At Dress for Success and Women of Wardrobe's annual Summer Soiree, generously hosted by Tootises, fashion-forward attendees dressed in pretty pastels, bold patterns and lots of ruffles — many designed by Houston's Hunter Bell, who showed off her fall line alongside jewelry by Claudia Lobao. Chairs Karishma Asrani, Courtney Campo, Allie Danziger and Melissa Sugulas welcomed guests to the event, which toasted the 20th anniversary of Dress for Success, and raised more than $20,000 for the org.
GET READY FOR the ultimate Barbiecore experience, coming to H-Town this summer. After popping up in New York, Chicago, Miami and Minneapolis, Malibu Barbie Cafe — complete with a pinkified menu and roller rink — arrives at the Junction HTX building off Washington just north of I-10 in August.
Bucket Listers, a media-experience brand known for viral phenomena like Family Guy Experience and the Golden Girls Kitchen, teamed up with Mattel on the fast-casual fare and interactive experience, which channels the groovy, laidback and colorful energy of 1970s Malibu.
“Bucket Listers is honored to continue partnering with Mattel, bringing Malibu Barbie Cafe down to Houston after sold-out runs across the country,” said Bucket Listers President Derek Berry in a release. “Barbie has proven to be one of history’s ultimate icons; it means so much for us to bring exclusive experiences like this to life for our community. I cannot wait for the city to see what we have in store.”
Expect photo ops galore, creative cocktails, and activities including the slick and chic roller rink; skate rentals cost just $1, but all rental fees will be donated to Girls Inc. Special events like cupcake decorating classes and paint parties will be announced closer to the cafe's opening.
The Malibu Barbie Cafe will open Aug. 16 and run through mid-October. Tickets for admission are $25, but include credit for both food and merchandise.
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Jun. 25, 2024
TO SAY HOUSTON has a lively poetry scene is an understatement. As we wrote back in 2017, in venues across the city — including Brazos Bookstore, Basket Books & Art, and Poison Girl, which hosts the long-running Poison Pen Reading Series — curated and open-mic readings and slam poetry competitions are happening almost nightly, and continue to be a cross-cultural, “cool and intellectually stimulating form of entertainment” for Houstonians of all ages.
Now Writers in the Schools (WITS), a non-profit founded in 1983 to nurture budding writers and poets through creative writing programs in classrooms, and technology pioneers IKE Smart City have teamed up to bring poetry to the streets and sidewalks of Houston.
Throughout Downtown/EaDo, Greater Heights, Midtown/Montrose, the Museum District, Uptown, and beyond, WITS and IKE have installed more than 180 touchscreen, interactive kiosks, each displaying a curated selection of poems by Houston-area elementary and middle school students, current Houston Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Hsu, and Meta4 Youth Poet Fellows.
The selection of poems appearing on the kiosks aligns with a year-long schedule of themed features and programming, including this weekend’s Space City Slam Weekend (June 28-29), a two-day poetry slam and workshop festival where poets ages 13-19 from across the country compete, learn, and form community together. WITS and IKE rolled out this innovative collaboration in May, and the kiosks will be up through April 2025.
Sleek, futuristic and fabricated to withstand extreme weather, the kiosks effectively complement the urban landscape of Space City and reveal how important the arts are for a well-rounded education and the health of our communities.
"We want our youth poets' words and voices to be visible, and this collaboration is a perfect and innovative way to do so," said Giuseppe Taurino, Executive Director of WITS in a press statement. “This collaboration allows us to extend our impact beyond the classroom.”
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