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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

JUST IN: Nothing “Checked” DSOL President Venise Stuart From Presenting A Record-Setting $1.65M

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2021-2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League President Venise Stuart just couldn’t wait for the big, official-looking check to arrive to hand over $1,650,000 to Dallas Symphony Association CEO Kim Noltemy. So this morning she and DSO Director of Volunteer Services Allison Brodnax pulled together a stand-in. Huddled over the unscrolled, glossy blank check, Venise and Allison … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Nothing “Checked” DSOL President Venise Stuart From Presenting A Record-Setting $1.65M

JUST IN: 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball Debs Announced

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Maybe it was because of the Dallas Mavs' televised, teeth-gnawing showdown with the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, or maybe it was due to the upcoming Memorial Day extended holiday, but tonight's Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball announcement of the crop of 2023 debs at Stanley Korshak was a slim one, with seven of the 24 debs-to-come, Dallas Symphony … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball Debs Announced

Despite Delays Savor The Symphony’s Evening Of Wine And Music Was All The More Delicious

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Despite a 2020 cancellation and a 2021 hybrid event, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's 2022 Savor the Symphony had a crowd from near and far at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas on Thursday, April 21. And just perhaps the delays only made the wine and music more delicious. Here's a report from the field: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League was excited to host its annual Savor … [Read more...] about Despite Delays Savor The Symphony’s Evening Of Wine And Music Was All The More Delicious

2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising

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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League organizers’ timing had waltzed around the pandemic. In 2020 the Presentation Ball’s final deb had scarcely taken her bow on the Meyerson stage when the pandemic more or less shut down major in-person fundraising. A year later and, despite the arrival of vaccinations, it was still too soon for the next Ball to take place. But this year, … [Read more...] about 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising

JUST IN: 2022-2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Officers Announced

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Before the final Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball deb gown had been gently put away into storage, the 2022-2023 DSOL board leadership was announced. 2021-2022 DSOL Board President Venise Stuart announced that Cynthia Beaird will succeed her as president and Nancy Labadie will serve as president-elect for the 2022-2023 term. Chairing the 2023 … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022-2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Officers Announced