For simply ages there were certain things North Texans could count on. Halloween would be the last day of October; Thanksgiving would be the fourth Thursday in November; and the Crystal Charity Ball would be the first Saturday in December. Well, there’s been a change. No, not for Halloween or Thanksgiving. Rather, the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball chaired by Angie … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2023 And 2024 Crystal Charity Balls Are Changing Traditional First Saturday In December Dates
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Winter Has Blasted North Texas With Teeth-Chattering Wind Chills And Faucets Dripping To “The Duke Of Earl”
Just as the weatherguesser have been warning for days, North Texas along with most of the nation is getting a genuine Arctic cold shoulder with hard freeze warnings being issued. And as if the way-below freezing temperatures weren’t enough, gusts of 20-30 MPH have only made the cold all the colder. According to iweathernet.com, this afternoon Dallas/Fort Worth International … [Read more...] about Winter Has Blasted North Texas With Teeth-Chattering Wind Chills And Faucets Dripping To “The Duke Of Earl”
JUST IN: 2022 Dallas Veterans Day Parade Cancelled Due To Thunderous Storms
Due to the wet, thunderstormy weather, the 2022 Dallas Veterans Day Parade in downtown Dallas this morning has been cancelled. As disappointing as it is for the Greater Dallas Veterans Day Parade organizers, participants and sponsors, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Gen. CSM (Ret) Gary Littrell is encouraging folks to donate to the National Medal of Honor Museum being … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Dallas Veterans Day Parade Cancelled Due To Thunderous Storms
2022 Chrysalis Ball Magically Overcame A Challenge In Raising Funds For Boys And Girls Clubs Of Collin County
Despite the main entertainer having to cancel due to illness, the 2022 Chrysalis Ball Enchanted Masquerade didn't slow down the fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County (BGCCC), thanks to such supporters as Presenting Sponsor Ryan plus Capital One, Toyota, Hilti North America and others. Greeting guests like Board Chair Tortsen Seifert and his wife Kristin … [Read more...] about 2022 Chrysalis Ball Magically Overcame A Challenge In Raising Funds For Boys And Girls Clubs Of Collin County
DSOL Fashion Notes Shifted Its Runway And Award Presentation To Virgin Hotels Dallas
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's 2022 Fashion Notes Co-Chairs Sharon Lee Clark and Kira Nasrat and DSOL President Cynthia Beaird decided to change things up a bit this year for the annual fundraising on Thursday, October 13. After years of holding the event at the Fairmont Dallas, they opted to move the whole kit-and-caboodle to Virgin Hotels Dallas. But some things … [Read more...] about DSOL Fashion Notes Shifted Its Runway And Award Presentation To Virgin Hotels Dallas
JUST IN: Karen Raehpour Named Shakespeare Dallas Executive Director Joining Raphael Parry As Artistic Director
It was back in 1972 that Bob Glenn’s love of Shakespeare prompted him to “perform a free, one-man version of ‘Hamlet’ at Dallas’ Fair Park.” The result was the launch of the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas that over the past 50 years became known simply as Shakespeare Dallas. While Bob passed away in 2018, Shakespeare Dallas celebrated its 50th anniversary with a performance … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Karen Raehpour Named Shakespeare Dallas Executive Director Joining Raphael Parry As Artistic Director
JUST IN: 2022 Fashion Notes Honorary Co-Chairs And A Change Of Venue Are Announced
There's a theory that women are always allowed to change their minds. That is exactly what happened for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's "2022 Fashion Notes" saluting designer Lele Sadoughi and featuring St. John fashions on the runway on Thursday, October 13 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel. That change was just revealed by DSOL President Cynthia Beaird and Fashion Notes … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Fashion Notes Honorary Co-Chairs And A Change Of Venue Are Announced
Change Of Plans Alert: Each Moment Matter’s Accomplished Dr. BJ Miller Replaces MIA Melissa Gilbert
At last night’s Each Moment Matters Luncheon patron party benefiting Forefront Living Foundation, Luncheon Co-Chairs Tucker Enthoven and her mom Julie Ford were actually ebullient over developments that had taken place in the previous 48 hours. t seems that scheduled Melissa Gilbert of “Little House on the Prairie” fame had bailed. Instead of holding a pity-party, the … [Read more...] about Change Of Plans Alert: Each Moment Matter’s Accomplished Dr. BJ Miller Replaces MIA Melissa Gilbert
Dallas CASA’s Champion Of Children Is Returning To The Rustic With The Cory Morrow Band
Last year Dallas CASA, like so many other North Texas non-profits, pivoted one of its major fundraising events. Instead of holding its Champion of Children’s event as a dinner with a speaker in a grand ballroom, they shifted gears or, as they put it, they “reimagined,” to a more casual gathering at The Rustic with dinner and Bob Schneider performing on stage. They discovered … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA’s Champion Of Children Is Returning To The Rustic With The Cory Morrow Band
Woman To Woman Luncheon Last Minute’s Kristin Chenoweth’s MIA Was Saved By Award-Winning Helen Hunt
One couldn't tell that 10th Anniversary Woman To Woman Luncheon Co-Chairs Rachel Biblo-Block, Beverly Goldman, Julie Gothard, Marcy Kahn, Julie Liberman, Staci Rubin and Laura Weinstein had faced a double-doozy of challenges just hours before the Jewish Family Services of Greater Dallas (JFS) fundraiser on Wednesday, May 25, at the Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel. After months … [Read more...] about Woman To Woman Luncheon Last Minute’s Kristin Chenoweth’s MIA Was Saved By Award-Winning Helen Hunt
Dallas Back-To-School Drives Hit A Bump In The Road For DISD Secondary Students
This year's back-to-school drives have been the victims of a sort of "hit-and-run" situation. Just as the various area programs were facing the final hurdle of stuffing thousands of backpacks, a change of plans was dropped on them. While word had been rumbling for a couple of weeks that the Dallas Independent School District was considering requiring see-thru or mesh … [Read more...] about Dallas Back-To-School Drives Hit A Bump In The Road For DISD Secondary Students