My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Arun Agarwal

Easter In The Park Was A Mad Scramble For Eggs With The Pooch Parade’s Howling Competition

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With more than 6,000 people on hand for Easter In Turtle Creek Park on Sunday, March 31, it appeared that every inch of the park’s 20 acres surrounding Arlington Hall was filled with families, friends and dogs. The free event, held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., was hosted by the Turtle Creek Park Conservancy for the City of Dallas. Adding to the feet and paws on the ground were … [Read more...] about Easter In The Park Was A Mad Scramble For Eggs With The Pooch Parade’s Howling Competition

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Easter In The Park

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With more than 6,000 kids, adults, dogs and a couple of six-foot tall rabbits on hand, Turtle Creek Park looked like Easter Central on Sunday, March 31 for the Turtle Creek Park Conservancy's Easter in the Park. And there was something for everyone. Whether it was scrambling for eggs on the western lawn in front of Allman Pavilion, where the bunny posed with families for … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Easter In The Park

Easter In The Park Is Gonna Be Hopping With 10,000 Eggs, Pooch Parade, Big Bunnies For Photos And Food Trucks

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Here’s an alert for the upcoming Easter Sunday. The Easter Bunny has burrowed down at Turtle Creek Park for all types of shenanigans for 2024's Easter In The Park. With an expected 6,000 to 7,000 people planning to attend, don’t be faint of heart. Most of the folks and families will be coming to the 20-acre park from the neighboring high rises and Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek … [Read more...] about Easter In The Park Is Gonna Be Hopping With 10,000 Eggs, Pooch Parade, Big Bunnies For Photos And Food Trucks

2023 Dallas Zoo To Do Had The Party Animals Grazing, Bidding And Dancing The Night Away

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With Daylight Saving Time about to reset clocks back an hour later that night, Dallas Zoo residents were amazed at the crowd of 700 who turned out on Saturday, November 4, for the 32nd Zoo To Do 2023. Featuring the theme "Adventure Awaits," the zoo's biggest annual fundraiser was presented by The Eugene McDermott Foundation and Honorary Chair Lyda Hill. While the … [Read more...] about 2023 Dallas Zoo To Do Had The Party Animals Grazing, Bidding And Dancing The Night Away

The Case Of The Baffling Luminary Dinner Announcement Hijacking

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Talk about scrambling your eggs! That was the recipe for the Turtle Creek Conservancy’s launch announcement for its Luminary Circle Dinner on Thursday, October 6.  Put another way, it was an "accidental" scrambling of two separate events. At 4:30 p.m., a private gathering took place at Arlington Hall to honor Reuben Naranjo, who was retiring after 44 years of tending and … [Read more...] about The Case Of The Baffling Luminary Dinner Announcement Hijacking

JUST IN: Turtle Creek Conservancy’s Inaugural Luminary Circle Dinner To Honor Top Donors

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This evening, as the Dallas streets started filling with early arrivals for Texas-OU weekend and dogs criss-crossed the grounds of Turtle Creek Park, an invite-only crowd including Dallas Park and Recreation Board President Arun Agarwal and Dallas Park and Recreation Department Director John D. Jenkins, Diane and Hal Brierley, Cynthia and Tom Mitchell, Jennifer Chandler, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Turtle Creek Conservancy’s Inaugural Luminary Circle Dinner To Honor Top Donors

Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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While the corny-dog crowd strolled the Midway and the exhibitions on the second day of the 2019 State Fair of Texas, the beautiful butterfly people clustered at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Saturday, September 14. The gathering of the North Texas black-tie set was for the 2019 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala, with cool-guy violinist Joshua Bell on stage with the Dallas … [Read more...] about Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra