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Ruth Altshuler Celebrates Garden with Margaret McDermott
Philanthropist and civic leader Ruth Altshuler was called the most important and elegant woman in Dallas by a phenomenal businessman, the late Tom Hunt. A Mayflower Estates homeowner, Ruth Altshuler is the former Chair of the Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees and is the current Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Medical Foundation. She also has made considerable leadership contributions to dozens of other Dallas organizations. Ruth Altshuler was raised on Swiss Avenue and attended Woodrow Wilson High School as did many important Dallas residents.
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Jeremy Strick, Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Reviews His Plans for Nasher at Garden Party
Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Jeremy Strick, discussed his affection for Dallas and his plans for the Nasher at a recent garden party. Since Jeremy Strick arrived, the Nasher has become increasingly vibrant with exhibitions of living artists, a spectacular lecture series, and exceedingly friendly staff and volunteers.
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Dave Forehand – Director of the Gardens at Dallas Arboretum
Besides his great work as Director of the Gardens at the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Dave Forehand designed and planted the community vegetable garden at the McDermott country house. Residents from Dallas neighborhoods and Highland Park were able to congratulate Dave Forehand on his gardens.
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Jaap van Zweden – Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Director, came to Dallas and routinely has the audience in McDermott Concert Hall on their feet. Whether the patrons are from Oak Cliff, East Dallas, Highland Park, Greenway Parks, White Rock Lake, Bluffview, Mayflower Estates or Preston Hollow, the enthusiasm for the Dallas Symphony has never been greater.
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Trinity Horse Park Is Showcased at Trinity River Audubon Center
While there has been much attention given to the Trinity River Corridor and the Calatrava bridges, there is so much more to the developing Trinity Park which is larger geographically than the city of San Francisco. A helicopter ride from the Trinity River Audubon Center took friends and patrons from Oak Cliff, White Rock Lake, Preston Hollow, Bluffview, Highland Park, and other Dallas neighborhoods over the Trinity Horse Park and included views of the future site of the polo grounds, lakes, and other recreational activities.
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm, Deedie Rose, Dr. Gail Thomas and Mary Cook Announced the Opening of the Dallas CityDesign Studio at Dallas City Hall
Dallas has thrived aesthetically, much in part because of the efforts and leadership of Mary Suhm, the Dallas City Manager, and civic leaders like Dr. Gail Thomas, Mary Cook, and Deedie Rose. The renovated Pump House on Turtle Creek in Highland Park is a fitting location for this Dallas event celebrating the Dallas CityDesign Studio.
Abraham Salum – Chef and Owner of Salum
Salum Restaurant owner and chef Abraham Salum draws intelligent people from downtown Dallas, Turtle Creek, Highland Park, Bluffview, Preston Hollow, and Greenway Parks who love good food in this Turtle Creek neighborhood restaurant.
DISH Is Location for Michelle Shelmire Celebration
Friends from across the city, including Highland Park, Bluffview, North Dallas, Preston Hollow, and Oak Cliff, came to celebrate Michelle Shelmire at DISH, an Oak Lawn restaurant and bar.
Randal O’Toole Speaks About Gridlock at Downtown Luncheon
Randal O’Toole, author of Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What To Do About It and an avid cyclist and steam locomotive owner, explains that cars are the greatest form of transportation in Dallas neighborhoods and across the county. David Walker, a Turtle Creek Park homeowner and race car driver, enjoyed the talk.
One of the Great Architectural Treasures of Dallas, the Antoine Predock Architect Designed Home, has Garden Open for Landscape Tour
Minimal, submerged, and subtle, this stark modern home designed by Antoine Predock, FAIA, blends into its Turtle Creek site. Upon exploration of the site landscaped by landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, the home grows into an amazing environment of natural landscape, topography, art installations, and dramatic gardens, pathways, bridges, and land itself that becomes art.
