This year's A Writer's Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon at the Dallas Arboretum on Tueseday, November 19, was a showcase of what makes southern lifestyles so popular. With floral arrangements and a dedicated-to-the south menu, it was the perfect setting for keynote speakers Bunny Williams and Rebecca Wesson Darwin to share their findings and benefit the Women's Council of … [Read more...] about 13th Annual Writer’s Garden Provided True Southern Hospitality With Bunny Williams And Rebecca Wesson Darwin
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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
Skip’s Switcheroo Sparkles At The Senior Source’s Sage Society Supper
North Texas' favorite-son writer Skip Hollandsworth thought he was just going to give a talk for 30 ladies of The Senior Source’s Charles C. Sprague Sage Society on Wednesday, May 1. But the day before his scheduled presentation at the society's 20th annual dinner at the Dallas Country Club, he checked out the guest list, with names on it like Bobby Lyle, Alina and Ruben … [Read more...] about Skip’s Switcheroo Sparkles At The Senior Source’s Sage Society Supper
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: The Sage Society Dinner
Most hostesses would march out to the kitchen, grab the sharpness item and tear after the guest who decided to change the evening's festivities. Ah, but that was not the case for The Senior Source's Sage Society Dinner on Wednesday, May 1, at the Dallas Country Club. The evening's chair was Debbie Oates, who had arranged for North Texas' favorite scribe Skip Hollandsworth to … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: The Sage Society Dinner
A Passing: Alan Peppard
Sunday North Texas got hit by 70 MPH winds that toppled age-old trees, cut off power for hundreds of thousands and left the area in a state of confusion and loss. Most claimed that they never saw it coming. However, it may be that old Mother Nature was responding to the shock of learning that Alan Peppard had died Saturday night. According to his wife Jennifer Peppard, he … [Read more...] about A Passing: Alan Peppard
JUST IN: A Writer’s Garden Headliners Revealed Including A Bunny, A Skip And A Garden & Gun CEO
When Karen and Craig Goodman opened their art-filled home for tonight’s party for guests to learn about the Women's Council of the Dallas Aboretum's 2019 Writer’s Garden Symposium and Luncheon details, they had no idea that there would be an unscheduled surprise. Being chaired by Regina Bruce and Joni Krieg, the evening get-together was simply billed as the authors’ … [Read more...] about JUST IN: A Writer’s Garden Headliners Revealed Including A Bunny, A Skip And A Garden & Gun CEO
It Will Be A Crime To Miss The 2019 Charles C. Sprague Society Annual Dinner With Skip Hollandsworth Served Up*
Despite the claim that computers will one day replace most people in the working world, it’s highly doubtful that any high-tech machine will be able to take over Dallas’ Skip Hollandsworth in spinning a tale. In these parts, he is the master at weaving a yarn and vacuuming an interviewee of their most intimate secrets. Having a get-to-know-y0u conversation with Skip is like … [Read more...] about It Will Be A Crime To Miss The 2019 Charles C. Sprague Society Annual Dinner With Skip Hollandsworth Served Up*
Tuesday Ain’t Lookin’ So Great, But Don’t “Skip” Out
The Dallas Independent School District and others are already shuttering down due to the predicted overnight freeze that will create Tuesday morning's "Auto Ice Rink." On the other hand, Les Femmes du Monde is charging ahead with its "members only" meeting with Texas Monthly's Skip "Be Still My Heart" Hollandsworth. The chat with one of the Dallas media's most charming … [Read more...] about Tuesday Ain’t Lookin’ So Great, But Don’t “Skip” Out