{"id":474516,"date":"2026-10-23T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474516\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:58:19","slug":"fairy-tales-come-to-life-on-an-enchanting-1-3-million-houston-night-princesses-galore-little-red-riding-hood-and-snow-white-step-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474516\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairy Tales Come To Life On an Enchanting $1.3 Million Houston Night \u2014 Princesses Galore, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White Step Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

What: Children\u2019s Museum Houston \u201cOnce Upon a Time: Fairy tale Fashion Gala\u201d<\/p>\n

Where: The Corinthian<\/p>\n

PC Scene: Many among the 500 Children\u2019s Museum Houston supporters dressed as fairy tale characters as requested for the partying that took place in an enchanted setting, the space transformed by Rebekah Johnson of Bergner & Johnson<\/a>. Johnson dressed the hall with twinkling candelabras, cascading vines, Tivoli lights, lush floral arrangements and a centerpiece multi-tiered fountain filled with hydrangeas.<\/p>\n

Captain Hooks frolicked with Little Red Riding Hoods while there were more princesses (think tiaras) in the flock than Prince Charmings as the gents were more inclined to black tie rather than costuming. Spotted amid the throng were Cinderellas, Snow Whites, Maleficents, Big Bad Wolves and more.<\/p>\n

\"JayneJayne & Garrett Johnston at the Children\u2019s Museum Houston gala (Photo by Alexander\u2019s Fine Portrait Design)<\/p>\n

Prince Charming Michael Bertuccio and his Princess Bride Jessica joined forces with Little Red Riding Hood Bahareh and Big Bad Wolf James Flavin to chair the playful evening that enjoyed record proceeds of $1.3 million for the Children Museum<\/a>\u2018s mission of improving the trajectories of all kids through innovative, child-centered learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery child deserves the opportunity to discover their potential, explore their world and imagine a future without limits,\u201d Children\u2019s Museum Houston CEO Rayanne Darensbourg says. \u201cWe are deeply grateful to everyone who helped make this night of enchantment so special. Our gala is a beautiful reminder of what\u2019s possible when our community comes together for its children.<\/p>\n

\t SHOP<\/p>\n

Grove Hill <\/p>\n

Eighteen Forty Two <\/p>\n

MacKenzie-Childs <\/p>\n

Verdadero Tequila<\/p>\n

Pecos Jane <\/p>\n

Zilker Belts<\/p>\n

Zilker Brewing<\/p>\n

Hutson Clothing Co.<\/p>\n

Zadok Jewelers<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we\u2019re making sure that for Houston\u2019s children, the possibilities are as limitless as their imaginations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BrittanyBrittan Sakowitz-Kushner, Crystal Robin, Mary Morgan Stevens at the Children\u2019s Museum Houston gala (Photo by Alexander\u2019s Fine Portrait Design)<\/p>\n

Credit for the exceptional bottom line also deserves to go to underwriting chairs Lauren and Max Barrett and Lilly and Harrison Cullen, and auction chairs Alex Butt and Claire Virga.<\/p>\n

After dinner from Jackson & Company<\/a> and the live auction, The Avondale Orchestra<\/a> cranked up the energy that went on into the night. Thank goodness for the late night bites of chicken and waffles and truffle fries that kept the festivities going.<\/p>\n

\"GalaChildren\u2019s Museum Houston gala chairs James & Bahareh Flavin (Photo by Alexander\u2019s Fine Portrait Design)<\/p>\n

PC Seen: Kat and former Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly, Astros sideline reporter Julia Morales, Alex and Jeff Beck, Andrew and Rochelle Deiso, Brad and Brittany Dinerstein, Annabel and Alex Florescu, Devorah and David Krieger, Liz McIngvale Mackey and Matt Mackey, Monica and Brad Radoff, Britany Sakowitz Kushner, Mona and Andrew Sarofim, Lily Schnitzer, Lexi Sakowitz Marek, Krystal and Garrett Thompson,\u00a0Winnie and Nic Phillips, Lexi Sakowitz Marek, and Meredith Flores-Baker.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What: Children\u2019s Museum Houston \u201cOnce Upon a Time: Fairy tale Fashion Gala\u201d Where: The Corinthian PC Scene: Many…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-474516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}