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Toasting Hublot's Timeless Tickers at Tony's Mise en scene at Tony's John David BY ERIN OPPENHEIM. PHOTOGRAPHY FULTON DAVENPORT. F ew names are as synonymous with opulence and grandeur as Hublot, maker of fine Swiss timepieces. A timely contingent gathered at Tony's for an intimate celebration of the opening of Hublot's new Galleria boutique, which doubled as an opportunity to become better acquainted with the LVMH brand. Hublot CEO Marva Ricardo Guadalupe and Rick de la Croix, president Bradshaw of Hublot Americas, kept the dinner ticking along, as they demonstrated the newest addition to Hublot's Big Bang Collection of timepieces: the Unico. De la Croix was sporting the King Gold version, but that didn't last long: One guest was so captivated by the piece that he bought it off the president's arm for a cool $43,600. Prestigious patrons: Hublot marketing director Marva Hank Bradshaw, director of stores Oren Agai, Fasthoff Becca Cason Thrash and John Thrash (both donning their own Hublot watches), Greg Fourticq Jr., Shelby Hodge and Shafik Rifaat, Ferrari Houston GM Tony Nevotti and his wife Laurie, Houston store director Isabel Sorum, Libby Cagle, Sabiha Rehmatulla, Laura John Thrash Mudd, and Holland Vavra. Yasmin David Donna Vallone Bryce McEwen Maya Fasthoff Elysia McEwen Oren Agai Rick de la Croix Isabel Sorum Holland Vavra Becca Cason Thrash Shafik Rifaat Ricardo Guadalupe Greg Fourticq Jr. Shelby Hodge Tony Nevotti Laurie Nevotti Sabiha Rehmatulla Big Bang Unico Titanium A Tale of Two Luncheons Milton Townsend at SPA Rebekah Johnson at SPA Chairman Michael Mithoff at SPA PHOTOGRAPHY KIM COFFMAN, PRISCILLA DICKSON. K eeping with tradition, Legacy Community Health Services' fall luncheon at the Wortham Theater Center honored Houston's most devoted and altruistic philanthropists. Lora Clemmons and Karen Mayell chaired the perennial event, where Shelby Hodge received the Living Legacy Award. Après presentation, Jackson and Company served a delectable lunch, along with bubbly to toast George Lancaster a great cause. Showing support: at Legacy honorary chair Sheridan Williams, Legacy exec director Katy Caldwell and chief development officer Chree Boydstun, Mayor Annise Parker, Shafik Rifaat, and Martha Turner. It was truly a Breakfast Club affair when the Society for the Performing Arts welcomed guest speaker Molly Ringwald to the Jones Hall stage. The author, singer and actress best known for her star turns in such films as Sixteen Candles and Pretty in June Pink spoke of her personal journey Christensen at SPA through the arts and how vital arts education is to school-aged children. After a lunch by Jackson and Company, chairs Melissa and Michael Mithoff presented the annual Ann Sakowitz Performing Arts Advocate Award to Michael's mother Ginni Mithoff. Reminiscing: SPA president and CEO June Christensen, chairman of the Board Melanie Gray, Richard Mithoff with granddaughter Mia Mithoff, Lynn Wyatt, and Robert Sakowitz. Erin Oppenheim Mary Wakefield at SPA Laura Brown at SPA Chairman Melissa Mithoff at SPA Mia Mithoff at SPA Nick Florescu at SPA Honoree Ginni Mithoff at SPA Lynn Wyatt at SPA Dominique Sachse at SPA Phoebe Tudor at SPA Mike Mayell at Legacy Mark Grierson at Legacy Debra Grierson at Legacy Chairman Karen Mayell at Legacy Phyllis Williams at SPA Honorary chairman Sheridan Williams at Legacy Kelli Cohen Fein at SPA Elizabeth DeLuca at SPA Molly Ringwald at SPA Jennifer Segal at SPA Marita Fairbanks at SPA Jen Roosth at SPA Chairman Lora Clemmons at Legacy Honoree Shelby Hodge at Legacy Henry Richardson at Legacy Erin Stewart at Legacy Monsour Taghdisi at Legacy DECEMBER | PAGE 60 | 2013 Tom Glanville at SPA Sallymoon Benz at SPA Liz Glanville at SPA Joanne Crassas at SPA Mayor Annise Parker at Legacy