Coffee With Hal presented by The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society, Friends of Aldredge House and Institute of Classical Art and Architecture

 Join in this very interesting and informative event on Saturday, October 13^th, the popular “Coffee with Hal” lecture series on prominent 20th century architect Hal Thomson which will feature tours of two of the numerous Park Cities homes that he designed during his long architectural career in Dallas.

 Guests will visit two homes, at 3925 Potomac Avenue and 3926 Potomac Avenue, then sit down for a talk by Dallas architect Wilson Fuqua about the influence of Thomson on the design of mansions here during the first half of the last century.

Paul Field, the owner of Lambert’s Landscape, will also discuss landscaping at the homes.

Tickets are $30 for members of the three host organizations and $35 for non-members. Check in & welcome reception will open at 9:30 am, with the program beginning at 10 a.m.

 Please note, the street will be partially closed for this event.  Look for the check in table between the two tour houses.

 Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s mission, the central purpose and mission of the Society, is to preserve and promote the history, architecture, aesthetics and cultural traditions of the Park Cities, “Shaping the Future of Our Past.”  PCHPS vision, the desired future vision for the Society, is to inspire passionate community support for the preservation of historic homes, buildings, parks, landmarks and traditions of the Park Cities.     

Membership in PCHPS is open to the public and includes such benefits as educational meetings in private homes, opportunities to become involved in the Taste*Tour*Explore events each spring, including the Distinguished Speaker Luncheon happening on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Historic Home Tour on Saturday, 

April 13, 2019 and the Classic and Antique Car Show, participate in the annual July 4th parade and more. Visit the website at pchps.org for more information.
            

Friends of Aldredge House, a nonprofit organization, has focused goals to provide long-term financial security and ongoing preservation and operational support for Aldredge House as a historic house museum. In partnership with the Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation, the home’s owners, we offer educational programs, tours and outreach to the entire community on the benefits of historic preservation, cultural traditions, architecture and the arts.  https://www.friendsofaldredgehouse.org 

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Texas Chapter (ICAA Texas) was founded in 2006 and quickly developed into a growing community of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artisans, contractors, vendors, artists, and patrons of classical architecture. The ICAA Texas Chapter is guided by a Board of Directors that receives support, new ideas, and energy from steering committees in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. The Texas Chapter's John Staub Awards – celebrating architects, designers, and artisans whose projects work toward further building on the incredible legacy of Texas architect John Staub – are held on a biennial basis in the Fall, during which the statewide chapter membership convenes for a two day event. https://www.classicist.org/chapters/texas-chapter/

Ray Washburne, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corp. to speak at 2018 Woman of the Year Gala honoring Dr. Sandra Chapman
benefiting Les Femmes du Monde

Venise Stuart, President, Les Femmes du Monde
Mari Epperson and Melissa Lewis, Woman of the Year Gala Dinner Chairs

Les Femmes du Monde president Venise Stuart, along with Woman of the Year gala chairs Mari Epperson and Melissa A. Lewis, announce Ray Washburne, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), as the featured speaker at the Wednesday, October 24^th gala dinner honoring Dr. Sandra “Sandi” Chapman at the Dallas Country Club.        

Join us at this exciting opportunity to hear first-hand about the global aspects of the organization as Washburne discusses OPIC’s 2X Women’s Initiative: OPIC will invest $350 million globally in projects that support women-owned businesses, female entrepreneurs and create job opportunities for women in emerging nations.
         

Dr. Chapman, Woman of the Year, is a supporter who has helped make this organization and many nonprofits successful, embracing education for members and youth, while at the same time, helping others in our community.        She is the founder and chief director of the Center for BrainHealth™ at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she holds the Dee Wyly Distinguished University Chair. She is committed to maximizing cognitive performance and improving healthy brain development across the lifespan. A cognitive neuroscientist with more than 40 funded research grants and more than 200 publications, Dr. Chapman conducts scientific studies that apply novel approaches to advance creative and critical thinking, strengthen brain resilience and incite innovation throughout life.         

The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with a VIP cocktail reception followed by a three-course seated dinner, speaker and presentation of the Woman of the Year.          

Individual tickets begin at $250 and are available for a limited time. Single Patron tickets are available at $500 each and $1,000. Sponsorships and underwriting are available. Visit the website for updates at LesFemmesduMonde.org 

2018 Beneficiaries:  Proceeds from the event benefit two beneficiaries:  The Child Life Program at Children’s Health^SM Children’s Medical Center and the Global Young Leaders Program of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. 

The Child Life Program’s primary goal is to minimize the impact of illness on a child’s normal growth and emotional and cognitive development.  This involves establishing supportive relationships with patients and families and providing them with developmentally-appropriate information that helps them prepare for, understand and cope with their healthcare experiences. 

The Global Young Leaders and Education Programs at the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth seeks to educate students and teachers on how international events affect  their lives, their communities, and their country.  The goal is to empower students to become effective, active global citizens and leaders in the community.  Celebrating its 14th anniversary in 2018, this program has impacted more than 1 million students and trained more than 8,000 teachers since its inception in 2004."

Mission Statement:  Since its beginning in 1961, Les Femmes du Monde is celebrating its 58^th year of service. The mission is to provide funds for the support of the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Child Life Program and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth International Education Program.

Membership: Membership in Les Femmes du Monde is open to the public and includes many benefits, such as invitations to events in private homes, the Woman of the Year celebration, New Member reception, Annual Meeting and Luncheon, and the opportunity to meet new friends and learn more about the world we live in.

Les Femmes Du Monde: Dedicated To Serving Dallas
Les Femmes du Monde has donated more than $2 million to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth, and more than $850,000 to Children’s Medical Center.

Past Woman of the Year Honorees (in chronological order): 1986 Doris S. Dixon; 1987 Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler; 1988 Caroline Rose Hunt; 1989 Annette Strauss, Mayor of Dallas; 1990 Vivian Castleberry; 1991 Mary Kay Ash; 1995 Ebby Halliday; 1996 Catherine Crier; 1997 Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator; 1998 Laura Bush, First Lady of Texas; 1999 Juanita Miller; 2000 Nancy Brinker; 2001 Gloria Campos; 2002 Florence Shapiro, Texas State Senator; 2003 Liz Minyard and Gretchen Minyard Williams; 2005 Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; 2006 Billie Leigh Rippey; 2007 Dee Wyly; 2008 Anita Perry, First Lady of Texas; 2009 Yvonne Crum; 2011 Geraldine “Tincy” Miller; 2012 Dr. Gail Thomas, President and CEO, The Trinity Trust Foundation; 2013 Mary Lee Cox; 2014 Virginia Chandler Dykes, Gina Ginsburg, Lynn McBee, Margaret McDermott, Pat Smith, Nina Vaca; 2015 Virginia Cook; 2016 Couple of the Year Nancy and W. Herbert Hunt; 2017 Carmaleta Whiteley Felton.

Carolyne Roehm and Colta Ives headline A Passion for Gardens the 12^th Annual A Writer’s Garden benefiting the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and A Woman’s Garden on Wednesday, November 14

World renowned style icon and lifestyle maven Carolyne Roehm, along with art expert Colta Ives, will be the featured speakers at A Passion for Gardens, the 12^th Annual A Writer’s Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon on Wednesday, November 14 at Rosine Hall at the Dallas Arboretum benefiting the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and A Woman’s Garden.
         

Chaired by north Dallas resident Michelle Mew with Honorary Chair Barbara Hunt Crow, Highland Park resident, this event promises to be an inside peek into horticulture, gardens, landscape design, historic preservation and art presented by these celebrated experts.
         

A very special Meet the Authors reception the night before the luncheon for sponsors and underwriters at certain levels will be hosted by Dallas’ own Betty Lou Phillips, expert and author of many books on the same topics, in her home.

Below is a Q & A With Michelle Mew, chair of A Writer's Garden Symposium and Luncheon and McKinney resident Linda Spina, president of the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden:

Q: Michelle: Tell us about Carolyne Roehm and Colta Ives.

A:  Carolyne Roehm has been part of American design culture for over four decades with a career spanning the fashion, gardening, decorative arts, entertaining and publishing worlds. Finding a mentor in Oscar de la Renta, Carolyne worked alongside the couture great for 10 years before launching her own fashion house in 1985. A discerning eye and a passion for beauty lead her into the world of flowers and gardening, where her books are often referred to as the best in their field. Subsequent entertaining and interiors titles cemented her position as one of America’s premier lifestyle experts.

A former president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, with appearances in both the Who’s Who of Women in America and the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame, she was honored by Manolo Blahnik with a shoe in her name and, in a fitting tribute, design legend Bill Blass labeled Carolyne “The Ultimate Tastemaker.”

The author of twelve books including At Home in the Garden, A Passion for Flowers, At Home with Carolyne Roehm, and the Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring Notebook Series, Carolyne’s mission is to teach others how to capture and create beauty in their lives, in both the everyday and the out of the ordinary.     

Her new book, Carolyne Roehm Style & Design: A Constant Thread, will be released October 9, 2018.

Colta Ives: During her long career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Colta Iveshas organized over 20 exhibitions and authored nearly as many scholarly books on artists and art, mainly of the nineteenth century, among which are the titles: Daumier Drawings, The Private Collection of Edgar Degas, The Lure the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections, The Graphic Art of Pierre Bonnard, and Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings.
         

Colta has lectured on these topics and others at the invitation of museums across America and also in France and Australia. She has conducted seminars at New York University and at Columbia University, her alma mater, from which she holds graduate degrees in both Art History and Landscape Design.

Following her retirement from the Metropolitan Museum with the title Curator Emerita, Colta was invited to return to the Museum as a guest curator to mount an exhibition she conceived on the historic botanical boom of the nineteenth century and its effect on French art, culture, and gardening practices. That exhibition, shown at the Museum in New York from March through July 2018, was the realization of her book published earlier this year, Public Parks, Private Gardens:  Paris to Provence.

Colta is a life-long amateur botanist and experimental gardener at her woodland retreat in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.

Q: Michelle: How did you first become involved in the Women's Council.

A: My love of Dallas and need for gardens has always inspired me. Gardens are a part of my soul. Each time I have moved, I have brought a sampling of my garden with me. When I sold my bungalow I dug up all my plants and moved them to my house because I could not stand to think of a bull dozer killing them.

The women I have met through the Women’s Council have been amazing! To think we plan, build then maintain the heart of the garden and especially A Woman’s Garden at the Dallas Arboretum.

Yvonne Crum had me hooked when Mad Hatter’s Tea was hosted on the ice rink at the Galleria years ago.

The garden has grown so much and those of us who are a part of it have much to be proud of, but it takes money just as our home gardens. Join us at this fabulous symposium and luncheon.

Q:  Linda: We've heard about A Woman's Garden at the Arboretum, the event's beneficiary. Tell us more!

A: One of the many contributions to Dallas made by Margaret McDermott was the 1982 founding of the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, done with her friend Virginia Nick. 
         

In 1986 the Women’s Council had the unique opportunity to be involved in creating a garden dedicated to women on a parcel of land at The Arboretum overlooking White Rock Lake.  Named "A Woman’s Garden,”  it was designed by internationally recognized landscape architect Morgan Wheelock and represents both the strength and power of women on one side and the nurturing, spontaneity, and creativity on the other.  Once the garden plan was completed, the plant design, selection and construction was directed by local landscape architect Warren Johnson.
         

“A Woman’s Garden” is the only public garden in the nation conceived by, built by and funded by women.  It is truly beautiful.  The water-on-water view from the Reflective Basin, looking out over White Rock Lake, is one of the most picturesque vistas in Dallas.  Throughout "A Woman’s Garden,” you will find both formal and naturalistic elements, elegance and rustic strength, water and landscape, providing refuge and renewal for visitors of all ages.  It is a favorite location for events celebrating family:  engagements, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and other special occasions.

Sponsor underwriting levels are $25,000, $15,000, $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500.

Individual Patron tickets are $1,500, $1,000, $500, and $250.

Individual tickets are $150 per person for Symposium and Luncheon and $125 per person for Symposium only.
         

For more information, visit the Women’s Council website at www.womenscouncildallasarboretum.org or call Michelle Mew at 214-236-2564.

Venise Stuart, President, Les Femmes du Monde
Mari Epperson and Melissa Lewis, Woman of the Year Gala Dinner Chairs

The Les Femmes du Monde Summertime Tea was graciously hosted by Terrell and Jim Falk in their Park Cities home and featured Jim’s specialty and a crowd favorite, homemade crepes, both savory and sweet, a tradition that has been going on for years.
         

President Venise Stuart welcomed everyone and recognized Melissa A. Lewis, one of the Woman of the Year gala dinner chairs with Mari Epperson. Jim, who in addition to being our host, is also the president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. He introduced Terrell as the featured speaker. Her history includes being the COO of the Dallas Museum of Nature & Science, on the executive board of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and the board of the Old Red Museum of Dallas County. She gave a very interesting presentation on the history of the Old Red Museum and Sarah Horton Cockrell, a Texas pioneer woman and business woman, known for her contributions to the economic and infrastructural development of the town of Dallas from 1858 until her death in 1892.
         

Jim then introduced Josh Meaders, an intern with the World Affairs Council and one of the Council’s Twenty Under 20, a Junior division of the Council. Josh spoke about his involvement with the Council and the incredible educational opportunities which have resulted from his hard work through their programs.
         

The Global Young Leaders Program at the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth is a beneficiary of Les Femmes du Monde. The program seeks to educate students and teachers on how international events affect  their lives, their communities, and their country.  The goal is to empower students to become effective, active global citizens and leaders in the community.  Celebrating its 14th anniversary in 2018, this program has impacted more than 1 million students and trained more than 8,000 teachers since its inception in 2004.
         

Les Femmes du Monde was founded in 1961 as a fundraising committee on behalf of the Dallas Council on World Affairs, now the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.  In 1987, Les Femmes became its own nonprofit organization. In 1998, The Child Life Program at Children’s Health^SM Children’s Medical Center was added as a second beneficiary. Since its inception in 1961, Les Femmes du Monde has given over $850,000 to Children’s Health and $2 million to the World Affairs Council.
         

At Children’s Health, Les Femmes makes an incredible impact on the psychosocial needs of the patients and families through the Child Life program. Some of those services include keeping the playrooms open (where the patients get to be kids), providing medical play to help the patients/siblings better understand the procedure they are going to undergo, providing diagnosis specific weekend and weeklong summer camps so that the patients don’t miss out on this critical experience, providing tools like ipads to help explain procedures; wii’s for entertainment, prize closet items and music therapists help the children express their feelings through music. And a big favorite, the therapy dogs.
         

Venise reminded all to be sure to get their underwriting and sponsorships now for the Woman of the Year gala dinner honoring Dr. Sandra “Sandi” Chapman as the Woman of the Year. The gala dinner is slated for Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Dallas Country Club. The Woman of the Year event has been celebrated for the past 27 years honoring 32 individual women and one Couple of the Year. A featured speaker will be announced soon!  Venise also thanked the Falks for their kind hospitality and former LFDM president Alyce Heinrich and Connie Rhoades, for their help in organizing the event.
         

Membership in Les Femmes du Monde is open to the public and includes benefits such as exclusive events in private homes, the Woman of the Year gala dinner, private parties like this brunch and more. For details and updates, visit the website at www.lesfemmesdumonde.org 

Photos by Dana Driensky