Sponsored Events and Partnerships

Partners Card Shopping Program

October 30 - November 8, 2009
Dallas
www.familyplace.org/

Purchase a $60 Partners Card from a participating retailer or restaurant, card selling individual, direct mail or through The Family Place website and 100% of the $60 card purchase goes directly to support The Family Place programs and services for victims of domestic violence in the Dallas community.
www.familyplace.org/

Austin Cellar Classic

November 6-7, 2009
MAX’s Wine Dive
Austin
Casual Attire
austincellarclassic.com

Austin’s first annual Cellar Classic kicks off with an incredible wine pairing dinner. Saturday features two sessions of an amazing tasting of over 100 wines and MAX’s gourmet comfort food!  For more information, contact Austin Cellar Classic at eventsaustin@maxswinedive.com or Jonathan Horowitz at jonathan@lascoenterprises.com

austincellarclassic.com

Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner

November 8, 2009
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
The Stephan Pyles Restaurant
Dallas
Cocktail Attire
www.winefoodfoundation.org

Named for Southwestern cooking legend, Chef Stephan Pyles, this extraordinary dinner is the culinary crown jewel of Wine & Food Foundation of Texas. Along with Chef Pyles and four other celebrity chefs from Texas, this is an elegant evening of seated, five-course dining with a short, live wine auction following dinner. Held at the chic, highly-acclaimed Stephan Pyles restaurant in the heart of the Dallas’ arts district, this event attracts a sell-out crowd and statewide media attention.
www.winefoodfoundation.org

5th Annual Signatures Author Series Featuring John Grogan

November 11, 2009
11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
The Woodlands
http://specialevents.johncooper.org

The Signatures Author Series on November 11 will feature newspaper columnist and bestselling author John Grogan, author of Marley & Me. Also featured at the luncheon will be local authors, book signings and a silent auction to raise funds for a local literacy organization.
Click here for more information or call 281-367-0900 ext. 441.

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Cinema Arts Festival Houston

November 11 - 15, 2009
Cinema Arts Festival Houston
Houston
cinemartsociety.org

The Festival will showcase new films by and about artists working in the visual, performing and literary arts via interactive video installations, live multi-media performances, outdoor projections and theatrical film, and video screenings depicting artistic practices of all kinds.
cinemartsociety.org

Nutcracker Market

November 12 - 15, 2009
Reliant Center
Houston
www.nutcrackermarket.com/

More than 315 vendors from across the country participate in this 29th annual holiday shopping extravaganza offering unique gift items for the entire family, including: home décor, gourmet food, garden, clothing, toys, candles, sporting gifts, novelties, accessories and more! The four-day long event benefits the Houston Ballet Foundation, its Academy and its scholarship programs.
www.nutcrackermarket.com/

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Nose Knows

December 4-6, 2009
12 - 5 p.m.
Dillard’s NorthPark
Dallas
Casual Attire
donnakaranbeauty.com

Discover the Cashmere Mist fragrance that’s right for you at the Dillard’s Northpark for the Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Nose Knows event. Your nose knows what’s right for you. For more information regarding this event, contact Rod Morris at rmorris@estee.com