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Riding to glory

PBR World Finals kicks off in Fort Worth with glamorous awards gala PBR World Finals kicks off in Fort Worth with glamorous awards gala By Stephanie Allmon Merry

5.16.22  |  10:32 am

What: 2022 PBR World Finals Opening Night Gala and Golden Barrel Awards Where: Simmons Bank Pavilion – Dickies Arena The 411 ...

Tastemaker Awards

Fort Worth culinary stars and food fans toast 2022 Tastemaker Awards Fort Worth culinary stars and food fans toast 2022 Tastemaker Awards By Stephanie Allmon Merry

5.11.22  |  6:42 pm

For the very first time, Fort Worth food fans and cocktail connoisseurs got to raise a glass to the city ...

Bravi tutti

Fort Worth Opera dazzles with 75th diamond anniversary celebration Fort Worth Opera dazzles with 75th diamond anniversary celebration By Stephanie Allmon Merry

5.6.22  |  3:11 pm

Beyond being a "mere" 75th birthday party, the Fort Worth Opera's Diamond Anniversary Celebration on April 22 was also ...

Black Ties & Grassroots

Yellowstone's Kevin Costner & Jen Landon help Grapevine gala rope $3M Yellowstone's Kevin Costner & Jen Landon help Grapevine gala rope $3M By Stephanie Allmon Merry

5.3.22  |  3:30 pm

In the wild, wild west world of black-tie charity balls, there's rarely a guaranteed lasso to success. But nonprofit ...

Healthy outcomes

New soiree at Bass Hall raises $250,000 for Planned Parenthood New soiree at Bass Hall raises $250,000 for Planned Parenthood By Stephanie Allmon Merry

4.13.22  |  3:32 pm

What: An Evening with Planned Parenthood Where: Bass Performance Hall The 411: Several hundred people gathered at Bass Hall on ...

Loosening the belt

Top restaurants, celeb chefs unleash feast for FW Food + Wine Festival Top restaurants, celeb chefs unleash feast for FW Food + Wine Festival By Stephanie Allmon Merry

4.4.22  |  4:59 pm

Well, Cowtown didn't forget how to chow down. After two leaner years, the Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival came ...

Money for Monet

FW philanthropist Anne H. Bass' art expected to draw $250M at auction FW philanthropist Anne H. Bass' art expected to draw $250M at auction By John Egan

3.31.22  |  12:38 pm

A collection of 12 artworks owned by late Fort Worth philanthropist Anne Hendricks Bass is hitting the auction block in ...

Crown jewel gala

All that glittered was glorious at Fort Worth Jewel Charity Ball 2022 All that glittered was glorious at Fort Worth Jewel Charity Ball 2022 By Stephanie Allmon Merry

3.11.22  |  5:39 pm

After sadly sitting out last year, Fort Worth's most glamorous gala and storied fundraiser, Jewel Charity Ball, returned in ...

Party for a cause

Yellowstone's Kevin Costner and his band saddle up for Grapevine gala Yellowstone's Kevin Costner and his band saddle up for Grapevine gala By Stephanie Allmon Merry

3.9.22  |  4:04 pm

A Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit has wrangled the biggest star from the hottest show on TV as its headlining act: Kevin ...

High notes in low times

Fort Worth Symphony Gala rises to the moment with scaled-down affair Fort Worth Symphony Gala rises to the moment with scaled-down affair By Stephanie Allmon Merry

3.3.22  |  3:30 pm

On a Saturday night that felt cold, dreary, and heavy in every way, supporters of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra ...

The gown lowdown

Save the date for 12 hottest spring 2022 soirees + galas in Fort Worth Save the date for 12 hottest spring 2022 soirees + galas in Fort Worth By Stephanie Allmon Merry

1.6.22  |  1:30 pm

Dust off the ballgowns and stilettos. Galas, parties, and power lunches are back for a real spring social season in ...

Honoring heroes

$2M mission accomplished at DFW gala honoring military families $2M mission accomplished at DFW gala honoring military families By Stephanie Allmon Merry

11.23.21  |  2:00 pm

What: 2021 Folds of Honor Gala Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington The 411: North Texas philanthropists, veterans, military families, and ...

Applause-worthy party

FW Opera toasts diamond anniversary with night of sipping and singing FW Opera toasts diamond anniversary with night of sipping and singing By Stephanie Allmon Merry

11.12.21  |  3:25 pm

A year of new directions for the Fort Worth Opera took patrons to Whiskey Ranch for a Fall Preview Concert ...

grit, guts & grace

Miranda Lambert joins cowgirl queens in National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Miranda Lambert joins cowgirl queens in National Cowgirl Hall of Fame By Stephanie Allmon Merry

10.28.21  |  11:25 am

In her new, chart-climbing song "If I Was a Cowboy," Miranda Lambert declares, "If I was a cowboy, I would ...

Cheers!

Mini Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival piques palates for event's return Mini Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival piques palates for event's return By Stephanie Allmon Merry

10.25.21  |  5:24 pm

Life is uncertain — eat all the tacos and drink the good beer. Okay, maybe that wasn't the most important ...

High notes

Fort Worth Symphony pulses with new energy at Opening Night party Fort Worth Symphony pulses with new energy at Opening Night party By Stephanie Allmon Merry

9.24.21  |  5:10 pm

Like a concert score that shifts tempo from adagio to vivace, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra opened its new symphonic ...

Tastemaker Awards

DFW culinary superstars and food fans toast 2021 Tastemaker Awards DFW culinary superstars and food fans toast 2021 Tastemaker Awards By Stephanie Allmon Merry

8.20.21  |  6:50 pm

It was all the very best food and drink at the 2021 Dallas-Fort Worth Tastemaker Awards, CultureMap's celebration of ...

Art auction

Fort Worth heiress Anne Marion's art trove fetches $157M at auction Fort Worth heiress Anne Marion's art trove fetches $157M at auction By Stephanie Allmon Merry

5.13.21  |  9:52 am

Late Fort Worth philanthropist Anne Windfohr Marion's private art collection sold for an eye-popping $157.2 million (including fees ...

Pandemic party pivot

7 snazzy Dallas-Fort Worth galas and parties going virtual in May 7 snazzy Dallas-Fort Worth galas and parties going virtual in May By Stephanie Allmon Merry

4.30.21  |  2:15 pm

While life is certainly starting to feel "normal" again as more Dallas-Fort Worth residents get COVID-19 vaccinations, things are not ...