Special Occasions

2012 Hockaday Benefit Special Occasions

The Hockaday Parents’ Association 2012 Benefit PRESENTS

Special Occasions SUPPORTING

The Ela Hockaday Fund for Faculty Excellence PLAN TO ATTEND THE SALE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 8:00-10:00 AM AND 2:00-4:00 PM LIZA LEE ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER HICKS MEETING ROOM

First-come, first served!

Or send a friend to shop for you!

2012 Hockaday Benefit Special Occasions

TACOS, TEQUILAS & TUNES Saturday, November 12, 2011, 7:00 pm The Home of Kim Elting & Stewart Cohen

No. of Guests: 100+ Price per person: $50

Need we say more? Grab a taco from the TACO truck, sample a TEQUILA, and dance into the night with DJ-spun TUNES. Now, this is our idea of TEXAS!!!!

Hosts: Stewart Cohen & Kim Elting, Wendy & Edward King, Megan & Casey McManemin

DALLAS THEATER CENTER’S “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” AT THE WYLY THEATRE Sunday, November 13, 2011, Matinee Performance No. of Guests: 50 Wyly Theatre – Dallas Arts District Price per person: $50

An American literary classic and mandatory reading for 7th graders, Dallas Theater Center’s To Kill a Mockingbird is playing at the Wyly Theatre this fall. Bring your daughter to experience a true theater blockbuster and enjoy a very special behind-the-scenes tour of the spectacular Wyly Theatre.

Hosts: Rebecca & Barron Fletcher, Pilar & Jay Henry

HAPPY FEET 2 AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL Friday, November 18, 2011, Time: TBD Studio Movie Grill

No. of Guests: 100 Price per person: $15

Join your Hockaday friends for a private screening of the upcoming release “Happy Feet 2” just in time for the holidays. Enjoy the movie and yummy snacks and drinks in the fabulous Studio Movie Grill.

Hosts: Molly & Gregg Engles, Betty & Brian Schultz and Studio Movie Grill

FATHER/DAUGHTER SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Sunday, May 6, 4:00 - 6:00 pm No. of Guests: 28 Father/Daughter teams The Hockaday School – Athletic Fields Price per person: $50

Lower School dads, dust off those cleats and show your moves on the Hockaday soccer field. Father and daughter teams will meet for an afternoon of soccer games and fun. After the game, stay for delicious Goff’s hamburgers, grilled on site to make it all worthwhile.

Hosts: Squeaky & Paul Connolly, Aparna & Clark Crosnoe, Dawn & Toby Grove, Rajani Kapu & Russ Haden, Anna & Brad McPhail, Cecilia Perez-Verdia & Tom Pereira, Tina & Kenney Weinmeister

SWEET HOLIDAYS AT KIDS COOKING COMPANY Friday, December 2, 2011, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Kids Cooking Company – Preston Royal

No. of Guests: 20 Price per person: $75

Celebrate the holidays in style as we create dozens of cookies to eat and share. Guest chef and Lower School Head, Peggy Bradley may share some secret cookie recipes. We’ll whip up some hand-topped individual pizzas to whet our appetites and then make stacks of cookies!

Hosts: Candace Williams & Kids Cooking Company

GROOOOOVY NIGHT, NOT SO SILENT NIGHT No. of Guests: 24

Saturday, December 10, 2011, 7:00 pm Price per person: $125

The Home of Pilar & Jay Henry Think Austin Powers meets disco… And come aboard the coolest school bus you have ever been in. With drinks on board and good humor we will tour the Christmas lights in the Park Cities. Followed by a lively dinner party at the home of Pilar and Jay Henry. And you can catch a ride back on the party bus again!

Hosts: Pilar & Jay Henry

2012 Hockaday Benefit Special Occasions

AN EVENING OF HISTORY Sunday, January 22, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 pm The Home of Kathy & Harlan Crow

No. of Guests: 50 Price per person: $75

Historical perspectives discussion with Steve Kramer. Steve Kramer’s knowledge and charisma are hard to contain in the classroom. Be among the fifty lucky guests that will gather in the fabulous Crow Library and experience history brought alive for a discussion based on the archives of the Crow collection. The evening includes cocktails and delicious hors d’oeuvres.

Hosts: Kathy & Harlan Crow

MANGIA! NORTHERN ITALIAN FEAST Saturday, January 28, 2012, 7:00 pm The Home of Stacy & Lawrence Piccagli

No. of Guests: 20 Price per person: $75

Not your regular pizza and pasta Italian dinner, for sure. Chef Lorenzo Piccagli will treat your palate with some authentic Tuscan cooking from his own nonna’s recipes, washed down with lots of vino rosso and Chianti. He may even share some Piccagli family kitchen secrets!

Hosts: Michelle & Reggie Goldsmith, Stacy & Lawrence Piccagli

WILD WHIRLYBALL CUP Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Whirlyball Plano

No. of Guests: 40 Price per person: $50

Back by popular demand… Join us for a silly night of friendly competition playing Whirlyball – the crazy mix of lacrosse, basketball and bumper cars. Festivities will include dinner, drinks and lots of Whirly Fun. Get your game on because the second annual Hockaday Whirly Cup is up for grabs!

Hosts: Christie & Joseph Cahoon, Angella & Blake Estess, Carol & Mark Goglia, Michelle & Bill Lockhart, Kimberly & Neelesh Mehendale, Stacie & Mark Whitley, April & John Willlingham

FOODIE DINNER PARTY Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:00 pm The Home of Ann & David Wood

No. of Guests: 12 Price per person: $100

A “foodie” has been defined as a person “with an ardent interest in everything about food, someone in the culinary fast lane, where surprises are expected, and the diner begs to be thrilled.” Join us for a spring dinner party with a Foodie theme. Enjoy cutting edge drinks and cuisine, catered by Food Company, in an old school seated dinner setting.

Hosts: Ann & David Wood

SERVE & BE SERVED Friday, April 13, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00 pm (Rain date April 20) Royal Oaks Country Club

No. of Guests: 24 Price per person: $75

No winners or losers in this friendly tennis gathering at Royal Oaks Country Club. Join some friends for tennis drills with the ROCC pros, followed by match play and casual lunch at noon.

Hosts: Adriana Akhtar, Shelley Bracken, Leslie el-Effendi, Michelle Goldsmith, Pam Porter, Nancy Winston & Royal Oaks Country Club

2012 Hockaday Benefit Special Occasions

BIKER BABES Thursday, April 19, 2012, 7:00 pm No. of Guests: 100 The Home of Heather Blinn Price per person: $50

“Silly boys, motorcycles are for girls!” Pull out your do-rags, get inked, and ride over for a rockin’ girls’ night with food, drinks, choppers and hot chicks (us)! Ruthie’s Rolling Café will be in charge of the grilled cheese sandwiches, and if you haven’t had them yet, don’t wait anymore! Less-than-polished attire is a must.

Hosts: Heather Blinn, Sharon Folsom, Deanna Mahowald, Caroline O’Brien

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER! Saturday, April 21, 2012, 6:30 pm The Home of Zoé & Todd Hart

No. of Guests: 40 Price per person: $50

Traditional Crawfish Boil and Southern Supper, beverages and some ZYDECO! No worries, plastic bibs will be provided ‘cause we guarantee you will lick your fingers clean. Get ready for a fun, messy and delicious Louisiana style dinner and party.

Hosts: Zoé & Todd Hart, Stacie & Mark Whitley

NASHER AT NIGHT Friday, May 4, 7:00 pm Nasher Sculpture Garden

No. of Guests: 30 Price per person: $100

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to enjoy the spectacular Nasher Sculpture Garden in the company of the lead curator Jed Morse. Guest will enjoy a very special dinner party in the garden, under the stars, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the magnificent Nasher collection and the super-cool exhibit of LA sculptor Elliot Hundley.

Hosts: Nancy Nasher & David Haemisegger, Jill Magnuson, Jed Morse

BOMBAY MOVES Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8:00 pm The Home of Shalini Joshi

No. of Guests: 60 Price per person: $50

Put on your dancing shoes and head over for an Indian feast and Bollywood dancing. You didn’t know that some of your own Hockaday moms were Bollywood dancing gurus? Come enjoy and evening of dancing and Indian street food. Did we mention special guests from the faculty will be attending?

Hosts: Vaishali Deshpande, Shalini Joshi, Purnima Kumar

SAMBA THE NIGHT AWAY! Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:00 pm The Home of Carmen & Michael Gross

No. of Guests: 30 Price per person: $75

Come sip caipirinhas and dine on a Brazilian feast as you learn how to samba from trained samba instructors! No need to know how, the instructors and caipirinhas will work their magic.

Hosts: Carmen & Michael Gross, Zoé & Todd Hart