Shelby Hodge

This fine wine dinner for 450 meant one giant leap for Small Steps Nurturing Center

By Shelby Hodge

05.08.13 | 4:14 pm

The coterie of Small Steps Nurturing Center supporters represents a bit of a different group from the usual suspects on the gala fundraising scene. Sure, there is some overlap but the majority of s ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Young nurses get a boost from a record-setting Pearl Ball: More than $4.8 million raised overall

By Shelby Hodge

02.23.13 | 11:58 am

Applause, applause for Vanessa and Eduardo Sanchez, who led Thursday night's Pearl Ball to record proceeds that pushed the total raised in a quarter century of elegant evenings beyond the ...

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Marilyn Monroe in that sexy dress & a toast of lovelies sizzle at River Oaks tennis tourney lunch

By Shelby Hodge

04.12.12 | 12:15 pm

As soon as River Oaks tennis tournament luncheon chair Lilly Andress saw the film My Week With Marilyn, she knew exactly the theme she wanted for the two-day poolside event at River ...

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Gridiron legend Gale Sayers scores big at Salvation Army luncheon

By Shelby Hodge

11.18.11 | 8:30 am

If only the Salvation Army could sell the secret to its successful annual luncheon. Earlier this week, the ballroom of River Oaks Country Club was packed to the rafters, the popular fundraiser havi ...

Shelby's Social Dairy

An 11-year-old maestro at Houston Grand Opera, a hole-in-one makes history & brides take to the runway

By Shelby Hodge

10.25.11 | 3:48 pm

Who was that 11-year-old conducting the Houston Grand Opera orchestra and receiving enthused applause on opening night? Each year, HGO launches its season with a performance of the "Star B ...

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The Small Steps Wine Classic stirred up $450,000 in delicious proceeds

By Shelby Hodge

04.22.11 | 11:36 am

Master Sommelier and director of BOND Estates winery, Paul Roberts knows a thing or two about the Houston palate. Once upon a time, he made the pours as sommelier at Café Annie. That was bef ...

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Shopping 'til dropping was never more affordable

By Shelby Hodge

04.14.10 | 4:25 pm

Imagine — a pair of almost-new/never-worn Louboutin evening pumps for $25! That had to be the bargain of the day at Tuesday's Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary "Reflections on Sty ...

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Heart Ball makes a red hot fashion statement

By Shelby Hodge

02.16.10 | 12:14 pm

Fashionistas, take note: Red could be the new black. It certainly was in the ballroom of the Hilton Americas-Houston Saturday night for the American Heart Association's Heart Ball. It seemed th ...

Keep the Beat Heart Ball 2010 benefitting the American Heart Association

Hilton Americas-Houston

02.13.10

The 2010 Keep the Beat Heart Ball Feb. 13 benefiting the American Heart Association will feature cocktails, dinner, dancing and a live auction. The black-tie affair should get bidders filling t

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A hot 50th birthday celebration includes SNL and Charles Barkley

By Shelby Hodge

01.15.10 | 7:11 am

Eat your hearts out birthday boys and girls, Robin Hood — yes, that's really his name — is back from New York, where he celebrated his 50th and marked off two biggies from his ...