It’s Fashion Show weekend in north central Texas, with two women’s clubs hosting back-to-back events.

Both the Colleyville Woman’s Club and the Greater Keller Women’s Club will both sponsor luncheon style shows, with proceeds helping local charities.

“Lunch with the Girlz,” the Colleyville Woman’s Club’s 27th annual luncheon, is set for Friday at the Hurst Conference Center. Doors open at 9:30 for the silent auction, and the luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Four Dallas designers–Elizabeth Anyaa, Nha Khanh, Shemara Couture and Geoffrey Henning–will showcase their designs.

Tickets for this event cost $85, and more information is available at www.c-w-c.org.

Then Saturday, the Greater Keller Women’s Club will present “Puttin’ on the Glitz,” a luncheon event benefiting the club’s foundation which awards grants and scholarships to local charities. Dillard’s will provide the fashions, and the day includes auctions and a raffle. Doors open at 10 a.m., with the luncheon set for noon.

Tickets for the Saturday fundraiser cost $70. Visit www.gkwc.org for more details.

The works of artist David Chappel will be among seven artists featured at Art in the Square, to be held April 15-17 in Southlake.

A seven-member jury honored seven artists as featured artists for the 2011 Art in the Square www.artinthesquare.com outdoor festival.

The annual festival, sponsored annually by Southlake Women’s Club, is set for April 15-17 at Southlake Town Square, Southlake, TX. More than 140 artists representing 33 states and six foreign countries were chosen from a pool of 700 applicants to show their work

Chosen as featured artists were:

• Keith Andry, a Louisiana watercolorist www.andyfinearts.com
• Steven Potts, Georgia wood artist www.mybranchout.com
• Marjolyn Van der Hart, Canadian mixed media artist www.marjolyn.com
• David Chappell, oil painter www.autoart.com
• JoAnne Brooks, Dallas jewelry designer www.jabjewels.com
• Richard White, Keller sculptor www.drawtolive.com
• Keun Park, South Korea painter

In addition to the art show, Art in the Square will feature international food, entertainment, children’s activities, a pub tent and wine tastings. Proceeds will benefit the Southlake Women’s Clubs charities which support families, women, children and the elderly.

The Southlake Woman’s Club is accepting grant applications but their deadline is this coming Friday, January, 15^th, so procrastinators get cracking!  

According to the Southlake Woman’s Club’s Art in the Square Website, the Southlake Women’s Club Foundation is “dedicated to helping community organizations that focus on enhancing the lives of children and families in Northeast Tarrant County.”

Last year this organization gave away over $100,000 and they have a whole pile of money to give away this year.

If your 501©3 organization could you a bit of cash, go to the Southlake Woman’s Club Art in the Square website, www.artinthesquare.com, click on the “Our Charities” tab on the left hand side of the page then click on “Grant Request Application.”  There you will find further information and where you can download the Grant Request Application form.

Remember, the deadline is this coming Friday, so go there right now!

KRLD Restaurant Week will begin this month, with fine dining establishments offering dinner specials to benefit the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope Home.

Blow off the diet. Forget the budget. It’s time to dine out.

Beginning this month eating in some of North Texas’ most prestigious restaurants will also mean helping two area non-profit organizations. KRLD Restaurant Week has adopted the theme of “Dining Out’s a Good Deed, Helping Families in Need” for the event that kicks off mid-month. The preview is set for Aug. 14 through 16, followed by the official Restaurant Week Aug. 17 through 23.

North Texas’ top restaurants participate annually, offering special menus, while supporting local charities. Prix fixe meals, set at only $35 per person with tax, tip and drinks billed separately,make this an opportunity to try some of the region’s finest restaurants.

During Restaurant Week, $7 of every meal will be donated to either the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas or the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. Last year 75,000 reservations were booked and more than $430,000 was raised.

At some establishments, consumers can pay $40 per person for a special house drink using 10 Cane Rum or Grand Mariner. Additionally, some restaurants will extend the fixed-price menus into September.

For a complete list of participating restaurants, check KRLD.com.