Executive takes baton as leader of symphony support
Beth Wolff, founder and chairman of Beth Wolff Realtors Real Living, assumed the presidency of the Houston Symphony League at a recent celebration at the River Oaks Country Club. The theme for her 20172018 term will be “Soaring to New Heights.”
“It’s an honor to be involved with this world-class symphony and all the wonderful league volunteers,” Wolff said.
The league was created by legendary Ima Hogg in 1937 to support the city’s then fledgling symphony in development, education and fundraising. Wolff ’s long resume of community service is deep in all three areas.
Among the family members on hand for the celebration were Wolff ’s sister, Marie Kaplan, her daughter Cynthia Peatross — who came in from Shreveport, Louisiana for the occasion —and her son and daughter-in-law Ed and Katy Wolff.
••• Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty’s Wade Knight serves on the board of The Great Age Movement, a nonprofit group founded in Houston last year to fund “senior playgrounds” within city parks.
Group founder Fritz McDonald is building on the premise that these areas will provide stimulating activities, exercise and socialization for seniors.
Knight took a table at the group’s recent “jazz luncheon” at the St. Regis, hosting a group that included his parents Elaine and Fella Knight.
••• John Daugherty, Realtors’ Bryan Beene was front and center of the 34th annual Spring Luncheon benefitting The Council on Recovery.
Beene serves on that group’s advisory board and reported that more than 900 people attended raising more than $446,000 at the Hilton Americas — Houston Hotel. Travel Channel culinary adventurer Andrew Zimmerman was the keynote speaker, amusing the group with tales of his unconventional and often bizarre gastronomic quests.
••• Congratulations to Sonia Corbin Davis, an agent with Keller Williams Realty, Professionals, who has built a national reputation teaching and designing jewelry with her own spin on the ancient Japanese fiber weaving art of Kumihimo.
Frequently published in beading magazines, Davis will be hosting her third annual Texas Kumihimo Retreat in Houston in August. ••• Send your items about the interesting things happening in the Houston real estate community to benefit the greater community to realnewshouston@gmail.com for future Real People consideration.
Judi Griggs is a writer who lives in Houston in the winter and Buffalo in the summer — because the reverse would be ridiculous. Contact her at realnewshouston@gmail.com or through judigriggs.com.