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79 PARTIES BY NIGHT BY LISA COLLINS SHADDOCK. PHOTOGRAPHY BRUNO. BEST BUDDIES GOES UP, UP, AND AWAY L ike a ride in a hot-air balloon, the annual Best Buddies Dallas Gala gave guests a thrill, as well as a special perspective on the world around them. Co-chairs Jan Miller and Jeff Rich hosted the fund-raiser dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of those with intellectual and develop- mental disabilities, and delivered a night full of inspiration. The Bomb Factory's disco ball reflected light onto glowing hot-air balloons suspended in mid-air, while aerial dancers defied gravity. The star-studded entertainment included con- temporary Christian singer Marlana VanHoose and country music duo Love and Theft. Seen: Honorary chair Serita Jakes, Tina Craig, Pat and Emmitt Smith, and Diamond Mahone. REUNIGHT FAST AND FURIOUS T he Family Place is known for its fund-raisers throughout the year. But of all its top-notch events, we look forward most to ReuNight — a more dressed-up and intimate affair with cock- tails and a seated dinner. The venue is always an anticipated reveal — last year it gave guests a first look at the new Statler hotel, and the year before an entire restau- rant was taken over for the private affair. This year, Bobby Haas' newly opened Haas Moto Museum & Sculpture Gallery played host, with chairs Joyce Goss and Kenny Goss rop- ing in an artful contingent. Seen: Honorary chair James Dondero, Bill Hutchinson, Nancy Rogers, Joanne and Charles Teichman, and The Family Place's Paige Flink. COCKTAILS ON THE TOWN WITH BEST BUDDIES AND THE FAMILY PLACE Joanne & Charles Teichman, Alysa Teichman, Leigh Rinearson at ReuNight Kim McCoy, Moll Anderson at Best Buddies Joyce Goss, Jim Dondero, Paige Flink, Kenny Goss at ReuNight Shelly & Barry Rosenberg at Best Buddies Jeff Crilley & Victoria Snee at Best Buddies Jessica Nowitzki, Kristina Mosley at ReuNight Michael Tregoning Bill Hutchinson at ReuNight Diamond Mahone at Best Buddies Carole & Scott Murray at Best Buddies Dave & Alison Carlson, Elaine Kartalis, Michael Dzama at ReuNight