Paul Salos will bring the music of Frank Sinatra to Grapevine.

Tickets are on sale now for “A Tribute to Love,” a fundraiser for the Summer Santa organization (www.summersanta.org).

The charity event is set for Feb. 12 at Palace Arts Center, Grapevine. A pre-concert reception is planned for 6 p.m., with entertainment scheduled at 7 p.m. Tickets, priced at $50 and $75 each, may be purchased at www.palace-theatre.com.

Paul Salos, a finalist on the TV show, “America’s Got Talent,” will perform a Frank Sinatra tribute concert. His singing style has entertained audiences from Paris to Las Vegas performing Sinatra’s signature vocal and musical numbers.

The event will include the reception catered by Cotton Patch Café, chocolates passed at intermission and roses for the ladies in attendance.

Proceeds will benefit Summer Santa, the largest children’s charity in northeast Tarrant County. Summer Santa provides area children with summer camp scholarships, back-to-school clothes, seasonal soccer activities and medical physicals. Since 1997, Summer Santa has aided more than 35,000 children.

Kraig Parker will bring is Las Vegas-style Elvis act to Grapevine.

One icon–Elvis–will cross paths with another–Santa–Nov. 14 in Grapevine.

Elvis, as performed by Kraig Parker(www.thekinglives.com), will bring his Las Vegas show to Grapevine’s Palace Arts Center for a fundraiser for Summer Santa. The “If I Can Dream” concert is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 14 .  A reception will begin at 6 p.m., with some of Elvis’s favorite foods provided by Cotton Patch Café . Rebecca Miller, Channel 33 meteorologist, will emcee the concert.

Summer Santa (www.summersanta.org) also will host a  V.I.P. party Nov. 4, 10 days before the “If I Can Dream” concert, at the Westlake home of Kelly and Scott Bradley to honor event sponsors, donors and long-time supporters. The party will be catered by Chef Point Café of  Watauga, and The LongShot Band will provide entertainment that evening. 

Summer Santa, a non-profit organization established in 1997, provides area children with back-to-school clothes, school supplies, toys, books, summer camps, sports team activities and physicals. More than 33,000 children from Keller ISD, Birdville ISD. Northwest ISD, HEB ISD, Grapevine/Colleyville ISD and Southlake Carroll ISD have been served by this all-volunteer charity since its creation.

Tickets and sponsorships are available for both the Elvis “I Can Dream” concert and the VIP party. Tickets to the “If I Can Dream” concert are $75 for premium seating and $50 for general seating and includes the reception. Seating will be assigned in order of payment received.

The VIP party tickets can be purchased for $50 each. Group ticket packages include concert and VIP tickets.

Please call 817-33-SANTA or email to summersanta@summersanta.org for event and sponsorship information and ticket sales.

For the past 12 years, The Arts League, the fundraising arm of ARTSNET, has honored outstanding women at their annual Shining Stars Luncheon.  These women are chosen by the organizations in which they serve because they truly epitomize what it means to give of oneself without expecting anything in return. 

This year at the 13^th Annual Shining Stars Gala, to be held Oct. 23^rd at the Marriott Las Colinas, joining these remarkable nominees will be an amazing Master of Ceremony…Mr. Bob Schieffer, Moderator of CBS Face the Nation and the CBS Chief Washington Correspondent.  And listen up readers… I have just heard that Mr. Shieffer is donating a most incredible opportunity that will be auctioned off live that day.  The winning bidder of this item and a friend will fly to Washington, D.C. courtesy of American Airlines for a fabulous Capitol City experience. And on a Sunday, the lucky winners will actually sit in on the taping of Face The Nation (as Mr. Shieffer’s guests in the press box, thank you very much).  Plus …if you are extra nice and use your good manners at the taping, I understand that meeting that day’s guest is a very real possibility.  Remember this show only hosts the major political players so this experience is sure to be one of a lifetime!  Oh, and after you have hung out with the power elite, you will then break bread with Mr. Schieffer at lunch in one of his favorite D.C. hotspots!  Accommodations for the weekend are included in this package so bid early and bid often. This auction item is truly a unique and one of a kind experience, so bring your credit card! 

Of course, aside from the wonderful auction items and the fabulous meal, this event is about honoring those who have truly given of themselves to make the lives of the less fortunate a bit better.  So…drum roll please….I am now pleased to announce the 2009 Shining Stars Honorees and the Organizations in which they serve:

CONGRATULATIONS, ladies! We at ESocialWorld offer to you our heartfelt appreciation for all that you do to serve our community.  You are truly an inspiration!

Dr. Peter Sakovich demonstrates why he should hang on to his day job. Photo by Mark Rogers.

I do love me some Tina Turner, whether she’s rollin’ down the river or river deep or mountain high or a private dancer. Love her–She sings, she dances and she wears high heels while she’s at it. Fabulous.

 And I love doing lunch, too. So when Summer Santa (www.summersanta.org) hosted its “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” fundraising luncheon at the DFW Hyatt Regency complete with a Tina Turner impersonator–I’m a happy Ikette.

 The luncheon, launched for the first time last year with the same celebrity impersonator pulling Oprah out of her bag of tricks, raises money to send needy children to summer camp and to buy back-to-school clothing for them, too.

 It’s a worthy cause, and then Friday’s Tina Turner tunes were just all-encompassing, making it very easy to get caught up in the excitement of it all. So of course I completely understand how Dr. Pete Sakovich, a man trusted to deliver babies, shimmy or for Greg Clifton, a financial guru entrusted with large sums of money, to let “Tina” spank him.

 Among those seen enjoying the day were Sue Howery, Linda Eilenfeldt, Linda Timmons, Randy Clinton, Bob Hamilton, Fionna Sigalla, Joslyn Marksbury, Suzanne Harrington and Kelley Pledger. They also seem to enjoy the fun and the salad luncheon, but it was all for a serious cause.  

Summer Santa, a non-profit created by Brad Bradley and Dave Lieber, celebrates its 13^th anniversary this year. Summer Santa board member Susan Merrill got positively teary telling about the importance camp can play in the life of a child who has an otherwise dreary life.

 Even if you weren’t there Friday to clap, sing and dance to any of Tina’s big hits, you still can send a check to make sure some kids get to have a little fun this summer or start the school year with new clothes, just like all the other kids. Send a tax-deductible donation to Summer Santa, P.O. Box 1773, Keller, TX 76244. Put a Tina Turner CD on while you’ll do it; it’ll make you even happier.

See more pics of the party at our eSocialWorld.com photo gallery!

Summer Santa will host a fundraising luncheon Friday at DFW Airport Hyatt Regency featuring Tina Turner impersonator Michelle Lambert.

Whether it’s River Deep, Mountain High or Proud Mary, one question remains. Exactly What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Evidently, the love of children has a lot to do with it. And the “it” is the charitable organization Summer Santa (www.summersanta.org) which will host its Lonestar Leadership luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday at DFW Airport Hyatt Regency. With the theme “What’s Love Got to Do with It?,” the event will spotlight Michelle Lambert, a well-known Tina Turner impersonator.

This will be a return engagement for Lambert. Last year, she entertained as Oprah Winfrey at a similar fundraising luncheon for Summer Santa.

Proceeds from the event will provide camperships for needy children in Tarrant County. Funds also will be used to secure medical examinations, back-to-school clothing, school supplies and athletic scholarships.

The non-profit organization was created in 1997 by Westlake municipal judge Brad Bradley and Star-Telegram columnist Dave Lieber. Since then, more than 30,000 children have received free services.

Honorary chairman of this year’s fundraiser is Dr. Peter Sakovich who has volunteered for a decade to offer free physicals to children before summer camp.

Tickets to “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” cost $50 each and tables of 10 are offered for $500. Contact Bill Barkoskie at vtbman94@verizon.net.