Houston Firefighters Masquerade Ball

10.05.13

This masquerade ball-themed evening benefits the Houston Fire Department Scholarship Fund. Guests will enjoy a night of dinner and dancing, door prizes and live and silent auctions.

In hot pursuit of flavor

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

By Shelby Hodge

05.22.13 | 3:06 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 Curry C ...

The Brazarre: An Artful Bras Event and Silent Auction benefiting the American Cancer Society

05.25.13

The third annual Brazarre is an art opening showcasing imaginative renditions of the bra by local houston artists. The art will be sold in a silent auction that also includes Houston-area merchant

Art & Fashion Event: "Sip & Shop" benefiting Ovarcome

06.30.13

Join for a festive day of art, books, shopping, complimentary drinks, hors d'oeuvres and more. Vendors will feature beautifully handcrafted, one-of-a-kind merchandise, including children's

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 | 2:18 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 fans. The ...

Dressed to Thrill

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

By Shelby Hodge

05.21.13 | 8:18 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 Young Professionals Circle of The ...

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 ballroom was filled with ...

Blue Cure Foundation's "Party for a Cure"

Hotel ZaZa Houston

05.31.13

Join KHOU 11 News Anchor Lily Jang, Blue Cure Foundation and Hotel ZaZa to walk the blue carpet and bring awareness to Men's Health Month. Help raise money and awareness as you sip signature li

Shelby's Social Diary

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

By Shelby Hodge

05.20.13 | 7:14 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, ...

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

By Shelby Hodge

05.19.13 | 1:47 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 Kirby for a results-o ...