Robert & Amy Urquhart with Annie & Spencer Kerr
DURING APRIL'S STREAK of beautiful, breezy spring weather, the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center hosted its annual alfresco fete for 400.
The "Enchanted Forest" evening included dinner and dancing under the stars, but kicked off at dusk with fine wine and views of the Arboretum's spring wildflowers. Clad in floral-inspired attire, the galagoers descended upon the Nature Center courtyard and lawn, greeted by chairs Annie and Spencer Kerr and Amy and Robert Urquhart.
The crowd applauded honorees Marilyn and Harry Kirk, longtime supporters of the Arboretum and its improvement projects over the years, as well as of conservation and nature education in general. After dinner and the silent auction, Infinite Groove took to the stage, and the party continued well into the night. In all, more than $500,000 was raised at this year's gala.
Jason, Meredith and Allyson Kinzel
Steve and Betty Newton and Andrea and Bill White
Bobbi & Jonathan Worbington
Sam & Mary Sommers Pyne
Charles Reynolds & Kelley Stair
Chris and Therese Odell
Nancy Greig and Debbie Markey
David & Katherine Andrew and Kent & Kristen Bayazitoglu
Megan & Joe Keefe
Jason and Stephanie Beauvais
Frank and Amanda Hauser
Marilyn & Harry Kirk
Leyton & Amy Woolf
Frederica von Stade (photo by Michelle Watson)
Jonathan and Ann Ayre and Rachel and Warren Ellsworth (photo by Michelle Watson)
Tiffany Sebastian, Kristin Bingham and Amanda Abiassi (photo by Dave Rossman)