Napa Valley Giveaway Party at CRÚ!

You’re Invited!

  Thursday, May 2nd | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Come find out if you are the winner for the Napa Valley trip for four!

Over the last several months, Crú in the West Village has been collecting entries from ladies who have made it out to their Champagne Charm Thursdays, featuring half priced champagne bubbles. On May 2nd, Crú will host a party where they’ll have a drawing and announce a winner. It will be a festive affair with sparkling wine from Domaine Carneros, passed hors d’oeuvres by Executive Chef Freddy Brooker and loads of excitement as contestants wait in anticipation to find out if they’ve won. And here’s the catch: Contestants (or a representative) must be present to win. In the event that the contestant is not present, another will be chosen. This event is open to all.

 The winner of the drawing will receive a Girls Trip To Napa Valley For Four which includes airfare, lodging in historic St. Helena and VIP wine tastings and tours! Upon arrival in Napa Valley, they will be welcomed with a sparkling wine tasting by the Domaine Carneros Château. Tours and tastings include such illustrious wineries and vineyards as Franciscan, Silver Oak, St. Supery, Mumm Napa, ZD and Opus 1. The itinerary will also include a tour of historic Culinary Institute of America at Greystone as well as a lunch, tour and tasting at Robert Mondavi Winery. 



       Domaine Carneros Château

About Crú Wine Bar:

 Crú offers an unparalleled by-the-bottle wine list and a wide and ever-changing list of wines available in tasting flights or by-the-glass. Our wine is stored at the proper temperature for serving and is always served in appropriate glassware and decanted if appropriate. Our servers are educated in wine and are always ready to help you select from our wine tasting flights, our 30+ wines by the glass, or our 300+ bottle Wine Spectator.  

Wine surrounds you—from the floor-to-ceiling wine cellar to the label murals—a reminder that wine is our passion. All of our restaurants are headed by Executive Chefs who are well-versed in our signature Wine Country cuisine. In addition to our seasonal menu, our Chefs are always offering special food creations that complement the wine.

St. Helena, Napa Valley



Crú Food & Wine Bar
3699 McKinney Ave #107
Dallas TX 75204
214.526.9463

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.

Celebrate Uptown 2013!

The 2nd Annual Celebrate Uptown is just around the corner!

April 24th-26th, 2013

Celebrate Uptown is a signature event that celebrates the best of Uptown Dallas. The three day event is designed to attract Uptown enthusiasts including residents, employees and patrons. This year’s shopping, dining and concert events will benefit Katy Trail, McKinney Avenue Trolley, W. B. Travis Vanguard & Academy and Notre Dame School.  

Here are the exclusive details on what's happening each day of the event:

Celebrate Uptown: Dine

Come dine in Uptown! Enjoy a private, two course meal at one of our participating restaurants listed below. Before heading home, join the after party featuring music by Mick Tinsley Trio, a dessert buffet and a complimentary champagne cocktail at Sambuca Uptown!

7:00 pm Dinner, 8:00-10:00 pm After Party at Sambuca Uptown

Participating restaurants include:

Click on the restaurant name for the menu!

Arcodoro Pomodoro
Avanti
Belly and Trumpet
JoJo Eating House
Palomino
T/X

Tickets $45. Click here to purchase!

*Gratuity and alcoholic beverages are not included

Celebrate Uptown: Sip, Shop, Stroll



Enjoy an evening shopping experience here in West Village with all participating retailers offering a 20% discount off your purchase! The first 100 shoppers will receive the ultimate gift bag including an Uptown t-shirt and other gift cards and treats from Uptown retailers. Take your receipt to the south alley in West Village between 6 and 8pm to redeem your gift bag and to enjoy music by Recycled Photographs!

Participating retailers include:
Accents
Allen Edmonds
Bikram Yoga
DEMERARA
 Indigo
 Kendra Scott
L. bartlett
LOFT
 Nicole Kwon
 y&i
Q Custom Clothier
 Rye 51
 Sunglass Hut
 WAREhaus

Celebrate Uptown: The Spazmatics Concert

Last but not least, The Spazmatics will bring the weekend to an end with their concert performance at West Village Cityplace! Guests will enjoy beverages, bites and beats under the stars with your neighbors, friends and colleagues. Food Trucks, experience tents, bars and games will be enjoyed by all. VIP Tickets include complimentary wine and beer, dinner and preferred seating!

5:00pm – Doors Open
DJ Mastah Steph
6:30pm – John Lefler
8:00pm – Spazmatics

General Admission $10, VIP $40. Purchase tickets here!

*A limited number of VIP Tickets are available and VIP access includes: Complimentary wine and beer at a private bar Dinner by Salata, Grimaldi’s, Baboush, Pop Diner and Max’s Wine Dive Preferred seating

West Village Cityplace

2828 Cityplace West Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75393

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.

Join the Ghalichi Glam Tour at DEMERARA!

Lily Ghalichi Glam Tour and Swimgerie Show at DEMERARA!

Lilly Ghalichi, star of Bravo's The Shahs of Sunset and well-known for her glam line of "Lilly Lashes" and sexy swimwear, will be at DEMERARA this Thursday, April 18th from 6-9pm! (Doors will open at 5pm) Lilly will be in-store for a meet & greet and fashion show debuting her fabulous swim line, Have Faith Swimgerie!

Designers Lilly Ghalichi and Jennifer Stano David

In 2011, Jennifer Stano David of Have Faith Swimwear and Lilly Ghalichi of Femme Noir Swimgerie merged their respective swimwear brands to create one swimwear powerhouse, Have Faith Swimgerie.

 Purchase your tickets online here and join us at DEMERARA on Ghalichi's Glam Tour!

Regular Admission:
$20
* Meet and greet
* Trunk show
* Complimentary champagne throughout the night
* VIP admission to Go White After Party at Candleroom

VIP Admission:
$50
* Regular admission features+
* $20 DEMERARA gift card
* Guaranteed Seat
* Goodie Bag

DEMERARA

3699 McKinney Ave #405

Dallas, TX 75204
214.295.7622

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.

Feed Me Dallas' Charity Chili Cook-Off!

 

Dallas' favorite foodie blogger, Feed Me Dallas, is hosting a Charity Chili Cook-Off tomorrow April 13th 2:30-6:30pm, at McKinney Avenue Tavern!

Our very own Pop Diner and Max's Wine Dive will be in attendance at the event, along with eleven other local restaurants, to show off their tasty Chili creations in hopes of winning the title of Chili Champion! It will be a day filled with food, fun, and fundraising. The winner will recieve all proceeds to donate to their charity of choice.

Tickets are $20 and include two free beers and chili samples.

Click here to purchase yours!

Max's has chosen to benefit The North Texas Food Bank.

Pop Diner has chosen to benefit St. Benedict Monastery.

McKinney Avenue Tavern

2822 McKinney Ave

  Dallas, TX 75204

214.969.1984

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.



Aberrant Sole Dallas Debut & Trunk Show!

Don't miss the Dallas Debut of Abberant Sole, designed by the award-winning architect turned designer, Julian Hakes London. The trunk show will take place this Saturday, April 13th from 11am-9pm at DEMERARA!

 Abberant Sole is a small, independent business based out of Ft Worth, Texas created for those who choose to deviate from the fashion-norm. Their sleek, sexy shoes are sold exclusively through their online shoe boutique. They are among one of the first in the U.S. to carry the Mojito, a unique shoe design concept first developed by Julian Hakes in London. After three years of development, the product line has become an incredible fashion success in the UK and is now an approved brand for Swarovski Elements in the US. 

The Mojito by Julian Hakes



The shoe is edgy, trendy, and comfortable...talk about the perfect mix! The single wrap geometry of the Mojito creates the illusion that there is no sole, but the high tech composite material actually twists around the foot to support both the ball and heel of the foot. In 2012, Hakes recieved the Drapers award for "Best Footwear Designer of the Year".



DEMERARA

3699 McKinney Avenue

Suite 405

Dallas, Texas 75204

214.295.7622

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.

Best of Big D: Best Nightlife in Dallas!

We've done shopping, we've done the food & drink, and now it's time to choose Dallas' very best nightlife destinations! We're not just talking about voting the hottest nightclubs in Dallas... a few of our very own West Village restaraunts and bars have been chosen for their awesome beer, bar food, and even late night dining (better known as the late night munchies).

Voting still works the same way, click here to get to the voting website where you can return to vote every day for the next two weeks. D Magazine editors have carefully chosen each nominee based on their own knowledge of Dallas' vibrant nightlife, personal preferences, and customer recommendations, so we need your valuable votes to once again find the Best of Big D!

Best Places to Eat After Midnight:

Pop Diner

Village Burger Bar

Best Bar Food

Union Bear

Best Beer Selection

Union Bear

Photo Credit: Thrillist Dallas

 Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.



DIFF Opening Night 2013

It's that time again, the Dallas International Film Festival will be kicking off tonight with the annual Opening Night event!

Opening Night, hosted by AutoNation Volkswagon dealers, will start tonight, at 6 pm, with a star-studded pink carpet by Mary Kay, Inc., featuring Festival filmmakers, celebrities, and Dallas notables.

This year five different films will be screened to represent the overall scope of this years festival and give all you filmgoers the opportunity to see your film of choice! Following the showings passholders are invited to attend DIFF's Opening Night Gala with hors d'ouevres from Nick & Sam's Grill and drinks from the sponsors, Stella Artois, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, and Deep Eddy Vodka.

 Films will screen between 7:30 and 8:00pm. Individual tickets for Opening Night can be purchased online here and are $95 each.

If you can't make it tonight...don't worry, you have until April 14th to see one of this year's carefully chosen films at Dallas' newest theatre, LOOK Cinemas, which offers a full bar and table-side service from Nick & Sam's Grill.

Opening Night film choices:

8 1/2

In this classic by Italian director Federico Fellini, Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) is a renowned director who struggles to reconcile his artistic and personal demons. While Guido is supposed to be making a science fiction movie, he instead becomes lost in a visually stunning reverie of memories, dreams, and fantasies of the women in his life. 8½ is Fellini’s self-reflective jewel of the post-war European art cinema.

The Crash Reel

A top pick for the 2010 Winter Olympics, pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered an accident while training that left him with a traumatic brain injury. In THE CRASH REEL, Oscar-nominated documentarian Lucy Walker follows Kevin’s quick-rising career, recovery and rehabilitation in a thought-provoking and dynamic look at those who push the boundaries in extreme sports.

Java Heat

As a key witness to a terrorist bombing, teaching assistant Jake Travers is placed under the watchful eye of an Indonesian policeman named Hashim. In true buddy cop movie form, neither see eye-to-eye, but the one thing standing in their way is cunning thief and crime boss, Malik (Mickey Rourke) who’s deadset on carrying out his master plan.

Kon-Tiki

In 1947, ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl embarked on a dangerous voyage across the Pacific on a small balsa wood raft. Without funding or even the ability to swim, Heyerdahl was fueled by his own desire to prove his scientific theories. With breath-taking cinematography, KON-TIKI is of those rare movies that restores our sense of wonder.

Still Mine

In rural New Brunswick, retired farmer Craig (James Cromwell) is building a new house for his ill wife Irene (Geneviéve Bujold). When a government inspector stalls their plans, a standoff between modernity and heritage ensues. At its heart, STILL MINE is also a story of enduring love between a couple in their twilight years whose deep roots help them weather the storm of change together.

 LOOK Cinemas

5409 Beltline Road

 Dallas, TX 75254

972.991.5665

 Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.

Bikram Yoga Studio Blessing & Kirtan

 Bikram Yoga's West Village studio invites you to become a part of their yoga community and help strengthen the healing power of Bikram Yoga through the Studio Blessing and Kirtan taking place this Saturday, April 6th, 6-7:30pm.

Special guest musicians from Ananda Dallas and Ananda Sacramento will be guiding the experience. Afterwards, a light vegetarian buffet will be served in the lobby. 

And just in case you didn't know...

A kirtan is a dynamic evening of singing and chanting led by musicians playing harmoniums, drums, guitars, and kirtals. This experience offers a way to calm your mind, heal your heart, and deepen your awareness of the peace within.

Donations will be accepted, and don't forget to sign up at the front desk!

The normal 4pm class will be canceled due to the event.



Photo Credit: Tom Dean

 

Photo Credit: Tom Dean



Bikram Yoga West Village

3600 McKinney Avenue #200
Dallas, TX 75204
214.521.9642

Posted by Andrea Butler, Marketing Intern.