WHERE
Bayou City Event Center, November 9

AMOUNT RAISED
$460,000-plus

THEME
Under the Boardwalk, with carnival games and lights, entertainers on stilts, and plenty of popcorn

OVER THE TOP
Emcee Hannah Storm getting down to “Soul Man”

OVERHEARD
“Your wife is extremely competitive,” about a woman shooting carnival hoops against—and almost beating—former NBA star Kevin Loder

FASHION STATEMENT
A woman rocking a gold sequined dress as well as a cast

300
Soft pretzels

375
Banana splits

—Catherine Matusow