NEIGHBORS
by Sharon Albert Brier, staff writer
Rumor Has It Talk, talk. For the first time ever, the Art of Conversation was a sold-out event before the invitations were mailed. Artist David Adickes was presented with a certificate in his honor by Mayor Anise Parker. Beth Wolff and Bill Stubbs chaired the wildly successful event that featured 32 conversationalists, including Lynn Wyatt, sportscaster Bob Allen, Great Day Houston’s Deborah Duncan, Channel 8’s Lisa Tripani Shumate and Ernie Manouse, architect Cameron Armstrong, chef David Cordúa, Milo Hamilton, the former voice of the Astros, sportswriter John McClain, Gracie Cavnar of Recipe for Success, rodeo lifetime VP Carolyn Faulk, CEO of Uptown Houston John Breeding and pawn-shop diva Pamela Wright. Next year save the date, Nov. 10. Doctor’s orders. With 200 friends at The Wynden, Dr. Carl Schmulen thanked his wife, Lynn, for the 65th birthday dinner/dance and mark of his retirement. He told amusing stories from his 35-year career as a gastroenterologist. The stand-up routines continued from family members Caren and Rob Sweetland, Danielle and Mark Schmulen, and Lindsay and Mark Schmulen, plus partner Dr. Ray Verm and friends Richard Rosenberg and Richard Josephson. There was an amusing video of seven grandchildren with their own quips. Party favors were Schmulen Happy Pills (jelly beans) packaged in prescription bottles labeled from the Schmulen Family Pharmacy. Just a backpack. All her life, Mabel Sanders, a passionate hiker, planned to hike the Way of St. James, the famous Camino de Santiago trail in north. She finally did the 1,000year-old pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela as a 50th birthday present to herself. She hiked 38 days, 8-10 hours a day, starting from Saint-JeanPied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to the Atlantic coast of Spain, a total of 758 kilometers. She did not have a cell phone but used an iPod Touch 4 to make free Viber and Skype calls to communicate daily. While hubby Jim was in Houston, Mabel met people from all over the world and received a cherished certificate of accomplishment at the church.
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Gloves and a pillbox hat. The 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death did not go unnoticed in River Oaks. Stephen and Kaye Horn and their daughter Marcella Viktorin welcomed 100 friends to their home, the former home of Gov. John B. Connally Jr., who was also injured when President Kennedy was assassinated. Their party had a display of Jack Kennedy memorabilia and a scrapbook of his typed speeches and original newspaper headlines. A video of the events was replayed on a TV watched by Mary WORTH TALKING ABOUT Co-chairs of the Art of Conversation Beth Wolff Maxey, Helen Perry, and Bill Stubbs (right) honored artist/sculptor David Adickes (center) at the talkLucy and Eric Lewis, ative event that benefited City ArtWorks. Judi McGee, Rhonda Aston Martin car models. Ewa Orbeck, Lori and Morris Jones, and Loren and Stefani Hutto, Jeannine Lewis, Amanda Goodie, Twyford. Annette Gemp, Carol Hutton, Alicia Von They met at El Patio. While Kristin Grelsman, Gaylynn Schiller, Karla Newton, Nicole Garcia was at a party eating guacamole, Tammy Bateman, Phyllis Rauls, Tracy Erwin, Aaron Stire Blomquist satisfied his thirst after Ashley Herrington and Gayle Kinnie sampled golf in 2008. Carrying on the Mexican theme, wines and whiskeys and enjoyed Grammy-winAaron later proposed to Kristin in Cabo in 2012. ning musicians. Their September wedding was at the Driskill in Hard night, good morning. Janice Austin, with a double bouquet throw. The first Hall and Lizzie Clarke invited gal pals over one hit the chandelier, and the second was spiked by night to share skin care and nutrition tips from one of Kristin’s super enthused girlfriends. A D’ Andra Simmons. The invitations had samphoto booth, a cigar roller and silhouettes by ples of a sleep serum to make you look good after Cindi kept guests entertained. They honeya hard night. Forty health seekers enjoyed hearmooned on the Amalfi Coast and Florence. ing D’Andra’s story about promoting a healthy They sent thanks to supportive parents Roland and organic lifestyle. Astrid VanDyke, Lana and Karen Garcia, Nancy and Jim Gainey, and Hadlock, Kay Joyce, Carol Simmons and Tua Larry and Kathy Blomquist. Burke were swapping makeup tips. Flash funding. Joanne Naponic and Pat Blair Huntington created a flash fundraiser for Have some good news to share? We want to the Ronald McDonald House. Donors boarded know. Email us at info@thebuzzmagazines.com. a limo to NASA to tour a Learjet and look at
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