My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

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2020 Art In Bloom Was “A Royal Affair” With British Floral Designer Shane Connolly On Stage

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It was months ago when the Dallas Museum of Art League's Art in Bloom on Monday, March 2, was a flourishing event just days before the COVID-19 shut down most fundraising activities. Held in the DMA, more than 300 guests like Jan Grant, Peggy Shuman, Eleanor Casey, Monica Cooley, Erin Taylor, Emily Maduro, Beverly Freeman, Tara Freeman, Susan Fisk, Sandy Secor, Barbara Harris, … [Read more...] about 2020 Art In Bloom Was “A Royal Affair” With British Floral Designer Shane Connolly On Stage

Skip’s Switcheroo Sparkles At The Senior Source’s Sage Society Supper

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North Texas' favorite-son writer Skip Hollandsworth thought he was just going to give a talk for 30 ladies of The Senior Source’s Charles C. Sprague Sage Society on Wednesday, May 1. But the day before his scheduled presentation at the society's 20th annual dinner at the Dallas Country Club, he checked out the guest list, with names on it like Bobby Lyle, Alina and Ruben … [Read more...] about Skip’s Switcheroo Sparkles At The Senior Source’s Sage Society Supper

Despite A Chill In The Wind, 2019 Art In Bloom’s Double Feature “Joie Des Fleurs” Debuted

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Springtime’s Dallas Museum of Art’s fundraiser Art in Bloom has always provided an opportunity for silks and breezy looks to step out. Event Chair Eleanor Bond had decided to change things up a bit. After all, it was the 20th anniversary of the Dallas Museum of Art fundraiser. Instead of the luncheon and lecture taking place on a Monday, she arranged for two sessions on Sunday, … [Read more...] about Despite A Chill In The Wind, 2019 Art In Bloom’s Double Feature “Joie Des Fleurs” Debuted

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Art In Bloom

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Who would have thought that the end of March would have felt like the first of January? With weather dropping nearly 30 degrees from the day before, Dallas Museum of Art League’s Art in Bloom’s held a back-to-back Joie des Fleurs on Sunday, March 31, at the Dallas Museum of Art. While the ladies wore their prettiest spring outfits, some of the gents opted for turtle … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Art In Bloom

2019 Art In Bloom Patron Party Blossoms At Cooley Estate

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The evening of Thursday, March 21, was ideal with temperatures in the 70s for a party to celebrate spring and the upcoming floral delights of the Dallas Museum of Art League's "Art in Bloom 2019: Joie des Fleurs." And what better place to honor the fundraiser's patrons than Lisa and Clay Cooley's estate. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Art in Bloom, glass artist Carlyn … [Read more...] about 2019 Art In Bloom Patron Party Blossoms At Cooley Estate

2019 Art in Bloom: Joie des Fleurs Kicks Off At Sixty Vines With Details Of The Dallas Museum Of Art League Fundraiser

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Between the 2018 Crystal Charity Ball's theme focused on New Orleans and 2019 Art In Bloom's Joie des Fleurs' brunch that conjures up thoughts of the Crescent City's Brennan's, it appears that New Orleans has become a suburb of North Texas. To get things rolling along for the Dallas Museum of Art League's March fundraiser, Art in Bloom Chair Eleanor gathered the committee … [Read more...] about 2019 Art in Bloom: Joie des Fleurs Kicks Off At Sixty Vines With Details Of The Dallas Museum Of Art League Fundraiser

2019 Art In Bloom’s “Joie Des Fleurs” Will Be Moving To Sunday Brunching With Françoise Weeks

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There’s been a change in the Dallas Museum of Art League’s usual Art in Bloom. Usually held on a Monday, when the Dallas Museum of Art is closed, 2019 Art In Bloom Chair Eleanor Bond and Honorary Chair Beverly Freeman opted to move it to Sunday, March 31, with a New Orleans-inspired theme — Joie des Fleurs — with live jazz entertainment.   Ah, but difference … [Read more...] about 2019 Art In Bloom’s “Joie Des Fleurs” Will Be Moving To Sunday Brunching With Françoise Weeks