HOLIDAY CHARITY EVENTS
The Trains at NorthPark Through January 6 at NorthPark Center, benefiting Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
Cookies and Castles December 9-10 at Scottish Rite For Children, benefiting the Prosthetics Department at Scottish Rite For Children and Tri Delta Foundation
Rainbow Days’ Saturday with Santa December 10 at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, benefitting homeless children and parents
Christmas in the Park December 17 in the Automobile Building, Fair Park, benefiting the kids helped by S.M. Wright Foundation
Jingle Bell Run December 20 at the Hilton Anatole, benefiting the Dallas Mavericks Foundation and Trinity Strand Trail.
Over the Top NYE December 31 at Reunion Tower, benefiting Children’s Health
Day 1 DFW January 1 at Irving Convention Center, benefiting Vogel Alcove
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT
Dallas Arboretum Holiday at the Arboretum – through December 31
Dallas Children’s Theater The Happy Elf –through December 23
Fair Park Enchant Christmas: The Mischievous Elf –through January 1
Gaylord Texan Christmas at the Gaylord Texan – through January 1
Grapevine Vintage Railroad North Pole Express –through December 23
Hilton Anatole Christmas at the Anatole, weekends through December 24
Meyerson Symphony Center
Christmas Pops – through December 11
Star of Night: Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras – December 12
Take 6: Spread Love at Christmas – December 13
Home Alone in Concert – December 16-18
Dallas Winds: Christmas at the Meyerson – December 21
Music Hall at Fair Park
Alton Brown Live: Beyond The Eats – The Holiday Variant – December 10
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet – December 26
Riders Field Radiance featuring through January 1
Texas Trust CU Theatre
‘Twas the Night Before … by Cirque du Soleil throughDecember 11
Brett Eldredge Christmas – December 13
Winspear Opera House Six – through December 25
Wyly Theatre Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol – November 25-December 24
HAPPENING THIS MONTH AT THE MANOR
Danelle and Dash’s niece and her family will be spending Christmas at the DeVille manor with their loved ones. The niece happens to be one of the 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s debutantes! (see below)
Dash has found AWARE’s online resources for caregivers (content developed in collaboration with AWARE grant recipient AT&T Baylor Memory Care) a great resource as he cares for his aging mother. And he has ordered Beverly Smirnis’s books Anna from Atlanta and Anna of Iowa as a special holiday gift for his mother’s caretaker who works with Elderly Care Concierge, a business owned by Bluffview resident Sherri Sparks.
As the DeVilles mark their calendars for some of the events listed below, they strive to look and feel their best. OMG! The fall trip to the French Riviera resulted in few extra pounds for Danelle, and with all of these events to attend, she needs to shed them fast. We shared our own experience with the “battle of the bulge,” offering some resources for jump-starting a Keto diet and another secret weapon—SkinnyBod shots, available at Bodyology. We also referred her to Kendra Tilleman at Skinfinity for toning up (without exercise)!
Inspired by hearing Lady Fiona Carnarvon (The Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon) speak at the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum’s 16th Annual A Writer’s Garden last month, Danelle is intent on grooming and making updates to the manor’s grounds. Why should the DeVille manor in Dallas be any less spectacular?
At the A Writer’s Garden event, we introduced her to Gail McCrory, Horticulturalist, a woman who shares Lady Carnarvon’s appreciation for all things outdoors. We also shared some ideas for updating her Outdoor Living Space and recommended Manorly Home Concierge Management for the outdoor update project.
The plan is, that over the winter, while the garden area is being spiffed up, the DeVilles will plan a spring garden party. Dash is consulting with The Young Aficionado as he wants to be savvy on the best liquors and cigars to serve on the back terrace. He is also working with DeVance Electronic Lifestyle to upgrade the home electronics inside and out of the manor.
But first things first, Dash has decided that under the Christmas tree at the DeVille manor this year will be some key fobs! Danelle and the kids, Dewey and Delilah, are overdue for new wheels, so he is reviewing what The Savvy Drivers have to say. As a present for the whole family, he’s planning to make an investment in international real estate. Looking for a location that they will enjoy today which also is likely to have an upside as an investment / rental he is going to check out Tulum and Placencia in Belize.
It’s been a busy seaon for the 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League debutantes—from last Spring’s Announcement Party to a busy summer of fun events held for debs, Honor Guard and their parents, to the pre-Thanksgiving seated dinner at The Meyerson followed by a weekend mixer and Bow Boot Camp. Eisenman Jewels also hosted a holiday event honoring Debutante and Honor Guard Parents and Patrons. During the Christmas Holidays, the debs will return for another busy schedule of parties and bow practice.
All the many events will culminate with the 37th Presentation Ball which will be held on February 11, 2023.
AWARE will be accepting grant applications for 2023 through January 9. Grants are awarded annually to nonprofit organizations located in Dallas and the greater North Texas area for Alzheimer’s related Programs/Services and/or Research.
The Great Adventure Hunt January 20 at Gilley’s Dallas, benefiting ChildCareGroup
Smashing Childhood Cancer Tennis Clinic and Exhibition Match January 21 at Life Time Fitness Plano, benefiting Team Connor Childhood Cancer Foundation
