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CATCHLIGHT GROUP RSVP # VPC SPRING 2014 DATEBOOK Diana Ross belts out "Baby Love" at Liaisons au Louvre Trois PRODUCED BY ERIN OPPENHEIM. EDITED BY CATHERINE D. ANSPON. TRUST PAPERCITY TO BRING YOU ALL THE VIDS (VERY IMPORTANT DATES) FOR THE SEASON'S TOP CHARITY EVENTS — WHICH MAKES THIS MUST-SAVE SECTION THE EQUIVALENT OF A PERSONAL SOCIAL SECRETARY. JANUARY HOUSTON YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE ARTS' HYPA HYPA BURNIN' LOVE When: Saturday, January 11, 7:30 pm Where: Houston Ballet Center for Dance Who: Chairs Marcus Carter, Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber; honorees Kristy Junco Bradshaw, Lindsey Brown Note: Benefitting HYPA, Houston Theater District; Elvis-themed in conjunction with Society for the Performing Arts' Elvis Lives!; entertainment DJ Joe Gross, photobooth by Monsterbooth Tariff: Members $60; nonmembers $85 Contact: Melissa Fitzgerald, 713.658.8938, melissa@ downtownhouston.org CRISTO REY JESUIT'S WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? When: Wednesday, January 15, 11 am Where: Cristo Rey Jesuit Preparatory School Who: Chairs Lisa and Joe Turano; co-chairs Carol and Paul Beck Note: Luncheon; PA by dog behaviorist Cesar Millan Tariff: $125; tables from $1,500 Contact: Bee Dickson, 281.501.1298, bdickson@cristoreyjesuit.org GREAT GROWN-UP SPELLING BEE When: Thursday, January 16, 6:30 pm Where: The Julia Ideson Library Who: Chairs Nicole and Evan Katz; honoring H-E-B Note: Benefitting Houston Center for Literacy; cocktails; seated dinner catered by A Fare Extraordinaire; two teams of guests compete in spelling bee; entertainment Gulf Coast Entertainment Tariff: $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Emily Glassel, 713.640.8230, emily.glassel@houliteracy.org WINTER BALL: CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA When: Saturday, January 25, 7 pm Where: Hilton Americas-Houston Who: Chairs Denise Monteleone, Franelle Rogers; honorary chairmen Betty and Jess Tutor; honorees Jane-Page Crump, Winell Herron, Penny Loyd, Joella Mach, Bobbie Nau, Roz Pactor, Rachel Regan, Lisa Simon, Nancy Strohmer, Beth Wolff, and 2014 Women of Distinction Ambassador Beth Madison Note: Benefitting Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America; 2014 Women of Distinction; honoring La Patronessa Straordinaria Rose Cullen; seated dinner; black tie Tariff: Tables from $5,000 Contact: Michelle Stoddard, 713.572.2232, mstoddard@ccfa.org HAIR BALL When: Saturday, January 25, 8 pm Where: Lawndale Art Center Who: Chairs Jenny and Mark Johnson Note: Benefitting Lawndale Art Center; costume ball with extreme 'dos; catered by Culinaire; desserts by Central Market; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: $250; tables from $2,500 Contact: Kelly Montana, 713.528.5858, kmontana@ lawndaleartcenter.org RIENZI SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER When: Tuesday, January 28, 7 pm Where: Rienzi Who: Chairs Susie and Hugh McGee II, Suzanne and Dixon Montague Note: Members to select acquisitions for group to fund; seated dinner by Swift & Company; black tie Tariff: Rienzi Society membership $2,500 Contact: Katie Spicer, 713.639.7716, rienzisociety@mfah.org HOUSTON GRAND OPERA CONCERT OF ARIAS When: Thursday, January 30, 6 pm Where: Wortham Theater Center Who: Chairs Bobbie-Vee and Jerry Cooney; honorees Dian and Harlan Stai Note: Champagne reception; Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers; seated dinner; Audience Choice Award Tariff: From $400; tables from $6,000 Contact: Scott Ipsen, 713.546.0242, specialevents@hgo.org MARTINI MADNESS! When: Thursday, January 30, 7 pm Where: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Who: Chairs Betsy and Chuck Powell; honorary chairs Marie Louise and David Kinder Note: Benefitting Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; one-of-a-kind martini glasses to select, imbibe from and take home; bites; board; media sponsor PaperCity; mid-century cocktail attire Tariff: $150; HCCC members $125; sponsorships from $500 Contact: Mary Headrick, 713.529.4848, ext. 202, mheadrick@crafthouston.org FEBRUARY BEST FRIENDS BRUNCH When: Saturday, February 1, 11 am Where: The Sam Houston Hotel Who: Chairs Shelby Kibodeaux, Bruce Padilla; co-chairs Elizabeth Stein, Laura Elizabeth Stein; honorees Tena Lundquist Faust, Tama Lundquist Note: Benefitting InterFaith Ministries' aniMeals on Wheels Program; reception; brunch Tariff: From $150; tables from $1,500 Contact: Kent Loftin, 713.533.4924, kloftin@imgh.org BO'S PLACE HEARTS OF HOPE LUNCHEON When: Thursday, February 6, 11:30 am Where: Westin Galleria Hotel Who: Co-chairs Jennifer O'Donnell, Christina O'Shell; honoree Dorothy Ables Note: Speaker Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild; Dorothy Ables to receive Robin Bush Award Tariff: $200; tables from $2,500 Contact: Dena Prasher, 713.942.8339, dena@bosplace.org GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN: DIAMONDS & DENIM When: Thursday, February 6, 6 pm Where: Omni Hotel Houston Who: Co-chairs Tracy Erwin, Phyllis Rauls, Mills Toomey Note: Benefitting Ronald McDonald House Houston; hosted by Friends of RMH Houston; shopping; cocktails; dancing; girlish indulgences Tariff: $150; sponsorships from $2,000 Contact: 713.795.3500, sec@rmhhouston.org THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CHARITY BALL: IMPERIAL DRAGON When: Thursday – Saturday, February 6 – 8, 7 pm Where: The Junior League Who: Chair Whitney Walsh Note: Benefitting local charities; dinner; dancing; sponsored by Tenenbaum & Co., which will create an 18K gold and carved coral dragon cuff to be auctioned; cocktail attire Thursday, black tie Friday and Saturday Tariff: Tables from $5,000 Contact: Whitney Walsh, 713.871.6670, charityball@ juniorleaguehouston.org EYE BALL When: Friday, February 7, 7 pm Where: Hilton Post Oak Who: Chairs TBA; honorees Karen and Bob Aspromonte Note: Benefitting Houston Eye Associates Foundation and Prevent Blindness Texas; seated dinner; presentation Tariff: Couples from $1,500; tables from $3,000 Contact: Irene Baird, 713.526.2559, ext. 105, lbaird@ preventblindnesstexas.org; Claudia McCabe, 713.558.8740; cmccabe@houstoneye.com INPRINT POETS & WRITERS BALL When: Saturday, February 8, 6:30 pm Where: Houston Country Club Who: Chairs Carolyn Roch Henneman and Matt Henneman; Note: Cocktails; salon-style readings by Elizabeth Black, David MacLean, David Tomas Martinez; seated dinner by Elouise "Ouisie" Jones; speaker Natasha Tretheway; black tie Tariff: From $500; tables from $5,000 Contact: Kristi Beer, 713.521.2026, kristi@inprinthouston.org HOUSTON HEART BALL: "IGNITE THE NIGHT" AND YOUNG AT HEART AFTER-PARTY When: Saturday, February 8, 7 pm; after-party, 9:30 pm Where: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Who: Chairs Frank and Carolyn Grese; honorees Jan Carson and Tim Connolly, Marathon Oil Corporation; after-party chairs Lauren Baughman, Ali Gray, Elizabeth Suffield Note: Benefitting American Heart Association; cocktails; seated dinner; dancing; live auction; black tie for ball, black tie or cocktail attire for after-party Tariff: $1,000; tables from $10,000; after-party $75 member, $100 nonmember Contact: Shelly Millwee, 713.610.5041, shelly.millwee@heart.org; Shataria Greene, 713.610.5000, shataria.greene@heart.org SEVEN ACRES GALA: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THE HOME When: Saturday, February 8, 7 pm Where: Westin Galleria Hotel Who: Chairs Andrea and David Stein, Gail and Gary Swartz, Judy and Ronnie Yambra; honorees Diana Brackman, Ann Friedman, Ambassador Arthur Schechter and S. Conrad Weil Jr. Note: Benefitting residents of Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services; seated dinner; silent auction; dancing to The Fab Five Tariff: $375; tables from $3,750 Contact: Seth Malin, 713.778.5781, smalin@sevenacres.org DRESS FOR DINNER: SOX, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL FASHION When: Tuesday, February 11, 6 pm Where: M Penner Who: Chairs Leisa Holland Nelson, Laura Max Nelson Note: Benefitting Recipe for Success; honoring Houston's most fashionable men, including Ceron, Bob Cavnar, Henry Richardson, Astley Blair, Jared Lang and Brian Ching, who walk in a runway show featuring custom socks by Vivek Nagrani Tariff: $50 Contact: Marisol Castro, 713.520.0443, events@recipe4success.org HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT AUCTION When: Wednesday, February 12, 6 pm Where: The Junior League Who: Auction chairs Celia and Jay Munisteri Note: Artists, galleries and collectors from all over the world contribute photographic art for live and silent auctions; cocktails; seated dinner; absentee bidding available; auctioneer Rich Wester, NYC gallerist; media sponsor PaperCity Tariff: From $150; tables $1,500 Contact: Bevin Dubrowski, 713.529.4755, ext. 13, bevin@hcponline.org HAVE A HEART FOR MEMORIAL PARK'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY GALA When: Friday, February 14, 6:30 pm Where: The Bayou Club Who: Chair Anna Thomsen Holliday; honoree Ed Wulfe Note: Benefitting Memorial Park Conservancy; cocktails; seated dinner; presentation of Ima Hogg Volunteer Continued on page 36 JANUARY | PAGE 33 | 2014