Society

$11 MILLION RAISED AT 22ND TWO X TWO FOR AIDS AND ART

Ceron and Becca Cason Thrash John and Lisa Runyon, Cindy and Howard Rachofsky

Kevin McClatchy and T. Ryan Greenawalt

Adam Lippes, Nancy Rogers, Hassan Pierre, Kathleen Hutchinson and Karla McKinley Wes Gordon, Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi, Alvise Orsini and Paul Arnold

RITA ORA

(PHOTOS: KEVIN TACHMAN AND BRUNO)

Preston Hollow’s Cindy and Howard Rachofsky welcomed back art-loving philanthropists to the Rachofsky House in a big way, raising $11 million for the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, e Foundation for AIDS Research.

“As we reflect on these past 18 months and the dramatic changes in everyone’s daily life, the opportunity to get together for two profoundly worthy causes is a reason to cheer,” Howard Rachofsky told those attending the 22nd annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art on Oct. 23. is year’s sold-out black-tie benefit dinner and contemporary art auction co-hosted with Lisa and John Runyon drew 490 guests. Two days earlier, a similarly sized crowd attended the First Look preview party, held at Highland Park Village for the first time.

Yoshitomo Nara received amfAR’s 2021 Award of Excellence for Artistic Contributions to the Fight Against AIDS. – Staff report

Looking Ahead

Signature Chefs Auction

e March of Dimes Dallas is gearing up for the Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Venue Forty50 in Addison with a lineup sure to whet your appetite. e chefs include Luke Rogers, of Cathedral Bistro; Nick Dean, of Furlough Kitchen, Haywire, and e Heritage Table; private chef Armando Perez; Daniel Rosales, of Rosaniel Desserts; Ray Skradzinski, of Republic Texas Tavern; Michael Conrad Tavarez, of Picadera; and Chris Vogeli, of III Forks. Visit signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org.

Unsung Hero Award

During four decades in Dallas, broadcaster Scott Murray has helped raise money for hundreds of organizations.

But on Dec. 3, the former NBC TV sports director/anchor won’t be the emcee. at role goes to Jim Keyes, who will preside as e Scholarship Fund and the University of North Texas/Dallas present the inaugural Unsung Hero Award to Murray. e Dec. 3 event from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Briscoe Carpenter Pavilion at Fair Park also will serve as a fund-raiser to help Dallas area students attend college. Visit thescholarshipfund.org.

BMW Dallas Marathon Festival

e BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year at Dallas City Hall Plaza, the site of the start and finish lines of all 10 events. e weekend-long festival, which benefits Scottish Rite for Children, expects to attract more than 20,000 runners from all 50 states and more than 10 countries. Activities begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11 and 12. Visit bmwdallasmarathon.com.

Kim and Greg Hext

Abid and Hasina Neemuchwala Andy Smith, Kim Noltemy, and Paul von Wupperfeld John Williams, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Fabio Luisi

Amy and Michael Meadows

Jeffrey Rich and Jan Miller Sanjiv Yajnik

(PHOTOS: KRISTINA BOWMAN AND LARA BIERNER)

Music director Fabio Luisi made his gala debut Sept. 25 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center during a fundraising evening featuring world-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld chaired the 2021 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala. Mary and Richard Templeton were honorary chairs. Proceeds benefit the DSO’s education and community programs. e gala kicked off the celebration of more than 60 years of support from Texas Instruments (TI) and the TI Foundation, including 21 years of TI’s support of the DSO’s Classical Series.

Following the seated dinner, guests moved to the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, where Luisi led the orchestra in Strauss’s “Don Juan,” and Mutter gave the Dallas premiere of John Williams’s “Violin Concerto No. 2.” Williams surprised the audience and conducted the DSO and Mutter in an encore of “Nice to be Around” from Cinderella Liberty. – Staff report

The Other Art Fair Showcases New Talent, Helps Stewpot

The Other Art Fair Austin and Emily Burch Sweet Tooth Hotel

(PHOTOS: JOSEPH BREWSTER)

Dallas art enthusiasts joined local, national, and international artists at the Dallas Market Hall on Oct. 21 for the Private View party for the Dallas edition of e Other Art Fair, a leading artist fair for discovering emerging artists.

From October 21-24, the fair showcased 130 independent and emerging artists, each handpicked by a committee of art world experts.

Partygoers at the Private View were the first to browse the art and purchase favorite pieces ranging in price from $100 to $10,000. e fair featured interactive sculpture displays, murals, installations, and live DJ sets.

Attendees could also support The Stewpot, a non-profit beloved for its art program for the homeless and at-risk communities, by purchasing artworks by elf-taught artists and decorating a card to accompany a care package. BJ Howard and Ted Napolitano Adam Parsons, Aparna Sharma, and Kary Brittingham