Few nonprofits do more for North Texans with disabilities and disadvantages than Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc. The organization, after all, placed more than 1,500 of them in jobs last year, while also gathering and processing 20,000 tons of "stuff" for consumers at its 18 donation centers. That may be why the group's 2019 fundraiser called The Lunch on Tuesday, October 1, … [Read more...] about Goodwill’s The Lunch Attracts A Power Crowd — And Lyle Lovett — To The Omni Dallas
Katy Bock
Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
While the corny-dog crowd strolled the Midway and the exhibitions on the second day of the 2019 State Fair of Texas, the beautiful butterfly people clustered at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Saturday, September 14. The gathering of the North Texas black-tie set was for the 2019 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala, with cool-guy violinist Joshua Bell on stage with the Dallas … [Read more...] about Fashions Fluttered In The Season’s First Black-Tie Gala For The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Country Music And A Pioneering Dallas Fundraiser Were All The Talk At The Stodghills’ Place
Not only did Ken Burns' landmark, eight-night TV documentary called "Country Music" boost music sales and streaming for the artists featured in the show, it generated rave reviews among an SRO crowd on Thursday, September 19, at Anne and Steve Stodghill’s estate in Preston Hollow. While North Texas Giving Day was in its final hours of topping past goals, Pat Green was holding … [Read more...] about Country Music And A Pioneering Dallas Fundraiser Were All The Talk At The Stodghills’ Place
Cattle Baron’s Gals Hit The Jackpot With Inaugural Poker Night And NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party
The Texas Hold 'Em games wouldn't be starting until 7:30 p.m. But NFL Hall of Famer Charles Haley was on-site earlier than that for the first-ever Poker Night and NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party at Dallas' brand-new Crozier Hall event space. The Thursday, September 5 Cattle Baron's Ball fundraiser, which was organized to benefit pediatric cancer research, was also the … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Gals Hit The Jackpot With Inaugural Poker Night And NFL Kickoff Game Watch Party
JUST IN: Fundraiser For Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Coming To Dallas For The First Time
Many North Texans have toured the famed Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville over the years. Outside of Tennesseans, after all, Texans comprise the biggest group of visitors to the Museum. To directly support its various educational programs, the Museum has presented a special concert series called All for the Hall every year since 2007. Those concerts, which have … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Fundraiser For Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Coming To Dallas For The First Time
2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Reveal Get-Together Unveiled 21 Luxury Packages
Piper Moon staked her claim in the corner of Bachendorf's entry on Wednesday, August 28, there among the gift bags for the 2019 Cattle Baron's Ball Live Auction Preview party. Along the display cases over the gems, Tony Lama boots were lined up and, across the way, Jack Winery bottles were opened for pouring. As a server heard, "A bit more of the pinot," he hustled over to … [Read more...] about 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Reveal Get-Together Unveiled 21 Luxury Packages
Zac Brown And Charlie Daniels Help The 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Rake In A Record $4.8M For The American Cancer Society
Inside a private meeting room at Gilley's Dallas, country music legend Charlie Daniels was sipping coffee from an orange Tennessee Volunteers cup and cutting up with guests at the 2018 Cattle Baron's Ball's VIP meet-and-greet. When a group including Andrea Nayfa, Joanna Clarke, Nancy Gopez, Dawn Greiner, Meghann O'Leary, Julianna LeBlanc, Rachel Michell and Taryn … [Read more...] about Zac Brown And Charlie Daniels Help The 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Rake In A Record $4.8M For The American Cancer Society
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball
It takes a lot in these parts to break a record. But leave it to 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Katy Bock and Jonika Nix to do just that. On Saturday, October 20, they not only scored the highest amount — $4.8M — at the 45th CBB, they had a passel of gorgeous folks having a heck of a good time pushing the bid paddles to new heights. From … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball
Town and Country Tree-Top Luncheon For Cattle Baron’s Gals Featured Jeweler Clara Williams Handiwork
With her Town and Country posse (T&C Associate Publisher Mara Gredick, Marketing Director Laura Ives Wilson and Hearst Marketing’s Lynn Wisdom), Columbia graduate/jewelry designer Clara Williams and her Retail Sales Manager Emily Garratt found a perfect spot to display her latest collection on Wednesday, October 3. It was Lisa and Clay Cooley’s estate. The digs made … [Read more...] about Town and Country Tree-Top Luncheon For Cattle Baron’s Gals Featured Jeweler Clara Williams Handiwork
Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters Found Horse Trailers Were Good For More Than Hauling Ponies
Despite Friday Night Lights high school football and the opening day of the 2018 State Fair, the 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters who got together Friday, September 28, filled Strait Lane and all the surrounding lanes. As a ginormous orange sun set in the west, the Jack Boles valets were tackling a real challenge. The narrow streets of the surrounding Preston … [Read more...] about Cattle Baron’s Ball Underwriters Found Horse Trailers Were Good For More Than Hauling Ponies
JUST IN: 2018 Cattle Baron’s Co-Chairs Katy Bock And Jonika Nix Set A New Record
This afternoon the Cattle Baron’s Ball gals held their Fall Luncheon at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in Uptown. Not only did it let the new members get to know CBB vets like 2019 CBB Co-Chairs Wendy Messmann and Lisa Shirley and past CBB chairs Vicki Chapman (1996), Cara French (2016), Kristi Hoyl (2010), Olivia Kearney (2006), Mary Parker (2013), Mary Martha Pickens … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2018 Cattle Baron’s Co-Chairs Katy Bock And Jonika Nix Set A New Record