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2023 DSOL Fashion Notes To Honor Catlina Gonzalez’s Love Of Romantic Designing

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It’s doubtful anyone would call Columbia-born Catalina Gonzalez a cutting-edge designer. Rather she is a romantic at heart. That's why her creative genes are more G-rated and she embraces the more “vintage and traditional”-type flourishing with love that came with her arrival in the States and her becoming a mother of four sons. The result? An explosion of creativity and the … [Read more...] about 2023 DSOL Fashion Notes To Honor Catlina Gonzalez’s Love Of Romantic Designing

Dallas Symphony Orchestra League 2024 Deb Announcement Was A Philanthropic Family Affair

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Dallas Symphony Orchestra League 2023-2024 President Nancy Labadie and 2024 DSOL Presentation Chair Kristin Cordiak wanted to ramp up the fundraising for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's education outreach programs. Instead of holding the announcement of the class of 2024 of debutantes at a retailer, they decided to hold it at "a local country club" on Thursday, May … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra League 2024 Deb Announcement Was A Philanthropic Family Affair

JUST IN: 65th Junior Symphony Ball Results In $415K For DSO’s Music And Education Programs

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With summer vacation getting underway and the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, Junior Symphony Ball Co-Chairs Dylan Gibbons, Sydney Hoyl, Alexandra Paredes, Alexa Plumlee, Mary Ellen Schoellkopf, Will Searcy and Bowden Slates wanted to tie a ribbon on their sold-out Saturday, February 4, fundraiser at Gilley’s. That ribbon tying took place at the Meyerson just … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 65th Junior Symphony Ball Results In $415K For DSO’s Music And Education Programs

Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s Savor The Symphony Wine Dinner And Auction Was A Sensory Feast

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The annual Savor the Symphony Wine Dinner and Auction is always a a blending of the senses together with wining and dining for the taste buds and the sounds of music celebrating the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's fundraising efforts. For this year's event at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas on Thursday, April 13, it was a true family affair with mother-daughter Laura Downing and … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s Savor The Symphony Wine Dinner And Auction Was A Sensory Feast

Savor The Symphony Will Boast An Evening Of Wining, Dining And Honoring Coquerel Family Wine Estates

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North Texans have long been known for having wine cellars stocked with delicious masterpieces of the grape. And a handful like Norma Hunt and Kathryn and Craig Hall have even gone so far as to have their own California vineyards. A couple of those folks — Brenda and Clay Cockerell to be exact — will have their Coquerel Family Wine Estate honored at the Dallas Symphony … [Read more...] about Savor The Symphony Will Boast An Evening Of Wining, Dining And Honoring Coquerel Family Wine Estates

2023 Junior Symphony Ball Had 2,600 High Schoolers Partied With A Purpose, A Drake And A Mechanical Bull

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Unlike spring proms that are limited to a school's graduating seniors, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's Junior Symphony Ball provides an opportunity for area high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to come together for a mega fundraiser with music, dancing, games, and G-rated beverages. This year's sold-out event at Gilley's Dallas for 2,600 students from 35 schools … [Read more...] about 2023 Junior Symphony Ball Had 2,600 High Schoolers Partied With A Purpose, A Drake And A Mechanical Bull

Tickets On Sale For 65th Annual Junior Symphony Ball For Dallas Area High Schoolers Only

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While the older folks will be playing games and partying it up at The Hall on Dragon for Dallas CASA's CASAblanca, more than 2,000 high schoolers from 35 area schools will be holding forth at Gilley’s Dallas on Saturday, February 4. The occasion will be the 65th annual Junior Symphony Ball’s “A Purpose With A Party” to raise funds for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s … [Read more...] about Tickets On Sale For 65th Annual Junior Symphony Ball For Dallas Area High Schoolers Only

DSOL Fashion Notes Shifted Its Runway And Award Presentation To Virgin Hotels Dallas

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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's 2022 Fashion Notes Co-Chairs Sharon Lee Clark and Kira Nasrat and DSOL President Cynthia Beaird decided to change things up a bit this year for the annual fundraising on Thursday, October 13. After years of holding the event at the Fairmont Dallas, they opted to move the whole kit-and-caboodle to Virgin Hotels Dallas. But some things … [Read more...] about DSOL Fashion Notes Shifted Its Runway And Award Presentation To Virgin Hotels Dallas

JUST IN: 2022 Fashion Notes Honorary Co-Chairs And A Change Of Venue Are Announced

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There's a theory that women are always allowed to change their minds. That is exactly what happened for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's "2022 Fashion Notes" saluting designer Lele Sadoughi and featuring St. John fashions on the runway on Thursday, October 13 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel. That change was just revealed by DSOL President Cynthia Beaird and Fashion Notes … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Fashion Notes Honorary Co-Chairs And A Change Of Venue Are Announced

DSOL’s 2022 Fashion Notes Is Accessorizing With Lele Sadoughi As Designer Awardee

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With fall getting closer and closer, the season’s favorite subject is on the minds of many. It starts with “f.” No, it’s not football. It’s fashion. The latest fashion event to check in with details is the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 2022 Fashion Notes. DSOL President Cynthia Beaird and Fashion Notes Co-Chairs Sharon Lee Clark and Kira Nasrat have just … [Read more...] about DSOL’s 2022 Fashion Notes Is Accessorizing With Lele Sadoughi As Designer Awardee

2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs Were Introduced Despite A Dark Moment

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While the annual Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's announcement of the debs can usually take a bit of time, this year's event at Stanley Korshak on Thursday, May 26, was not a long-term affair. After the last collection made up of 2021 and 2022 debs amounted to an almost-record-breaking 48, the class of 2023 was half that. And with a handful of the 24 debs (Sarah Crow, … [Read more...] about 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs Were Introduced Despite A Dark Moment