The Sundance Film Festival is considered the Super Bowl of film festivals with legendary filmmakers and upcoming change makers previewing, discussing and just plain hanging out in Park City, Utah. The 19th-century silver mining boomtown becomes the place to see and be seen. The winner of this 2018 Cattle Baron's Ball live auction package along with three pals will be part of … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Live Auction Item #21: Grey Goose And Film*
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Dallas Symphony Gala Launched The Season’s Formal Hoop-la With Everything From Butterflies to Buc-ee’s
Some of the black-tie guests got a bit of sticker shock when they arrived at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Saturday, September 15, for the Dallas Symphony Gala 2018. In addition to the parking ticket, they were told, “That’ll be $25.” Traditionally, upper-echelon formal events in Dallas that charge $500 per person provide complimentary parking. Some were caught off guard; … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Gala Launched The Season’s Formal Hoop-la With Everything From Butterflies to Buc-ee’s
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Dallas Symphony Gala
On the stiletto heels of the 2018 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion show, the coiffed and black-tie set hardly had time to refresh before the gala season opener for the Dallas Symphony Gala on Saturday, September 15, at the Meyerson.As if songbird Kristin Chenoweth’s singing and brandishing a Whataburger cup on stage with the DSO wasn’t enough, … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Dallas Symphony Gala
Freely Celebrate The Nasher Sculpture Center’s 15th Anniversary This Saturday
One of the favorite words in this neck of the woods is “free!” And that’s the sweet gift that the Nasher Sculpture Center is offering Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.The occasion is the 15th anniversary of the center that has been the home of the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, “one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world, … [Read more...] about Freely Celebrate The Nasher Sculpture Center’s 15th Anniversary This Saturday
Cattle Baron’s Live Auction Item #17: Art For A.L.L. Childhood Leukemia Research*
Olivia Bennett Teeuws' battle with childhood A.L.L. Leukemia started at the age of five. To help deal with the treatments, she took up the hobby of painting. Not only did she beat the disease, she discovered that others like Oprah and President George W. Bush were impressed with her work. By the age of 14, she had opened her own gallery and started teaching other youngsters how … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Live Auction Item #17: Art For A.L.L. Childhood Leukemia Research*
JUST IN: Kim And Greg Hext To Co-Chair 2019 First Sight/First Night And They’ve Already Landed The Luncheon Chair
Just before the curtain went up tonight for "The Flying Dutchman" at the Winspear Opera House, the First Night big ticket black-tie crowd attended a seated dinner in a glamorous tent adjacent to the Winspear.The Dallas Opera Board Chair Lynn McBee announced to the guests that Kim and Greg Hext had agreed to co-chair the 2019 First Sight/First Night.When cornered … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Kim And Greg Hext To Co-Chair 2019 First Sight/First Night And They’ve Already Landed The Luncheon Chair
Weekend Update: Kites Are Down And Out, But “Change Is Good” Is A Go
The reality of a rainy weekend is really setting in. The Saturday's 2018 Trinity River Kite Festival has been canceled due to possible flood conditions.On the other hand, Community Partners of Dallas' Change Is Good is definitely taking place on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Brook Hollow. Luckily, the event annually has loads of indoor activities with food, face painting, … [Read more...] about Weekend Update: Kites Are Down And Out, But “Change Is Good” Is A Go
JUST IN: Details Revealed For Dallas Museum Of Art’s 2019 Art Ball
The gleaming, contemporary home of Catherine and Will Rose was the setting tonight of the announcement party for Art Ball 2019, benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art. Catherine, who is president of the DMA's 2018-2019 board of trustees, welcomed guests including the upcoming ball's co-chairs: Lindsey Collins and Amanda Shufeldt.The theme of the 54th annual gala, scheduled to … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Details Revealed For Dallas Museum Of Art’s 2019 Art Ball
The Dallas Opera’s First Night Tent Is In Final Stages Of Preparation For Friday Night
And while the Zoo To Do 2018 is finding cover over at the Hyatt Regency Dallas on Saturday night due to the predicted storms, The Dallas Opera's black-tie First Night is staying happily put at the Winspear. For the seated dinner preceding the production of "The Flying Dutchman" and the after party, an impressive tent was in its final stages of being be constructed. … [Read more...] about The Dallas Opera’s First Night Tent Is In Final Stages Of Preparation For Friday Night
Change Of Plans: Saturday’s Zoo To Do 2018: Safari Soiree Is Moving
With weather guessers once again issuing warnings of rain, thunder, lighting and basic Debbie Downer conditions for this weekend, some outdoor event planners are scurrying around trying to come up with last-minute back-up plan. But luckily Zoo To Do 2018: Safari Soiree Co-Chairs Kim and Greg Hext were prepared just in case such a situation arose and sent word, Due to the … [Read more...] about Change Of Plans: Saturday’s Zoo To Do 2018: Safari Soiree Is Moving
1st Sight 1st Night Patrons Fashionably Gathered Among NorthPark’s CH Carolina Herrera Fashions
There was no doubt that a grand scene was taking place in between NorthPark’s Neiman’s Court and Nordstrom’s Court on Wednesday, September 12. Right in front of CH Carolina Herrera was “The Fabric of Opera” — a dazzling exhibition of Dallas Opera costumes.And the timing couldn’t have been more perfectly in sync with the First Sight First Night patron party inside … [Read more...] about 1st Sight 1st Night Patrons Fashionably Gathered Among NorthPark’s CH Carolina Herrera Fashions