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28 COCKTAILS COOL KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY BRUNO, NATE REHLANDER, JASON VOINOV. B arbecue, beer, and cocktails drew benevolent types to Katy Trail Ice House (the preferred party destination of PYTs) for the debut of the Aging Mind Foundation's Brews, Bites, & Brain Research event — a casual to-do complementing the organization's black-tie gala in the spring. To date, the nonprofit that was founded in 2013 by Laree Hulshoff and Bill Booziotis has raised more than $1.2 million to fund brain research in North Texas. Seen: Co-chairs Ashley Tatum and Carey Moen, plus Buddy Cramer, Shelle Sills, Michael Tregoning, Jo Marie Lilly, Elise and Daren Martin, Vivian Lombardi, Holly Forsythe, and Jenna Alexander. Sarah Habbas T oasting 10 years of celebrity chefs and young professionals raising money to fight cancer is a great reason to pop open some bubbly. At Young Texans Against Cancer's BubblyQ, an effervescent crowd on the patio of Fearing's at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, sampled dishes from some of Dallas' best restaurants, including Abacus, Parigi, Nobu, and, of course, Fearing's, along with mixologist Eddie "Lucky" Campbell. Seen: Chef chair Dean Fearing; event chairs Vodi Cook and James Carroll; and guests Mandy and Craig O'Neill, Garrett Holloway, Holly Turpin, Marjon Henderson, Tara Cash Versfelt, Sarah and Will Groves, and Catharine Flagg. Lisa Collins Shaddock A n excuse to break out the Pendleton was just one reason to attend Friends of Wilkinson Center's annual Spirit of Taos fiesta, held this year at East Dallas beer garden, The Lot. Other highly motivating factors — a mariachi welcome; tacos, brisket sliders, and yucca fries; late-night dancing to Downtown Fever band; and helping Wilkinson Center assist families struggling to escape poverty. Seen: Co-chairs AC Contreras, Laurann Cavenaghi, Meridith Myers Zidell, and Caitlin Morris Hyatt; and guests Kate and Will Walters, Lara and Jesse Smith, Ann Damele, Leslie and Bryan Diers, and Krystin and Nick Gerlach. Lisa Collins Shaddock and HOPPING AROUND TOWN WITH SOCIETY'S JUNIOR SET. Karrie Cato, Pam Karlos, Roxann Staff, Sydney Menefee at Spirit of Taos Anna Gresham at Aging Mind Luke Kline, Victoria Erlacher at Aging Mind Tara Cash Versfelt, Ann Damele, Caly Allen-Martin Katy Lopez, Gable Roby at Spirit of Taos Laurann Cavenaghi, Mike & Susan Mayon at Spirit of Taos Allison Tatum Withers, Ashley Tatum at Aging Mind Greg & Carolyn Creed at Aging Mind Ashley Alexander Ned Smith at Aging Mind Julie & Michael Tregoning at Aging Mind Debra Nelson Vivian Lombardi at Aging Mind Gino Carlomagno, Lauren Feinstein at BubblyQ Stephen Pyles, Dean Fearing at BubblyQ Zach Hess Greg Haynes Johnson at Aging Mind Shelle Sills, Kristin Kline at Aging Mind Jo Marie Lilly at Aging Mind