At the Nasher Prize Award Gala on Saturday, April 1, at Dallas's Nasher Sculpture Center, event Co-Chair Mary McDermott Cook paused during the pre-dinner reception to tell someone that she and her daughter/Co-Chair Grace Cook now "hold the record for fundraising" for the Gala, which was marking its seventh year. Then Mary added, "I'm just thankful for the beautiful night and … [Read more...] about Nasher Prize Award Gala Honors Its 2023 Laureate Senga Nengudi On A ‘Beautiful Night’ Of Celebration
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2023 Nasher Prize Award Gala
The dynamic philanthropic mother-daughter team of Mary McDermott Cook and Grace Cook must have incredible connections with Mother Nature. For on the evening of Saturday, April 1, the Cooks co-chaired the 2023 Nasher Prize Award Gala at the Nasher Sculpture Center. While planning an outdoor event anytime in North … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2023 Nasher Prize Award Gala
Park And Palate’s Dinner In The Park Was A Feast Under A Beautiful Sky At Klyde Warren Park
Mother Nature and Klyde Warren Park’s President Kit Sawers must have cut some kind of deal. After a number of event washouts in the previous months, the cantankerous old weather witch had allowed a break in stormy threats for Park And Palate’s Dinner in the Park presented by Republic National Distributing Company on Saturday, October 5. Only the night before, the Dallas Arts … [Read more...] about Park And Palate’s Dinner In The Park Was A Feast Under A Beautiful Sky At Klyde Warren Park
Patron Partiers Get An Update On The Meadows Museum’s Inaugural Masterpiece Gala—And A Goody Bag Including Some Spanish Cosmetics
When around 65 people gathered at SMU's Meadows Museum on Tuesday, September 11, for a patron party to promote the museum's upcoming fundraising gala, many of them were drawn to a commercial display at one end of the room for Natura Bissé cosmetics. If the display seemed a little out of place at a museum dedicated to Spanish art, it actually wasn't. It seems that Natura … [Read more...] about Patron Partiers Get An Update On The Meadows Museum’s Inaugural Masterpiece Gala—And A Goody Bag Including Some Spanish Cosmetics
Despite A Couple of Big Regrets, KERA Celebrated Its 50th Anniversary With Stellar Crowd And Raised $1M
Leave it to the KERA folks. They arranged a 50th anniversary at the Wyly last Tuesday with a stellar collection of personalities from PBS's past and present, no commercials and just a couple of nudges about the need for support. Honorees were to be the late Ralph Rogers, who had pioneered the frontier days of PBS and KERA, and Bob Wilson, who had been KERA's first president. … [Read more...] about Despite A Couple of Big Regrets, KERA Celebrated Its 50th Anniversary With Stellar Crowd And Raised $1M