The TACA Custom Auction Gala celebrating the art funding organization’s 50th anniversary was a time to glisten and shine. And on Friday, September 8, the first black-tie gala of the 2017 fall/winter fundraising season did just that. Only it wasn’t exactly for the reason some might have predicted. Unlike years past, when it was held entirely inside the legendary Rosewood … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala’s Celebration Of 50 Years Of Funding The Arts “Tranformed” Into A Glistening Affair
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2017 TACA Custom Auction Gala
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, TACA’s Custom Auction Gala expanded its digs at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek on Friday, September 8, with a see-thru tent for the cocktail reception and live auction. Plus, the organizers commissioned a dance especially for the occasion. To match the celebration, the black-tie set arrived in their finery for a night to … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2017 TACA Custom Auction Gala
TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #6 — An Unforgettable Evening With The Dallas Cowboys And Dean Fearing
TACA Custom Auction Gala Co-Chair Wanda Gierhart has connections and great taste, don’t you know. She’s managed to get one of country’s best known culinary kings to come on board as part of this auction item. And adding some muscle to it, she’s scored some additional heavyweights for this delicious package that will be auctioned off by auctioneer Louis Murad on Friday, … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #6 — An Unforgettable Evening With The Dallas Cowboys And Dean Fearing
TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #5 — Private Photoshoot In NYC With Internationally Celebrated Portrait Photographer Ruven Afanador
While others may share their selfies on Facebook, the winner of this TACA Custom Auction Gala package will be the social media envy. And this one that will up for bidding on Friday, September 8, will not only make the winner a timeless beaut but will be fun recalling the experience. Private Photoshoot in NYC With Internationally Celebrated Portrait Photographer Ruven Afanador* … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #5 — Private Photoshoot In NYC With Internationally Celebrated Portrait Photographer Ruven Afanador
TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #4 — My Name Is Bond. James Bond: A Shaken Not Stirred Sojourn
A favorite debate is which James Bond was best? Sean? Roger? Pierce? Daniel? This TACA Custom Auction Gala item will settle the argument. The best Bond will be the winner of this trip that even M would approve. My Name Is Bond. James Bond: A Shaken Not Stirred Sojourn (Value: Priceless) There was ways to travel through Europe and there’s the Bond way. The winning bidder … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #4 — My Name Is Bond. James Bond: A Shaken Not Stirred Sojourn
TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #2 — Dance And Dinner With France’s Compagnie Hervé Koubi
Despite Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's proclamation that music is the universal language, it isn't the only one. No, siree. Dancing is, too. Through its physicality and motion, it reflects everything from unique cultures to the interpretation of emotions. This second TACA Custom Auction Gala package offers a dazzling opportunity to more than just be an observer. Dance And Dinner … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Item #2 — Dance And Dinner With France’s Compagnie Hervé Koubi
TACA Custom Auction Item #1 — Around The World With Rosewood
Back in 1966 when the late Jane Murchison (Haber), Evelyn Lambert, Virginia Nick and Betty Black Guiberson were trying to raise money for the Dallas Theater Center, they planted the seeds for TACA. To accomplish the fundraising, they held an auction — "it consisted, essentially, of four booths selling exotic food, one at each corner of the brand-new NorthPark center, and a … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Item #1 — Around The World With Rosewood
TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #9: Front Row At The Bruce Wood Dance Gallery
Dallas’ Bruce Wood was nationally known for his choreography. He was known for having “an aesthetic that set his work apart. He drew his subject matter from human nature, distilling the ups and downs, and the loves and the losses of daily life into pieces that range from dramatic to comic, compassionate to hilarious, psychological to pedestrian.” With his untimely death in May … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #9: Front Row At The Bruce Wood Dance Gallery
TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #8: Wild Wonders And Fine Wines In Africa
South Africa is known for its magnificent natural beauty and the most amazing animals roaming the earth. But there is so much more. For instance, from true African villages to breathtaking estates, it is a world that constantly amazes. Many are surprised to learn that just 30 minutes outside of Cape Town, there is the Cape Winelands region with its scenic vineyards that produce … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #8: Wild Wonders And Fine Wines In Africa
TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #7: Sophisticated Evening At The Mansion
Talk about impressing your friends with a perfect night of wining and dining without the muss or fuss of a caterer invading your own home-sweet-home. Thanks to this TACA Custom Auction Gala package, for one night the legendary Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek will be your stand-in home, one where you’ll entertain eight of your BFFs in the Wine Cellar with a multi-course dinner. … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #7: Sophisticated Evening At The Mansion
TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #6: Chairmen’s Favorite Things
The TACA Custom Auction Gala crowd is no stranger to the best dining and entertainment. Say “Hamilton,” and they’ve probably seen it before Lin-Manuel Miranda left the production. Say “masters” and the first thing that pops in their minds is a classic piece of art and not a golf tournament. Say “sautes, jetes, entrechat and cabriole,” and they know you’re not rattling off a … [Read more...] about TACA Custom Auction Gala Package #6: Chairmen’s Favorite Things