{"id":169854,"date":"2023-01-12T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=169854"},"modified":"2023-01-12T12:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:53:05","slug":"friendship-ball-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/texas\/friendshipball-houston","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Friendship Ball | Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;169838&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>Friday, February 3, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n7:00 PM CDT<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ballroom at Tanglewool<\/strong><br \/>\n5430 Westheimer Rd,<br \/>\nHouston, TX 77056<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bestbuddies.org\/4903690?eventId=a184P00001F3Gvi\" class=\"hb-button hb-default hb-default-button no-three-d\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;border-radius: 2px;\">Register now<\/a>\n<p>Join Best Buddies in Texas for our annual Friendship Ball, where Best Buddies participants from all across the city gather together to celebrate friendship and inclusion. You won\u2019t want to miss this Masquerade, as we all dance the night away in the name of inclusion!<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are encouraged to wear cocktail attire and a mask to honor the Masquerade theme. 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