shopping Center. Bevello's spacious 3,545 square feet were designed by the owner and house party dresses and weekend staples by BCBG, Michael Kors, Paige, BB Dakota and Max & Cleo. You can pick up Bevello accessories by JPK handbags, KDNY Kelsi Dagger, jewelry by Sheila Fajl plus shoes by Vince Camuto, Splended, and Plenty by Tracy Reese. The store also stocks candy gifts by Dylan's Candy Bar. 2010 W. Gray in River Oaks Shopping Center, 713.360.6442. Kate Allen Stukenberg Cartier Nails It! We are dazed by Cartier's reissued nail bangle, the Juste un Clou, first designed in the '70s and now offered up as both a ring and a bracelet in yellow, white and pink gold. Designed by Aldo Cipull (who also designed the infamous Love bracelet), the Juste un Clou comes in two sizes, with the option of the nail's head studded with diamonds. So great for tooling around town. Price upon request, at the Cartier boutique. Seth Vaughan C O L L E C T O R ' S FAIR GAME CONVERSATION The Houston Sequel brought to byto by you brought you COURTESY THE ARTIST AND HIRAM BUTLER GALLERY, HOUSTON DALLAS ART FAIR INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN INTERIOR DESIGNER STEVEN VOLPE, CO-FOUNDER AND CO-OWNER OF HEDGE, SAN FRANCISCO, TAKES QUESTIONS FROM JAY SHINN, DALLAS- AND NEW YORK–BASED ARTIST AND COLLECTOR. JEREMY KEAS Tell us why you co-founded Hedge. Frankly, as a designer, I got tired of getting on a plane every time I needed a piece of furniture. Matt Magee's Greentext, 2010, at Hiram Butler Gallery, showing at Houston Fine Art Fair Restaurant Buzz Calling all dog lovers: You won't want to miss pastry chef Rebecca Masson and friends' "Sweet and Savory" fund-raiser for Lucky Dog Rescue on Saturday, April 1. To help the nonprofit provide vet care, fostering and adoption to stray and abandoned canines, she's enlisted several notable chef friends whom she met while filming Top Chef: Just Desserts. For $100 per person, you can enjoy a tasting at the beautiful outdoor surrounds of photographer Ralph Smith's Bellaire studio. Whole Foods Market is donating the food, so every dollar will go toward decreasing the number of animals (currently 100,000-plus a year) put down in Harris County. Go to luckydogrescue.com to purchase tickets … Chefs Jacques Fox and David Denis have opened the bistrolike French eatery Artisans Restaurant in Midtown on Louisiana. Find French-inspired dishes at lunch and dinner such as pan-seared scallops with a lobster cappuccino ($19) and pepper-crusted tenderloin ($34) … The Dinerstein Companies' new High Street Project at 4410 Westheimer Road in the Galleria area has announced its first tenant: Seasons 52 wine bar and restaurant. Scheduled to debut next spring, the fresh dining concept features a menu of dishes that don't exceed 475 calories … The City of Houston and Urban Harvest have a new community garden on Washington Avenue near the Houston Permitting Center's parking lot. None other than Alice Waters herself was here recently to dedicate the garden. Laurann Claridge Now what's going on in our fair city regarding art fairs? Here's the latest: Houston Fine Art Fair and Texas Contemporary both return this fall for year two. The first, and reportedly the larger of the two offerings, HFAF, leads the way September 14 through 16, with an Opening Night Preview Party Thursday, September 13, once again benefitting the MFAH Core Program. MKG Art Management's respected duo Melissa Grobmyer and Janet Hobby have been tapped as advisors and are actively tweaking the look of this Fair, including adding Art Basel–style sections such as Fahrenheit (highlighting hot new galleries less than five years old) and Focus (for dealers that showcase a single talent). A host committee is being readied too. Also new is the Houston Fine Art Fair's venue; the show relocates from the George R. Brown Convention Center to the more commodious Reliant Center. Weeks later, we get Texas Contemporary Fair, a lively brash upstart that takes place October 19 through 21, returning to the George R. Brown, with an opening-night preview bash Thursday, October 18. It's going to be a big art fall and collecting is definitely, decisively in the air. Catherine D. Anspon You have been exhibiting at the Dallas Art Fair since its inception. Why are you coming back in 2012? Continuing relationships. Jay Shinn Which new design talent are you most excited about? Morten Lobner Espersen, a sculptor who is breaking new ground with clay. Is there a special aesthetic with the curated interiors in Dallas that relates to the aesthetic of Hedge? Do Steven Volpe you have special Texas connections/ friendships with collectors and museum curators, since you have been coming to Dallas for quite a while? Last year, we had the pleasure of meeting the curators of the Fort Worth [Modern Art] museum and were impressed with the parallels between what we're working on and similar sensibilities. Where is your next trip, and how is design involved? Japan. There is no culture as immersed in design as Japan. What affinities do the West Coast and Texas share in terms of design? A history of pioneering influential modern collecting and thinking outside of the box. For the rest of the conversation, peruse papercitymag.com/Arts. DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 13 – 15, 201 PREVIEW GALA APRIL 12 2; WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM ALAN PURCELL Hedge has been at the forefront of the interface between art, design and architecture. What are the next trends coming up in these fields? [We try] not to be trendy but to transcend trends, and work to create lasting appeal. Katsuya by Starck 2800 KIRBY DRIVE IN WEST AVE 713.590.2800; sbe.com/katsuya/houston Keys to the Door: Founder Sam Nazarian; master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi; creator/designer Philippe Starck; GEG Group founder Charlie Chanaratsopon. What's on the Menu: It's been all the buzz in Los Angeles since the day this cool Japanese restaurant opened its doors. Now the seventh Katsuya — the first outside California — has us scrambling for a table as it debuts at West Ave. Designed by the madcap modernist Philippe Starck to resemble a life-size bento box, each room is compartmentalized by task: the main bar in the entry, a racy Dragon Lounge to the left and, off to the right, the 180-seat main dining room, beneath a pagoda-tented ceiling, with a robata charcoal grill on one side and sushi masters — their dishes choreographed by namesake chef Katsuya Uechi — slicing, dicing and assembling sashimi on the opposite side. Start with a signature cocktail such as the Burning Mandarin, a pepper-laced mandarin vodka drink, and follow with specialty starters including seared tuna with diced fresh tomato salsa and avocado slices ($18) and crisped compressed rice cakes topped with spicy tuna tartar ($14). Then move to the hot side of the menu and treat yourself to the prime filet topped with foie gras, a melt-in-your-mouth seared medallion napped with a plum wine reduction ($28). Sushi specialty and classic rolls ($7 to $18.50) won't disappoint, while desserts surprise with a delicious East-meets-West meeting of the world on one plate. Laurann Claridge APRIL | PAGE 6 | 2012