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CHAIRMAN LYNN WYATT CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN MOLLY AND FORD HUBBARD ALLIE AND JAY FIELDS, LISA AND JOSH OREN When: Saturday, September 19, 7 pm, at the Alley Theatre Why We're Going: The third Saturday in September promises to be the biggest night in Houston theater since Edward Albee's The Goat graced an Alley Theatre stage. Ford Hubbard, scion of one of the Alley's most philanthropic first families (his mom Patty Hubbard is past Alley board president and life trustee), and his wife, Molly, step up this month to chair a new act — one that will pull back the curtain on the grandly revamped Alley Theatre, which has been restored and tweaked for the next century thanks to a year-long $46.5 million reconstruction that took Ulrich Franzen's 1968 Brutalist structure down to the studs and raised its roof. The Hubbards sought inspiration in the imaginatively staged Alley galas of decades past, which were enacted throughout the levels of the theater building, to salute the renovations. The chair lady says, "For the reopening celebration, the star of the show is the renovated Alley Theatre building in its entirety. The evening begins with roving cocktails and informal tours. We've extended the cocktail hour to 1 ½ hours so everyone has time to chat and tour the spectacular new spaces, including the new Patron Green Room and the Alley's new bar in the Skyline Lobby. Dinner [catered by Jackson and Company] follows in the new Margaret Alkek Williams Terrace Level. After dinner, guests move to the main stage in the renovated Hubbard Theatre for dessert and dancing to Good Question Band from Dallas below a canopy of light, sound, and theatrical surprise." This hard-working professional couple — she heads all public art on the Rice University campus; he's a VP at Jacobs Engineering — were actually married on a 14th-floor balcony of the Alley Theatre Center a decade ago. Tickets $1,000; tables from $10,000; Laura Woods, 713.315.3370, lauraw@alleytheatre.org. Catherine D. Anspon PHOTOGRAPH CLAY RODRIGUEZ. ART DIRECTOR MICHELLE AVIÑA. When: Thursday, November 5, 7 pm, at The Astorian Photographed at The Astorian Why We're Going: Saks Fifth Avenue Catwalk for a Cure is moving to a dashing new venue, The Astorian, where glittering vistas of downtown enthrall. Fall's coveted event among bright young things promises to be as chic as ever, thanks to two effervescent socials at the helm. Taking a nod from the clubby feel of the space, event chairmen Allie Fields and Lisa Oren, with husbands Jay and Josh, offer personal tableside servers and unlimited bottle service to big spenders. Designer Monique Lhuillier will fly in from L.A. to show her fall collection — her stylish confections will float down the runway in an expertly orchestrated show produced by Saks Fifth Avenue. Following the smashing success of last year's Ice Bar, Tenenbaum Jewelers returns as bauble sponsor. Once again, guests can purchase a glass of bubbly in the champagne pull for the chance to win a diamond — we've heard some generous table hosts are buying rounds in advance for their invitees. Tenenbaum Jewelers also offers a stunning platinum and diamond Art Deco ring with 65 old-mine-cut diamonds, totaling almost four carats and valued at $16,900, along with another starry statement piece to be announced; both will be up for grabs in the live auction. The silent auction is filled with fashionable goods, too: a year of Alexandra Knight leather goods times two (one for the ladies and one for the gents) and a Monique Lhuillier gown. The evening's efforts benefit the Houston-based Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation founded by Missy Bellinger, which funds research projects aimed at finding a cure for sarcoma and offers free housing to out-of-town families seeking treatment in Houston. The Freddie Steinmark Family and Dr. Keila Torres are to be honored, and the story of Sarcoma Survivor of the Year Kristin Elliott will be shared. Tickets $400; tables from $5,000; contact Missy Bellinger, 713.256.4250, info@sarcomacancer.org. Anne Lee Phillips PHOTOGRAPH CLAY RODRIGUEZ. ART DIRECTOR MICHELLE AVIÑA. HAIR AND MAKEUP BIANCA LINETTE RIVAS, AND CHAD LANDRY. Allie Fields and Lisa Oren. Monique Lhuillier gowns from Saks Fifth Avenue. Jewels from Tenenbaum Jewelers.