While the annual Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's announcement of the debs can usually take a bit of time, this year's event at Stanley Korshak on Thursday, May 26, was not a long-term affair. After the last collection made up of 2021 and 2022 debs amounted to an almost-record-breaking 48, the class of 2023 was half that. And with a handful of the 24 debs (Sarah Crow, … [Read more...] about 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs Were Introduced Despite A Dark Moment
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JUST IN: Nothing “Checked” DSOL President Venise Stuart From Presenting A Record-Setting $1.65M
2021-2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League President Venise Stuart just couldn’t wait for the big, official-looking check to arrive to hand over $1,650,000 to Dallas Symphony Association CEO Kim Noltemy. So this morning she and DSO Director of Volunteer Services Allison Brodnax pulled together a stand-in. Huddled over the unscrolled, glossy blank check, Venise and Allison … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Nothing “Checked” DSOL President Venise Stuart From Presenting A Record-Setting $1.65M
Despite Delays Savor The Symphony’s Evening Of Wine And Music Was All The More Delicious
Despite a 2020 cancellation and a 2021 hybrid event, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's 2022 Savor the Symphony had a crowd from near and far at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas on Thursday, April 21. And just perhaps the delays only made the wine and music more delicious. Here's a report from the field: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League was excited to host its annual Savor … [Read more...] about Despite Delays Savor The Symphony’s Evening Of Wine And Music Was All The More Delicious
Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
At the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum’s 2022 Mad Hatter Tea on Wednesday, April 20, someone said, “It’s so nice seeing things back to normal.” A nearby first-timer looked a bit startled and asked her friend, “This is normal?” What the newbie quickly learned was that this flurry of ostrich-feathered hats and wildly outrageous toppers were very normal when Mad … [Read more...] about Mad Hatters Were Blowing In The Wind As A Rhinestone Cowboy Got The Boot
2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League organizers’ timing had waltzed around the pandemic. In 2020 the Presentation Ball’s final deb had scarcely taken her bow on the Meyerson stage when the pandemic more or less shut down major in-person fundraising. A year later and, despite the arrival of vaccinations, it was still too soon for the next Ball to take place. But this year, … [Read more...] about 2022 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s 48 Debs Bowed In A Return To Elegant Fundraising
JUST IN: 2022-2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Officers Announced
Before the final Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball deb gown had been gently put away into storage, the 2022-2023 DSOL board leadership was announced. 2021-2022 DSOL Board President Venise Stuart announced that Cynthia Beaird will succeed her as president and Nancy Labadie will serve as president-elect for the 2022-2023 term. Chairing the 2023 … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022-2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Officers Announced
A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
While the Ritz Carlton porte-cochere can be a bit of a challenge for guests and valets, an unexpected “oop’s” really derailed the most patient on the evening of Thursday, January 27. It seems a guest driving a sleek Jaguar sedan had headed into the hotel with keys in pocket. As the Jaguar turned into an oversized paperweight reducing the two-lane drive to one, staff was sent … [Read more...] about A Jaguar Trapped In The Ritz Driveway Didn’t Hamper DSOL Presentation Ball Underwriters Dinner
Despite A Chill In The Air, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Soiree Was Warmed By A Cowboys Win
With a full moon overheard and temperatures in the mid 40s, nearly 200 guests like Kit Sawers and her daughter/Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Annie Sawers, James Leffler, Barbara and Don Averitt, Marena and Roger Gault and Sara Lee and Stan Gardner arrived at the driveway leading to Lisa and Clay Cooley’s estate on Sunday, December 19. The win by the Cowboys over the … [Read more...] about Despite A Chill In The Air, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Deb Soiree Was Warmed By A Cowboys Win
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs And Moms Tea-ed Up At Hall Arts Hotel
After winding through the Hall Arts Hotel via elevator, taking turns through the Ellie's Restaurant and Lounge and then traipsing down stairways and hallways, guests of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League 2022 Symphony Debutantes Holiday Tea found it was well worth the journey on Thursday, December 16. In the Grand Hall overlooking the Dallas Arts District, Event … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Debs And Moms Tea-ed Up At Hall Arts Hotel
RESCHEDULED: The Stewpot Alliance’s Soup’s On! Luncheon With Kevin Curry
April continues to bust with activities. The latest is The Stewpot Alliance’s rescheduling its 2022 Soup’s On! Luncheon from a chilly winter date to a springtime fundraiser. Originally scheduled for Thursday, February 17, at the Hilton Anatole, it’s been moved to Tuesday, April 12, to benefit The Stewpot. Luckily, Luncheon Co-Chairs Thelia Bowens and Carolyn Jefferson … [Read more...] about RESCHEDULED: The Stewpot Alliance’s Soup’s On! Luncheon With Kevin Curry
Eiseman Raffled An Opportunity For DSOL Deb And Honor Guard Parents To Dazzle At Ball
There was absolutely no truth that Dallas Cowboys Coach Mike McCarthy faked having COVID so he could skip the Cowboys-Saints game to be at NorthPark Center for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League party at Eiseman Jewels on Thursday, December 2. Seriously, the coach was coaching via the phone from a hotel room and Richard Eiseman was happily greeting the parents of the … [Read more...] about Eiseman Raffled An Opportunity For DSOL Deb And Honor Guard Parents To Dazzle At Ball