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Zac Brown And Charlie Daniels Help The 2018 Cattle Baron’s Ball Rake In A Record $4.8M For The American Cancer Society

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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

Country Star Clay Walker Wows The Crowd At First-Ever Blue Jean Ball For Luke’s FastBreaks

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The moment you entered Eddie Deen's Ranch at Downtown Dallas on Saturday, September 29, you just knew the inaugural Blue Jean Ball benefiting Luke's FastBreaks was going to be a big success. Hundreds of guests, many of them in their 20s, were milling about enjoying the reception, which soon would be followed by Deen's Texas barbecue, a live auction, and then a raucous, … [Read more...] about Country Star Clay Walker Wows The Crowd At First-Ever Blue Jean Ball For Luke’s FastBreaks

Crespi Estate Hosts A Heady Patron Party Crowd For 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

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The VIP patron party for The Family Place's 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon took place on the evening of Tuesday, September 25, at the legendary Crespi Estate off Walnut Hill Lane.These days, developer Mehrdad Moayedi's gargantuan spread seems like one of the most popular places for an event in town. Only the day before, for example, the magnificent manse had … [Read more...] about Crespi Estate Hosts A Heady Patron Party Crowd For 2018 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

JUST IN: St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show Returns To NorthPark With Christy Berry As Chair

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Plans have just been revealed for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2019 St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show.St. V-Day Luncheon and Fashion Co-Founders Rusty Duvall and Janet Evans have managed to have residential real estate blonde Christy Berry to chair the 35th anniversary fundraiser — Look for Love —benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of … [Read more...] about JUST IN: St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show Returns To NorthPark With Christy Berry As Chair

Chef Stephan Pyles Hosts 2018 Harvest Kick-Off Party At His Flora Cafe

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When Chef Stephan Pyles comes on board for a project, he goes overboard in the effort. He had already signed up to be the honorary chef for the North Texas Food Bank's 5th Annual Harvest on Friday, September 21, as well as masterminding the VIP gathering the night of the fundraiser.But on Tuesday, June 12, he hosted the fundraiser's kick-off party at his Flora Cafe. The … [Read more...] about Chef Stephan Pyles Hosts 2018 Harvest Kick-Off Party At His Flora Cafe

JUST IN: 2018 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Kim And Greg Hext Announce Plans For Safari Soirée With Some New Events And Faces

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2018 Zoo To Do (Z2D) Co-Chairs Kim and Greg Hext weren’t going to let the threat of thunder, lightning and hail hold them back last night at the Dallas Zoo. They were bound and determined to share plans for the Zoo's annual mega fundraiser. And, boy, were there plans.This year’s Z2D’s theme is Safari Soirée and it will return to the Dallas Zoo on Saturday, October … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2018 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Kim And Greg Hext Announce Plans For Safari Soirée With Some New Events And Faces

JUST IN: 5th Annual Harvest Taps Stephan Pyles As Honorary Chair And Moves To The Arboretum

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Just in time to get on fall plans, the plans for the Fifth Annual Harvest were just revealed with changes in place. And what changes they are!Co-Chairs Maggie Cooke Kipp and Melinda Knowles along with Event Advisors/Co-Founders Kristi Bare and Nancy Gopez have arranged for man of all talents (chef, author, philanthropist, educator) Stephan Pyles to serve as honorary … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 5th Annual Harvest Taps Stephan Pyles As Honorary Chair And Moves To The Arboretum

2018 St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show’s “Sculpting For A Cure” Felt Right At Home Among NorthPark Center’s Artwork

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The battle line against leukemia and lymphoma moved north of downtown Dallas on Thursday, February 8. Instead of years past at the Anatole and the Meyerson, the St. Valentine's Day Luncheon And Fashion Show took over a couple of sizable courts at NorthPark Center to benefit the Leukemia And Lymphoma Society of North Texas.With the event's theme — "Sculpting For A Cure" … [Read more...] about 2018 St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show’s “Sculpting For A Cure” Felt Right At Home Among NorthPark Center’s Artwork

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show

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With Valentine's Day just days away, the St. Valentine's Day Luncheon And Fashion Show got a head start with guests dazzling in reds and pinks in a tented ballroom at NorthPark Center's CenterPark Garden on Thursday, February 8.  Inspired by Leo Villareal's "Buckyball" in CenterPark cozying up to the tent and Jonathan Borofsky's "Five Hammering Men" towering around … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2018 St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show

NorthPark’s Bulgari Was Bubbling With Champagne And News For The St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show Patron Party

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While Officine Panerai was filled with guys partying, Bulgari was blooming with fashionable gals like  Lynn McBee, Mary Parker, KJ Sanger, Megan Fisher Flanagan, Lisa Cooley, Kim Hext, Lisa Singleton and Heather Randall for the St. Valentine's Day Luncheon And Fashion Show on Thursday, February 1, at NorthPark.2018 St. V-Day Co-Chairs Roz Colombo and Nancy Gopez were … [Read more...] about NorthPark’s Bulgari Was Bubbling With Champagne And News For The St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon And Fashion Show Patron Party

JUST IN: St. Valentine’s Luncheon And Fashion Show’s NorthPark Runway Fashions And 19 Raffle Packages Revealed For Online Purchase

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With the St. Valentine's Day Luncheon And Fashion Show less than a week away, Luncheon Co-Chairs Roz Colombo and Nancy Gopez made news last night at NorthPark's Bulgari. With Luncheon patrons including KJ Sanger, Jodi Benefiel, Julie Buschman, Andrea and David Nayfa, Kimberly Alexander, Lisa Singleton, Mary and Joe Parker, Heather Randall, Lynn McBee, Lisa Cooley, Kristen … [Read more...] about JUST IN: St. Valentine’s Luncheon And Fashion Show’s NorthPark Runway Fashions And 19 Raffle Packages Revealed For Online Purchase