On Friday, March 28 the first Dinner and Conversation Series featuring Gerald J. Ford.

Passed hors d'Oeuvres will begin on 6:45 and dinner will begin at 7:30. After dinner the program will begin. The event is BYOB and reservations are required by calling 214-887-8330.

The Garden Cafe provided the following information about Ford:

Gerald Ford is one of the nation's most accomplished financial services executives. He has acquired, managed and sold banking businesses and other financial services companies for over 35 years. In 1975, Mr. Ford purchased a controlling interest in his first bank, First National Bank of Post, Texas with $25 million in total assets. Over the next 18 years, Mr. Ford acquired more than 30 commercial banks, ultimately forming First United Bank Group, Inc. as a public multi-bank holding company with approximately $4.0 billion in total assets.