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by Sharon Albert Brier, staff writer
Rumor Has It Wild time. It was quite a meal. On an African adventure, Carmela and Kelly Frels and Ron and Patty Woods watched as a pride of lions devoured a Cape buffalo that the female lions had killed. The travelers spent eight nights in four different locations to see the Great Migration through the Serengeti and the Big Five: lions, leopards, elephants, Cape buffalo and the rhinos. At the Ngorongoro Crater they sat under trees for a picnic and watched hippopotami gather in a pond in the crater. Drones operated by a Good Morning America crew broadcasted from the crater while they were there. A glance at Mt. Kilimanjaro as they left Tanzania and the Maasai villagers left them high on life. Coin scarves. Partiers wore genie and belly dancing outfits to celebrate the All Aboard the Marrakesh Express for the Anne Frank Hadassah fun-raiser at the Fadi Event Center. Co-presidents Sharon Maloney and Vicky Dyer-Smith and Connie Senter, Frances Rubin, Mirl Cohen and yours truly greeted guests with pomegranate vodka shots. A giant Moroccan marketplace screen was the backdrop for guest photos. It was the most successful ride the group has taken. Rick Senter and Howard Dyer-Smith served as bartenders. John Littman with Eva and Rachel Littman, Dr. Harry and Donna Price, Connie Reddy and Amy and Aron Grenader and Dr. Neal Reisman and Liebe Miller Ostrow were in the crowd of 95 “train riders.” Animals of all kind. Memorial Day weekend was spent gliding over tree tops. Karen and Roland Garcia visited with former Houstonians Linda Gonzalez and Roland Rodriquez, who retired in Atenas, Costa Rica, on top of a mountain with a coffee plantation behind them. The couples soaked in the Tabacon Hot Springs and zip lined with wild creatures and toucans. At Playa Blanca beach, peacocks joined them for breakfast. It felt like home since the Garcias have their own peacock, named Baby Blue. Playful meeting. Director Tammie Kahn welcomed 50 guests to the striking contemporary home of Anita and Gerald Smith for
ADVENTURE Experiencing Africa together were (from left) Ron Woods, Carmela and Kelly Frels, new friends from San Antonio, and (at right) Patty Woods.
the annual board meeting and gathering of The Children’s Museum. Board president Geoff Bracken announced the new members to the board of directors: Allison Leach, Carmen Mach, Rishma Mohamed, James Rhame, Kelly Sklar and Sebastien Solar, and new advisory members Dr. Julie Baker Finck, Mary Catherine Blanton Jones, Melissa Lowrie and Sue Payne. The Lois Drutz Boiarsky Award was awarded to Maryellen Salas, and Mary Farish Johnson presented the Hillary Farish Stratton Award to Randy Allen for his dedication. Laurie Allen, Nancy Allen and Gail Adler were in the crowd. 10th anny. The Kentucky Derby party given by The Holly Rose Ribbon Foundation sprinted to a sellout. Bartenders flipped juleps and patrons spun the bottle for $20 to win a vintage bottle of $200 bourbon. Guests heard Marva Skinner tell how the foundation paid all expenses for her four-part breast-reconstruction operation by Dr. Franklin Rose. City Artworks received a check from the HRRF to give professional art lessons at Texas Children’s Hospital to children with cancer. Derby attired were Cindi Rose, Ben and Laura Rose, Alex Martinez and Enrique Paxson. JMichael Soliz and Michael Pearce announced Tiffany Taylor won for best hat, and best dressed was Omar Marcus. Distilled. It was a small group with a big heart at Black & White (Mediterranean and
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seafood bistro) in the Heights. Chairs Luvi and Carlos Wheelock greeted everyone as partiers feasted on Central American-inspired bites and a Casamigos tequila strawberry drink at the kickoff event for the Fabretto Children’s Foundation’s third annual gala. The gala, Houston Night for Niños, on Oct. 13 at the Hobby Center, will raise money to empower underserved children and their families in Nicaragua to reach their full potential and improve their life. Some of the supporters in the mix were Tammy and Rodrigo Leyton, Sannam and Scott Warrender, Janessa and Doug Young, and Margaret and Matt Thurmond. Buena vida. The artist and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp executive. One is 10 years older. John Falk and Allan Rodewald met at one of Allan’s art openings and became fast friends and started celebrating their May 27 and 28 birthdays together eight years ago. They blow out candles at Allan’s pool, which is shaped like an artist’s palette, and sometimes they let John’s wife, Claudia Falk, pick out their chocolate cake. Chris Higgins and Rex and Maggie Solomon are regulars in the group of 30 friends.
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