Family First

The Children’s Museum of Houston’s Friends and Families luncheon featured best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims. … Houston Rockets star Clint Capela rounded up teammates, including James Harden and Chris Paul, for a party benefiting his CC15 Foundation. The bash at Downtown’s JW Marriott brought in $215K for low-income and single-parent families. … Nearly $1 million was raised at the “We Are Family” gala for Nora’s Home, which offers transplant patients and their relatives affordable housing during treatment.

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Party People

Actor Alan Brincks gets his makeup done for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

BEGINNING AUG. 1 THROUGH Aug. 10, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, the professional arm of the University of Houston’s School of Theater and Dance, takes the stage at Miller Outdoor Theatre for its 50th iteration. The milestone event includes productions of Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, plus "Bard talks," all at no cost to viewers.

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Art + Entertainment

Dandelion Cafe owners Sarah Lieberman and J.C. Ricks with Mireya Villarreal of GMA, Chris Shepherd and Lindsey Brown of Southern Smoke Foundation (photo by Shane Dante Photography)

THE SOUTHERN SMOKE Foundation, established by chef Chris Shepherd, has only been around for seven years — but that's long enough to have helped hospitality workers through hurricanes, freezes, a pandemic, and countless other personal situations requiring emergency relief.

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Food