Wings of Wonder

Event co-chairs Chris Laquer and Anita O'Shaughnessy and Jennifer and Chris Laporte (pictured, from left) led this year’s Zoo Ball, Wings of Wonder. A black-tie crowd of more than 825 Houstonians celebrated in the Masihara Pavilion at the Houston Zoo and raised more than $2.2 million. Wings of Wonder highlighted the opening of The Fondren Foundation’s Birds of the World exhibit and honored Cathy and Joe Cleary and Cullen Geiselman Muse and Robert Muse. Houston Zoo president and chief executive officer Lee Ehmke announced that honorees Joe Cleary and Cullen Geiselman Muse will have soon-to-hatch ostrich chicks named after them. Guests enjoyed a silent auction chaired by Courtney and Zac Harmon, an after-party chaired by Victoria Villarreal and Arthur “Will” Brown, and spent time mingling with special guests including Chilean flamingo chicks, ball pythons, and a chinchilla. 

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