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'Tis the season for indulgences and delights! Immerse yourself in the festive holiday spirit at Klyde Warren Park throughout December where the Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs food truck will offer an array of delectable holiday treats every Friday, Saturday & Sunday (11am-7:30pm) through the end of the year. Don't miss out on these sweet symphonies of flavors!
 
The Frosted Funnel ($9.50)
Funnel Cake topped with vanilla frosting, powdered sugar, Christmas Sprinkles, whipped cream, and peppermint dust
 
Fried S’moreo ($7) 
Hot cocoa-flavored fried Oreos topped with chocolate fudge sauce, crushed graham crackers, marshmallow crème, whipped cream, and mini marshmallows 
 
Hosting family and friends for the holidays? Place an order for Fletcher's famous Original State Fair Corny Dogs and pick up at Klyde Warren Park during normal operating hours. Six varieties are available for purchase. Pre-order is only available for bulk items with a minimum purchase of 20 items. Visit https://fletcherscornydogs.com/catering/kwp-catering-booking-request/ to place your order. 
 
Look for the Fletcher's food truck on the Southwest side of Klyde Warren Park (across from Mi Cocina), located at 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Thursday 11am-3pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11am-7:30pm. Closed Mondays. 

 

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Marisol Gallegos, George Bass, Candy Evans, C’Ella Photos by Lumos Creative

On Thursday, April 27, Candy Evans of CandysDirt.com led a Spring Market Refresh discussion hosted by Trinity Falls, a 2,000-acre Johnson Development master-planned community in McKinney, TX. The all-star expert panel included George Bass, owner and interior designer of George Bass Stage and Design; JPAR Realtor Marisol Gallegos; Shay Geyer, owner and interior designer of IBB Design Fine Furnishings; Ebby Halliday Realtor Hollie O’Gorman Siglin; and Sarah Nowak, owner and interior designer of Sarah Nowak Interiors. CandysDirt.com publisher Candy Evans moderated the panel discussion, which focused on sprucing up marketing plans and staging for success in an uncertain market.

Top tips shared included:

  • High ceilings, sliding doors, chandeliers, and ceiling fans are hot items for Spring/Summer
  • Not every room needs to be photographed for a listing or featured in an Instagram Reel
  • Listen to your designers and trust the pros!
  • Don't underestimate the power of professional photography in showcasing a good staging job
  • Deep clean before listing a property and clean up the clutter
  • Use white and champagne-colored fabrics and linens to make the house bright


The Trinity Falls development served as a perfect backdrop for the discussion, as guests toured model homes and viewed the Collin County community that is now home to about 1,700 residents. At Trinity Falls natural beauty and exceptional amenities combine to create a spectacular lifestyle. A world apart from the hustle and bustle of nearby Dallas - yet never far from major employment centers, shopping, dining and fun - Trinity Falls offers beautiful new homes by award-winning homebuilders, acres of open green spaces, miles of forested trails and opportunities to connect with neighbors and friends.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as a mental and behavioral healthcare provider that has existed for over 75 years, Recovery Resource Council is sharing tips to help you manage your mental health. April Eastman, Clinical Director of Veterans Counseling Services, offers the following tips for managing mental health. “Each day complete what I call ‘The Big Three.’ These are questions that we can ask ourselves to assist in feeling equipped and grounded to face each day’s obstacles and stressors.”


The first question:  What actions am I taking today to feel connected to my body? Whether that is ensuring that you drink enough water, make healthier eating decisions, or go for a daily walk.

The second question: What actions am I taking today to feel connected to my spirit or self?  This may mean that you read a book that gives you joy, you may pet your dog, or even take an art class.

The third question is: What actions am I taking today to feel connected to others?  Connecting to others could mean going to lunch with a friend or co-worker or it might mean calling someone on the phone that you haven’t spoken with in a while. This connection will give you peace and hopefully some laughter. Making these kinds of connections on a daily basis will support our bodies and minds with fuel for the more difficult challenges.

For those needing help with managing anxiety, Eastman offers the following tip: “We feel the highest anxiety levels when we are focused on an event in the past or an event that may happen in the future. Focusing and being fully present in the moment or task at hand will increase our sense of control which in turn decreases anxiety.”

More tips from Recovery Resource Council staff:

  1. If you don't feel good, go sit out in the sun for 10 minutes.
  2. Pick at least one thing this week that made you smile.
  3. Find a quiet space (hiding space away from others), sit down, close your eyes and take a few moments to breathe deeply
  4. Write down what you are feeling, no matter how trivial, in a journal. Sometimes, you need to get it out of your head.
  5. Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.
  6. Limit your screen time.
  7. Practice meditation and mindfulness.
  8. Find an exercise regime you’ll stick to.
  9. Practice stress-reduction techniques.
  10. Don’t be afraid to reach out for professional help.


Recovery Resource Council’s Enduring Families program provides free individual, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy to veterans and their family members, ages 4 and up, in need of mental health services. Services are available to any veteran or service member, whether active or discharged, and are provided by master’s or PhD licensed mental health clinicians. Our program’s services are offered in-person at our three campuses in Tarrant, Dallas, and Denton counties as well as statewide via telemental health.       

If you are a veteran or family member struggling with mental health, please reach out to Recovery Resource Council today – (817) 332-6329.


About Recovery Resource Council
With campuses in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Denton, Recovery Resource Council is the most comprehensive nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider in North Texas, offering a pathway to recovery since 1946. Its mission is to promote wellness and recovery from disorders relating to alcohol, substance use, trauma, and mental health. The Council provides mental health services, outpatient treatment and recovery services, prevention programming, and housing services within 20 North Texas counties to over 40,000 adults and youth annually, including veterans and the chronically homeless. The Council is Joint Commission accredited and licensed by the State of Texas as an outpatient treatment provider. For more information, visit RecoveryCouncil.org.


 

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On Saturday, April 1, Gala Co-Chairs Jolie Humphrey and Gail Plummer, along with Honorary Co-Chairs Ambassador Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall, welcomed than 350 Dallas leaders, philanthropists and lovers of the arts to celebrate the magic of musical theater at Broadway Dallas’ 2023 Gala featuring a full performance of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, raising $870,000 in support of Broadway Dallas’ nonprofit’s mission to spread the gift of Broadway to more than 40,000 students and their families each year including 3,400 Dallas ISD students and more than 5,000 students from 72 schools who participate in the High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Creatively imagined by Hamilton A Sneed of HAS Events, the Parisian affair at the Music Hall at Fair Park began with a pre-show cocktail reception and silent auction inside a French boudoir, followed by a four-course custom dinner menu created by FGF Catering paired with HALL wines. Taking inspiration from the iconic Moulin Rouge cabaret of the late 1800s and 1900s, the Crystal Terrace Dining Room was transformed into a modern Parisian-cabaret with the help of Fauxcades, Shag Carpet Props, Murray Media, Jan Strimple Productions and 25 plus other event partners.

The highlight of the dinner program featured 30+ students from Guyer High School who participate annually in Broadway Dallas’ High School Musical Theatre Awards performing “Paris Holds the Key (to Your Heart)” from ANASTASIA. Excitement then filled the room as paddles were raised high for exclusive live auction packages and a paddle raise.  Broadway Dallas’ 2024 Gala featuring a full performance of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL! was then announced and had guests marking their calendars for Friday, February 2, 2024.

Notable guests in attendance included Lydia and Bill Addy, Broadway Dallas Board Chair Tom Watson and Leigh Ann Watson, Calvert Collins and Vince Bratton, Sara Lee and Stan Gardner, Sally and Forrest Hoglund, Tina and Brian LuAllen, Helen and Brendan McGuire, Mary Lucille Quick and Robert Quick, Kymberley and Tony Scalia.

“I want to express our immense gratitude to our wonderful supporters for coming together on this spectacular night to celebrate magic of Broadway, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, and the impact we continue to make through our education and community partnerships programs,” said Ken Novice, President and CEO of Broadway Dallas. “Spreading the spirit of Broadway is our driving force, and because of the generosity exhibited at this year’s gala, we are able to continue and build upon our education and community initiatives as we work to make a difference in the lives of others through the power of live theater.”

The evening continued with a show-stopping performance of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, after which, happy, confetti sprinkled guests headed to the After-Hours Fête post-performance party hosted by Co-Chairs Emma Coppola and Hannah Hunt. The party featured French-inspired fare including crepes from Whisk Crepes Café, parmesan and truffle pommes frites and croque monsieur, a full flowing bar with specialty themed cocktails, tunes spun by DJ Sheka, plus a special performance by Trap Opera Star Madelyn Brené. As patrons headed home, Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs provided their famous corny dogs as a late-night snack for the road.


The 2023 Broadway Dallas Star of the Show sponsors included Forvis, HALL Group/HALL Wines, PNC Bank, and Broadway Dallas 2024 gala chairs John Quattrocchi and Joseph DeMartino. Producer underwriters included Lydia and Bill Addy in honor of The Addy Foundation, Stacey Jones Angel and Venise and Larry Stuart, Mark & Elizabeth Cannon, TEAMIZZY Foundation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Frost Bank, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Jolie & Bart Humphrey and Sheryl and Gary Wood, The Massiatte Family, Roberto Quiroz Mata, Michelle and Chris Mazzini, Jim Pitts, Gail Plummer, Western Addition Restaurant Group, Sheri and Andrew Rosen, Phil and Toni Sanders, and Laura and Randy Wright. The paddle raise was sponsored by The Rosewood Corporation and the silent auction was sponsored by Luminate, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.

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Women's Alliance of McKinney at Trinity Falls C'Ella Clayton, Elizabeth Mahusay, Tammy Meinershagen, Dr. Geré Feltus, Susan Bernard, and Tracie Frazier (Photo by Lumos Creative)

On March 16, the Women's Alliance of McKinney hosted a "Lunch & Learn" event at The Lodge at Trinity Falls themed Inspire - Invest - In Power presented by BaylorScott & White. Featured speakers were McKinney City Council Woman Dr. Geré Feltus and Frisco City Council Woman Tammy Meinershagen who spoke of their journey to leadership. Funds from the event benefited Belle & Sparrows who provide services, employment and encouragement to underserved women in McKinney and the surrounding suburbs.

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On March 16, the Women's Alliance of McKinney hosted a "Lunch & Learn" event at The Lodge at Trinity Falls themed Inspire - Invest - In Power presented by BaylorScott & White. Featured speakers were McKinney City Council Woman Dr. Geré Feltus and Frisco City Council Woman Tammy Meinershagen who spoke of their journey to leadership. Funds from the event benefited Belle & Sparrows who provide services, employment and encouragement to underserved women in McKinney and the surrounding suburbs.

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The thirteenth annual Symphony of Chefs benefitting KidLinks was held on Monday, February 27 at Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU. This year’s event Co-Chairs were Lisa & Stuart Sides and Beanie & Martin Newman who, along with Honorary Chef Chairs Michael Matis, Chef de Cuisine at Fearing's, and Nikky Phinyawatana, Chef & Founder of Asian Mint Restaurant Group, were the driving forces behind this ultimate chef-driven culinary dinner experience benefitting KidLinks. Notable supporters in attendance included Kevin Ryan, Urban Energy Funds, BSGF, Alliant, MossAdams, Vaquero Midstream, Kirkland & Ellis, Goodnight Midstream, Tailwater Capital, and CHUBB.

Serving as the Featured Hors d’oeuvre Chef, John Holloman of STK kicked off the evening preparing delicious canape´s during the cocktail reception. The reception was followed by a seated dinner where over 20 of Dallas’ most notable chefs prepared a four-course dinner tableside for guests with wine pairings from some of the world’s best vineyards. Participating chefs included private chef Justin Box, Aaron Collins of Café Momentum, Eric Dreyer of Monarch, Anthony Hsia of Ellie's Restaurant & Lounge, Uno Immanivong of Red Stix Asian Street Food, Miriam Jimenez of Miriam Cocina Latina, Henry Johnson of Bistro 31, John Kleifgen of Nick & Sam's Steakhouse, Dan Landsberg of Texas Barn at Circle T Ranch, private chef Giuliano Matarese, Brandon Moore of Ocean Prime, Franchesca Nor of Dive Coastal Cuisine, Janice Provost of Parigi, Jeramie Robison of Thompson Dallas, Luke Rogers of Beckley 1115, Rodman Shields of Milkshake Concepts, Jordan Swim of Vestals Catering, Nicholas Walker of The Village Dallas, and Craig Walter of Dee Lincoln Prime.
 
Following the coursed meal, Featured Pastry Chef Kelly Ball of Leila Bakery & Café created masterful desserts as an end note to the evening. The evening included a silent and live auction of experiences. Funds raised from this event will support KidLinks efforts to provide Healing, Hope and Happiness for the special needs of children with special challenges through music and media. Learn more at www.kidlinks.org

 

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Previously closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, Bread Winners Café & Bakery's Inwood Village location has changed their hours of operation to now offer service seven days a week, 8 AM to 3 PM. Guests to Bread Winners can enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, a tempting array of freshly baked breads, pastries and desserts, and always - Bread Winner’s famous weekend brunch. This unique, award-winning concept is a Park Cities hotspot for food and libations made from scratch daily in an atmosphere unlike any other. Located at 5560 W. Lovers Lane in Inwood Village, Dallas, Texas  75209, 214.351.3339, www.breadwinnerscafe.com

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In advance of KidLinks‘ upcoming 13th annual Symphony of Chefs fundraiser, sponsors and patrons gathered on Monday, February 6 to vie for which of the area’s top-notch chefs would be cooking their dinners at Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU on February 27. Symphony of Chefs is a unique evening of culinary composition benefitting KidLinks and the ultimate chef-driven culinary dinner experience. Notable supporters in attendance included Kevin Ryan, Urban Energy Funds, BSGF, Alliant, MossAdams, Goodnight Midstream, Tailwater Capital, and CHUBB.

 

The VIP Patron and Chef Selection party began inside the new private wine club 55 Seventy, located in Preston Center, where guests mingled and enjoyed charcutier boards and wines. The highlight of the evening began when table hosts got to “draft” their table chef with the order being determined by the date they committed to the event. Participating chefs in attendance included Honorary Chef Chairs Michael Matis of Fearing’s and Nikky Phinyawatana of Asian Mint, Miriam Jimenez of Miriam Cocina Latina, Uno Immanivong of Red Stix Asian Street Food, John Holloman of STK Steakhouse, Aaron Collins of Café Momentum, private chef Justin Box, and Luke Rogers of Public Taco.

 

The 13th annual Symphony of Chefs fundraiser will be held on February 27 and begin with a Featured Hors d’oeuvre Chef preparing delicious canape´s during the cocktail reception, followed by a seated dinner where approximately 28 of Dallas’ most notable chefs will prepare a four-course dinner tableside for guests with wine pairings from some of the world’s best vineyards. Following the coursed meal, two Featured Pastry Chefs create masterful desserts as an end note to the evening. The evening will include a silent auction of experiences and much more.

 

Funds raised from this event will support KidLinks efforts to provide Healing, Hope and Happiness for the special needs of children through music and media. Learn more at https://www.kidlinks.org/soc

 

Photos by Celeste Cass for KidLinks

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On Thursday, October 13, the elegance of Professor Higgins’ English townhouse found its equal in the historic Bertram Hill designed home of Clare and Cal Chaney on Dallas’ historic Swiss Avenue. Ticketed guests enjoyed a Spotlight Dinner benefiting Broadway Dallas in anticipation of the upcoming performance of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. The premise of the series, generously sponsored by PNC Bank, is for patrons to experience exclusive dinners in beautiful Dallas homes or venues, each showcasing a specific Broadway Dallas production.

 

The evening, imagined and executed by Hamilton A Sneed of HAS Events, began with Dallas native Logan Lowery on the front porch serenading arriving guests as he sang “On the Street Where You Live”. Upon entering the home English garden inspired canapés and Pimm’s Cup cocktails were served, and guests strolled through enchanting rooms filled with cherished, antiques and theatrical memories. There was lots of chatter about the Betty Buckley room!  As guests moved into the backyard, Ken Novice, Broadway Dallas President and CEO gave a toast to welcome guests and thank the Chaney’s for generously welcoming Broadway Dallas supporters into their lovely home.

 

Decked in black and white cocktail, a nod to the Royal Ascot scene of MY FAIR LADY, each guest received a pair of binoculars as they watched former Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theater Award students Emery Gray and Logan Lowery along with performers Gena Loe, J. Alex Langley, Michael Alonzo, Natassia Dominique, Presley Duyck and Spencer LaBoda perform “Ascot Gavotte”.  Once back inside, a mélange of English classic courses, accompanied by HALL wines provided a feast befitting the elite. The finale of the evening was a serenade of “I Could Have Danced All Night” from Eliza Doolittle (performed by Presley Duyck) as guests toasted to the effortless sophistication, wit, and elegance of a smashing, positively dashing, spectacle of an ev’ning. In attendance were Kymberley Scalia, Margaret Coughlin, Lynn Fisher, Jane McGarry, Phillipe Volcy, Jim Pitts, Harriet Jeffers and Sandy & Steve Watson.

 

Tickets for Broadway Dallas’ remaining fall 2022 Spotlight Dinner will be themed around the show SIX. Tickets are $450 a seat with proceeds benefiting artistic and educational excellence at Broadway Dallas including programs in classrooms and throughout the community that serve more than 40,000 students and families each year.