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Benefiting Dwell with Dignity

Shop The Library 2025

September 17th - 27th

Wednesday - Saturday | 10 am - 5 pm

1833 E. Levee Street

Thrift Studio - Last Few Days to Shop!

 Dwell with Dignity's Thrift Studio is open through May 3rd! 

Hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm, and there is no cost for admission.

There are still a few days to shop furniture, artwork and accessories at deeply discounted prices.

100% of proceeds support Dwell with Dignity's mission.

“We replenish the studio daily, so there’s always something new to discover,” said Teresa Charnock, executive director of Dwell with Dignity. “Every purchase helps us transform spaces into homes for families who are coming out of difficult situations and supports schools and nonprofits that need beautiful, functional spaces to further their mission.”

Thrift Studio features six new designers annually who install vignettes using their own donated inventory. The pop-up also includes a curated selection of general donated furniture and décor, as well as artwork collected at the Art+Color Party.

The 2025 Thrift Studio is chaired by Samantha Reitmayer Sano and Joslyn Taylor Swoon, the studio, and Art Chair Hannah Brown, Hannah Brown Art. 

Primavera at LRFA Dallas

 

Primavera celebrates the renewal and lushness of spring. Carly Allen Martin and Janna Watson draw from their unique experiences of the season to produce compositions teeming with delicate abundance. LRFA will be hosting the opening reception on Saturday, March 23rd from 4:30 - 7:30 PM at their Dallas Design District gallery. 

 

Carly Allen Martin imbues each painting with optimism and hope, her fearless approach to color inspiring joy with each brushstroke. Lively palettes temper through diverse medias of oil, charcoal, encaustic, graphite, and pastel, collaborating to form distinct moments of textural brilliance. Like the rebirth of springtime, Allen Martin’s compositions begin spontaneously. After laying the initial marks, Allen Martin then pulls back and waits for the painting to reveal her next course of action, as a collaborative effort. Through the repetition of this process, Allen Martin captures bursts of harmony and bliss.

 

Janna Watson captures the essence of the natural world in complex statements of hue and movement. Each purposeful stroke symbolizes a split-second instance of spiritual dance as Watson balances the real and the unreal. Watson builds intricate dimensionality, breaking down and rebuilding the natural world into seductive tangles of chroma. Through sweeping paint across expanses of deep stains, bright technicolor, or peaceful neutrals, Watson formulates secret conversations. These conversations walk the line between chaos and serenity, like the torrential spring rains and the earliest buds on the trees, natural phenomenon laid bare.

 

Primavera will be on display through May 4th, 2024.

Primavera - Carly Allen Martin and Janna Watson | Laura Rathe Fine Art

Dwell with Dignity Warehouse Sale

 

Texas Ale Project® Announces Somethin’ Bacon World Food Championship Qualifier Event

 

Dallas Design District’s popular craft brewery, Texas Ale Project, has yet another fun and creative event on their fall roster. After celebrating their 6^th Anniversary on Dallas’ craft beer scene with a 4-day TAP Fest in June, TAP has announced that they will host Somethin’ Bacon – A World Food Championship qualifier event – in early fall on Saturday, September 18^th, 2021.

Somethin’ Bacon will take the place of the previously held Somethin’ Cheesy event that TAP has previously hosted. They have partnered with the World Food Championships and will host the Bacon qualifying round at the brewery. 

This unique event will have live music, food truck(s), and judging for the bacon competition. And who doesn’t love bacon?

 Culinary enthusiasts from all over the metroplex will come together as they prepare their best bacon dish or food item to win the popular vote, and a chance to compete in the World Food Championships coming to Dallas in November 2021. 

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Bacon Tasting

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Announcement of Bacon Competition Winners

4:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Food Truck(s)

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Live Music by Joshua Mathers Band

General Admission - $15, which includes:

(5) Tasting Tickets

(1) People’s Choice Vote and (1) Best Booth Vote

 

VIP Admission - $30, which includes:

(5) Tasting Tickets

(1) People’s Choice Vote and (1) Best Booth Vote

(1) Beer Ticket

(1) 6-pack Beer to go

TAP Swag

 

To purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/somethin-bacon-tickets-164155560701

Artists for Animals Concert - February 13th

Love music, art and animals? We've got the perfect Valentine's Day event for you. Join Erin Hannigan and other members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra with artists and musicians from all over Texas, to celebrate our love for animals and raise money for Operation Kindness, the oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter in north Texas.

 

Tickets include wine, beer, coffee and some amazing posh desserts -- and, of course, the concert and silent auction. Your Valentine will be so impressed!

Time is running out, so click here to order your tickets online today!

Hollywood Domino Dallas Announces Celeb Co-Hosts for Inaugural Fundraiser

Hollywood Domino Dallas announces actors Kristin Davis, Vanessa Hudgens and Jesse Metcalf as the 2014 Celebrity Co-hosts for the inaugural fundraiser on Saturday, November 8 from 7:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at The Empire Room in the Dallas Design District.

 

Please join event co-chairs Ayaan Ahmed, Ashley Burghardt, Sally Evans, Priya Bhola Rathod and Reese Threadgill, for this first annual event, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish^® North Texas.  Nine-year old Julia Brown of Dallas will serve as a Make-A-Wish® North Texas ambassador for the evening and will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet with co-host Vanessa Hudgens.

With the theme of Casablanca, the old Hollywood-inspired evening will include cocktails, seated dinner, games, auction, and live entertainment.  During the evening, Davis and Hudgens will enjoy a friendly competition of the Hollywood Domino board game, which puts a unique twist on the classic game by creating a movie reel of dominoes based on the film genre. 

 

Founded in 2008 by entrepreneur, producer and actress Daya Fernandez as a fun competition among her celebrity friends, Hollywood Domino is a star-studded event which calls upon Hollywood’s elite, working hand in hand with corporate partners, to help support non-profit organizations around the world.

 

Individual tickets and sponsorship packages are on sale now through www.hollywooddominodallas.com.

It's Nearly Time for Thrift Studio Again! Early Holiday Shopping, Anyone?

Thrift Studio by Dwell with Dignity

Preview Party

Thursday, October 9th

 

Pop-Up Shop Open October 10 through November 8

 

Thrift Studio is a bi-annual 30 day pop-up shop created to provide financial viability and fundraising for Dwell with Dignity through selling donated furniture, housewares, accessories and high-end designer finds to the public.

 

All proceeds benefit the future work, growth, organization and structure of Dwell with Dignity, helping families escape poverty and homelessness.

 

Each Thrift Studio has a cast of fabulous designers who install vignettes using items from the warehouse, as well as items they have donated from their own inventory or their industry connections..

Book Signing Event at DADA Fall Gallery Walk

Meet Barry Friedman, Author of Still Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets Volume Two

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Book Signing 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Cocktail Reception 4:00 PM

Anteks in Dallas Design District

This rare event also features a special trunk show by famed gallery owner

Jed Foutz of Shiprock Santa Fe.

Complimentary on-site appraisals of Vintage Navajo blankets and rugs.

Make it a day of art -- Anteks is an official tour stop on the DADA Fall Gallery Walk.

The exclusive book signing and art showcase benefits the Edith Baker Art Scholarship Fund.



Anteks Welcomed Equest Gala Patron Party

Design District Home Furnishings store Anteks hosted the Equest Gala Patron Party on Thursday March 7^th which featured two mini Ambassador horses that party goers clamored to meet.  

Anne Barbier-Mueller, Jocelyn White, Fay Sheehan

Guests enjoyed wines by Domain Wine Company and hors d’ oeuvres by Cantina Laredo as well as the opportunity to take their picture with the two Ambassadors. 

Jason Lenox, Linda Kordek

Party Chairperson Jocelyn White shared that the Equest Triple Crown Gala—A Sante Fe Soiree will be held on April 20^th benefiting Equest. The Gala will feature live horse and rider demonstrations as well as a VIP reception, cocktails, hors ‘d oeuvres, auctions and live music by Collin Raye.

Mary Anne Bryant, Linda Ivy, Christa Collum, Carmelita Whiteley, Carol Seay

The sophisticated rustic feel of Anteks was the ideal backdrop for the Equest crowd who perused the luxe lodge/ranch décor and the latest collection of silver home accessories designed by store owner Jason Lenox.

Anteks hosts Accessible Luxury Kick Off Reception

Peggy Meyer, Dr. Dan Meyer

On Wednesday December 5th, Jason Lenox of Anteks graciously hosted the Accessible Luxury 2013 Host Committee Kick-Off Reception. Patrons, sponsors and associated elite of this anticipated annual event perused the Design District home furnishings store which specializes in sophisticated rustic interiors. In addition guests enjoyed beer compliments of Four Corners Brewery, wine, and hors d’ oeuvres by Parigi. Wife of Dr. Dan Meyer, Peggy, greeted everyone and made introductions of speakers Dr. Karl Rathjen and Lisa and Dr. Dan Sucato (2013 Accessible Luxury Chairmen).



Becky Britt, Anne Eppes

Guests learned that the 2013 event will be held at Park Place Premier Collection Dealership on Saturday April 20th, 2013. The event will include a fashion show, a variety of offerings in the Bentley Bubble Room, McLaren Roadster Room, the Rolls-Royce Runway Room and the Maserati Man Cave outfitted with Anteks furnishings. A lucky winners of the reception drawing walked away with a gift certificate to Anteks and a piece from the home accessories line which Jason Lenox recently designed and launched nationwide.

Lisa Sucato, Dr. Dan Sucato, Abby Williams

McLean Coble, Devonie Coble, Dr. Karl Rathjen

Design District Gallery Day

Design District Gallery Day is a unified effort by 12 established galleries located in the Design District, to battle the Summer lull and get people in the galleries. The event will take place on July 28, 2012 from 12-9 PM. The participating galleries include: Circuit 12 Contemporary, Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Conduit Gallery, Craighead Green Gallery, Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas Contemporary, Galleri Urbane, Goss-Michael Foundation, Holly Johnson Gallery, Marty Walker Gallery, PDNB Gallery and Red Arrow Contemporary. From 6-9 PM gallery goers can grab a bite from Dallas’ finest food trucks which will be open for business in front of the galleries. All of the participating galleries will be serving complimentary ice cold beverages, including Brooklyn Lager courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery. There will also be 25 gift bags at each gallery which include the official Design District Gallery Day T-shirt by the Lunch Buddies, courtesy of Madison Partners, the event’s presenting sponsor.

Fusion Fitness Grand Opening Party

We're so excited about the Grand Opening of Fusion Fitness - First studio to open in the Design District! 

Looking for an energetic cardio routine to break your boring elliptical regimen? Wanting to sculpt and tighten your entire body but hate lifting weights at the gym? Wishing you had that highly sought after long and lean Pilates body, but have no clue how to get it? 

Fusion Fitness has the answer!

Grand opening party tomorrow, Saturday April 14 from 11 AM - 2 PM at the studio. 

1430 Dragon Street, Trinity Lofts, Suite 19

Brunch bites, mimosas, swag bags, class discounts and a Lululemon raffle for one lucky winner...

No better way to start your Saturday!

www.fusionfitnessdallas.com

Introducing Thrift Studio

Launch Date: April 14, 2012

Welcome to a new not-like-any-other-thrift-store THRIFT STORE.

Thrift Studio is a bi-annual 30 day pop-up shop created to provide financial viability and fundraising for Dwell with Dignity through selling the overstock of donated, gently used furniture, housewares, accessories and high-end designer finds to the public at deep discounts.  All proceeds benefit the future work, growth, organization and structure of Dwell with Dignity!

April 14th – May 12th

Tues–Sat 10AM–5:30PM

Sundays noon-5:00PM

Location: 1250 Slocum Drive, Suite 550 in the Design Center

Participants include:

TLC Contract

Container Store

Horchow

Michelle Nussbaumer

Melissa Woody

David Cadwallader

Wisteria

Don’t miss the Peacock Alley pop-up within a pop-up!

Click here for more information and to learn about the special Preview Party on Thursday evening, April 12th: http://www.dwellwithdignity.org/thrift-studio/

Calling All Heroes Event

"Every 90 minutes a person is diagnosed with ALS,
and every 90 minutes another person dies of ALS."

ALS, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The disease mostly strikes adults between the ages of 40 and 70, and as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time.

The Ben E Keith Calling All Heroes Fundraiser is a signature event benefiting the ALS Association of North Texas. The inaugural event takes place on Friday, July 8, 2011, at eM in the Dallas Design District. The evening includes entertainment, dancing, live and silent auctions, food and open bar.

Individual tickets start at $125. Click here to purchase tickets.

DJCC's TASTE 2011

The Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce invites you to their 10th Annual Wine Tasting, TASTE. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the DJCC Easter Egg Hunt for the Blind and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), which assists visually-impaired individuals and their families.

TASTE will be held Saturday, February 26 at Samuel Lynne Galleries in the Dallas Design District. Purchase your ticket early to avoid the possibility of a sold-out event. Ticket prices are $30 for DJCC members and $35 for guests. You can purchase tickets here. Tickets will be $40 at the door on the day of the event.

This charitable social event will feature premier wines from around the globe at the acclaimed Samuel Lynne Galleries. Dallas-area young professionals, art aficionados and wine enthusiasts will sample an array of wines from around the globe. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served and guests will have the chance to bid on exciting silent auction items while enjoying the vibrant art featured throughout the gallery.

DADA'S 25th Anniversary Party

What a fun way to enjoy your Saturday! Come on down to the new Dallas Contemporary in the Design District to celebrate the Dallas Art Dealers Association's (DADA'S) 25th Anniversary. This party will not be lacking anything: DJ Masai will be spinning the best of the 80's, 90's and 2010 for great dancing, Darian Thomas fashion show, pop up dance by members of The Dallas Conservatory, art exhibitions and previews and so much more! There will be delicious food provided by Corner Bakery, Wendy Krispin Caterers, Two Sisters Catering and others, along with great cocktails, too! Best of all, the proceeds from this event will go to the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund.

DADA'S 25th Anniversary Party

WHERE: The Dallas Contemporary 161 Glass Street in the Dallas Design District, Dallas, Texas 75207 CLICK HERE for directions.
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010 8:00 PM -11:00 PM
CLICK HERE to purchase your $25.00 tickets.