Thursday, April 24, 2025
Eric Nadel Birthday Benefit with Secret Sisters and Shinyribs
Friday, April 11, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Dallas Cinco de Mayo Parade - Saturday, May 3
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Choctaw Cover-to-Cover Music Festival at Klyde Warren Park
Kick off your summer at the Choctaw Cover-to-Cover Music Festival at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday, May 31, from 1 - 7:30 PM! This music festival will be a non-stop party with eight high-energy cover bands and exciting casino-style gaming with Choctaw Casino & Resort game tables.
Savor complimentary wine tastings from RNDC, shop from 20 unique Boho Market vendors and enjoy delicious bites from Klyde Warren Park’s iconic food trucks. Need a drink? Mi Cocina cash bars will keep the good times rolling all day long!
General Admission tickets are only $35, but for the ultimate festival experience, grab a VIP “Friend for the Day” ticket for $125! VIPs get access to an open bar, Mi Cocina catering, and exclusive activities in the shaded comfort of the VIP area in the Sheila and Jody Grant Children’s Park—a perfect retreat from the action with plenty of seating.
Monday, April 7, 2025
4th Annual Mothers’ Brunch & Bazaar Hosted by Auxiliary of Nexus
Friday, April 4, 2025
Rainbow Days to Host 28th Annual Pot of Gold Luncheon
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Meadows Museum celebrates 60th birthday with Family Day Bash on Sunday
The museum will be celebrating its milestone birthday all year long with an exciting slate of programs and exhibitions. The centerpiece of the celebrations will be a weekend of anniversary-themed programs held April 3–6.
Here is a list of the upcoming activities planned for the 60th birthday celebration:
60TH BIRTHDAY FREE ADMISSION WEEKEND
Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sunday, April 6, 1–5 p.m.
Visitors are invited to enjoy free admission and explore the Meadows Museum’s stunning permanent collection along with the monumental traveling exhibition The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce, featuring Flaming June and other masterworks by European, American, and Puerto Rican artists. Also on view is A Decade of Acquisitions: Celebrating Works on Paper, a special exhibition of Spanish drawings, prints and watercolors from the 17th to the 21st century recently acquired by the museum.
THE MEADOWS MUSEUM’S “ERAS” TOUR
Saturday, April 5, 2–3 p.m.
This Saturday, the museum’s standing public tour will have a special 60th-anniversary focus, exploring key works acquired during each of the museum’s past six decades.
FAMILY DAY | 60TH BIRTHDAY BASH!
Sunday, April 6, 2–4 p.m.
Enjoy art-making activities, games, interactive gallery experiences and, of course, birthday cake! Strollers are welcome, and free parking is available in the museum’s underground lot. In honor of its milestone birthday, the museum is giving back—attendees are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the DFW Birthday Brigade, which serves up birthday magic for unsheltered youth in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
For more information: Meadows Museum, Dallas
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Stewpot Alliance Patron Party - Recap & Photos
Alliance president Bea Njuguna and Chef Brian Luscher
Patrons and volunteers of The Stewpot Alliance Soup’s On Luncheon and Art Sale recently gathered for a soiree at The African American Museum in Fair Park to celebrate the success of the 17th annual fundraiser held in January.
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Charlene Jin-Lee, Margie Francis and Amy Desler Photo credit: Simon Luna Photography |
Brenda Snitzer, executive director of The Stewpot and Alliance president Bea Njuguna and Soup’s On co-chairs Isabell and Philip Higginbotham and Buddy Jordan thanked the attendees for their valued time, talents and support of the luncheon and art sale. Celebrity chef chair Brian C. Luscher also recognized the vital importance of the services provided by The Stewpot, especially during the current “arctic blast.”
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Alliance board members Jonathan Mauerer and Morgan Cline |
While below freezing temperatures are a life-or-death situation for those living on the streets, and The Stewpot team shared that their team was actively working with neighbors to find transportation and shelter in Fair Park out of the frigid air. The Stewpot staff were on the streets handing out cold-weather gear such as coats, hats, gloves and hand warmers to help everyone stay safe.
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Buddy and Janet Jordan |
Since its founding in 1975 to feed people on the streets downtown, The Stewpot has served more than 8.7 million meals. It has also grown to provide comprehensive services and a community of support for people experiencing poverty and homelessness, including programs that stabilize, house and enrich the lives of Dallas neighbors. These include helping people recover over 112,000 vital ID documents to access services and employment, funding 233 four-year scholarships for college or vocational school since 1991 and helping provide housing for 320 people since its rapid rehousing program began in 2021.
Monday, March 31, 2025
Texas Woman’s University Honors Nicole Small and Virginia Chandler Dykes
Texas Woman’s University (TWU) hosted another successful Dallas Leadership Luncheon on March 6 at The Arts District Mansion, where the university recognized Nicole Small as the 2025 Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award recipient. A signature fundraiser for TWU, the event supports scholarships for graduate students while celebrating leaders who have made a significant impact on education and the quality of life in the Dallas community. The presenting event sponsor was Luther King Capital Management.
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Nicole Small and Dr. Carine Feyten |
The highlight of the luncheon was a moderated conversation with Small, who is the CEO of LH Capital, Inc. and Lyda Hill Philanthropies, and education philanthropist Abby Williams, who with her husband Todd Williams received the 2024 TWU Leadership Award. The event also featured the announcement of $77,000 in scholarship awards presented to the 32 graduate students selected for the 2025 class of Virginia Chandler Dykes Scholars. Six of those were recognized: Abi Rainey (College of Arts and Sciences), Bradaisea Ridge-Law (Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship), Dr. Savitha Sundar (College of Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy), Jenny Reynolds (College of Health Sciences), Kiara Whitney (Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing), and Christiana Parra (College of Professional Education).
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Carol Glendenning, Barbara Glendenning, Don Glendenning, Leigh Glendenning Roberts (TWU alumna) |
Luncheon speakers were the program emcee, Lisa Rampy, Vice President of University Advancement and Alumni Engagement; Shannon Mantaro, Executive Director of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership, the luncheon sponsor; Ralph Hawkins, event chair and a past Leadership Award recipient; and TWU Chancellor and President Dr. Carine M. Feyten.
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Chuck Chandler, Patricia Crocker, Dr. Ron Chandler |
The TWU Dallas Leadership Award is named in honor of the late Virginia Chandler Dykes, a TWU alumna and TWU Board of Regents member who was a noted healthcare leader and champion for education. Dykes’ sons Dr. Ron Chandler and Chuck Chandler attended, as was Virginia’s longtime friend, Patricia Crocker.
Since 2002, the event has raised $2.42 million for graduate student scholarships. Returning as the event’s presenting sponsor was Luther King Capital Management.
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Dr. Monica Williams, Dr. Carine Feyten, Abby Williams, Nicole Small, Monica Christopher |
Additional thanks to these sponsors
Luncheon Sponsor: Texas Woman’s University's Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership
VIP Reception Sponsor: Billingsley Company
Pioneer Platinum Sponsor: Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Pioneer Investors: Sue S. Bancroft, Carol & Don Glendenning & Leigh Glendenning Roberts
Pioneer Premier Partners: Children’s Health, Haynes Boone, The Hersh Foundation, The Hirsch Family Foundation, Nicole and Justin Small/Justin and Nicole Small Fund, Valeo Partners