UCROSS GALA & BENEFIT 2025
Please find answers to guests' frequently asked questions about the 2025 Ucross Gala & Benefit in Houston, Texas.
WHERE IS THE GALA?
The Ucross Gala & Benefit will be held at POST Houston, located at 401 Franklin Street. Complimentary valet will be available; we recommend a ride-service or cab. Please follow signs for our gala, so you can enter through the correct door.
WHAT IS THE DRESS CODE?
The dress code is Western Cocktail: Cocktail, with Western flair if desired.
CAN YOU ACCOMMODATE MY DIETARY REQUEST?
Yes, we will work with the catering team and do our best to accommodate your dietary request.
TELL ME ABOUT THE SCHEDULE OF THE EVENING.
WHAT ARE THE AUCTION ITEMS?
Click here to see our auction items.
ARE THERE STILL TABLES AVAILABLE?
Yes, we are accepting reservations through October 26. Click here to book now.
I CANNOT ATTEND. IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT?
Yes, please consider making a tax-deductible donation online here or by mailing a check to 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY, 82835. If you donate at the Benefactor, Curator, or Presenting sponsorship level by October 15, your name will be included in our program. Thank you!
ARE YOU HAVING A GALA IN WYOMING THIS YEAR?
No, we alternate our Houston and Wyoming galas each year. To support Ucross this year in lieu of attending, please refer to the question above.
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS...
Please email Shelly Stoner ([email protected]) or call 307-737-2291.
WHERE IS THE GALA?
The Ucross Gala & Benefit will be held at POST Houston, located at 401 Franklin Street. Complimentary valet will be available; we recommend a ride-service or cab. Please follow signs for our gala, so you can enter through the correct door.
WHAT IS THE DRESS CODE?
The dress code is Western Cocktail: Cocktail, with Western flair if desired.
CAN YOU ACCOMMODATE MY DIETARY REQUEST?
Yes, we will work with the catering team and do our best to accommodate your dietary request.
TELL ME ABOUT THE SCHEDULE OF THE EVENING.
- 5:00 p.m. Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres
Includes a live oil painting by Ucross Fellow Don Stinson and a performance by a string quartet from our partners at Shepherd School of Music at Rice University - 6:00 p.m. Dinner & Alumni Performances
Includes a Houston Ballet performance choreographed by Ucross Fellow Jack Wolff, the inaugural recipient of the Lauren Anderson Dance Residency at Ucross, where he spent two weeks developing new work in collaboration with fellow Houston Ballet dancers Aoi Fujiwara and Eric Best. Fujiwara and Best will perform an original Wolff choreographic piece during the Ucross Gala & Benefit. - 7:00 p.m. Live Auction & Paddle Raise
- 8:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Honoring Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.; learn more. - Gala Concludes
WHAT ARE THE AUCTION ITEMS?
Click here to see our auction items.
ARE THERE STILL TABLES AVAILABLE?
Yes, we are accepting reservations through October 26. Click here to book now.
I CANNOT ATTEND. IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT?
Yes, please consider making a tax-deductible donation online here or by mailing a check to 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY, 82835. If you donate at the Benefactor, Curator, or Presenting sponsorship level by October 15, your name will be included in our program. Thank you!
ARE YOU HAVING A GALA IN WYOMING THIS YEAR?
No, we alternate our Houston and Wyoming galas each year. To support Ucross this year in lieu of attending, please refer to the question above.
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS...
Please email Shelly Stoner ([email protected]) or call 307-737-2291.