Party People - Summer 2018

Pat and Kevin Mitchell at ‘Mercury’
Pat and Kevin Mitchell at ‘Mercury’

Joanna and Brad Marks at ‘Bo’s’ Events benefitting Bo's Place and Children's Assessment Center


Sara Beth and Pierce Bush at ‘Project’ Catastrophic Theatre Gala and Project 88's Jean & Jerseys Party

David Lee Roth with California Girls Opera Ball

Off the Wall Astro's Bash Off the Wall Astro's Bash

Austin Trainor, Ana Barron Strouse and Eric Turner at Sweat 1000 The openings of Sweat 1000, Catalyst, Cottonmouth Club and Paris Texas Apparel Co.

Steve Wyatt and Joyce Echols at ‘Alley’ TUTS and Alley Theatre Galas

Balinese dancers at ‘Symphony’ Mercury’s 10th annual gala and the Symphony Ball

Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Hermann Park Conservancy's Evening in the Park gala

Dustin Windham and Bun B at ‘Tastemakers’ CultureMap’s Tastemakers event and Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair

IW Marks and Maison-de-Mode.com boutique

Roz Pactor with Jim and Jo Furr at ‘Music’ Welcome Wilson's Birthday and Music with Friends

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John Kuykendall, Showroom Manager, Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove

How did you get to where you are today? Growing up I had envisioned myself as a news anchor, living in NY and enthusiastically saying into the camera “Good Morning America!”. To this day, I am still a news/political junkie. My mother owned fur salons so specialty retail, luxury retail was in my blood through the family business. Eventually, mom shuttered the stores and I was recruited to a large specialty retailer. Over the next 30 years, I was in commissioned sales on the sales floor, became a department manager, worked my way up to buyer and store manager. Although I never became a newscaster, I did live in NYC for a few years. But Texas is home and with aging grandparents, I felt the pull to come back to my roots. A headhunter approached me. I never envisioned myself in the high-end appliance market, but there are so many similarities. Clients want a memorable experience; whether shopping for diamonds and fur or remodeling their kitchen.

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The patio at Heights & Co.

IT'S ALMOST TIME for summer vacations, but Heights & Co. is offering escapes on its newly redecorated patio in the form of wine and movie nights — no passport needed! Visit France, Italy, Greece, Spain, and more through wine pairings and tasting menus, all complemented by movies set in each location.

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Ally Shell and Martijn van Koolwijk

BLAME IT ON the Moon! Mercury Chamber Orchestra’s 2025 gala at the Thompson hotel — themed “Moonlight Serenade and chaired by Ally Shell and Martijn Van Koolwijk — was a night of glamour and big band vibes, raising more than $350,000 for the company.

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