Photos by Steven Visneau
Styled by Leslie Rivas-Kelly
Models Whitney Ann and Aaron Schechter for Page Parkes Agency, and Bryce Leasure and Ryan Boone for Neal Hamil Agency
Hair by Zackery Chapa for Hue Salon
Makeup by Edward Sanchez for Arched Beauty
Styling assistance by Tanesha Seafous and Kadita Dabu
Shot on Location at 100 Carnarvon Dr. in Memorial and is listed by Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
Eric Best, Skylar Campbell, Kellen Hornbuckle and Zoe Lucich
Some 200 ballet fans, wearing bright springtime attire to match the room’s colorful florals in hues of peach and coral, dined on a menu that began with chef Chris Williams and soloist Eric Best’s lamb stew. “The stew featured sweet potato puree, coconut collard green pesto and was garnished with roasted peanuts,” noted a Ballet rep. For the next course, chef Aaron Bludorn and Corps de Ballet dancer Zoe Lucich served herbed ravioli with carrot-ginger puree and fresh gremolata, all inspired by Lucich’s love of vivid color and her Californian roots.
Chef Hugo Ortega partnered with principal dancer Skylar Campbell to offer an entrée of Pacific halibut with ginger broth and puya peppers. “Chef Hugo and Skylar both love the Pacific Coast, more specifically a quaint seaside town in Mexico called Puerto Nuevo, thus inspiring Pacific halibut for the entrée,” said the company rep.
The dessert, as imagined by Fluff Bake Bar’s Rebecca Masson and demi soloist Kellen Hornbuckle, was maple bacon crème brûlée. Wines were paired with each course by chef and oenophile Chris Shepherd, a longtime Ballet supporter.
The event was co-chaired by Heidi and Marcus Smith and Roslyn and Derrick Mitchell. Guests included Kristy Bradshaw, Lindsey Brown, Jesse H. Jones II, Terry Wayne Jones, Patti Murphy, Beth Muecke and Ileana and Michael Treviño.
Kristy Bradshaw and Lindsey Brown
Ada Agbor and Zoe Cadore
Derrick and Roslyn Mitchell and Heidi and Marcus Smith
Michel Coret and Tatiana Sorkin
Heidi and Marcus Smith
Laura and Brannon Robertson
Lenni and Bill Burke
Michael and Ileana Treviño
Mignon and Stephen Gill
Susan Binney, Susan Lehmann, Ann Bean and Amy LeBlanc
Terry Wayne Jones and Jay Jones
Victoria Gutierrez and Nick Pierce
Wayne and Tammy Nguyen
