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Genesis 25th Annual Luncheon Kicked Off Mother’s Day Weekend With Academy Award Winner/ Loving Daughter Hilary Swank

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The Genesis 25th Annual Luncheon on Friday, May 11, at the Hilton Anatole was the perfect kick-off to the Mother’s Day weekend. Among the estimated 1,600 in attendance, mothers and their offspring like Gail Turner with daughter Jessica Turner-Waugh and Ashlee Kleinert doing double duty as mother of Connie Kleinert Bbikan and daughter of Nancy Ann Hunt were spotted throughout … [Read more...] about Genesis 25th Annual Luncheon Kicked Off Mother’s Day Weekend With Academy Award Winner/ Loving Daughter Hilary Swank

CitySquare Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With Reba McEntire Onstage For “A Night To Remember”

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Change is afoot for CitySquare’s annual “A Night To Remember” fundraiser. Known for selling out with such on-stage talent at Steve Martin, Diana Ross, BB King, Hall and Oates, Clink Black, Vince Gill, Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, it is moving from its traditional digs at the Winspear to The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.The reason? To celebrate CitySquare’s “30 years of … [Read more...] about CitySquare Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With Reba McEntire Onstage For “A Night To Remember”

Former “20/20” Anchor Elizabeth Vargas To Speak At The Magdalen House’s “Leave A Legacy” Fundraiser

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It’s not everyone who has Diane Sawyer and David Muir show up for their going away party. Well, “20/20” anchor Elizabeth Vargas did. After working at ABC for 21 years, she was the guest of honor at a party Monday, May 21, hosted by Senior Executive Producer David Sloan.Starting Monday the 55-year-old brunette will be “the face of the new A&E franchise, ‘A&E … [Read more...] about Former “20/20” Anchor Elizabeth Vargas To Speak At The Magdalen House’s “Leave A Legacy” Fundraiser

Grovel Alert: 2018 Chick Lit Luncheon

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If you were still putting your table together for the Community Partners of Dallas' Chick Lit Luncheon with Katie Holmes chatting it up with PaperCity's Christina Geyer at the Hilton Anatole on Friday, April 13, you’re running out of time big time! Tables have been gobbled up, so a few individual tickets are now available at $250 per person.The time to act is now! * … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: 2018 Chick Lit Luncheon

“This Is Us” Chrissy Metz Brought Home The Realities Of Fame, Body Awareness And Her Own “Life Lessons” For The Elisa Project Fundraiser

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The Elisa Project leadership decided to take a turn in the road for their 13th Annual Life Lessons Luncheon on Wednesday, February 28. Unlike last year’s fundraiser at Belo Mansion that had unsuspecting guests invited to the microphone for comments and keynote speaker Nancy Kerrigan admitting that she wasn’t a public speaker, this year’s event was restructured and followed the … [Read more...] about “This Is Us” Chrissy Metz Brought Home The Realities Of Fame, Body Awareness And Her Own “Life Lessons” For The Elisa Project Fundraiser

Go Red For Women Luncheon Sounded The Drumbeat To Know The Symptoms Of Heart Disease In Women And The Need For More Research

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It was a sea of red at the Omni Dallas Hotel on the morning of Friday, February 23. No, it was a continuation of the St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show that had taken place a couple of weeks before at NorthPark Center for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of North Texas. The ladies had regrouped in red for the American Heart Association - Dallas’ Go Red for Women’s … [Read more...] about Go Red For Women Luncheon Sounded The Drumbeat To Know The Symptoms Of Heart Disease In Women And The Need For More Research

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2018 Go Red For Women Luncheon

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Surely, there can’t be a single red dress left in North Texas. After the St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show on February 6 at NorthPark Center looking like a field of poppies, the stretch for red attire was put to the max for the 2018 Go Red for Women Luncheon on Friday, February 23, at the Omni Dallas Hotel.Benefiting the American Heart Association – … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2018 Go Red For Women Luncheon

JUST IN: Dallas Women’s Foundation’s Leadership Forum And Awards Dinner Co-Chairs, Keynote Speaker And Awardees Revealed

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Plans for Dallas Women's Foundation's 2018 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leadership Forum And Awards Dinner have just been announced. Co-Chairing the annual dinner on Thursday, April 19, at the Omni Dallas Hotel will be Effie Booker-Dennison and Janice Sharry with AT&T serving as presenting sponsor.The evening's keynote speaker will be Nina Tassler, who … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas Women’s Foundation’s Leadership Forum And Awards Dinner Co-Chairs, Keynote Speaker And Awardees Revealed

JUST IN: 2018 Dallas Symphony Gala Plans Announced Including A Diminutive Songbird With A “Wickedly” Big Voice

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And the news keeps rolling in! Despite the chilly weather, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra staff has been in overdrive. In addition to getting ready for new Dallas Symphony Association President/CEO Kim Noltemy’s officially taking over next week, preparing for Maestro Jaap van Zweden’s final victory tour season and the 4th Annual Soluna, they’ve already finalized plans for the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2018 Dallas Symphony Gala Plans Announced Including A Diminutive Songbird With A “Wickedly” Big Voice

JUST IN: 12th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon Details Including “Chick Flick” Keynote Speaker Revealed

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Perhaps those Chick Lit-ters should be renamed Tricky Chick Lits. For the past couple of years, they’ve moved their annual Community Partners of Dallas fundraising luncheon from the tried-and-true Brook Hollow to the bigger-than-mansion Hilton Anatole Chantilly Ballroom. They’ve also shifted just slightly from authors to author/TV types.This year they’ve continued that, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 12th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon Details Including “Chick Flick” Keynote Speaker Revealed