Former Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) executive Michelle Miller Burns has returned to the North Texas arts community after a hiatus of six years, when she headed up the Minnesota Orchestra. After getting back home to the Meyerson as the DSO's Ross Perot President/CEO, she has announced the leadership for the Dallas Symphony Association (DSA) board of … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Association Executive Board Leadership Announced
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35th Obelisk Awards Luncheon Celebrated The Collaboration Of Commerce And Culture
Since its creation by the late Raymond Nasher in 1988, Business Council for the Arts has had three executive directors including Pat Porter and Katherine Wagner. On Thursday, November 9, third Executive Director Stacie Adams oversaw the annual Obelisk Awards Luncheon to celebrate the people and organizations that have married the North Texas arts with the business … [Read more...] about 35th Obelisk Awards Luncheon Celebrated The Collaboration Of Commerce And Culture
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Obelisk Awards Luncheon
Business Council for the Arts' 35 Obelisk Awards Luncheon was entering into a new generation on Thursday, November 9. Beside taking place at the JW Marriott in the Dallas Arts District's Hardwood Ballroom on the 12th floor, it was also the debut of BCA's third executive director Stacie Adams and a slight change in the award categories. Still, the presentation to the 2023 … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Obelisk Awards Luncheon
SOLD-OUT ALERT!: Next Thursday’s 2023 Obelisk Awards Luncheon At JW Marriott Dallas Arts District
If you have planned to attend the 2023 Obelisk Awards Luncheon next Thursday but haven’t had time yet to purchase your ticket, you’re out of luck. The Business Council for the Arts fundraiser at the JW Marriott Dallas Arts District is sold out. But as any good philanthropist knows, a reach out with a nice check in hand just might result in a place at the table to … [Read more...] about SOLD-OUT ALERT!: Next Thursday’s 2023 Obelisk Awards Luncheon At JW Marriott Dallas Arts District
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala Toasted “An Evening In Paris” With A Flute-Producing Button
As guests arrived at the entrance of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center for the annual Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala Concert and After-Party on Saturday, September 30, they were immediately directed to walk to their left. There, they encountered a tall wall of greenery and white flowers surrounding small windows with gold curtains, and other windows boasting signage of the … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala Toasted “An Evening In Paris” With A Flute-Producing Button
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala
Talk about being upstaged. That may have been the case for the 2023 season opener for the swell-egant black-tie fundraiser on Saturday, September 30. Taking place at the Meyerson, the 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala's "An Evening in Paris" had the elegants checking in at the fabulous champagne wall. While the initial surprise of pressing … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala
JUST IN: Business Council For The Arts 2023 Obelisk Award Honorees Announced
The nominations are in and the Business Council for the Arts 2023 Obelisk Awardees have been announced. 2023 Obelisk Award Luncheon Co-Chairs Rachael and Evan Singer and Honorary Co-Chairs Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger have revealed the following recipients and those who nominated them: Legacy Award - Robyn Flatt nominated by Lynn Fisher of … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Business Council For The Arts 2023 Obelisk Award Honorees Announced
JUST IN: DSO Gala Theme Will Be “An Evening In Paris” With Emanuel Ax And Isabel Leonard
Questions surrounding the first black-tie gala of Dallas' fall social season have been cleared up, at last. Following a dearth of information about the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's annual DSO Gala in social columns and online event calendars, the mystery was solved tonight when the Gala's Co-Chairs Kim and Greg Hext revealed the theme and other details at a preview party in … [Read more...] about JUST IN: DSO Gala Theme Will Be “An Evening In Paris” With Emanuel Ax And Isabel Leonard
Nasher Prize Award Gala Honors Its 2023 Laureate Senga Nengudi On A ‘Beautiful Night’ Of Celebration
At the Nasher Prize Award Gala on Saturday, April 1, at Dallas's Nasher Sculpture Center, event Co-Chair Mary McDermott Cook paused during the pre-dinner reception to tell someone that she and her daughter/Co-Chair Grace Cook now "hold the record for fundraising" for the Gala, which was marking its seventh year. Then Mary added, "I'm just thankful for the beautiful night and … [Read more...] about Nasher Prize Award Gala Honors Its 2023 Laureate Senga Nengudi On A ‘Beautiful Night’ Of Celebration
Marquee Musicians — And 1,200 Guests — Turn Out To Prove CancerBlows And Raise Funds For UTSW And Multiple Myeloma Research
Arturo Sandoval, the Cuban-born musician and Dizzy Gillespie protege, was relaxing in the VIP area just before the 2023 CancerBlows concert on Thursday, March 9, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Someone asked the world-renowned, 10-time Grammy winner why he's shown up for several of these CancerBlows fundraisers, which began in 2015 to help the Ryan Anthony … [Read more...] about Marquee Musicians — And 1,200 Guests — Turn Out To Prove CancerBlows And Raise Funds For UTSW And Multiple Myeloma Research
Fashion Definitely Hit A High Note Both On Arrival And Onstage At The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala
While Dallas highways were filled with carpools heading to Fair Park on Saturday, October 1, for the opening weekend of the State Fair of Texas, about a hundred luxury vehicles were making their way to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. At one point, no fewer than three Porsches in a row lined up on Flora Street to deliver their occupants to the black-tie opener of the … [Read more...] about Fashion Definitely Hit A High Note Both On Arrival And Onstage At The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala