Making Meaningful Change

Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit goes online and in-person for vital fundraising lunch

The RRC addresses substance abuse and mental health issues in kids and adults.

Photo courtesy of Recovery Resource Council

Whether you're ready to mingle in person or prefer to still be social online, September 16 is a date to mark on your calendar. That's when the Recovery Resource Council is hosting its Power of Prevention event, held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas beginning at 10 am.

This year's event, chaired by Ty and Tilda Beasley, is a digital and in-person hybrid. The live program will be spread out with social-distanced theater seating and spotlight pro golfer Laura Baugh, who's celebrating her 23rd year sober. She will share her experiences as a young mother while touring with the LPGA and struggling with fame and alcoholism, as well as discuss her book Out of the Rough.

A takeaway boxed lunch will accompany the event. Each ticket also includes access to the virtual replay that will be released at 9 am on September 21.

There will also be a free Facebook Live discussion for Out of the Rough on September 9 at 4 pm, led by Robin Bradshaw Bagwell and Jan Osborn.

The money raised through sponsorships, ticket sales, and the silent auction at the Power of Prevention event supports a portion of the Recovery Resource Council's operating budget.

Each contribution frees up dollars to provide screenings, assessments, and outpatient services for addiction and substance-use disorder, counseling for veterans and their families, and prevention education for at-risk children and youth.

Building on a core value of "making meaningful change," Recovery Resource Council has been serving North Texas since 1946 with an established a pathway to substance abuse screening and mental/behavioral health treatment services for low-income, uninsured, or under-insured youth and adults.

Its target population includes veterans and their family members, chronic homeless adults with co-occurring disorders, at-risk youth struggling with the impact of adverse childhood experiences, and adults struggling with addictions, trauma, and/or mental health disorders. Services are provided in 19 North Texas counties.

Tickets to Power of Prevention begin at $150 ($100 for virtual only) and several tiers of sponsorship are still available — get yours here.

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Speakeasy News

Speakeasy with secret red phone booth entry is dialing into The Colony

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Red Phone Booth

That red phone booth is a secret entry.

A speakeasy bar concept from Atlanta that's been plotting a DFW location for a couple of years is inching closer to reality. Called Red Phone Booth, it'll open in the Grotto at Grandscape, at 5774 Grandscape Blvd. #100 in The Colony, and a release says it's coming in March.

Red Phone Booth features old-school Prohibition-style cocktails, cigars, and small plates. It's owned and operated by Stephen de Haan with actor/whiskey and cigar enthusiast Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead, Band of Brothers, Clarice and The Kids Are Alright).

The Grandscape location was originally forecast to open in 2021, back when speakeasy bars were an up-and-coming trend, remember that? One presumes the delays were pandemic-induced.

The lounge will be open to the public, but customers must know the secret phone number which they can procure only from another member, local hotel, or restaurant. They dial into an antique red phone booth to gain entry.

The cocktail menu features spirits such as bourbon, whiskey, scotch, tequila and Japanese whisky, made with fresh juices and hand chipped double-reverse pass osmosis ice.

Exclusive member tasting events will allow members sample flights of whiskey, bourbon, scotch, or tequila.

Food includes Italian-inspired appetizers such as Stuffed Peppadew Pepper, Insalata di Bistecca, and star-shaped Neapolitan pizzas.

They currently have two locations in Atlanta, plus one in Nashville, and another opening in Florida later in 2023.

In a statement, de Haan says they were introduced to Grandscape by family and thought it would be a good addition to the various shopping, dining, and nightlife options there.

The grand opening scheduled for March 3-4, but they are ready to sell memberships now, which range from $350 to$5,000 for an Executive Membership which includes 4 individuals.

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