With the arrival of the new year comes news from all types. Unfortunately, the first is the cancellation of an event that raises a heck of a lot of money. Late last year Dallas Symphony Orchestra League President Anne Ligon and DSOL’s 2021 Presentation Ball Chair Mari Epperson announced that the formal presentation ball at the Meyerson on Saturday, February 13, would be … [Read more...] about JUST IN: DSOL’s 2021 Presentation Ball May Have Been Canceled But Will Bow Again In 2022
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Dallas Opera Women’s Board Honored Patsy Miller Donosky With Founders Award, Family, Friends And Flourish
The selection of Patsy Miller Donosky for the 2020 Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award seemed as natural as singing in the Winspear. Afterall, her folks Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. co-founded The Dallas Opera way back in the 1950s. But Patsy had earned her operatic stripes purely on her own. From being a child traveling by train with her mother and her brother … [Read more...] about Dallas Opera Women’s Board Honored Patsy Miller Donosky With Founders Award, Family, Friends And Flourish
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon
This year’s Dallas Opera Women’s Board’s Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon was a true family affair. From the award’s namesakes to their daughter/awardee Patsy Miller Donosky and her children and in-laws, the music-loving Miller clan, along with dozens and dozens of friends like Linda Gibbons, Elsie Dunklin, Jean White and Nancy Bass, was front and center … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: The Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs (Texas) Dipped And Danced The Night Away
Like the swallows returning to Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Gala debutantes in their billowing white gowns were presented on stage at the Morton Meyerson before family and friends on Saturday, February 8. While the Gittings portraits were lined up at the lobby entrance, the Renaissance Foyer and the upper level Loge Terrace were … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs (Texas) Dipped And Danced The Night Away
The Dallas Historical Society Recalls The Roosevelt Family ‘From Hyde Park To Fair Park’
Pierce Allman was one of about 200 attendees at an art exhibition and panel discussion on Thursday, March 21, at Fair Park's Hall of State that focused on First Lady Eleanor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. But Pierce may have been one of the few guests there who recalled listening to FDR's voice in real time. "I remember hearing him speak on the radio when I was … [Read more...] about The Dallas Historical Society Recalls The Roosevelt Family ‘From Hyde Park To Fair Park’
Sold-Out Alert!: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon
While Callier Cares Luncheon Patron Party hostess Libby Hunt was under-the-weather upstairs tonight, the crowd downstairs at her Volk Estate home-sweet-home was filled to the max including Patricia Meadows, Michael Meadows, Barbara and John Stuart, Emilynn and Claude Wilson, Christina and Chris Durovich, Leslie Benson, Sharon and Mike McCullough, Angie Kadesky, Tiffany and Paul … [Read more...] about Sold-Out Alert!: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon
Grovel Alert: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon
Despite their smiles, 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon Chair Beth Layton and her sidekick Underwriting Chair Nancy Carter along with Callier Center Foundation Board Chair Tricia George are starting to worry about UT at Dallas’ Callier Center for Communication Disorders fundraiser. With the luncheon at the Dallas Country Club a month away, there are only two tables left for guests to … [Read more...] about Grovel Alert: 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon
2019 Callier Cares Luncheon Letters Are On The Way Despite Possible Holiday Delay
2019 Callier Cares Luncheon Chair Beth Laydon, Luncheon Underwriting Chair Nancy Carter and Callier Center Foundation President Tricia George rallied the troops including Dr. Tom Campbell, Rich Neely and Barbara Stuart last week. They held forth with pens in hand around the dining room table of Luncheon Honorary Co-Chairs Sharon and Mike McCullough’s marvelous home. The purpose … [Read more...] about 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon Letters Are On The Way Despite Possible Holiday Delay
JUST IN: Brent Christopher To Receive The 2019 Ruth And Ken Altshuler Callier Cares Award
Callier Cares Luncheon Chair Beth Layton just announced plans for the 2019 Callier Cares Luncheon. Scheduled to take place at the Dallas Country Club on Monday, April 15, longtime community leader Brent Christopher will receive the Ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Cares Award. It was a timely announcement following last Thursday’s North Texas Giving Day, which was launched in … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Brent Christopher To Receive The 2019 Ruth And Ken Altshuler Callier Cares Award
Dallas County Medical Society Alliance And The Aldredge House To Hold Double Centennial Celebrations With Historic Marker And Luncheon
What were you doing 100 years ago? Probably the only one who could answer that is Margaret McDermott, who just celebrated her 105th birthday on February 18. It was when she was a five-year old living in Dallas that two totally different undertakings launched. First, a stately mansion joined the other grand residences along Swiss Avenue. Taking two years to build by Dallasite … [Read more...] about Dallas County Medical Society Alliance And The Aldredge House To Hold Double Centennial Celebrations With Historic Marker And Luncheon