Fashion on Main

The Dallas Hat Band met on Saturday, December 15, at the "Fashion on Main" exhibit, sponsored by UNT and displaying the fabulous gowns of Michael Faircloth. After viewing the exhibit, we had a wonderful Holiday Buffet lunch in the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus. It was overheard in the ladies room at NM that we were a group of ladies wearing vintage Neiman's hats from the 40s and 50s!! Dont' we all look fabulous? It was a cold windy day in downtown Dallas, but we warmed the day with our holiday spirit. Loretta, Kelley, Tasha, Nicole, Tracy, Rhonda, Betsy, Maureen, Benita, and Suzanne

ART at DFW - Dallas Hat Band November 17, 2007

Here's the gang...Suzanne, Nicole, Kelley, Tasha, Maureen and Laurel. We had a very personalized tour. We broke up into two groups of three each. The new terminal is beautiful and the art is inspiring. However, people are rushing to catch flights and hardy take notice, walking over the mosiacs without stopping to take it all in.

Dance! Don't Walk, by Linda Guy.

Laurel, Nicole and our tour guide Brian.

Most of the art is mosiac floor medallions. This is one to walk through and play music by stepping on designated spots. Circling, An Urban Musicial Instrument by Christopher Janney was mesmerizing.

The mosiac above is entitled Louise and was created by husband-wife team Linda and Ed Blackburn. After the tour we had a nice lunch at the new Grand Hyatt which is connected to Terminal D.

A Taste of India

On Saturday, July 21, we began our Taste of India by shopping in several Indian stores in Richardson. We found such treasures as beautiful saris of both cotton and silk, fun jewelry including sparkly bangle bracelets and cute beaded sandals. We also shopped in the grocery section of Taj Mahal Imports. Margarita recommended the Ataulfo Mangoes. These are different from what we normally find in most grocery stores. I have to agree with Margarita that they are sweeter and creamier. Yum!

After shopping we went for Indian cuisine at Pasand. The buffet was perfect for those of us unfamiliar with the food.

Standing, left to right: Loretta, Rhonda, Nicole, Suzanne
Seated, left to right: Margarita, Kelley, Melissa, Benita

After lunch, we dashed to the FunAsia theater to see "Partner" and for most of us, this was our first Bollywood movie. Nicole is a big fan of these movies and set the whole day up for us. Thanks Nicole!