FOOD: James Beard Foundation announced their fifth anniversary Taste America® Culinary Tour and Austin is one of the 10 stops, November 3-4. Austin’s weekend-long Taste America program will feature an exclusive kick-off event, a one-of-a-kind benefit dinner prepared by Taste America all-star Ludo Lefebvre, local star Tyson Cole and pastry chef Laura Sawicki. Tickets are now on […]
Last week, Austin Young Chamber kicked-off the 8th Annual FAVE Awards with a happy hour launching nominations for 2017. We chatted with the Austin Young Chamber team to learn more about AYC and the FAVE Awards. For those who may not know, what are the FAVE Awards? The FAVE Awards are Austin’s only local business […]
Just before the summer officially kicked into high gear, the Barton Springs Conservancy welcomed 250 its supporters to the Driskill ballroom for the “70th Birthday Bash: An Evening Celebrating the Treasures of 1947”. Evan Smith kicked off the evening’s program following a cocktail reception and dinner which featured treats from decades past. The celebrations were held in part to recognize Honorary Chair […]
Last Saturday, over 300 packed the Darrell K. Royal Ballroom at the Omni Barton Creek Resort for the annual HeartGift Gala, presented by the Schweitzer Family Foundation. HeartGift is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Austin, TX that provides free heart surgery to children from around the world who are born with congenital heart defects. The […]
On Thursday, April 27th, the 19th annual UMLAUF Garden Party welcomed over 800 guests to the sculpture garden for an event aptly themed “Under a Texas Sky.” Twenty-five restaurants served delicious bites while Twin Liquors showcased some of the season’s best bubbles and wines. The museum raised more than $300,000 in its biggest fundraiser of the year, […]
One of Austin’s true rites of spring, the UMLAUF Garden Party, takes place this Thursday, April 27th and kicks off the next quarter century of merrymaking for the museum and sculpture park. In advance of this year’s Under a Texas Sky themed soirée, we we took a moment to chat with Sandra Spalding from Twin Liquors to learn what’s new […]
More than 650 people packed The Grand Ballroom at the JW Marriott recently for the 19th Celebration of Life luncheon benefiting the Seton Breast Care Center and the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation. This year’s theme, “Where Hope Takes Flight,” celebrated the life-saving care given to patients. Co-chairs for the luncheon included Maria Groten, Cynthia Harkness, Rachel […]
