What would be an Art Ball without a conversation-making piece of artwork on the bloc? And for the Dallas Museum of Art fundraiser this Saturday, the selection is one that is bound to amaze and initiate all types of interpretation. 2016 Art Ball Auction Item #4: Rebecca Warren, Totem (e.) 2008 (Value: approx. $40,600) British sculptor Rebecca Warren currently has a solo … [Read more...] about 2106 Art Ball Auction Item #4: Rebecca Warren, “Totem (e.) 2008
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Fashion Guru Tim Gunn, Who’s In ‘Awe’ Of Dallas Women, Attracts Huge Crowd To CPD’s 10th Anniversary Chick Lit Luncheon
Anyone doubting the popularity in Dallas of "Project Runway" co-host/producer Tim Gunn should have checked out the scene at the Friday, April 1, Chick Lit Luncheon at the Hilton Anatole. The event benefiting Community Partners of Dallas and featuring the author and TV star drew a crowd of 1,100—up from the annual luncheon’s 650 or so that it's usually drawn at its longtime … [Read more...] about Fashion Guru Tim Gunn, Who’s In ‘Awe’ Of Dallas Women, Attracts Huge Crowd To CPD’s 10th Anniversary Chick Lit Luncheon
JUST IN: The Dallas Institute Of Humanities And Culture Receives $1M Gift From The Edward W. Rose III Family Fund
While many are still adjusting to the death of Rusty Rose, his family is taking steps to see his wishes fulfilled. Today it was announced that the Edward W. Rose III Family fund at The Dallas Foundation has gifted $1M to The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. The bequest “is designated for the already existing Endowment Fund supporting the Sue Rose Summer Institute … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Dallas Institute Of Humanities And Culture Receives $1M Gift From The Edward W. Rose III Family Fund
Junior League Of Dallas And Mary Kay Inc. Salute High School Seniors In Women Scholarship Program
The Junior League of Dallas is well known for being a incubator of leadership with such programs as the T. Boone Pickens Leadership Institute. But on Thursday, March 31, its partnership with Mary Kay Inc. resulted in recognizing tomorrow's leaders at the third annual Women LEAD Scholarship Program. Here is a report from the field: Four deserving Dallas Independent School … [Read more...] about Junior League Of Dallas And Mary Kay Inc. Salute High School Seniors In Women Scholarship Program
Lee Ann White To Continue As Laura W. Bush Institute For Women’s Health National Advisory Board Chair And Spreads The Knowledge To Fort Worth
If you’re looking for Lee Ann White at lunchtime today, she ain’t in Dallas. Nope. the PlainsCapital Bank VP is over in Cowtown. Instead of wearing a banker’s visor, she's over thar in her role as the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health National Advisory Board Chair. Lee Ann only thought she was retiring from the chairmanship this past year. But face it. After … [Read more...] about Lee Ann White To Continue As Laura W. Bush Institute For Women’s Health National Advisory Board Chair And Spreads The Knowledge To Fort Worth
2016 Art Ball Auction Item #3: VIP Front Row Experience
In North Texas, not all art is confined to the AT&T Performing Arts District. There is a large number of folks who swear that Dallasites consider sports to be an art form. So, naturally 2016 Art Ball Live Auction Chair Trisha Wilson whipped up a live auction package that is strictly top-drawer sports for this Saturday's Dallas Museum of Art fundraiser. VIP Front Row … [Read more...] about 2016 Art Ball Auction Item #3: VIP Front Row Experience
SOLD-OUT ALERT!: Appetite For Advocacy Luncheon
And the good news keeps rolling in on this Monday. Appetite for Advocacy Luncheon Co-Chairs Paula Richmond and Megan Steinbach just sent word that the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center fundraiser at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel on Tuesday, April 26, is sold out! What a simply wonderful way for the DCAC to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a sell-out! Suggestion: With more … [Read more...] about SOLD-OUT ALERT!: Appetite For Advocacy Luncheon
Grovel Alert: Recess!
If you were planning on having a second childhood at Dallas Afterschool's Recess!, you'd better not take a nap. There are only 25 tickets left for the Friday, April 29th event. And don't let all this drizzly weather make you hesitate. It's gonna be indoors at Sixty Five Hundred with loads of games, "cafeteria food," music and the legendary "sandbox dig" for luxury … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: Recess!
Dallas International Film Festival And Mad Hatter’s Tea Are Going To Have A Star
According to the weather guessers, all of this wet and chilly stuff is supposed to be in the rearview mirror come Thursday. And Mad Hatter’s Tea Chair Jocelyn White is betting that they’re right on target for the annual Dallas Arboretum’s Women’s Council fundraiser. Of course with Joce at the helm, there will be some well-known faces underneath those brims. In addition … [Read more...] about Dallas International Film Festival And Mad Hatter’s Tea Are Going To Have A Star
2016 Art Ball Auction Item #2: Napa Valley Wine Country Getaway
Leave it to the Dallas Museum of Art's art-lovers to know just the right spot to enjoy art paired with fabulous wines and incredible scenery. And that's exactly what this 2016 Art Ball live auction package offers complete with Dallas' own Tracy and Kent Rathbun escorting around the wineries and tables of Napa Valley. Napa Valley Wine Country Getaway (Value: … [Read more...] about 2016 Art Ball Auction Item #2: Napa Valley Wine Country Getaway
JUST IN: Young Master’s People’s Choice Award Winners Revealed
Last night the results of the Dallas Museum of Art’s “People’s Choice Award” vote on the Young Masters were revealed. The exhibition closes Sunday and since it’s gonna be a rainy day, why not check out the winners on the DMA’s Concourse and decided if the vote was to your liking. Evidently the Plano West Senior High School students and staff will be celebrating for weeks to … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Young Master’s People’s Choice Award Winners Revealed
Dallas Film Society Roundtable Filmmakers Chill In “RoboCop” Legendary Setting
As Dallas Film Society’s James Faust stood outside of Ariel and Layton Lang’s home just north of LBJ on Thursday, March 31, he took photos of the very contemporary mansion. He told friends that he couldn’t wait to get inside and see where the phrase “Bitches leave” was made infamous. James wasn’t alone in that thinking, and the Langs were used to it. Ariel pointed … [Read more...] about Dallas Film Society Roundtable Filmmakers Chill In “RoboCop” Legendary Setting