Retailers aren’t the only ones getting an early start on holiday specials. The Dallas Arboretum not only getting in the Christmas spirit earlier than usual, it’s adding a new treat to its annual festivities. Thanks to longtime Arboretum supporters Pauline and Austin Neuhoff, The Christmas Village will join the annual 12 Days of Christmas’ milkmaids, drummers and swans … [Read more...] about Pretty Darn Precious Christmas Village Debuts Saturday At Holiday At The Arboretum
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Grovel Alert: 2019 Tutu Chic Fashion Show And Luncheon
Former Cattle Baron’s Co-Chairs Sunie Solomon and Anne Stodghill have temporarily closeted their cowboy boots and pulled out their stilettos to raise money for the Texas Ballet Theater’s point shoes. The gals, who are co-chairing the TBT’s Tutu Chic Show and Luncheon on Tuesday, December 3, at the Winspear, just sent word that there are just two tables left for the Stanley … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: 2019 Tutu Chic Fashion Show And Luncheon
35th Anniversary Public Art Project Announced For Dallas Children’s Theater’s “Duet”
High atop the hill at Skillman and Northwest Highway, the Dallas Children's Theater is a brilliantly happy place where creativity and children thrive. To celebrate its upcoming anniversary, plans were announced on Tuesday, October 22, at KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts about "a 35th Anniversary Public Art Project to raise $500,000 for the commission and installation" of a sculpture by … [Read more...] about 35th Anniversary Public Art Project Announced For Dallas Children’s Theater’s “Duet”
IF/THEN Summit Dinner Kicks Off Four-Day Conference For American Association For The Advancement Of Science Ambassadors
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science was the setting for the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN Ambassadors Summit dinner on Monday, October 21. Despite the preceding day's tornadic storms, the guests learned about the importance of women in science and technology from people like Lyda Hill, Geena Davis, Nicole Small and Dr. Sylvia Earle. … [Read more...] about IF/THEN Summit Dinner Kicks Off Four-Day Conference For American Association For The Advancement Of Science Ambassadors
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
Over the decades, the Cattle Baron’s Ball has been the strongest frontliner for cancer research and treatments. From that first get-together back in 1974 — when the entertainment was a neighborhood band and a guest hopped up on stage to sing along and the take was $56,000 — it’s been raising seven-figure funds and eyebrows annually. BTW, that guest was none other than Charlie … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
A Passing: James “Jimbob” Graham
From the start, Tyler native Jim "Jimbob" Graham showed all the signs of being a one-of-a-kind. At Robert E. Lee High School in Dallas he was an athlete and “Mr. Robert E. Lee.” At UT Austin he graduated with honors and earned his MBA in Finance from SMU. And like many diehard Texans, he went into the oil and gas business, first working at Hunt Oil and Gas and then starting his … [Read more...] about A Passing: James “Jimbob” Graham
Dallas Opera “Brought Out The Animal(s)” In The First Night’s Red Carpet Affair
While the 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball committee was taking care of last-minute preparations for the American Cancer Association fundraiser at Gilley’s, the black-tie set was strolling along the red carpet leading to the Winspear Opera House for its 10th anniversary. The dinner for The Dallas Opera's First Night event on Friday, October 10, was a sell-out, and as many as 2,000 were … [Read more...] about Dallas Opera “Brought Out The Animal(s)” In The First Night’s Red Carpet Affair
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Dallas Opera’s 2019 1st Night
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Winspear Opera House, Winspears were on the red carpet as well on stage for the Dallas Opera's 1st Night black-tie fundraiser on Friday, October 18. While Ellen and Don Winspear were in their best formal outfits for the red carpet and seated dinner in the venue’s adjacent tent, four-legged cheetah Winspear made his operatic debut on … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Dallas Opera’s 2019 1st Night
2019 Women Of Distinction Luncheon Honored Multi-Generational Girl Scout Standouts
It was a sea of green for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas' 2019 Women of Distinction celebration at the Omni Dallas Hotel on Friday, October 18. In addition to keynote speaker Victoria Arlen, accolades were paid for the two Women of Distinction, the Man Enough to be a Girl Scout, the two Young Women of Distinction and the Lifetime Achievement Awardee, whose mother founded … [Read more...] about 2019 Women Of Distinction Luncheon Honored Multi-Generational Girl Scout Standouts
Sixth Floor Museum Has Special Programming For the 56th Anniversary Of President John F. Kennedy’s Assassination
People are often astounded when they learn that certain New Yorkers have never been to the Statue of Liberty. Those same people would probably be amazed how many North Texans have yet to visit The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, housed in what was formerly known as the Texas School Book Depository, the site of the assassin’s perch when President John F. Kennedy was … [Read more...] about Sixth Floor Museum Has Special Programming For the 56th Anniversary Of President John F. Kennedy’s Assassination
Readers 2 Leaders Supporters Learn Of The Reading Emergency Facing Dallas Grade Schoolers
While downtown Dallas streets and surrounding highways were clogged due to the presence of President Donald Trump's presentation at American Airlines Center, an invitation-only crowd gathered at Mary McDermott Cook's Dump Top on Thursday, October 17. The occasion was for Readers 2 Leaders supporters to learn about the dismal state of literacy among grade schoolers. Here's a … [Read more...] about Readers 2 Leaders Supporters Learn Of The Reading Emergency Facing Dallas Grade Schoolers