AT GALVESTON'S HISTORIC Bryan Museum, founded by wildcatter J.P. Bryan and his wife Mary Jon, hundreds of guests gathered to pay tribute to the history of coastal ranching in Texas at a "Coastal Cowboy"-themed event.
The evening kicked off with a VIP pre-party inside the museum's Galveston Orphan's home, which survived the Great Storm of 1900. Cowboy-hat-clad guests then made their way to the property's Conservatory for the main event, welcomed with a platter of Brush Fire signature cocktails. They sipped and surveyed the silent-auction items, including a suite at a Texans game and original art.
The gala, chaired by Kelley Sullivan Georgiades and George Georgiades, honored fifth-generation Galveston rancher Gerald Sullivan with the Buck'n'Bull Award. Sea-glass-inspired decor filled with blooms from Island Flowers and a meal featuring RC Ranch beef, catered by Culinaire, were among the sensory-rich highlights. Guests participated in a lively auction, led by Rodeo Houston auctioneer Randolph Holford, that included an exciting Montana ranch trip donated by Houston native and Yellowstone star Cole Hauser. And afterward, partygoers took to the dance floor and two-stepped the night away to a set by Roger Creager.
In all, the night raised more than $900,000 for the Bryan Museum, which opens its Coastal Cowboys exhibit in November.
Alicia Bryan
Todd and Sarah Sullivan
Chairs George and Kelley Sullivan Georgiades
Russell and Jolyn Sheirman
Champagne Cowgirl at the 2024 Bryan Museum Gala
Romy and Jason Dell’Ario
Cole Lowry and Eloise Haynes
Roger Creager
D'Lisa and John Johnston
Gerald Sullivan, Mac Sullivan
Greg McEldowney and Joanie McLeod
Robert Clay, Colleen and Phillip Smith
Michelle Lilie and Rodney Rudell
Honoree Gerald Sullivan and Family
Michael Fossum and Rusty Hardin
J.P. Bryan, Gerald Sullivan
Melissa Williams Murphy, J.P. and Mary Jon Bryan
Leigh Stubbs, Natalie Crowder, Bill Stubbs
Jackson Alston Berger, Kelley Sullivan Georgiades
Johnny and Sydney Sullivan
John and Andrea Bryan
Jim and Kate Lykes
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