The lull is over and the storm of news about North Texas fundraising is thundering in. And it’s not just about the upcoming season! For instance, Art Ball 2020 has already landed its chair and what a chair it is… none other than that creative powerhouse Brian Bolke. People still talk about that pop-up shop he created complete with an Elder Statesman cashmere lingerie set for … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Brian Bolke To Chair Art Ball 2020
Forty Five Ten
2019 Art Ball 2019 Form And Function Auction Item #4: First Time At Two X Two
Don’t believe the title for this Art Ball 2019 Form And Function live auction package. It’s beyond perfect for Two X Two vets as well as newbie art lovers. From the perfect makeup for the luxury evening of fundraising, $20,000 worth of shopping at Hudson Yards’ Forty Five Ten and two places at the Headington Companies table, nothing has been left out. BTW, you might … [Read more...] about 2019 Art Ball 2019 Form And Function Auction Item #4: First Time At Two X Two
2018 Art Ball Auction Item #8: First Time At Two X Two
Over the past 19 years Two x Two has become North Texas art aficionados’ version of a swel-legant “Brigadoon,” arising on one magical fall night with wonderment. But instead of the Scottish highlands, Two x Two takes place in a mesmerizing dome tent on The Rachofsky House grounds. And the tales that emerge from the occasion have become the stuff that become legendary with the … [Read more...] about 2018 Art Ball Auction Item #8: First Time At Two X Two
Art Ball 2018 Is Celebrated At Forty Five Ten
The gleaming Forty Five Ten store on Dallas' Main Street was the setting on Monday, November 13, for a much-anticipated "celebration" of Art Ball 2018. Before details about the ball were revealed on the store's fourth floor, more than 100 guests including Laura and Walter Elcock, Art Ball 2017 Co-Chair Ann Hobson, Brian Bolke and Faisal Halum and Pat and Charles McEvoy … [Read more...] about Art Ball 2018 Is Celebrated At Forty Five Ten
As 2017 Gala Nears, Crystal Charity Ball Committee Honors Its Top Producers With Charms And Fashions At Forty Five Ten
As the 2017 Crystal Charity Ball committee faced their final days before the black-tie gala at the Anatole on Saturday, December 2, it was time for CCB Chair Pam Perella and her lieutenants (Leslie Diers, Elizabeth Gambrell, Anne Besser, Cheryl Joyner and trapped in traffic Kristina Whitcomb) to literally “wrap up” the year-long effort for Dallas County children’s … [Read more...] about As 2017 Gala Nears, Crystal Charity Ball Committee Honors Its Top Producers With Charms And Fashions At Forty Five Ten
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Crystal Charity Ball Wrap-Up Luncheon
After a year of work, the 2017 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Pam Perella and her team were tallying up the results for Dallas children’s charities. While the final dollar amount won’t be revealed until 2018, the top producers of the committee were recognized at the annual Wrap Up Luncheon on Monday, November 13, at Forty Five Ten’s Mirador penthouse … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Crystal Charity Ball Wrap-Up Luncheon
Dallas Museum Of Art’s 2017 Art Ball Patron Party Was An Impressive Turnout Of Fabulous Fashions And Art Lovers At Forty Five Ten
The beautiful people found themselves right at home on Thursday, April 13, at Forty Five Ten for the 2017 Art Ball patron party. While guests were requested to park at the lower entrance, some opted for the auto courtyard on Elm Street. Didn’t matter, except Art Ball Co-Chair Ann and Lee Hobson were at the Main Street entrance. Instead of the sunflower yellow dress she had … [Read more...] about Dallas Museum Of Art’s 2017 Art Ball Patron Party Was An Impressive Turnout Of Fabulous Fashions And Art Lovers At Forty Five Ten
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Art Ball Patron Party
Leave it to those art-loving Art Ball types. They simply don't know how to have a blah get-together. Leading up to the April 22 fundraising gala at the Dallas Museum of Art, 2017 Art Ball Co-Chairs Ann and Lee Hobson had the patron party at Brian Bolke's Forty Five Ten on Thursday, April 13. With models in fabulous evening gowns playing backgammon as if they were in a … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2017 Art Ball Patron Party
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Circle Of Angels Dinner
For a second time within a week, Dallas’ newest fashion showcase Forty Five Ten was the scene of a fundraiser. Unlike the ReuNight dinner benefiting The Family Place with the adjoining tent filled to the max, the Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle of Angels seated supper was limited but just as splendiferous. As fabulous and eye-catching as the dressed mannequins were, … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Circle Of Angels Dinner
Fabulous Faces, Fashions And Food Came Together At Brian Bolke’s Forty Five Ten To Net $400K For The Family Place’s 2016 ReuNight
After years of planning, praying and preparing, Brian Bolke’s Forty Five Ten in downtown Dallas was ready to greet the world of fashion. This four-story, 37,000-square-foot jewel box designed by Dallas architect David Droese was nearly five times the size of its 8,000-square-foot McKinney Avenue predecessor. No longer the quaint and cozy cottage nestled in the Knox/Henderson … [Read more...] about Fabulous Faces, Fashions And Food Came Together At Brian Bolke’s Forty Five Ten To Net $400K For The Family Place’s 2016 ReuNight
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2016 ReuNight
It was just this side of glorious. The ultimate sneak preview of Forty Five Ten benefiting The Family Place on Thursday, November 10. As fabulouso as the peeps were dressed to the nines, the collection of fashions for both men and women plus dazzling home-sweet-home accessories assembeler by retailing wizard Brian Bolke had even the most brilliant dressers … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2016 ReuNight