PARTIES
CHILD’S PLAY
Center For Child Protection’s PlayBingo Raises Funds By Rob Giardinelli Photography by Christina Murphy and Haley Plotkin THE SETTING: Pre-COVID-19, Austin’s JW Marriott Hotel was the setting for one of Austin’s most anticipated annual events. Over 1,200 of...
METALLIC MAGIC
Star-Studded UNICEF Gala Dallas Dazzles To Set Fundraising Record Of $1.5 Million By Jake Gaines Photography by Rick Kern/Getty Images THE SETTING: Pre-COVID-19, the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dallas hosted the annual UNICEF Gala Dallas, where 430 guests were on...
COASTAL VIBE
San Luis Salute Event Wows Crowd By Jennifer Roosth Photography by Gary Fountain and Dave Rossman THE SETTING: Before COVID-19, the 24th annual San Luis Salute, hosted by the Tilman Fertitta family of Houston, was once again lauded with praise as almost 2000...
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
San Antonio Gardenia Club Luncheon Celebrates With Oscars® Theme By Jake Gaines Photography by Greg Harrison THE SETTING: Pre-COVID-19, Red Carpet At The Oscars served as the fashionable theme that inspired a recent event to support the San Antonio Gardenia...
WORLDLY PURSUITS
World Affairs Council Event Lifts City’s International Profile By Jake Gaines Photography by Dos Kiwis Studios THE SETTING: Before COVID-19, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts was the setting for the World Affairs Council of San Antonio’s 2020...
THE REGAL TREATMENT
The Society Of Martha Washington Colonial Pageant And Ball Dazzles By Jake Gaines Photography By Rodolfo Guzman and Mediazilla THE SETTING: Before COVID-19, the most memorable event in South Texas this year happened in Laredo. Cocktails were poured, champagne...
THE ART OF CHIC
Mad Hatter’s Tea Celebrates 32 years Of Fundraising For The Dallas Arboretum By Cynthia Smoot Photography by Dana Drienski THE SETTING: Before COVID-19, MIcah Gilbert, owner of Empressive Earth Gallery, along with his mother, Empress Gilbert, opened the...
THE POWER OF SUPPORT
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Fourth Annual Power of Literacy Luncheon By Jennifer Roosth Photography by Jenny Antill and Michelle Watson THE SETTING: Pre-COVID-19, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Ladies for Literacy Guild welcomed...
AS YOU WISH
Rebecca’s Wish Gala Held At Witte Museum By Jake Gaines Photography by LNP Photography THE SETTING: On a gorgeous night, a lively crowd of attendees gathered to support Rebecca’s Wish. The non profit was founded in 2018 and named for Rebecca Taylor, after...
PLAYING THE FIELD
South Texas Charity Weekend Hosts 27th Annual Gathering By Caroline McAllister Photography by Marks Moore and Doug Smith THE SETTING: The wide open spaces of the King Ranch, the historic town of Kingsville, and the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center...
