Thanks to more than 1,100 people  who accepted our invitation to join us at the 23rd annual Rice Design Alliance Gala at the Hilton Americas Hotel. This year RDA honored Phoebe and Bobby Tudor and celebrated philanthropy on Saturday, November 14, at 7 pm.

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Transcendent Travel

1. Mexico Excursion: Casa Calderoni + Airline Tickets
2. Explore Marfa: 2 Nights Hotel, Museums + Tour
3. Jackson Hole, Art + Architecture: Hotel, Tours + Much More
4. Houston Weekender: Hilton Americas-Houston Weekend Stay + Dinner
5. Rediscover New Orleans: Hotel Monteleone, Arnaud’s Restaurant, City Tour
6. Hill Country Package: 3 Nights/Comal River +Wine Tasting/Tour
7. Galveston Weekend: Tiki Island Bayhouse Vacation
8. San Miguel’s La Puertecita Boutique Hotel: 3 Nights
9. Austin Lakehouse Package: 3 Nights + Wine Tasting/Tour
10. Peckerwood Garden: Mexican Folkart Tour
11. Spaw Farm: 5 Nights, New Ulm

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A & E – The Graphics Complex
à bientôt
agile_ofis, OFISNow
Julie Brook Alexander
Stuart Allen
Alley Theatre
Contract Resource Group
Allsteel
Ara 13
Arden’s Fine Art Framing
AREA
Arnaud’s Restaurant
Art Association of Jackson Hole
Artemide/Putterman, Scharck & Associates
BC Woodwork
Backstreet Cafe, Hugo’s and Prego
Mark Bagge
Sarah Balinskas Fine Framing
Mr. Joe Baraban
Jan & John Bebout
Becks Prime Restaurants
Bell Mountain Vineyards
benjy’s Restaurant
Bobbye Bennett
Bevin Bering + Bering and James Gallery
Blakely Bering + Bering and James
Johanna Boyles
The Brass Maiden
Michael Brichford
Bright Sky Press
Brochsteins Inc.
Bryn + McKenna Jewelry
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
The Office of James Burnett
Shelly Calton + Bering and James
William Cannings + Anya Tish Gallery
John Carney: Carney Architects
Carolyn Rose Design
Carriage Glass & Detail
Casa Calderoni
R.J. Cassidy Opticians, Inc.
Catalan
Katherine Center
Central Market
Cheeky Vintage
The Children’s Museum of Houston
Chinati Foundation
The Chocolate Bar
The Clear Creek Group- Jackson Hole
Clown Alley Orchids
Community Bar
The Container Store
Contemporary Arts Museum
Continental Airlines, Inc.
Crave Cupcakes
Cunningham Framing
Da Camera of Houston
Luis A. De Santos/LADS Photography
Debner + Company
Design Corps
Designer’s Furniture Mfg./David Longwood
Dessert Gallery
DiverseWorks Artspace
Divisi Strings, LLC
Anita K. Dover
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Elizabeth Anthony/Esther Wolf
Etui
Daniel Fabian + Sarah Balinskas Framing
J. Antonio Farfan + Bering and James
Joey Fauerson
Gary Faye + Harris Gallery
Leon Ferrari + Sicardi Gallery
Garland Fielder + Anya Tish Gallery
Flatbed Press + Sarah Balinskas Fine Framing
Wyatt Frantom
French Cuff Boutique
Fretz Construction Company
ASI Global Security, The Sparta Group- HB Norris, HCC Northwest College, Kimberly Hickson + Greg Cunningham
Glassell School of Art
Courtesy of Don Glentzer & Design Works Gallery + Sarah Balinskas Fine Framing
Global Views
Global Industries – The Total Office
Kenny Gordon
Sue Gorman Associates: Keil Hauer
Jason Hackenwerth
Kathy Hall
Joseph Hammer + Bering and James
Ron Hartgrove Designs
Dan & Adele Hedges
Herman Miller, Inc.
Laura & Bob Higley Foundation
Hana Hillerova
Hilton Americas-Houston
.H.O. (Sarah Holbrook Originals)
Paul & Shelley Homeyer
Hotel Limpia, Hotel Paisano
Hotel Monteleone
Hotel Terra
House of Blues Houston
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Dairymaids
Houston Dynamo
Houston Grand Opera- Anthony Freud, General Director
Houston. It’s Worth It.
Houston Mod
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston Symphony
Houston Wine Merchant
Houston Zoo
IPD Management / 13 Celsius
Andrew Icken
JCS
Jackson and Company
Jackson Hole Land Trust
Austin James + Bering and James
John Jenkins + Bering and James
Jenni’s Noodle House
KSM Associates
Katz Coffee
Mr. Jason Kishell
Stephen Klineberg
Knoll Studio/ KNOLL
Knoll Textiles
Kuhl-Linscomb
La Puertecita Boutique Hotel
La Villette Catering and Special Events
Joyce Lander
Laurenzo’s El Tiempo Cantina
Jonathan Roesch + Gallery Sonja Roesch
Sydney Lenoir
Helen Lessick + Barbara Davis + Sarah Balinskas Fine Framing
Lighting Unlimited
The Linen House
Lee Littlefield + Poissant Gallery
G. Lyon Photography
MDI Resources
Maida’s Belts & Buckles
Main Street Theater
Wayne and Judy Marchand
Mark’s American Cuisine
Masterson Design
McDonald Observatory
Mark McKinnon, Landscape Architect
The Menil Collection
Mercury Baroque
Craig and Suzy Minor
Modern Worth
Steve Murphy + Wade Wilson Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Film Department
My Table Magazine
Nigro Dermatology Group
Ninfa’s on Navigation
Nova Beads and Creations
The OFIS
Office Pavilion
Opera in the Heights
Ouisie’s Table
PH Design Shop
Peckerwood Garden Conservation Foundation
Cesar Pelli/Pelli Clarke Architects
Francisco Studios
Project Row Houses
Anonymous- Mark’s American Cuisine
Ragin Cajun
Britt Ragsdale
Rice Athletics
Rice Design Alliance
Rice Design Alliance
Rice University – School of Continuing Studies
Rienzi, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Clay Robinson
Roly Poly Sandwiches
Rothko Chapel
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Kent Schaffer
SchoolHouse Partners
Shade Restaurant
Anthony Thompson Shumate + Barbara Davis Gallery
Simply Organized
Artaissance, artthatfits.com + Skyline Art Services
Skyline Art Services
Honeysett + Art Services
Artaissance, artthatfits.com + Skyline Art Services
Royce Ann Sline
Sloan/Hall
Paul Smead
Society for the Performing Arts
Julie Soefer Photography
SoVino Bistro & Wine Bar
Tom Flaherty
SpawMaxwell Company
Christof Spieler and the Citizens’ Transportation Coalition
Star Pizza Inc.
Marissa Starr + Laura Rathe Fine Art
Ann Stautberg
Stetzel & Associates
Stone Lore Designs
Fat Cat Studio
Strip House
Sunset Settings / Carolyn Brewer
Surroundings
Suzanne Longley Landscapes, Inc.
Lin Swanner + Bering and James
Teknion LLC
Ten Thousand Villages
Theater Under the Stars
Thompson + Hanson Nursery
Thorntree Slate and Marble
Thyme Well Spent Inc.
Tony’s Mexican Restaurant
Treebeards
trutimber
Patrick Turk
Elaine Turner
Uptown Houston
Victoria’s Fine Linens
Village Greenery & Flowers
VIP City Tours
Vision Optique
Massimo Vitali + McClain Gallery
Fotofest
Westheimer Plumbing

Katherine Whaley of Channel11
WHR Architects
Wildcat Golf Club
Angilee Wilkerson + Bering and James
Jill Moser + Wade Wilson Art
William Winkler Photographer
Geoff Winningham + Sarah Balinskas Fine Framing
Mary Beth Woiccak
The Women’s Institute of Houston
Troy Woods + McMurtrey Gallery
Yapa Kitchen Fresh Take Away
Kate Zimmerman
Zoe’s Kitchen

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RDA 2009 GALA (as of October 23)
Underwriters
D. E. Harvey Builders
Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.
Linbeck Group
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
SpawMaxwell Company
TDIndustries
Tellepsen
Phoebe & Bobby Tudor

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The Rice Design Alliance celebrated Discovery Green, Houston’s new park in the heart of downtown Houston, and those who undertook the strenuous civic activity to make it happen at its annual benefit gala on November 15.

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On October 22, Underwriters of RDA’s 2008 gala were invited to a party at the recently opened downtown Houston Pavilions.  Guests enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and a performance by jazz musician Al Campbell three stories up in the open air Pavilion. The group also enjoyed tours of the House of Blues.

After a brief welcome and thank you by Gala Chairs, Larry and Charlotte Whaley, the skies opened up, and the rain poured down. The unexpected weather did not dampen the festivities and the party continued indoors, where wine and food continued to be served.

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