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Today’s Dallas Arboretum’s Food And Wine Festival Is On Come Rain Or Shine

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Despite all types of threats of the wet stuff falling from the skies above, today's Dallas Arboretum's 2024 Food and Wine Festival is on. Arboretum veteran Marketing VP Terry Lendecker, who has been through ice storms, tornado threats and blistering heat, reported, "Yes, the weather is going to be challenging for us, but we have a good rain plan. Last year we had 3 tents in the … [Read more...] about Today’s Dallas Arboretum’s Food And Wine Festival Is On Come Rain Or Shine

2024 Dallas Blooms And Rory Meyers Children’s Garden Have A Picture-Perfect Return Saturday

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While other parts of the country are being drenched or bracing for chilly temperatures, North Texans are wearing shorts, taking leisurely walks around their neighborhoods and hoping that the weather conditions stay put. Well, evidently Mother Nature seems to be giving the area a break after a couple of icy slams in past years. According to predictors, there are no … [Read more...] about 2024 Dallas Blooms And Rory Meyers Children’s Garden Have A Picture-Perfect Return Saturday

Dallas Arboretum’s Food And Wine Festival VIP Party Kicked Off A Delicious Fundraiser

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Thanks to daylight saving time the sun performed a slow but perfect setting in the west as the Dallas Arboretum’s Food and Wine Festival presented by Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians got underway on Thursday, March 24. The scene was one that was picture perfect with the skyline of downtown Dallas in the background and White Rock Lake looking quite pristine on the … [Read more...] about Dallas Arboretum’s Food And Wine Festival VIP Party Kicked Off A Delicious Fundraiser

SOLD OUT ALERT!: 2021 Party In The Park

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When Klyde Warren Park’s Siamese twin events Park and Palate’s two-day fundraiser — an evening seated dinner Party in the Park and a daytime Food And Wine Festival — were officially separated by seasons, some wondered how successful the two would be on their own. It looks like the wondering is over for Party in the Park. The elegant evening of supping at Klyde Warren on … [Read more...] about SOLD OUT ALERT!: 2021 Party In The Park

Friday, March 13’s Roundup Of Cancellations, Postponements, Suspensions And Closures Resulting From Coronavirus Concerns

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LATE UPDATE: 2020 Art Ball Chair Brian Bolke just sent word that the spring black-tie favorite Dallas Museum of Art fundraiser slated for Saturday, April 18, has been canceled. According to DMA Eugene McDermott Director Agustin Arteaga, "We are deeply indebted to Ball Chair Brian Bolke who brought a dynamic vision to this year’s gala. We are also appreciative of you, our … [Read more...] about Friday, March 13’s Roundup Of Cancellations, Postponements, Suspensions And Closures Resulting From Coronavirus Concerns

Dallas Arboretum Has Developed Plans That Will Allow It To Remain Open At This Time

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While the Dallas Zoo and the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park are closed until Friday, March 20, Dallas Arboretum VP Terry Lendecker reports that  "based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization and applicable public health agencies, we've developed plans that will allow us to respond timely." Those plans include the … [Read more...] about Dallas Arboretum Has Developed Plans That Will Allow It To Remain Open At This Time

Klyde Warren Park’s Park And Palate Evolves Into Party In The Park In October And Food And Wine Festival In May 2021

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While some spring event planners are taking a wait-and-see stand due to the recent coronavirus, fall fundraisers are moving right ahead in the hope that things will have calmed down. One of those positive groups is Klyde Warren Park's team that just announced plans for its annual Park And Palate. In the past it's been a two-part food and wine get together with an seated … [Read more...] about Klyde Warren Park’s Park And Palate Evolves Into Party In The Park In October And Food And Wine Festival In May 2021

Dallas Arboretum’s Vintners’ Dinner Was A Deliciously Beautiful Evening At “A Tasteful Place”

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In the days leading up to Friday, March 22, weather guessers were rolling up their sleeves preparing for a rainy occasion. Little did they know that Dallas Arboretum President/CEO Mary Brinegar had made other arrangements. With After School Dallas taking place in Ginsburg Plaza and Rosine Hall and the seated dinner for the $500-per guest Vintner’s Dinner over at A … [Read more...] about Dallas Arboretum’s Vintners’ Dinner Was A Deliciously Beautiful Evening At “A Tasteful Place”

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Vintners’ Dinner

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Food and Wine Festival Chair Melissa Lewis decided to ramp up the Dallas Arboretum fundraiser from a one evening event to a three-day extravaganza including grazing, demonstrations and all types of edible activities from Thursday, March 21 thru Saturday, March 23. One of the highlights was Friday night’s Vintners’ Dinner in The Tasteful Place’s Charlotte and Donald Test … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Vintners’ Dinner

Sold-Out Alert!: Dallas Arboretum’s Inaugural Food And Wine Festival

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Despite claims that North Texas has been evacuated due to Spring Break, ain't so! In fact, more than 1,300 are gonna be at the Dallas Arboretum's First-Ever Food and Wine Festival Thursday. If you haven't gotten your ticket, you're out of luck because the food fest is sold out! It's been such a gangbuster sell-out that the tulips are squeezing together to make … [Read more...] about Sold-Out Alert!: Dallas Arboretum’s Inaugural Food And Wine Festival