Best Dressed

Getting gala-ready doesn’t always mean donning black-tie attire! Just ask the folks at Catastrophic Theatre, who threw a too-fun toga party at Downtown-area Rec Room, which featured Greek food and, of course, plenty of vino. And the Jeans & Jerseys party raised nearly $300,000 for Project 88, a foundation established by Houston Texan Garrett Graham and his wife Ericka to ensure guidance counselors are available in public schools.



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Weekend brunch at Hudson House

THE RESTAURANT SCENE in the River Oaks Shopping Center is heating up — or maybe we should say chilling out — with the addition of Dallas-based Hudson House, which even registered a trademark on its “coldest martini” title. Located next to Brasserie 19, the light-filled space features cozy navy booths and brasserie-style fixtures with a Northeastern-inspired nautical vibe.
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Jose and Carolina Quiros

OF THE MANY festive fetes over the weekend, the annual Boo Ball benefiting Ronald McDonald Houston may have been the biggest, most spook-tacular one! More than 700 costumed partygoers descended upon the Hilton Americas ballroom, where a haunted house — complete with photo opps and bubbly — awaited.
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