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
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JUST IN: 2023 Zoo To Do’s Live Auction Ranges From Butterflying In Mexico To Feeding The Lions
Leave it to the 2023 Zoo To Do to come up with live auction items that are off the beaten path. This Saturday, with temperatures getting more user-friendly, unlike the past days of cold shoulders, 2023 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Thai-lan Tran and Steven J. Roth and Live Auction Co-Chairs Diane and Hal Brierley, Grace Cook and Mary McDermott Cook have shared the following trio of "you … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2023 Zoo To Do’s Live Auction Ranges From Butterflying In Mexico To Feeding The Lions
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: 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
JUST IN: Diane Brierley And Ellen Winspear To Co-Chair 2023 Bravo! Gala Honoring The Moody Foundation
As North Texas arts are emerging from all types of pandemic challenges, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is moving ahead with gusto for its 2023 Bravo! Gala. Slated for Saturday, November 18, at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the event will be co-chaired by those arts-loving gals, Diane Brierley and Ellen Winspear. The seated dinner on the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Diane Brierley And Ellen Winspear To Co-Chair 2023 Bravo! Gala Honoring The Moody Foundation
Mary Brinegar’s Retirement Party Was Cheers And Tears For The Arboretum’s Gardener-In-Chief
Dallas Arboretum President/CEO Mary Brinegar's farewell-to-arms retirement gathering on Friday, June 9, in the Arboretum's Rosine Hall had plenty of arms wrapped around the honoree. It was a combination of cheers for the decades of bringing out the best in Mother Nature, and tears for her ending a period in which the Arboretum dramatically grew in size and stature, becoming a … [Read more...] about Mary Brinegar’s Retirement Party Was Cheers And Tears For The Arboretum’s Gardener-In-Chief
Zoo To Do Kick Off Had Maseratis Out Front And A Menagerie In The Back Where “Adventure Awaits”
For night-time affairs when the guest count is one number, the car count is usually half that number. The reason? Because couples tend to arrive in one car. That’s why it surprised veteran event planners to see way more than 65 Ferraris, Bentleys and Maseratis hugging the curb along Lakeside Drive for the expected 125 guests at the 2023 Zoo To Do kick-off party on Sunday, … [Read more...] about Zoo To Do Kick Off Had Maseratis Out Front And A Menagerie In The Back Where “Adventure Awaits”
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
CancerBlows Returns To The Meyerson With An All-Star Line-Up Both At The Helm And Onstage
It was 11 long years ago that Niki Anthony started on a journey that neither she nor her amazingly talented husband Ryan Anthony could have imagined. They were a gorgeous couple with two elementary school youngsters who had settled in North Texas due to Ryan’s becoming the Dallas Symphony Orchestra principal trumpet. It started when Ryan wasn't feeling well after completing a … [Read more...] about CancerBlows Returns To The Meyerson With An All-Star Line-Up Both At The Helm And Onstage
MySweetWishList: CancerBlows!
According to 2023 CancerBlows! Honorary Co-Chair Diane Brierley, "In 2015 and 2017, CancerBlows! lit up the Meyerson Symphony Center’s stage with more than 20 trumpet legends gathering together to blow cancer away. "On Thursday, March 9, CancerBlows! returns to Dallas including 10-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval, world-renowned brass quintet Canadian Brass, 15-time … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: CancerBlows!
Mother Nature And A Sell-Out Crowd Make For A Picture-Perfect Zoo To Do 2022
As the 2022 "Wild and Wonderful" Zoo to Do kicked off in picture-perfect weather on Saturday evening, November 5, at the Dallas Zoo, there was some sort of hiccup with the big trams that ferry the guests from the entryway through the tunnel and up to all the action. Luckily, Dallas Zoo President/CEO Gregg Hudson immediately was on his cellphone getting some small golf … [Read more...] about Mother Nature And A Sell-Out Crowd Make For A Picture-Perfect Zoo To Do 2022