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CultureMap launch party wrap up: See the video

Susan Plank and Todd Ramos
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Party-goers stopped to sign-up for raffle prizes at the Gables West Ave booth.
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Tracy Faultry and Jesse Cooper
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CultureMap fans Alexis Kokolis, left, Brianna Stiglets, Stephanie Kokolis,Katherine Brown, Meghan Jump and Caroline Gallay
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Shiva and David Rafferty
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Gary Murphy, left, Chrystal Lee and Cyrus Sefidron
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Jenny Antill and Phillip Berry
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Leslie Rash, left, Candace Miller and Dee Douglas
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Heather Hill, left, Scott Konitcer, Jordan Green and Kristen Cochran
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Emily Link and Jo-Anne Park
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Donna Hook, left, Aries Milan and Denise Flores
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Betsy Eason and Nicole Haagenson
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Lauren Clark and Dan Pederson
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Those of you who made it to our launch event last week already know. Besides the DJs, break dancers, Cadillacs, 14 bars and five restaurant stations, a host of Houston arts organizations put the "culture" into the CultureMap party.

The Houston Grand Opera; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Society for Performing Arts; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; Holocaust Museum Houston; Children's Museum of Houston, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Aurora Picture Show, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and the Houston Symphony all had a strong presence at the party, with booths and free goodies for the gift bags.

The art orgs at the fête also donated a slew of fabulous prizes to be raffled off to our dedicated readers, including tickets to the ballet, symphony and opera; memberships with the Aurora Picture Show, the Holocaust Museum, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; passes for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's boat cruise and more.

To enter, just click "Login" on our home page and register for our news updates; you'll be entered into the raffle automatically, plus you'll be abreast of all our cool events and happenings in Houston—the raffle ends tomorrow, so get on it!

We found some more party pics from our launch event at West Ave as well as this video from Editor-at-Large Shelby Hodge. Still can't satisfy your vanity? Us either. There are loads more pics here.

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Megan Moroney recap

Rising country star Megan Moroney takes Houston to Cloud 9 at rodeo debut

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Megan Moroney performed in front of more than 69,000 fans.

[Editor's note: In lieu of a formal review, here's a quick recap of Megan Moroney's RodeoHouston concert on Tuesday, March 10. Reviews resume with the Creed concert on Wednesday, March 11.]

Self-indentified emo cowgirl Megan Moroney made her pink, sparkling RodeoHouston debut on Tuesday night at NRG Stadium, proving exactly why she’s become one of country music’s most empowered female voices.

Taking the storied rotating stage — now a crucial milestone for any country star worth her boots — she delivered a set that leaned heavily into her new studio album, the glittery, pop-fueled Cloud 9, which dropped just a few weeks ago.

Here she is entering the stadium in a pink Bronco.

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Megan Moroney performed in front of more than 69,000 fans.

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The La La Land Cafe pitchwoman (and now a Lane Boots designer) captivated the rodeo crowd of 69,125 Moroney Homies with a mix of her breakout radio hits and fresh material from the new release, including the social media stalking anthem “I’m Not Pretty,” which put her on the map in 2023.

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Setlist

Man On The Moon
Medicine
I’m Not Pretty
No Caller ID
Cloud 9
Who’s Your Daddy
Break It Right Back
Bless Your Heart
Lucky
Traitor Joe
Beautiful Things
Wonder
6 Months Later
Tennessee Orange
Am I Okay?

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