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This year marks the 4th annual Fashion's Night out. Fashion's Night Out - aka: FNO is a global initiative, sponsored by Vogue and the CFDA. The first event began in 2009 in New York as a means to encourage consumers to shop and support the fashion industry during the tough economic climate. In 2010 the event will be held in Australia, Brazil, China, London, Paris, Berlin, Greece, India, Milan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.

But of course we are in Houston so here is a list of amazing events that you are invited to attend the evening of September 6th!

Rice Village: 

The Texas Conference for Women, hosted by Gov. Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry, will get underway this Wednesday morning and the line up is chocked full with powerful, intelligent, inspiring women!! On hand will be Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Judge Glenda Hatchett, and TLC’s Dr. Jennifer Arnold will be part of the 2010 keynote lineup. The 11^th annual Conference is set for Nov. 10 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

“For the past ten years, I’ve seen the Conference grow into more than we could have ever dreamed, and I’m thrilled that we’ll hear from such accomplished and bold keynoters this year,” said Texas First Lady Anita Perry. “The inspirational stories, skill development sessions and networking opportunities are a chance for women to step away from the routine and recharge along with others. Most importantly, women of Texas are being offered the tools to realize their dreams and achieve them.”

Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned historian and has been reporting on politics and baseball for more than three decades. Following her tenure teaching government at Harvard, she served as an assistant to Lyndon Johnson during his last year in office and later assisted with his memoirs. Goodwin has written for leading national publications and is the author of numerous books including Pulitzer Prize-Winning “No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Home Front During World War II.”

Leigh Anne Tuohy’s family was profiled in Michael Lewis’ New York Times bestseller, “The Blind Side,” which went on to become a Hollywood blockbuster starring Sandra Bullock. Tuohy is a motivational speaker who has inspired thousands with her family’s story of adopting her son Michael Oher, currently an Offensive Tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. She takes great pleasure in sharing her personal “Blind Side” observations with others, noting how Michael Oher changed her as a person and the Tuohys as a family.

Judge Glenda Hatchett presided over the syndicated show “Judge Hatchett” and is the author of the national bestseller “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say.” Before her show, Hatchett was the highest-ranking African-American woman at Delta Airlines, serving as a senior attorney for the airlines and was named by Ebony magazine as one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America.” She then served as Georgia’s first African-American chief presiding judge of a state court and the department head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country.

Dr. Jennifer Arnold is the medical director of Texas Children’s Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art Pediatric Simulation Center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Arnold has been credited as revolutionizing the education of prenatal care. She earned the Ray E. Helfer Award for innovation in medical education from the Academic Pediatric Association. In addition to her work in the medical field, Arnold and her husband, Bill Klein, are the stars of TLC’s reality show, “Little Couple.”

This year, the Conference will also feature a career fair led by Tory Johnson, the CEO of Women For Hire and the workplace contributor on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Johnson will share her perspective on professional success and offer tips to guide women through job hunts and interviews. The career fair will feature resume critiquing and the “Mentor Match” program to help attendees strengthen skills and advance their careers. AAA Texas will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the career fair.

In addition to addresses by distinguished keynotes, the Conference will feature dozens of expert-led seminars. This year’s theme, “Your Time is Now!” captures the Conference’s opportunities for community, connection, motivation and momentum to help women discover the tools they need to succeed.

To register or learn more about the 11th annual Texas Conference for Women CLICK HERE

DISH will see you there!

Valentine's is always thought of for humans, but our animals love us more and better than most humans will ever be able to so why not celebrate them and you?? Houston based hand bag and shoe designer Elaine Turner has bridged that gap and DISH is all too happy to oblige! Lucky Dog Rescueis the beneficiary of this great time! 15% of the evenings proceeds go to the rescue org! So while you are celebrating the love of all things canine, checking our the 2010 Elaine Turner collection and the latest from jewelry designer Elena Schimming, you get to help pups too! Can't wait to see you at this wonderful event!

- By Sharon Brier

Fashion, Sports, Crime, Politics, Music, Religion and Art were topics heard around the room at the Art of Conversation Nov 9 at the Jr League to benefit City ArtWorks. Thirty one local celebrities conversationalists included  Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Teresa Byrne-Dodge of My Table, Elaine Turner, handbag designer, Cindi Harwood Rose, Brett Mitchell of the Houston Symphony, Chloe Dao fashion designer and Rick Lowe of Project Row House. Co Chairs Mia Bering and Jana Stiffel were thrilled to raise money for art after school in 80+ schools, 13 community centers in disadvantaged areas and for long term cancer patients at Texas Children's Hospital.

CLICK HERE for more photos of this amazing event!