Just as longtime Business Council for the Arts retiring CEO Katherine Wagner was ending her 14 years of supporting North Texas arts through all types of challenges including the legendary pandemic, it was announced that a very familiar name within the area's arts community was returning to the art-loving fold as Katherine's successor. That name is Stacie Wheelock … [Read more...] about JUST IN: North Texas Arts Vet Stacie Wheelock Adams Named Business Council For The Arts CEO
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“Blossoms And New Beginnings” Abounded Thanks To 8th Interfaith Auxiliary Luncheon
8th Interfaith Auxiliary Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Sarah Claire Corrigan and Emily Hill decided to change things up a bit this year for the Interfaith Family Services fundraiser on Friday, April 28, at the Arboretum. Instead of flying in a noted celebrity to serve as the keynote speaker, they brought the mission of the organization home with Interfaith client Kennethia Price … [Read more...] about “Blossoms And New Beginnings” Abounded Thanks To 8th Interfaith Auxiliary Luncheon
2023 Crystal Charity Ball 10 Best Dressed Reveal Adjusted To Some Scheduling Challenges
While 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dresser Meredith Land had to use her shortcut strategy to make it from her 6 p.m. KXAS newscast in Fort Worth to the CCB Ten BD announcement reception at Neiman Marcus NorthPark on time, she wasn’t the only one having challenges making it on the evening of Thursday, April 27. Giving it their best effort, 2023 CCB Chair Angie Kadesky … [Read more...] about 2023 Crystal Charity Ball 10 Best Dressed Reveal Adjusted To Some Scheduling Challenges
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Reveal
The reveal of the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball’s Ten Best Dressed (MaryBeth Conlon, Monica Eastin, Libby Hegi, Kim Hext, Meredith Land, Anne McPherson, Wendy Messmann, Kim Quinn, Lisa Rocchio and Sunie Solomon) and Hall of Famer Claire Emanuelson was all set for Thursday, April 27, at Neiman Marcus NorthPark, but it hit a slight speed bump. While the good news was that for the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Reveal
North Texans Can Take The Grid’s Temperature Thanks To ERCOT’s New TXANS Program
North Texans know all too well how the Texas Grid caved in just a couple of years ago. With the 21st century’s need to power up air-conditioning, smart homes and cellphones, the health of the Grid has brought entire families and neighborhoods to realize their homes, businesses and even cars are dependent upon electricity. To help prepare folks for what may be on the horizon, … [Read more...] about North Texans Can Take The Grid’s Temperature Thanks To ERCOT’s New TXANS Program
JUST IN: Brooke Shelby and Samantha Wortley To Co-Chair 40th St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show
While most gals shy away from the idea of turning 40, 2024 St. Valentine's Day Luncheon And Fashion Show Co-Chairs Brooke Shelby and Samantha Wortley are busting with pride and fashion enthusiasm over the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of North Texas' 40th fundraiser. The newly revealed brunette co-chairs have decided to return to the Meyerson for the event on … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Brooke Shelby and Samantha Wortley To Co-Chair 40th St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show
Pi Phis Lifted Literacy With A Runway Filled With Butterfly Sisters, Fashions And Scene-Stealing Kiddos
Before North Texas was hit by all types of dark clouds and stormy stuff, the Pi Beta Phi butterflies clustered at Brook Hollow on Tuesday, April 25. The gathering of the sorority was its Style Show and Luncheon with fashions provided by Betty Reiter, Kid Biz/The Biz, MaryBeth, Mi Golondrina, Saint Bernard and Tootsies. Instead of well-heeled professional models on the … [Read more...] about Pi Phis Lifted Literacy With A Runway Filled With Butterfly Sisters, Fashions And Scene-Stealing Kiddos
The Senior Source’s Beat The Heat Is Providing AC Units And Extra Help For Sweltering Seniors
The thermometer is inching its way upward to a North Texas heat wave. Experts are literally sweating it out that this year’s summer could be a record-breaking scorcher. While some will while away the problem by getting out of town to cooler place, and others will just chill at home with their AC blasting away, way too many seniors will suffer in their homes that can be … [Read more...] about The Senior Source’s Beat The Heat Is Providing AC Units And Extra Help For Sweltering Seniors
JUST IN: The Family Place’s 2023 Partners Card Tri-Chairs, Honorary Chair And Dates Announced
While most folks are busy packing trunks for summer camp and tying down summer vacation plans, there are three gals who are planning on doing a heck of a lot of shopping in October. And they don’t plan to do it alone. The trio is Katy Brooks, Sharon Lee Clark and Kameron Westcott, who will be tri-chairing The Family Place’s 31st Partners Card shop-athon fundraiser from … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Family Place’s 2023 Partners Card Tri-Chairs, Honorary Chair And Dates Announced
Family Compass Had “Freedom Writers” Erin Gruwell Inspire Area North Stars To Step Up
For the VIP-ers in the Dallas Country Club Founders' Room, it soon became apparent that they had found their very BBF in Erin Gruwell on Monday, April 24. The former teacher who was to be the keynote speaker was bubbly and walked away from the Family Compass' North Star Luncheon with a fan club. With the event's theme "Calling North Stars," the ballroom's foyer was filled … [Read more...] about Family Compass Had “Freedom Writers” Erin Gruwell Inspire Area North Stars To Step Up
Legacy Of Love Was A Family Affair With Darren And Tiffany Woodson And Plano’s First Family
This year's Legacy of Love Luncheon on Saturday, April 22, was a true family affair at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel. The Women's Auxiliary to Children's Medical Center Plano fundraiser not only had former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl tackler Darren Woodson and his wife/entrepreneur Tiffany Woodson on the stage chatting with NBC 5's Laura Harris, but Luncheon … [Read more...] about Legacy Of Love Was A Family Affair With Darren And Tiffany Woodson And Plano’s First Family