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American Gateways Dinner
The most interesting person I've met in the past few weeks is Laura Fowler. The Austin attorney runs the Fowler Law Firm, possibly the largest woman-owned practice in the state. One key aspect of her growing firm: The work must include some form of civic investment. Naturally, her group is ...
Ronald McDonald Scholarship Dinner
The Ronald McDonald Scholarship Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in Round Rock did not promise much. Some pasta and ice tea. Chat around the table. A keynote speech. A nod to the scholars. But it's rarely that simple. To my right was Derrick Lesnau, program director at the House for ...
Dick Rathgeber, Jane Sibley and Mary Margaret Quadlander
Astute social observers blushed at the irony. Developer and benefactor Dick Rathgeber welcomed guests to the Headliners Club to toast his 80th birthday the same night that octogenarian arts advocate Jane Sibley introduced her memoir, "Jane's Window," to the general public at BookPeople. Both backers of worthy Austin causes -- ...
Robert Godwin: A witness to Austin’s social history
Robert Godwin reckons he has watched Austinities give away $3 billion. That’s because the photographer has documented Austin charity events since 1976. As his new book, “Austin Faces of Philanthropy, 1976-2012,” clearly shows, the city’s social scene has evolved considerably since the American Bicentennial. “It was as vanilla as you ...
Two openings: Austin School of Fashion Design and TopGolf Austin
Two openings. One small, one large. One of Austin, the other from elsewhere. Both on Burnet Road. And both predicated on the presence of celebrity. At the opening of the Austin School of Fashion Design, great-hearted Daniel Esquivel of “Project Runway” fame was the main attraction. His fans filled the ...
Barnes: The art of listening in social circles
Social tip: Listen.To others. To yourself. It cures most social ills.At the Noir Fashion Show for Austin Fashion Week at the strikingly post-industrial Brazos Hall, talk leaned toward apparel and gossip.At dinner, Shelley Neuman explained her blog ATX Street Fashion. Meanwhile, other guests at our table astride the runway reacted ...
Robert Godwin: Unintentional Social Historian
Robert Godwin reckons he has seen Austinities give away $3 billion. That’s because the photographer has documented Austin charity events since 1976. As his new book, “Austin Faces of Philanthropy, 1976-2012,” clearly shows, the city’s social scene has evolved considerably since the American Bicentennial. “It was as vanilla as you ...
Barnes: Social hope is in the air
So much hope in the air. One cool blast came from the Brack Lunch at the Four Seasons Hotel. Another gust from the Erwin Center during the University of Texas Fashion Show. For a while now, the benefit luncheon for University Medical Center at Brackenridge has united movers and shakers ...
Barnes: Heady talk in a presidential suite
The social beat sometimes gives your columnist a passing glimpse into a world apart. Please allow me to share the privilege. I wouldn’t have traded away this intimate dinner in the LBJ Presidential Suite for any other party this year. You’re high up in the LBJ Presidential Library. A vast ...
Mack, Jack & McConaughey takes a bow
The idea dropped at 1 a.m. “All of Jack’s texts are at 1 a.m.” jokes Sally Brown, wife of Longhorns football coach Mack Brown, about text messages from country artist and family friend Jack Ingram. “And Mack is up to get them.” Inspired by a long tradition of good works ...
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