TIME TO PAINT the town! This season, a trio of art fairs hits Houston, beginning with the Houston Art Fair (formerly the Houston Fine Art Fair), where nearly 50 local and international galleries exhibit Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at Silver Street Studios. On the same weekend, the Texas Contemporary event is held Downtown at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Opening-night festivities include a collaborative performance with the Houston Ballet’s Oliver Halkowich and multi-media artist Chris Doyle. And a week later, the semi-annual Bayou City Art Festival returns to the streets of Downtown with hundreds of outdoor booths.
John & Amanda Taylor, Stephanie Willis, Jason Weddle
Hosted by Spindletop Community Impact Partners, the energy-industry event supports more than 40 different nonprofits in the area, mostly ones benefiting at-risk children and families. Executives from big-wig oil companies including ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Equinor, Murphy Oil Corporation and many others attended the milestone gala, which honored individuals Dominic Macklon, Terry Bono and Jordan Zaiser for their involvement in the industry and community.
The evening kicked off with the national anthem sung by Etoile Academy Charter Middle School students, and a dance performance courtesy of Ensemble Theatre Young Performers. Throughout the night, artist Fumi McFarland wowed guests with her mesmerizing sand art, and patrons supported a toy drive for Girls Inc. After bidding on silent auction items — deBoulle diamond earrings, Astros and Texans tickets, dinners at Tony's, The Marigold Club and Brasserie 19, and a hunting trip to the Patagonia region — attendees hit the dance floor.
The evening raised a whopping $1 million!
Ann Adamson, Warwick King, Keelan Adamson, Wendy King
Veronica Foley
Billy-Jo Lafortune, Lindsay Weddle, Pragati Mathur
Spindletop Women in STEM BAFTX Scholar Reagan Crow
Constance White Volunteer Service Award Recipient Jordan Zaiser with Lia Vallone, Lindsay Weddle & Bart Cahir
Chad & Cristina Williams
Seliece & Lee Womble
Ensemble Theatre Young Performers
Eric Everett, Richard & Julie Mercer, Kaitlin & Jordan Zaiser
Sara & Ryan Young, Kerry Sedge
Laura Miller, Evan & Stacy Powell
Roger & Jill Jenkins
Liam & Gill Mallon
National Anthem Singers from Etoile Academy Charter School
Luna Rey, Genevieve Carter
Maggie & Greg Sheridan
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