LEGACY

Houston Ballet Receives A Record-Breaking Donation

The $10 million legacy gift was presented by Margaret Alkek Williams.

05/16/2022 By Danielle Wright

A Night for Celebration

The Houston Grand Opera Returned to the Stage for Its 67th Season

HGO celebrated it's opening night for Bizet's Carmen.

10/27/2021 By Sofia Gonzalez Edited by Shelby Stewart

Home Edition

I Had a Ball at the 2021 Virtual Houston Ballet Ball

Guests got the VIP treatment last Friday night.

03/10/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Glitz and Gold

Houston Ballet Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary With a Party for the Ages

The ball at the Wortham Theater Center raised almost $1.8 million.

02/28/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Golden Anniversary

Houston Ballet Celebrates Beginning of 50th Anniversary Season with Giselle Opening Night Onstage Dinner

This year’s event raised more than $230,000 for the Houston Ballet.

09/12/2019 With Marianna Corcoran

In Bloom

Bayou Bend Soirées Draw Celebrity Guests and Boost the Budget by More Than a Mil

Last Friday's fashion show and Sunday's garden party were a chic success—just ask Kate Upton.

04/12/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Come Quickly, I Am Tasting the Stars

SPA Channels Capote's Party of the Century With a Black and White Ball of Its Own

The elegant affair in the Wortham Center's Grand Foyer raised more than $500,000 for the performing arts org.

04/09/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Love is in the Air

Whimsical Wintry Gala Features a Surprise Wedding

Ars Lyrica's Mid-Winter Night's Dream Gala broke a fundraising record, too.

03/01/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Charity

An Intimate Dinner Party Funds Additional Rienzi Artifacts

Rienzi Society members donated more than $214,000 at Tuesday's annual dinner.

02/15/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Ladies Who Lunch

20th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show Nets $370,000 for Child Advocates

Holiday-ready styles and one adoptive family's story of hope were the standout features of this year's Angels of Hope fundraiser.

12/13/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Return

One-Night-Only 'Jubilee of Dance' Celebrates Houston Ballet's Return to the Wortham

It was one of the most successful onstage dinners for Houston Ballet.

12/07/2018 With Marianna Corcoran

Houston Ballet Kicked Off Its Ballet Ball Season In Magical Fashion

Partygoers enjoyed a sneak peek of the "Heroes, Gods and Stars" themed 2019 Ballet Ball.

10/24/2018 With Laura Tracy

Look Good, Do Good

A Couture Cause Raises More Than $75,000 For Charity

The annual party debuted the 2018 Trend Guide and accomplished some serious fundraising.

01/30/2018 By Abby Ledoux Photography by Wilson Parish

Style Guide

5 Fashion Tips We Learned from the CUSP Spring Fashion Panel

An all-star panel dished on their favorite spring trends, wear-forever pieces and whose style they want to copy.

03/24/2016 By Camilla Cook

Museums

The MFAH Unveils a New Gift Shop and European-Inspired Café

Form and function combine at the recently renovated gift shop and MFAH Café.

11/13/2015 By Sara Samora

Slideshows

2015 Guardians of the Human Spirit at HMH

Longtime supporters of Holocaust Museum Houston were honored as 2015 Guardians of the Human Spirit.

11/05/2015 Photography by Gary Fountain and Wilson Parish