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Sat. May 7: $150 tickets for Blake Shelton at DSM's Curtain Call Gala

by Sharon Adams

Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 04:17 PM

Curtain Call 2011
benefiting Dallas Summer Musicals and their Education and Outreach Programs

All About Tonight, All About the Kids

There are different levels of participation in the May 7th Curtain Call Gala event. For the entire evening's festivities: VIP cocktail hour, Gala dinner, benefit performance featuring Blake Shelton with VIP seating, after dinner dessert and dancing to Dallas Unlimited, open bar. Those tickets begin at $500 each.

But, if you want to attend the "Starlight Mezzanine Party," beginning at 7:30 for $150, see details below.

It's going to be a fabulous night! Join us!

Curtain Call 2011 Chairs Mary and John Gill have opened up the May 7, 2011 Blake Shelton benefit performance to the public with tickets starting at $150.00 each. Beginning at 7:30 PM, join us at the Music Hall at Fair Park in the Starlight Mezzanine (upstairs) for a fraction of the price of a Gala ticket. So get your friends and family to put on their black tie and boots and join!

For $150, patrons will receive:

Separate party upstairs with appetizers and a cash bar;
A balcony ticket to see Blake Shelton;
Admission to the after-party cabaret with all gala guests to enjoy dessert, music and dancing to the tunes of Dallas Unlimited with open beer and wine bar.

These tickets are available now by calling Meredith Ford, 214.413.3959 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and will be available beginning April 19, 2011 from the web site:www.curtaincallgala.org

ABOUT BLAKE SHELTON:

Country Music Association’s 2010 Male Vocalist of the Year and Grand Ole Opry inductee in a special performance benefiting the Dallas Summer Musicals’ mission to bring the Best of Broadway to North Texas and to provide for children’s education and outreach programs.

Curtain Call 2011
benefitting Dallas Summer Musicals and their Education and Outreach Programs

Event Name: Curtain Call 2011

Benefitting: Proceeds from Curtain Call support Dallas Summer Musicals' mission to bring the Best of Broadway to Dallas and provide for children's education and outreach programs. Sponsors’ support will bring the magic of musical theater to so many children who otherwise would never experience it — magic created through programs such as Seats for Kids, DSM Academy of Performing Arts, Kid’s Club, and Stage Right.

When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM – Gala patrons
Starlight Mezzanine patrons ($150 ticket holders): 7:30 PM upstairs

Where: The Music Hall at Fair Park

909 1st Ave
Dallas, TX 75210

Honorary Chair: Amy Turner

Chairs: Mary and John Gill

The Evening: Cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, gourmet seated dinner followed by the show (details below); dessert, cocktails and dancing to the sounds of Dallas Unlimited at the Curtain Call Cabaret late night party.

The Show: This year’s featured entertainer will be one of country music’s hottest stars, Blake Shelton. Winner of Country Music Association’s 2010 Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year awards, Blake Shelton will bring Texas-sized charm to Curtain Call 2011. Blake has visited the #1 spot on the country singles chart no fewer than six times, with three of those coming in the last three years. He has been awarded Vocal Event of the Year by the Academy of Country Music and Collaborative Video of the Year (with Trace Adkins) by CMT. In October, Blake received one of the most distinguished honors in country music — induction into the Grand Ole Opry.

Sponsors: Dallas Summer Musicals is presented by Comerica Bank. Season sponsors are American Airlines, Dallas Morning News, Metro PCS, WFAA Channel 8, and Texas Instruments. Curtain Call 2011 media sponsors are Modern Luxury Dallas and Park Cities News/The Waters Family.

Tickets: Sponsorships and underwriting available. Individual tickets are also available. Gala individual tickets begin at $500 each and Starlight Mezzanine tickets are $150 each. Before April 19, 2011, contact Meredith Ford, Special Events & Outreach Manager at DSM, 214-413-3959 and email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for the $150 tickets. After April 19, 2011, they will be available on line. All gala underwriting opportunities and benefits are available through the web site at: http://www.curtaincallgala.org

Contact: Meredith Ford, Special Events & Outreach Manager at DSM, 214-413-3959 and email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

About Dallas Summer Musicals

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) is the preeminent nonprofit presenter of Broadway theatre in North Texas. DSM produces, presents and promotes excellence in live musical theatre with year-round performances for diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families through community outreach and education and enriching the cultural landscape of Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the Southwest Region. Visit the website at www.dallassummermusicals.org

· DSM Academy of Performing Arts:

The first component of Dallas Summer Musicals’ outreach initiatives, DSM Academy of Performing Arts, extends the legacy of former DSM Managing Director Tom Hughes’ vision, to create the broadest possible avenue for dramatic expression within our community. In 1999, the DSM Academy of Performing Arts was established to provide training for students ages 7 – adult, as well as continuing education for adults in theater arts. Professional instruction helps students integrate the disciplines of singing, dancing, and acting into the unique genre of musical theater. To ensure access and availability, the school offers limited scholarships to promising students with limited financial resources. Instruction includes classes, workshops and performance. When possible, workshops are provided by cast members of productions playing at Dallas Summer Musicals.

· Seats for Kids: Created in 2003 to provide a meaningful theater arts experience to low-income, at-risk and special needs children, Seats for Kids serves approximately 2,000 children each year. Nonprofit youth agencies and Title 1 schools are eligible to participate in the program. DSM provides children, their teachers and chaperones with free tickets as well as a professionally drafted study guide to support attending the performance. In 2010 DSM provided this program to coincide with productions of XANADU and LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.

Kids Club: This free membership program for kids was created to develop tomorrow’s musical theater audience. Through exciting activities, special events, backstage tours and informational exchanges about shows included in the Kids Club membership, children gain an interest, knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts.
Stage Right: In 2005, the Stage Right program to introduce at-risk youth ages 12-15 to arts and cultural events, was created in partnership with the Dallas Police Department. Together, DSM and DPD are “Raising the curtain for education and spotlighting the appreciation of the arts through experience and positive quality lifestyles.” The students entering the program are recommended by Dallas area teachers and counselors and other youth programs including Boys & Girls Clubs, Girls Inc. and Dallas Recreation Centers as part of their ongoing efforts to keep students from joining gangs, getting involved in drugs and crime, or engaging in other activities that prevent their enjoying success in school. Stage Right, with educational support from the Phoenix House, seeks to raise awareness of the arts, increase appreciation for different lifestyles and also increase self esteem.
Discover Theatre: In 2007 Dallas Summer Musicals added a program specifically for children in grades K-6. The inaugural year included DISNEY’S CINDERELLA KIDS and THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS. Building on its year’s initial success, DSM brought in FRANKLY BEN, FROG AND TOAD and FLAT STANLEY to entertain, educate and empower young people in elementary school. Nearly 6,000 students participated in this program in 2010.

The public can play a part in bringing the Best of Broadway
to the young people in our community!

Charitable contributions are vital to the sustainability of these initiatives at Dallas Summer Musicals. Please assist DSM in its mission to build awareness for the enjoyment and educational values of musical theater as it does so through its ongoing outreach programs.

For more information including sponsorships, booking or program details, please contact the DSM Development Department at 214.413.3959 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Ruben Esquivel To Receive Annual Oak Cliff Lions Club Bill Melton Humanitarian Award

by Sharon Adams

Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 01:59 PM

The Oak Cliff Lions Club will present its 2010-2011 Oak Cliff Lions Club Bill Melton Humanitarian Award to Ruben Esquivel, Vice President of Community and Corporate Relations of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at 12:00 Noon in the Weiss Auditorium of Methodist Central Hospital. Lion Bill Tucker is Chairman of the Event.

The Award, first presented in 1978, to Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry, is presented each year to recognize and honor the person (or persons) whose activities, contributions and service, best symbolize the ideals of Lionism. The Award is usually given to non-Lions who have demonstrated a dedication to community, profession/occupation, God and mankind that exemplifies the motto of Lions International, “We Serve”. The Award was re-named by the Club Board of Directors in 2010, to reflect the name of the Founding President of the Award.

Esquivel currently serves as Chairman of the State Fair of Texas and Baylor Oral Health Foundation. He is a Past Chairman of the Dallas County Hospital District Board (Parkland Hospital), Dallas County Historical Foundation ( Sixth Floor Museum), The Dallas Foundation, The Dallas Opera, The North Texas Commission, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Commission, as well as Past President of the Greater Dallas Community of Churches, The Community Council of Greater Dallas, DeSoto Independent School District Board, DeSoto Chamber of Commerce and The Adult Child Training Center.

He is also the current Vice Chairman of the Stemmons Corridor Business Association and Dallas Symphony Association, as well as Trustee of Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Research and Education Foundation and Dallas Medical Philanthropic Fund. Esquivel is also a Member of the Oak Cliff Lions Club.

Other Past Recipients of the Award include Ebby Halliday, T. Boone Pickens, Roger Staubach, H. Ross Perot, Nancy Brinker, Raymond Nasher, Ruth Altshuler, Robert S. Folsom, Lamar Hunt, Lillian Bradshaw, J. McDonald Williams, Paul Bass, Rodger Meier, Chris V. Semos, Lindalyn B. Adams and Dr. Charles Sprague

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March 9:Ebby100 Birthday Concert benefits Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.

by Sharon Adams

Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 08:25 AM

The Ebby Halliday 100 Birthday Celebration,
benefitting college scholarships for the Ebby Halliday Fund of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. - presented by AT&T

The gala dinner and concert on March 9th at the Meyerson Symphony Center will honor legendary Dallas entrepreneur and Horatio Alger Association lifetime member, Ebby Halliday on her 100^th birthday with a special tribute. Halliday is well-known for her philanthropy, business savvy and entrepreneurial spirit which enabled her to create one of the most successful real estate companies in the nation

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush are Honorary Chairs. Former Horatio Alger recipients Roger Staubach, T. Boone Pickens and H. Ross Perot are co-chairs. Steven Durham and his wife Barbara are the event chairs. Steve is the son of the late Charles W. Durham, a Horatio Alger Member.

(Steve and Barbara Duam, event co-chairs.)

The announcement party and press conference was held recently at the home of Myrna and Bob Schlegel, who is also a Horatio Alger recipient.

(Robert Schlegel, H. Ross Perot, Ebby Halliday, Jody Grant - holding Schlegel's Horatio Alger award.)

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. http://www.horatioalger.org is pleased to announce that Andriana Chuchman will serve as guest soprano and will perform with International tenor Mario Frangoulis http://www.mariofrangoulis.com and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert George Schram.

The March event will also honor Horatio Alger scholars from Texas who have persevered through personal challenges and adversities to achieve the Texas Horatio Alger Scholarship. Prior to the concert, the scholars will share their Horatio Alger stories from the podium so that concert guests can learn more about the Horatio Alger mission at work.

The evening includes a VIP reception and dinner (for sponsors and underwriters); concert at 7:30 and dessert celebration. All guests will receive a beautifully bound commemorative program at the concert, reflecting Ebby’s life and legacy.

Bronwen Weber, the celebrated Executive Chef of Frosted Art, who is frequently featured on the Food Network, is creating the showpiece of the Dessert Celebration. This special themed cake sculpture will not only reflect the evening’s theme, but will be a unique masterpiece worthy of celebrating Ebby’s life and legacy.

Tickets are now on sale. Guests can purchase Concert and Dessert Party tickets at the Meyerson Symphony Center through the DSO box office at http://www.dallassymphony.com. Grand Tier Seats range from $150 to $250 and Dress Circle Seats are $500.

For more information and underwriting details, please contact:

Dallas Fan Fares, Inc. or visit: http://www.ebby100.com/.

PH: 1-800-498-0843, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Horatio Alger Association

Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans continues to fulfill its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and are encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. The Horatio Alger Association offers three annual scholarship programs: the National Scholarship Program, state scholarship programs, and graduate grants. Since 1984, the Association will have awarded more than $87 million in scholarships through 2012 to deserving young people. The association is a Combined Federal Campaign participant; #77062. For more information, please visit www.horatioalger.org.

(Photos by Dana Driensky.)

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Feb. 26: Fly Away with The Bridge benefiting The Bridge Breast Network

by Sharon Adams

Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:03 PM

Fly Away with The Bridge on Saturday, February 26th
benefiting The Bridge Breast Network

The Million Air Dallas Hangar at Addison Airport with Rock with Excitement!

           Suzanne Bock Grishman and Linda Yater, Bridge Breast Network board members and Fly Away with The Bridge event chairs, invite you to join in the fun at Fly Away with The Bridge on Saturday, February 26^th at the Million Air Dallas hangar in Addison Airport.
          Honorary Chair, Judge Joe Kendall will join co-chairs Hamilton Sneed and Sherri and Dr. Mason Yeary, along with Dale Hruby, President, Bridge board and Terry Wilson-Gray, Executive Director, The Bridge Breast Network, the event’s beneficiary.
          This jet-set evening includes a silent auction, dancing to TrueBone, delicious dinner buffet including gourmet goodies from Gilbert Garza – Suze; Ron Serrats – Bailey’s Prime Plus and Cruz Martinez – Patrizio; a Scotch Lounge sponsored by The Macallan, wines by Barefoot and spirits by Veev.

Highlighting the live auction are a "Legends Football" signed by selected Ring of Honor Members; "Hail Mary" football signed by Drew Pearson and Roger Staubach and Breitling Watch and ride-along in a Breitling plane as it performs acrobatics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9qeaYWsbw).

Fly Away With The Bridge is the annual event to benefit The Bridge Breast Network, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives by providing access to diagnostic and treatment services for breast cancer to low income, uninsured and under-insured individuals.

Ticket start at $125.00 for General Admission and Tables with General Seating at $2,000 with sponsorships available at the following levels:

$10,000	$2,500
$7,500	$1,000
$5,000	$250 VIP Tickets

History and Mission: The Bridge Breast Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives by providing access to diagnostic and treatment services for breast cancer to low income, uninsured and underinsured individuals. The Bridge serves uninsured and underinsured women and men in 16 counties in the DFW area.

In the past decade, The Bridge has served over 100,000 North Texans and connected more than 10,000 with medical treatment. The Bridge was founded in 1992 to serve as the link between uninsured and underinsured women and men and the life-saving care they so desperately need. Only through the help of volunteers and generous donations from the North Texas community is The Bridge able to carry out this vital mission. Status or circumstance shouldn’t be a factor in the fight against breast cancer. Cancer doesn’t care whether a person is Asian or Caucasian, 16 or 60, insured or not. The care shouldn’t discriminate either.

For every dollar donated, Bridge clients receive nearly 10 times that amount in medical care. Hundreds of physicians and medical facilities in the Metroplex have volunteered their professional services or drastically reduced their fees to make a large discount possible. Your tax-deductible donation goes toward lifesaving evaluations and treatment, such as biopsies, medication, and chemotherapy.

For more information on The Bridge Breast Network go to www.bridgebreast.org

For more information about the FLY AWAY WITH THE BRIDGE EVENT contact Terry Wilson-Gray, Executive Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 214-821-3820.

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Tuesday: February 8: Eat at Half Shells to benefit Rainbow Days, Inc.

by Sharon Adams

Mon, Feb 7, 2011, 02:46 PM

Half Shell's First Tuesday event benefitting Rainbow Days, Inc.

Come dig in on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 from 11am-10pm

Half Shells will generously donate 15% of their entire day's sales to Rainbow Days.

Half Shells Oyster Bar and Grill

6617 Snider Plaza

Dallas, TX 75205

214.691.8164

In Snider Plaza off of Hillcrest between Lovers Lane and Daniel

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Mark your calendars for the Pot of Gold luncheon presented by AT&T benefitting Rainbow Days, Inc. on Friday, April 8th

Details in the fact sheet below.

Event Title: 2011 Pot of Gold Luncheon presented by AT&T

Beneficiary: Rainbow Days, Inc.

Co-Chairs: Lesley Ardemagni and Jennifer Bishop

Honoree: Dr. George Fair and the University of Texas at Dallas

Emcee: Todd Whitthorne, CEO, Cooper Concepts

Date & Time Friday, April 8, 2011 / 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas; Grand Ballroom

2201 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75202

Expected Approximately 500 guests

Attendance:

Event Purpose: The 14^th annual Pot of Gold Luncheon, presented by A T &T, will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Through table sponsorships, silent auction, raffle and other donations, the event is striving to raise over $200,000 to benefit over 9,500 children and families in the Dallas area Rainbow Days serves each year.

Underwriting $30,000 Presenting Sponsor SOLD!

Levels: $20,000 Diamond

$15,000 Crystal

$10,000 Platinum

$5,000 Gold

$2,500 Silver

$1,250 Bronze

$125.00 Individual Tickets

About Rainbow Days: Rainbow Days is a Dallas-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire and prepare children to live a life filled with hope and promise.

Since the first support group in 1982, Rainbow Days has directly served more than 126,000 children & parents in the Dallas Metroplex and trained over 34,000 youth- professionals to facilitate Rainbow Days’ award-winning Curriculum-Based Support Group (CBSG^®) Program and other prevention programs locally, as well as state and nationwide.

Through support groups, classroom-based life skills education programs and special services for homeless children, Rainbow Days serves over 9,500 children and youth each year. Rainbow Days is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and as a 501 c (3) organization, receives funding from a several federal and state grants, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, foundations, corporations, and individual donors.

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