With folks eager to get together in person instead of on a screen, the Center for BrainHealth's 2022 Legacy Award supper at the Dallas Country Club on Tuesday, January 25, was the perfect opportunity for guests like Bukky and John Olajide, Mary McDermott Cook, Jan and Fred Hegi, Marena and Roger Gault, Beverly and Don Freeman and Friends of BrainHealth Co-Chairs Brian Conroy … [Read more...] about Center for BrainHealth’s 2022 Legacy Award Dinner Celebrated Tom Leppert With Accolades And Humor
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Dallas Arboretum Honors Presidential Daughter Luci Baines Johnson With Its Great Contributors Award
If a person's character can be glimpsed in an instant with the smallest of gestures, some attendees at a Dallas Arboretum event recognizing Luci Baines Johnson were treated to a revelation about the guest of honor on Tuesday, October 26. It happened midway through an outdoor reception for Luci — the daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson … [Read more...] about Dallas Arboretum Honors Presidential Daughter Luci Baines Johnson With Its Great Contributors Award
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Great Contributors Dinner
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is world-renowned for its natural beauty thanks to its native plants making all visitors feel right at home in its natural setting of native plants. So one just might consider Lady Bird Johnson’s daughter Luci Baines Johnson is just like the Center — she makes everyone feel right at home just being with … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Great Contributors Dinner
Songbird Supper Was Served Up Surrounded By Trinity River Audubon Center’s Natural Beauty
North Texas has rightly earned a reputation for simply remarkable homes. From incredible estates fronting pristine lakes to Dilbeck cottages oozing with charms, it’s well deserved. But on Sunday, October 17, Mother Nature — pardon the expression — trumped them all. With a three-quarter moon on a clear night, she opened her arms for a dinner table that seemed to go on for an … [Read more...] about Songbird Supper Was Served Up Surrounded By Trinity River Audubon Center’s Natural Beauty
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Songbird Supper
If ever North Texas had a picture-perfect night, it was on Saturday, October 16. At least that’s how it seemed at one of the area’s little-known treasures — Trinity River Audubon Center. The reason for the stream of cars with folks like Laura and Walter Elcock, Garrett Boone, Tony Moore, Maria May, Kimberly and Shannon Wynne, Dan Podolsky, Daffodil Baez, Michelle Wong, Lois … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Songbird Supper
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
Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
While many think of Dallas as a place where skyscrapers rule with jets passing overhead and highway traffic sounds filling the air, there is an oasis just ten miles southeast of the CBD area on the edge of the Great Trinity Forest — the Trinity River Audubon Center. Sure, you’ve heard the stories how its 120 acres were transformed from an illegal dump site into an … [Read more...] about Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
The Dallas Opera Is Expanding Its Spring Gala To A Three-Day Fundraiser With Joyce Didonato
Originally The Dallas Opera’s Viva Diva! featuring mezza-soprano Joyce Didonato scheduled in November 2020 suffered a couple of postponements due to those tricky pandemic restrictions. Instead of just throwing in the towel, Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director/CEO Ian Derrer “reimagined” the one-night-only special event into a fundraiser that would be celebrated for … [Read more...] about The Dallas Opera Is Expanding Its Spring Gala To A Three-Day Fundraiser With Joyce Didonato
Dallas Museum Of Art Board Of Trustees’ 2020-2021 Officers And New Members Revealed
Dallas Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees is not letting COVID-19 slow them down. In planning for the DMA’s future, the officers and new trustees were just announced. The Board’s Nominating Committee Chair Catherine Rose Marcus revealed that the Board’s chair for an additional two-year term will be William M. Lamont Jr., joined by Catherine as president, Victor … [Read more...] about Dallas Museum Of Art Board Of Trustees’ 2020-2021 Officers And New Members Revealed
Mike Rawlings Is The Man Of The Hour At The 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner
Tom Dunning seemed amazed. The longtime civic leader was looking on as a 17-piece mariachi band performed in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole, part of the entertainment for the 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner on Friday, November 1. "I've never seen a mariachi band that big!" Tom marveled, smiling slightly. While the group, called Mariachi Sol Azteca, was indeed large, … [Read more...] about Mike Rawlings Is The Man Of The Hour At The 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner
Readers 2 Leaders Supporters Learn Of The Reading Emergency Facing Dallas Grade Schoolers
While downtown Dallas streets and surrounding highways were clogged due to the presence of President Donald Trump's presentation at American Airlines Center, an invitation-only crowd gathered at Mary McDermott Cook's Dump Top on Thursday, October 17. The occasion was for Readers 2 Leaders supporters to learn about the dismal state of literacy among grade schoolers. Here's a … [Read more...] about Readers 2 Leaders Supporters Learn Of The Reading Emergency Facing Dallas Grade Schoolers