From decor to dress to discussions, the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum's 15th Annual A Writer's Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon lived up to its "Everything's Coming Up Roses" theme on Tuesday, November 16. Presenting a trio of authors — G. Michael Shoup, Bettie Bearden Pardee and Susan Sully — Women's Council President Lisa Loy Laughlin, Event Chair Sandy Ammons … [Read more...] about The Writer’s Garden’s Trio Of Authors “Rose” Above And Beyond For The Women’s Council Of The Dallas Arboretum
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2018 Runway Report Featured Fashions As Well As Facts About The Reality Of Kidney Disease
There’s this fella. Let’s call him Steve. He’s a big guy… a really big guy who checks in at over six feet tall. While he’d done his share providing security for highfalutin fundraisers, his day job was as a policeman until he recently retired. And while Steve’s size was intimidating to some, his ear-to-ear smile has provided many of North Texas’ finest and most generous with a … [Read more...] about 2018 Runway Report Featured Fashions As Well As Facts About The Reality Of Kidney Disease
Art In Bloom Had Tables Topped To The Hilt And To Impress Dr. Todd Langstaffe-Gowan
Breaking from the past of having fashions at the Art in Bloom luncheon, this year's Chair Barbara Daseke decided it might be more fun to have guests compete with table decorations following the presentation by British landscape historian Dr. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan on Monday, March 21, at the Dallas Museum of Art. Wise move because the guests really got into it. Here's a report … [Read more...] about Art In Bloom Had Tables Topped To The Hilt And To Impress Dr. Todd Langstaffe-Gowan
Family Gateway’s 2012 Celebrity Waiter Luncheon Ramped Up Its Raucous Status With Chaotic Results And Riotous Fun
Two years ago the Celebrity Waiter Luncheon was a cute little affair with a dozen local celebs working for tips. Kim Fischer led a group of gals in a spontaneous "Baby Bump," and polo-playing Vaughn Miller rode Brendan Higgins around one of the Ritz-Carlton ballrooms with 150 guests looking on. Luncheon Chair Kristi Bare was thrilled that this first-time venture earned $55,000 … [Read more...] about Family Gateway’s 2012 Celebrity Waiter Luncheon Ramped Up Its Raucous Status With Chaotic Results And Riotous Fun