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Why does it happen all at once in Austin?
All weekend, they asked: “Why now?” Why so many festivals, parties, galas and other social events on one dry, dreamy weekend in October? Because so many Austin social hosts and promoters operate under three age-old rules:
Wait until things cool off.
Wait until the summer evacuees — including a big chunk of the college students — return to town.
Avoid, at all costs, butting heads with a Longhorns football home game.
These perhaps dated guidelines have been in place for a century or so. Happily, every event your columnist attended last week was full and flush with good will.
Some highlights (happy snaps from Season of Dance for Austin Children’s Shelter at Hilton Austin):
Learning more about charitable major leaguers Ann Showers Butler, Sandra Martin, Edith Royal and John C. Blazier at the Celebration of Giving for the Austin Community Foundation at Four Seasons Hotel.
Julia Spann and Kelly White
Cherishing the smaller, intense Film & Food for Austin Film Festival with Forrest Preece and Linda Ball at the Driskill Hotel.
Absorbing more of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs’ animated personality at Heroes for Health for Marathon Kids at the Four Seasons.
Lance and Jessica Haley
Hearing poet and essayist Celeste Guzman Mendoz’s wrenching personal testimony during the SafePlace Celebration at the Austin Convention Center.
Laughing with Molly Shannon, Jon Scieszka and Jim Lehrer at the First Edition Literary Gala for Texas Book Festival at the Four Seasons. Also, sitting next to trenchant historical novelist Philippa Gregory.
Delyn and Chris Tyson
Learning that there will be a Seabrook Jones video of the Dave Steakley tribute show for Zach Theatre at the W Austin Hotel and Residences.
Seeing complementary executive directors Julia Spann and Kelly White support each other at the giant Season of Dance for Austin Children’s Shelter at Hilton Austin.
Max Ferguson and Nicole Contero
Touring the resort-like new East Austin facilities for stray pets with vivacious Lori Galloway during the Green Gala for the Austin Animal Shelter.
Spending quiet time on a Hyde Park porch with friends at a 54th birthday party for the ailing Stephen Moser.
Sitting with the socially adventurous Marcia Levy and Susan Lubin and gang at the Pink Ball for Seton Fund at Four Seasons.
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