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An En Pointe Five-Course Affair What: Raising the Barre: A Dinner in Five Acts, benefitting Ballet Barre: Young Professionals for Houston Ballet. Where: Brennan's of Houston. Who: Chairs Ting and John Bresnahan and Crystal and Randy Wright; presenting sponsor BB&T's Heather and Tom O'Connor and Courtney and Bill Toomey; Houston Ballet's artistic director Stanton Welch and exec director Jim Nelson; supporters Erin and James Stewart, Christine and Chris Transier, Hannah Lonergan, Mary and Ben Patton, and Kristy and Chris Bradshaw. PC Moment: Celebrity chefs (Ja'Nel Witt of Corner Table, Ryan Pera of Coltivare, Olivier Ciesielski of L'Olivier Restaurant and Bar, Danny Trace of Brennan's of Houston, and Rebecca Masson of Fluff Bake Bar) served a five-course chef d'oeuvre inspired by dancers Yuriko Kajiya, Soo Youn Cho, Jared Matthews, Christopher Gray, and Allison Miller. Anne Lee Phillips MICHELLE WATSON FOR CATCHLIGHT GROUP Mary & Ben Patton James & Erin Stewart Rachael & Jason Volz Chairs John & Ting Bresnahan Chairs Crystal & Randy Wright Bill Toomey Heather & Tom O'Connor, John Ware bonhams.com/texas © 2015 Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. All rights reserved. Principal Auctioneer: Patrick Meade. NYC License No. 1183066-DCA Auction ApprAisAl EvEnts 19th Century European Paintings Russian Art Decorative Arts and Silver Books and Manuscripts Space History Scientific Instruments June 3 Antiquities June 16 Bonhams specialists will be available to provide complimentary estimates with a view to selling at upcoming New York and London auctions. By AppointmEnt only (713) 621 5988 amy.lawch@bonhams.com 1. FrAncEsco BEDA (itAliAn, 1840-1900) A game of billiards Sold for $112,500 2. A silvEr-gilt AnD EnAmEl cAskEt Moscow, 1908-1917 Sold for $238,846 1 3. An AmEricAn HAmmErED stErling silvEr AnD miXED-mEtAl JApAnEsQuE tEA cADDy by Tiffany & Co., New York, NY, circa 1880 Sold for $18,750 4. A romAn mArBlE torso oF Dionysus Circa 1st Century A.D. Sold for $401,899 2 4 3