Jenni Kayne’s River Oaks District shop turned into a recruitment night for Ambassadors for Texas Children’s recently.

Keanu Reeves brought Dogstar to Thompson Houston on Sunday, and PetSet left with more than $1.5 million.

Hotel ZaZa got a gold ribbon, and a first-time gala that cleared more than $750,000 for kids with cancer — as guests insisted it was one of the most authentic and moving events they’d ever attended.

Sky High for Kids’ 11th annual gathering drew more than 700 guests during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Co-chairs Alex Joven Kinsey and Peyton Wallace ran a sold-out afternoon of brunch, cocktails, a Ralph Lauren-inspired setting and a runway show.

Fall for Color lived up to its name at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where more than 275 guests moved from Monet pastels into an Ai Weiwei riot of brick and bloom.

Discovery Green again turns into a massive chef’s tasting this Saturday, with nearly 100 cooks and bartenders working the lawn for Southern Smoke.

The Greatest Mission on Earth came to The Post Oak Hotel with stilts, a snake charmer and a record check.

Houston’s social and civic set marked America’s 250th the way this city likes to do it: with a marching band, a red carpet and a sold-out night at Jones Hall.

A lively crowd of friends, colleagues and local tastemakers gathered to celebrate the official launch of Jeff Gremillion’s VIP Houston, a new digital platform dedicated to Houston culture and society.

UNA Lab left New York long enough to set up shop in Anne Carl’s living room.

Drunk Dracula is back in Houston, and the count is still drinking on the job.

Texas Cocktail Week is back in Houston this week, and Four Seasons Hotel Houston is once again HQ. The host hotel of the second annual celebration, presented by Michter’s, the property is filling Sept. 20-24 with guest shifts, pop-ups and late-night last calls at Bayou & Bottle and Bandista.

Mack Allen’s arrived the way a supper club should: with a vintage Cadillac at the curb, a Sinatra soundalike at the door and more than 500 of Houston’s social and business set dressed for the occasion.

A couple of months ago, a friend recommended an interesting book that she had just finished titled Signs. It’s a collection of stories that speak to the universe’s capacity for magical moments and how to recognize the life-changing messages from the Other Side. 

After more than 30 years as a prominent voice in journalism and media leadership, veteran editor and publisher Jeff Gremillion is embarking on his next venture: a digital destination focused on Houston society, local culture and compelling personal profiles.

In a sunny corner of the River Oaks home he shares with his internationally famous socialite wife, Oscar Wyatt laughs easily and makes guests feel welcome. A photographer here to take his portrait this morning remarks how jovial and funny he is, as when he intercepts a question intended for wife Lynn with the timing of a seasoned stand-up.

Dogs with ponytails. Someone dressed like Jimmy Buffet on psychedelics blaring music from a speaker hanging from his neck. Another gent taking a conference call on a ’90s-era headset at the skate park. These are all scenes from a leisurely hour in Venice Beach, where eclecticism and luxury intersect in true Los Angeles fashion.

The personal service starts as soon as guests clear customs at the Maldives’ Malé Velana international airport. Visitors are whisked away in a speedboat to the Gili Lankanfushi resort, reminiscent of the opening scene of a new White Lotus season.

Houston’s fall dining calendar is filling up fast, with a splashy Uptown newcomer, a Michelin-recognized omakase comeback and a Downtown rooftop all in the mix — plus two suburban arrivals close behind.

Exilio Latin Flair has handed the kitchen to one of the chefs who helped invent Nuevo Latino cuisine.

By Jeff Gremillion

Hotel Granduca is bringing a little Aspen swagger — and some fabulous top-shelf tequila — to Houston.

By Evan W. Black

In the somewhat remote, southern-Pacific region of Puntarenas, humpback whales spout hello during their annual migration, and a lush coastline looks out at inlets and islands home to hundreds of species of fish and mollusks and coral. It is here, on a 58-acre rainforest reserve, that Hotel Three Sixty is perched, dangling nearly 1,000 feet in the air and boasting unobstructed views — hence the name.