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44 Bering Omega Art For Hope Art Auction at Wade Wilson Houston May 2013 Rosie Meyers, Tony Gonzales

Shelby's Social Diary

Art flies off the walls at this first-time gala: Montrose gallery draws a happy crowd

By Shelby Hodge

05.23.13 | 12:51 pm

For a first-time event, Bering Omega's Art for Hope Art Auction at Wade Wilson Art came off as a resounding success thanks to the 30 artists who donated work ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Rubber duckies rule as young professionals cowboy up at a hot restaurant

By Shelby Hodge

05.23.13 | 11:02 am

Call it a good neighbor program, Hotel Icon's alliance with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership that involves the hotel's signature cowboy rubber ducky. Those cute little fellows were front ...

Houston Men with Momentum May 2013 cigar girls

Cigar Girls Party

Hot men, cool cars and cigar girls: This Boys Night Out is beyond sizzling

By Shelby Hodge

05.23.13 | 06:02 am

The theme might have been Boys Night Out at the Men with Momentum fundraiser at Momentum Porsche, but there were plenty of gals in the mix that benefited Aid to ...

Houston Impact A Hero Gala May 2013 Richard Massimino, dog Koa and Staff Sergeant John Daniel Shannon

Shelby's Social Diary

Chris Myers, J.J. Watt & Matt Schaub help raise $1.2 million for Impact a Hero

By Shelby Hodge

05.22.13 | 03:55 pm

It was a power force of Houston Texans that turned out at Reliant Stadium in support of Impact a Hero's ninth annual Hall of Fame dinner. And with the ...

Houston Curry Crawl at Straits May 2013 Straits owner Chris Yeo and Corporate GM Heather Connery

In hot pursuit of flavor

Chefs stir up tastebuds in second annual Curry Crawl competition at Straits

By Shelby Hodge

05.22.13 | 03:06 pm

Chef John Sikhatta is walking proud these days since his spice-seared tuna with curry potato pani puri earned the approval of the majority of the 200 guests attending Sunday's ...

22 Houston Mixers on the Map at Hotel Derek May 2013 Fabian Segura

Young professionals party

Free beer for a year just one of the perks of CultureMap's Mixer on the Map

By Desiree Alvarez

05.22.13 | 02:23 pm

Fabian Segura will probably never forget CultureMap's Mixer on the Map, held Tuesday night. An operations manager for Laura U Interior Design Houston and supporter of Young Neighbors, he ...

Houston Maestro's Dinner May 2013 Gina Bhatia and Devinder Bhatia

Shelby's Social Diary

Marking end of an era, Houston Symphony Maestro's Wine Dinner is a sentimental affair

By Shelby Hodge

05.21.13 | 02:18 pm

Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf exited his post in grand style Sunday night, ending his tenure as the symphony's longest-serving music director amid a stage full of admiring ...

12 Houston Ronda Rice Carman event May 2013 Lynne T. Jones, Ronda Rice Carman, Amber Reddoch

Designing woman

Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

By Shelby Hodge

05.21.13 | 11:31 am

Oh, how we love looking at the way other people live, our curiosity sated with home tours, design magazines and now a glam coffee table book that takes us into ...

11 Houston Health Museum Young Professionals polo May 2013 Lois Vann, Garvin Davis, Kelly Coleman

Dressed to Thrill

Health Museum Young Professionals dress to kill for triple crown polo benefit

By Shelby Hodge

05.21.13 | 08:18 am

In a rare fashion turn, it was both the ladies and the gents who stepped out in high style for the fifth annual Triple Crown Polo Fundraiser, presented by the ...

2 Houston Mission of Yahweh May 2013 Heather Hughes, Henry Richardson, Samantha Kennedy, Adele Hartland

Shelby's Social Diary

Singers salute angels of philanthropy with all the right notes at Mission of Yahweh gala

By Shelby Hodge

05.20.13 | 12:55 pm

And we thought we had seen it all at charitable fundraising galas. Well, that was before Friday night's Mission of Yahweh benefit for which the River Oaks Country Club ...

53 Child Advocates Pull for Kids Houston May 2013 Becky Davis and David Davis, Grace Holmes, Cherie Hassenflu, Sonya Galvan

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Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

By Shelby Hodge

05.20.13 | 07:14 am

Certainly, Child Advocates' "Pull for Kids Classic" reached a ripe maturity with its 21st annual shooting competition and after-party, which earned the non-profit more than $770,000. Becky and David ...

16 Zadok Hublot Party Houston May 2013 Rick Smith, Tiffany Smith

Beautiful Models Stun

Hot cars, fine watches and beautiful Italian models build LaFerrari anticipation

By Shelby Hodge

05.19.13 | 03:26 pm

Interesting how an enticing, limited-edition timepiece by Hublot can generate such must-have enthusiasm, not unlike the pent-up desire for hot wheels from Ferrari that are typically wait-listed due to high ...

Houston Covenant House Spring Fling May 2013 Hahn Tran, Amanda Crump and Jackie Fair

Shelby's Social Diary

Spring Fling brings the ladies out to shop, eat and coo over a sweetie designer

By Shelby Hodge

05.19.13 | 01:47 pm

That sweetie designer David Peck went beyond the typical call when he welcomed a coterie of Covenant House Texas Guild members and their friends into his new showroom in Upper ...

3 Pink at the Brown Houston May 2013 Joanne King Herring, Linda McCaul, Margaret Alkek Williams, Linda Lorelle

Shelby's Social Diary

Music, dance & spoken word from top arts groups highlight Pink at the Brown

By Shelby Hodge

05.19.13 | 12:00 pm

It was a night celebrating the cultural riches of Houston while raising awareness of breast cancer when the Pink Ribbons Project held its annual "Pink at the Brown" performance evening ...

Houston Public Library Foundation benefit May 2013 Rudy Rincon and Grupo KaChe

Shelby's Social Diary

Library supporters mambo through Clayton House gardens for "Party in the Stacks"

By Shelby Hodge

05.18.13 | 05:00 pm

The verdant gardens of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research provided an appealing setting for the Houston Public Library Foundation's annual "Party in the Stacks," created to showcase ...

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23 \| may at 7:30 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
23 \| may at 7:30 pm	Alley Theatre presents Warrior Class
Alley Theatre
23 \| may at 7:30 pm	Main Street Theater presents Close Up Space by Molly Smith Metzler
Main Street Theater
23 \| may at 7:30 pm	Stages Repertory Theatre presents Always...Patsy Cline: The 25th Anniversary Production
Stages Repertory Theatre

A-List Art Deco	Indie Coffee Joints

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Quirky Houston attractions	Places to see an art house movie

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300
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Cupcake Heaven	Happy Hour treats

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Downtown Watering Holes	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Late Night Bites

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Free Museum Days

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum
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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Swell Party Venues

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Imperiled Architecture

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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