Tootsies August Trunk Shows

Claudia Laboa Trunk Show and Personal Appearance

Featured in eleven Desperate Housewives episodes, ovals, circles, rectangles and squares make up the designs of many of her necklaces that can be worn long or wrapped a few times, spicing up any outfit.

August 19-20

10am - 6pm

Trina Turk Trunk Show and Personal Appearance

Women of Wardrobe Soiree

August 19

7 - 9pm

Fall 2009 Gown and 2010 Resort Looks Trunk Show

Featuring Romona Keveza, Peter Hidalgo, Farah Angsana, Rafael Cennamo and Gustavo Cadile

August 20-21

10am - 6pm

Jolie Toi Trunk Show

Exclusively available at Tootsies, Jolie Toi designs beautiful gowns that compliment the female frame for the confident woman.

August 26

10am - 6pm

Caycee Black Trunk Show and Personal Appearance

This Houstonians background as a former ballerina shines through in her graceful but edgy designs while the artist in her gave her a keen eye for shadowy palettes.

August 27

10am - 6pm

Tootsies in Highland Village

4045 Westheimer

Houston, TX 77027

713-629-9990

For more information, contact heather@theprboutique.com

Charlie Ferguson Makes Impression at Vaughan Christopher Gallery

Last week more than 100 arts lovers gathered at Vaughan Christopher Gallery, Houston's fine art gallery housing an exclusive collection of twentieth century masters, to celebrate the opening night of native Houstonian, Charlie Ferguson's Street Impressions, a collection of colorful, abstract photographs. Ferguson, recently back from Buenos Aires, has traveled the world capturing the beauty in street scenes. While munching on truffled grilled cheese sandwiches and pulled pork tacos, guests oohed and aahed over the riveting photos shot in Buenos Aires, India and Nepal. The emerging talent's exhibition is on display at River Oak's Vaughan Christopher Gallery through August 14.

Photo: Ginger Christopher Wright, Jay Erdmann, Charlie Ferguson and Amy Vaughan King. Check out Charlie Ferguson and gallery director, Jay Erdmann, on KRIV-TV (FOX) with Lanny Griffith discussing the exhibit - http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/morning_news/live_with_lanny/090723_photography_exhibit.

Vaughan Christopher shows Charlie Ferguson

Vaughan Christopher Gallery, one of Houston's leading fine art galleries, will open photographer Charlie Ferguson's new solo exhibition on July 23. The show, Street Impressions, is a collection of 20 urban abstracts taken on the streets of Buenos Aires. Join us for hors d' oeuvres and wine on Thursday July 23 from 6-8 pm to welcome the emerging talent. RVSP by July 16th by calling 713-599-1271 or by emailing heather@prboutique.com.

Vaughan Christopher Gallery houses a collection of 20th century masters, whose works range from Picasso and Miro to Warhol and Haring. Visit their website at www.vaughanchristopher.com

Charlie Ferguson's work can be found at www.charlie-

ferguson.com.

Vaughan Christopher Gallery

1217 South Shepherd

Houston, TX 77019

713.533.0816

Check out articles featuring Charlie Ferguson's Vaughan Christopher photography exhibition:

Houston Press - http://www.houstonpress.com/events/charlie-ferguson-street-perspectives-1346274/

Examiner News - http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/07/14/west_university_examiner/lifestyles/wu_charlie_ferguson_art.txt

An Affair To Remember: Casa de Novia Sample Sale

Here comes the… Casa de Novia Sample Sale. The annual sale will feature gowns from couture designers Monique Lhuillier, Elizabeth Fillmore, Ulla Miaja, Junko Yoshioka and more for up to 75% off. The Sample Sale (www.casadenoviabridal.com) will allow you to appreciate luxurious fabrics and precision cutting at a small price. Save your money for the honeymoon.

Friday, July 24: 11am - 7pm

Saturday, July 25: 11am-5pm

Casa de Novia

3331 D'Amico

Houston, TX 77019

713-523-9090

Name That Tune

Virtuosi of Houston invites talented young musicians in the Houston area to audition for Virtuosi’s 2009-2010 season. Those interested in auditioning for this special and  extraordinary children’s chamber orchestra are required to be in grades 7 through 12 and ages 11 to 18 and an active member of their respective school orchestra or band. For more information on audition requirements call www.virtuosiofhouston.org.  

Friday, September 4, 2009:  5 - 8pm

Virtuosi of Houston

Memorial City Mall

RA & Ronald McDonald House Rollin Sushi

Houston's Ronald McDonald House recently partnered with RA Sushi Highland Village to highlight the Ronald McDonald House "Star Chefs."  RA Highland Village head sushi chef, Jimmy Kieu, and the RA team spent the evening sharing their sushi rolling skills with Ronald McDonald House children residents and their parents at a special hands on cooking demonstration and family dinner on Tuesday, July 7.   For more information, visit www.rmhhouston.org and www.rasushi.com.

The Photo Boutique

The Photo Boutique was recently launched to maximize publicity for our clients. Event photos are a key ingredient to successful event marketing.  From celebrity events and fundraisers to succulent food shots, The Photo Boutique captures the essence of the moment. With in-house photographers in Houston and Austin, The Photo Boutique records fine details and experiences ready to be published in a newspaper, magazine or on the internet. Clients of The Photo Boutique receive a disk along with a list of the names captured by the photographer at the event.   To secure a photographer for your next event, contact info@theprboutique.com.

RA Sushi CityCentre Opens

RA Sushi - best known for Rock n' Roll sushi - opened in CityCentre on July 6.  The grand opening event benefitting YTAC (Young Texans Against Cancer) is Thursday, Sept. 24.  The second story indoor outdoor sushi haven will host a 70s disco charity event.  

RA CityCentre 

12869 Queensbury, Ste  234

Houston, TX 77024

Visit RA's web site at www.rasushi.com.  For more information, contact callie@theprboutique.com. 

Three Points In Spain

The Consul General of Spain and Deborah Colton Gallery host local Spanish artists residing in Houston at an exhibition showcasing Three Points in Spain: Works by Carlos Ciriza, Loli Fernandez-Andrade, Javier de Villota which opens Saturday, July 11 at a reception from 6 until 9pm.  The Deborah Colton Gallery exhibition is an official Junior Chamber of Commerce 2009 Consular Forum event culminating with the 58^th Consular Ball on October 10, 2009 at the Hilton Americas Hotel.  Individual Ball tickets start at $300, call 281-217-9235 or email heather@theprboutique.com for more information.

Deborah Colton Gallery is located at 2445 North Boulevard.

The Belle Meade at River Oaks Rises

Nestled within the heart of Houston, Grayco Partners brings luxury residential rental living to one of Houston’s oldest and most charming neighborhoods. Located on the edge of River Oaks, the intimate residential development, The Belle Meade at River Oaks opens for pre-leasing in July.   

For additional information on The Belle Meade, please visit www.thebellemeade.com or the leasing center located at
3019 Earl Street (around the corner from 2929
Westheimer, off Sackett), 713.522.1122.   

Animal House

Muse Boutique recently played host to more than 100  animal lovers as they kicked off the Fierce & Fabulous Seventh Annual PetSet Soiree at Hotel Zaza.  Billy, Muse's house goldendoodle, greeted guests and pets as they gathered to support the group dedicated to educating and promoting public awareness and interest in animal welfare.  The 2009 Soiree Chairs, Courtney Hopson, Tama Lundquist and Tena Lundquist Faust announced "Friends of the Highland Village Adoption Center" will be honored at the PetSet Soiree on the eleventh of September.  In the crowd: Lindsay Mousoudakis, Margaret Morris, Katherine Phelps, Robin Reimer, Tim Moloney. 

Muse is located at 2411 West Alabama (at Kirby).  Visit www.musehouston.com or call 713-520-MUSE for more information.

Designer Jeans with Curves

Cookie Johnson understands your frustration.  She's spent years looking for that ever-elusive, never-obtainable urban myth: the perfect fitting pair of jeans.  So she decided to make her own jeans....and the rest of us get to reap the benefits.  Wife of former-NBA star Magic Johnson, Cookie designed her jean with curvy women in mind.   Only at Dimensions (www.dimensions6100.com) in Houston.

Dimensions

6100 Westheimer

Houston, TX 77057

713.780.8564

South American Swimwear Makes Debut in US

Zingara Swimwear celebrated its grand opening and United States debut in May.  With caiphrinas in hand, more than 150 guests dressed in breezy coastal cocktail  nibbled on empanadas from Escalante’s Mexican Grill while shopping among a beachside fashion show.   A percentage of the evening’s proceeds benefitted the Amscwhand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation (www.sarcomacancer.com). Check out the fabulous new store in Highland Village or visit the web site at www.zingaraswimwear.com.

4027 Westheimer

Houston, TX 77027

713.629.4700

Center's Positive Program Helps Troubled Youth

The Center for Success and Independence  launches The Yarn Initiative, the gift of craft shaped at The Center for Success and Independence that provides newborn babies with the essential comfort of warmth.   Through The Yarn Initiative, students at The Center for Success and Independence, a residential treatment facility for adolescents with emotional, behavioral and substance abuse problems, voluntarily knit and crochet baby blankets and donate them to the newborns born at Ben Taub Hospital as part of their therapy at the Center.  View The Yarn Initiative on ABC KTRK-TV   http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6536652.

The Center For Success and Independence

3722 Pinemont

Houston, TX 77018

713-426-4545

www.tcsi.org