One poor soul who either didn’t know better or was just plain not housebroken wandered into the Haas Motor Museum asking the question of the evening of Thursday, November 8 — “Did you see Mark Lamaster’s review in the Morning News today?”Like Diogenes searching for an honest person, s/he was left in the dark. It seems that none of the people queried at The Family Place’s … [Read more...] about ReuNight Gunned Its Fundraising Motors Over At Haas Moto Museum For The Family Place
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 ReuNight
For the past couple years, The Family Place fundraiser has staked claims on some of the newest spots in North Texas for its annual ReuNight — Forty Five Ten with Donna Karan in 2016 and The Statler with a photogenic llama in 2017. This year ReuNight Event Co-Chairs Joyce Goss and Kenny Goss revved up their engines and parked the dinner and live auction at Bobby Haas’ newly … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 ReuNight
JUST IN: The Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition And Festival Is Coming To Dallas And Tickets Just Went On Sale
At noon today NorthPark Center’s NorthCourt was filled with beautiful music and news. The occasion was the official kick-off of the second Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.The Cliburn President/CEO Jacques Marquis told the crowd that for the first time, the event would be held in Dallas from Friday, May 31, to Saturday, June 8. During that … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition And Festival Is Coming To Dallas And Tickets Just Went On Sale
Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon
What do you get when you put together Roslyn Dawson Thompson, president and CEO of the Dallas Women's Foundation; Co-chairs Lael Brodsky and Tricia Miller and Honorary Co-chairs Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Ambassador Ron Kirk; and top sponsors like Presenting Sponsor Toyota, Target, Lyda Hill and Nancy C. Rogers? You get the foundation's 33rd Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, November … [Read more...] about Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon
JUST IN: Big Thought Is Thinking Big For Its 30th Anniversary Celebration
Back in 1989, two births were taking place. The first commercial internet service providers were popping. On the local scene Mitch Jericho and Edith O’Donnell founded Big Thought to “cultivate creativity and imagination in the lives of young people throughout Dallas.” Both bouncing babies have grown in importance and reach over the past 30 years.To celebrate Big Thought’s … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Big Thought Is Thinking Big For Its 30th Anniversary Celebration
A Simple Thank You To … North Texas Giving Day
From Dallas United Crew Board Member Lisa Miller,“Our vision is now a reality. After years of loading and unloading boats from trailers in a bumpy gravel parking lot, we now have a roof over our boats and a fully-paved, ADA-compliant concrete parking lot to serve the community with rowing and dragon boating programs for people of all ages and abilities.“North Texas … [Read more...] about A Simple Thank You To … North Texas Giving Day
It’s Time To Cookie Up For Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas
Dump the plans to diet. Sure, the holidays may have inched up the waistlines, but there are always Spanx to save those sugary sins.Prepare yourselves for chomping down cookies in honor of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. On Friday, January 11, the annual Girl Scout cookie sell-ethon will be underway until Sunday, February 24.And while there will be the … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Cookie Up For Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas
Dallas Summer Musicals Took A Well-Deserved Bow At “An Evening With The Best Of Broadway”
While politicos sparred about the future of Fair Park, the Park’s Music Hall was a memory maker for “An Evening With The Best Of Broadway” on Saturday, November 2.There were some who actually recalled how the Dallas Summer Musicals were known as the Starlight Operetta and had Charles Meeker as its first executive director. When he resigned in 1961 to oversee productions at … [Read more...] about Dallas Summer Musicals Took A Well-Deserved Bow At “An Evening With The Best Of Broadway”
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: An Evening With The Best Of Broadway
Just weeks before the announcement of the getting-to-kn0w-you of the Dallas Summer Musical and the AT&T Center, the new generation of the DSM was receiving bravos for its "An Evening With the Best of Broadway" at Fair Park's Music Hall on Saturday, November 3.While the agenda was similar to The Dallas Opera's First Night with pre-show seated black tie dinner, … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: An Evening With The Best Of Broadway
2019 Equest Gala Letters Are Galloping To Mailboxes This Week
Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth’s home-sweet-home was filled to the max with Santas, Nutcrackers, Wise Men and all types of Christmas touches with the help of The Garden Gate’s Junior Villanueva. But on the week of December 17, she advised the floral designer that the dining room table would be off limits. It needed to be clear of decorations to … [Read more...] about 2019 Equest Gala Letters Are Galloping To Mailboxes This Week
Girl Power Resonated At The Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Women Of Distinction Luncheon
Empowering young women to pursue successful lives on their owns terms was the theme of the hour when the Girls Scouts of Northeast Texas held its Women of Distinction Luncheon on Friday, November 2, at the Omni Hotel Dallas. The theme was stressed from the get-go, when luncheon Co-chairs Dee Brown and Sharon Morrison welcomed everyone before giving way to Clarice Tinsley, the … [Read more...] about Girl Power Resonated At The Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Women Of Distinction Luncheon