Bastille Day Celebration at Philippe Restaurant + Lounge "Pink+Petanque"

Philippe Restaurant + Lounge

07.14.13

Don your bleu, blanc and rouge to pay homage to France at "Pink + Pétanque," Philippe Restaurant + Lounge's annual Bastille Day celebration. Enjoy an afternoon of culinary flai

DiverseWorks Dance Party

DiverseWorks

06.22.13

Continuing DiverseWorks' tradition of introducting and supporting innovative experimental live music and sound, "Dance Party" includes a selection of DJs, artists and musicians whose

Shelby's Social Diary

A CD launch party blows the roof off of a Memorial mansion: A local TV news star jumps in to sing too

By Shelby Hodge

06.17.13 | 11:50 am

In keeping with the spirit of his new CD It's Magic, The Songs of Sammy Cahn, there could not have been a more magical evening this summer than Steve Tyrell's CD launch party hosted by ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Showstopping jewels, great champagne and college prep make for an unusual night

By Shelby Hodge

06.14.13 | 7:06 am

No summer slackers in the crowd that turned out at DeVille Fine Jewelry recently for college admissions strategist Jessica Givens' book signing for her Get Your Summer Strategy On!&nb ...

A big bow wow!

Heights pet shelter celebrates its new home — and more than 15,000 hours of volunteer service

By Shelby Hodge

06.12.13 | 1:02 pm

As Friends for Life blew out the candles on its celebration of one year in its new home on 22nd Street in the Heights, supporters also celebrated a statistical high — one ton of dry dog food ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Young professionals find a new home in Houston and it's one hot Scene

By Shelby Hodge

06.12.13 | 12:01 pm

The Alley Theatre has launched the newest perch in town for young professionals looking for social interaction and cultural enrichment — Scene. Close to 75 young professionals gathered at the ...

Thatvideomagazine presents "Rock The Block Urban Lifestyle Bash"

11.02.13

Thatvideomagazine hosts a mashup of underground and urban cultures in a bash titled "Rock The Block," a new, bi-annual lifestyle event featuring custom cars, urban culture, gaming, live p

Art Crowd Event: Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

06.26.13

Long before Instagram made it easy to modify photos at your fingertips, photographers have been playing with the idea of visual truth and modifying images in surprising ways. Join for exclusive aft

Shelby's Social Diary

100 guests equals $100,000: Extravagant steak and cigar dinner really adds up for a good cause

By Shelby Hodge

06.04.13 | 12:16 pm

In the able hands of PR/marketing exec Kim Padgett and United Airlines managing director/managing counsel Jessica Rossman, the eighth annual Fleming's dinner benefiting the Holly Rose Ribbon Fo ...

The Mogul Life

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta throws the craziest Memorial Day party ever: Hangs with Pitbull on super yacht

By Whitney Radley

05.29.13 | 5:28 pm

Thought that your Memorial Day celebrations were unforgettable? Well, they pale in comparison to those of Tilman Fertitta, the world's richest restaurateur and sole owner of Landry's, Inc., ...