Monday, North Texas is going to be filled with parades to celebrate the Fourth of July. Luckily, most of them will take place early in the day before the area returns to 100-degree heat. For those who love a parade but not the heat or blinding sunshine, there is one coming up in just the right conditions. It’s Dallas CASA’s 27th Annual Parade of Playhouses presented by Crest, … [Read more...] about 2022 Parade Of Playhouses Of An Even Dozen Will March In Place At NorthPark Starting July 15
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Equest Was Literally Horsing Around At Samuel Lynne Galleries for Blue Ribbon Ball KO Party
While Samuel Lynne Galleries is right at home hosting non-profit events, the kick-off party on Thursday, April 28, for Equest's Blue Ribbon Gala had a couple of guests that weren't regulars on the art scene — Equest's mini-ambassadors Dare and Ranger. And they proved to be little works of art for photos with the guests. Here's a report from the field: Co-Chairs Carol and … [Read more...] about Equest Was Literally Horsing Around At Samuel Lynne Galleries for Blue Ribbon Ball KO Party
Arboretum Celebrates Father’s Day And Juneteenth With Three Days Of Activities For All
In addition to Sunday, June 19, being Father’s Day, it’s also going to be Juneteenth. So, the Dallas Arboretum will provide loads of activities and special offerings to celebrate the two occasions ranging from things to do to things to sit back and enjoy starting Saturday, June 18, to Monday, June 20. It’s going to be such a festive occasion that even the Dallas Blooms … [Read more...] about Arboretum Celebrates Father’s Day And Juneteenth With Three Days Of Activities For All
Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
At the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum’s 2022 Mad Hatter Tea on Wednesday, April 20, someone said, “It’s so nice seeing things back to normal.” A nearby first-timer looked a bit startled and asked her friend, “This is normal?” What the newbie quickly learned was that this flurry of ostrich-feathered hats and wildly outrageous toppers were very normal when Mad … [Read more...] about Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Mad Hatter’s Tea
When Women’s Council for the Dallas Arboretum President Lisa Loy Laughlin and 2022 Mad Hatter’s Tea Chair Claire Catrino were brainstorming themes, in hindsight they might have wished they had come up with “Gone With The Wind.” That’s because the annual fundraiser on Wednesday, April 20, had 20 MPH gusts raising everything from fascinators to wide-brimmed … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Mad Hatter’s Tea
With Drumming And Art, Soup’s On! Patron Party Guests Celebrated A Successful Fundraiser
As the streets leading out of downtown Dallas were clogged with traffic, and the Uptown bars and restaurants filled with maskless patrons celebrating that the worst of the pandemic was done, a lucky few like a slim-trim David Johnson and his bride Debbie Johnson with cane in hand and brace on her left leg arrived at artists Christy Coltrin's and Brad Oldham's Brad Oldham … [Read more...] about With Drumming And Art, Soup’s On! Patron Party Guests Celebrated A Successful Fundraiser
Vine and Dine’s “A Night In Napa” Overcame An Icy Delay To Raise Funds For Ability Connection
2021/2022 Vine And Dine Co-Chairs Kara Sewell and Kimber Westphall weren't going to let the pandemic restrictions and February's ice story prevent them from holding their Ability Connection fundraiser. So, they just moved their "A Night In Napa" to Thursday, April 14. But instead of heading west to California's Napa Valley, they brought Napa to The Hall on Dragon complete with … [Read more...] about Vine and Dine’s “A Night In Napa” Overcame An Icy Delay To Raise Funds For Ability Connection
2022 Soup’s On! Luncheon’s Secret Ingredient Was “Peanut Butter” Thanks To A Helping Of “Curry”
Leave it to those charging-ahead sisters Thella Bowens and Carolyn Jefferson to turn out people with zeal for The Stewpot Alliance's "Soup's On!" fundraiser on Tuesday, April 12. Their recipe for success was the area's most giving chefs sharing and souping their yummies in addition to having a hit-out-of-the-park speaker/FitMenCook founder/peanut butter loving Kevin Curry at … [Read more...] about 2022 Soup’s On! Luncheon’s Secret Ingredient Was “Peanut Butter” Thanks To A Helping Of “Curry”
2022 Change Is Good Kick-Off Party Stirred Up The Creative Juices In The Younger Guests
From all appearance, Community Partners of Dallas' kick-off party for Change Is Good at CPD's headquarters on Saturday, April 2, seemed like a fun-filled get-together. But in addition to the balloons and partying there was a competition taking place, as youngsters created their designs for the Change Is Good t-shirt competition. While the winners won't be revealed until the … [Read more...] about 2022 Change Is Good Kick-Off Party Stirred Up The Creative Juices In The Younger Guests
Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Patron Party Hostess Was MIA With The Best Intentions
The weather was so perfect that it was disappointing that the hostess was MIA for the 2022 Children’s Cancer Fund Gala patron party on Thursday, March 31, at the Stodghill estate. According to the host, Steve Stodghill, his mother Pat Stodghill hadn’t felt well and her daughter-in-law, Anne Stodghill, wanted to make sure Pat was tended to. So Anne took Pat to the doctor, where … [Read more...] about Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Patron Party Hostess Was MIA With The Best Intentions
Thursday’s 50 MPH Hat-Blowing Winds Are Calming Down For A Weekend OF Activities
With Thursday’s winds blowing skirts embarrassingly waist-ward and closing car doors before the driver stepped in, the good news is that starting Friday the blowhards are calming down for the weekend activities with temps ideal for sandals, sundresses and shorts. In addition to taking in all the artsy venues like the Dallas Arts Fair and the Klyde Warren Park dance and … [Read more...] about Thursday’s 50 MPH Hat-Blowing Winds Are Calming Down For A Weekend OF Activities