Despite a 2020 cancellation and a 2021 hybrid event, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's 2022 Savor the Symphony had a crowd from near and far at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas on Thursday, April 21. And just perhaps the delays only made the wine and music more delicious. Here's a report from the field: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League was excited to host its annual Savor … [Read more...] about Despite Delays Savor The Symphony’s Evening Of Wine And Music Was All The More Delicious
Marena Gault
Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
At the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum’s 2022 Mad Hatter Tea on Wednesday, April 20, someone said, “It’s so nice seeing things back to normal.” A nearby first-timer looked a bit startled and asked her friend, “This is normal?” What the newbie quickly learned was that this flurry of ostrich-feathered hats and wildly outrageous toppers were very normal when Mad … [Read more...] about Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
JUST IN: 2022 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Marena and Roger Gault Are “Wild And Wonderful” About Zoo Fundraiser
While cars were backed up clogging roads leading to American Airlines Center for last night’s Mavericks’ (hopefully) comeback game against the Golden State Warriors, there was another crowd of 150 at the Dallas Zoo for the 2022 Zoo To Do kick-off party. As the young lions lounged in their habitat and the elephants trunked up on hay in the background, 2022 Zoo To Do … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Marena and Roger Gault Are “Wild And Wonderful” About Zoo Fundraiser
2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League organizers’ timing had waltzed around the pandemic. In 2020 the Presentation Ball’s final deb had scarcely taken her bow on the Meyerson stage when the pandemic more or less shut down major in-person fundraising. A year later and, despite the arrival of vaccinations, it was still too soon for the next Ball to take place. But this year, … [Read more...] about 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League President Venise Stuart and 2022 DSOL Presentation Ball Chair Elizabeth Gambrell had their work cut out for the mega fundraiser at the Meyerson on Saturday, February 12. When the 2021 white-tie-and-tails gala benefiting the Dallas Symphony Orchestra had to be canceled due to the pandemic, some of the 2021 debs simply came on board for the 2022 … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball
A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
While the Ritz Carlton porte-cochere can be a bit of a challenge for guests and valets, an unexpected “oop’s” really derailed the most patient on the evening of Thursday, January 27. It seems a guest driving a sleek Jaguar sedan had headed into the hotel with keys in pocket. As the Jaguar turned into an oversized paperweight reducing the two-lane drive to one, staff was sent … [Read more...] about A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
Despite A Chill In The Air, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Soiree Was Warmed By A Cowboys Win
With a full moon overheard and temperatures in the mid 40s, nearly 200 guests like Kit Sawers and her daughter/Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Annie Sawers, James Leffler, Barbara and Don Averitt, Marena and Roger Gault and Sara Lee and Stan Gardner arrived at the driveway leading to Lisa and Clay Cooley’s estate on Sunday, December 19. The win by the Cowboys over the … [Read more...] about Despite A Chill In The Air, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Soiree Was Warmed By A Cowboys Win
BCA’s 33rd Annual Obelisk Awards Luncheon Provided A Group Hug For The North Texas Arts
It was as if North Texas art lovers had a group hug on Wednesday, November 17, at the Fairmont Hotel’s International Ballroom. After nearly 18 months of beating beaten up by the COVID-19 virus restrictions, both the worker bees and their loyal supporters like Hal Brierley, Marena Gault, Cece Smith and Ford Lacy, Dallas City Councilperson Gay Donnell Willis, Chris … [Read more...] about BCA’s 33rd Annual Obelisk Awards Luncheon Provided A Group Hug For The North Texas Arts
Postponed Garden Concert Turned Out To Be A TX-OU Respite For Longhorn Fans
Following Oklahoma’s football win over Texas at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, October 9, some Longhorn fans found a way to recover from the heartbreaking loss by attending a late-afternoon Garden Concert at Dan Patterson’s bucolic home in East Dallas. Along with co-hosts Mary McDermott Cook, Diane and Hal Brierley and Marena and Roger Gault, Dan commiserated with guests as they … [Read more...] about Postponed Garden Concert Turned Out To Be A TX-OU Respite For Longhorn Fans
Meyerson Lobby Was Filled With Models and Awards For KidneyTexas’ 2021 Runway Report
As guests arrived for KidneyTexas Inc.'s Runway Report at the Meyerson on Tuesday, September 21, a Meyerson staffer greeted guests advising them that masks would be required. Guests accommodated the request only to have the vast majority put them back in their purses within feet of the entry. As guests played the game of catch-up before the program got underway, event … [Read more...] about Meyerson Lobby Was Filled With Models and Awards For KidneyTexas’ 2021 Runway Report
Barbara Bigham And Ramona Jones To Be Honored At KidneyTexas Inc.’s 2021 Runway Report
As The Runway Report 2021 Luncheon and Fashion Show nears for its annual KidneyTexas Inc. fundraiser on Tuesday, September 21, KidneyTexas President Rose Gault and Event Chair Courtney Nall have just announced the awardees and committee members. Receiving the Sue Goodnight Service Award will be Barbara Bigham, while Ramona Jones will be presented with the Community … [Read more...] about Barbara Bigham And Ramona Jones To Be Honored At KidneyTexas Inc.’s 2021 Runway Report