Judy Dunes (flute), Anne Leek (oboe), Rian Craypo (bassoon), and Sasha Potiomkin (clarinet)
14Houston Symphony musicians
Judy Dunes (flute), Anne Leek (oboe), Rian Craypo (bassoon), and Sasha Potiomkin (clarinet)
15Jan Rhodes, Kathi Rovere, Penny Wright
16Jan Rhodes, Kathi Rovere, Penny Wright
17Jennifer Gravenor
18Jennifer Gravenor
19Kathy Goossen and Rita Aron
20Kathy Goossen and Rita Aron
21Lilly Andress and Jo Dee Wright
22Lilly Andress and Jo Dee Wright
23Lilly Andress, Susan Hansen, Vicki West, Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins
24Lilly Andress, Susan Hansen, Vicki West, Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins
25Marla Hurley and Saula Valente
26Marla Hurley and Saula Valente
27Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins and Jane-Page Crump
28Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins and Jane-Page Crump
29Maureen Higdon and Saula Valente
30Maureen Higdon and Saula Valente
31Natalie Hurley and Marla Hurley
32Natalie Hurley and Marla Hurley
33Norma Jean Brown and Cathy McNamara
34Norma Jean Brown and Cathy McNamara
35Rania Edlebi and Connie Kwan Wong
36Rania Edlebi and Connie Kwan Wong
37Rita Aron, Silvia Fritzhand, Andi Raizner
38Rita Aron, Silvia Fritzhand, Andi Raizner
39Saula Valente
40Saula Valente
41Sidney Faust, Fran Fawcett-Peterson, Elsie Eckert, Cheryl Byington
42Sidney Faust, Fran Fawcett-Peterson, Elsie Eckert, Cheryl Byington
Forget Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Last Tuesday, November 13 was lunch at Neiman’s. A stylish crowd of more than 65 guests descended on the Galleria’s Neiman Marcus for an exclusive fashion show and lunch by Mariposa, the department store’s in-house restaurant.
The afternoon of fashion, fun, and philanthropy benefited the Houston Symphony League, an 80-plus-year-old organization that supports the Symphony with educational programs, fundraising, community relations, and special events. Originally founded as the Houston Symphony Society Auxiliary Committee in 1937 to promote season ticket sales, the group’s first president was none other than Ima Hogg.
Today, the League’s fundraising efforts have sent emerging musicians to competitions, purchased a Steinway piano for the orchestra, refurbished instruments for the Instrument Petting Zoo, and more.
At last week’s “Celebrate in Style!” luncheon, Neiman Marcus PR Manager Stacey Swift organized a fashion presentation featuring seasonal looks from top designers like Gucci, Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, Emilio Pucci, Carolina Herrera, and more. A musical performance by a Houston Symphony woodwind quartet—Judy Dines on flute, Anne Leek on oboe, Sasha Potiomkin on clarinet, and Rian Craypo on bassoon—served as the afternoon’s soundtrack.
Guests enjoyed Mariposa’s signature monkey bread along with chicken broth, roasted chicken fall salad, and flourless chocolate torte. After the show, they left with swag bags filled with goodies from Neiman Marcus, Blo Blow Dry Bar, and My Gym Uptown Houston.
Abby Ledoux traded Canada’s border for Mexico’s when she moved to Texas from northwestern Vermont in November 2017 to join the staff at Houstonia.
An alumna of Emerson College’s journalism program in Boston, Abby was previously associate editor of three weekly newspapers in her home state of Vermont. There, she covered everything from Bernie Sanders to the heroin epidemic and won numerous state and regional awards for her work, including the Vermont Press Association’s 2014 Rookie of the Year. She was also an investigative reporting fellow at the New England First Amendment Coalition.
Today, Abby is excited to explore Houston’s vibrant, diverse culture (and shopping scene). Aside from fashion and design, she’s passionate about politics, hip hop and Mexican food. She believes leopard is a neutral and red lipstick can fix almost anything.
