SUMMER SCENE

Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain was the guest of honor at the Sophia Awards for Excellence Gala, held in Texas for the first time, at MFAH. It honored Latina superstar Gloria Estefan, the museum’s Latin American curator Mari Carmen Ramírez, and restaurateur Ignacio Torras. ... The Go Red for Women lunch at The Post Oak raised $1.6 million for the American Heart Association. ... More than 400 guests poured into The Revaire, dressed in tropical prints and flowing dresses, for Be An Angel’s annual gala, which this year adopted a Havana Nights theme. ... The inaugural Mahj for Mental Health event raised funds and awareness for the Heights’ Mend Center facility. ... Savvy socialites and shoppers gathered at Tootsies for an event hosted by Kat Pressly and Janelise Maldonado, wives of Astros stars, and benefiting Girls Inc. ... The Glassell’s annual auction returned for the first time post-Covid, homaging the “Keep Austin Weird” slogan and encouraging creative dress. ... The first-ever New Beginnings lunch, hosted by and benefiting AVDA, raised nearly $300,000. ... Laura and George Pontikes hosted a soiree in honor of Arrow Child & Family Ministries’ 30th anniversary.