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MARVELOUS Take One Down and Pass It Around MILESTONES PHOTOGRAPHY DANA DRIENSKY, DANIEL DRIENSKY JOHN STRANGE, CAROLYN McGOVERN Luke Wilson, Laura Wilson Owen Wilson at KERA Doug Robbins, Mike Letourneau at BMW For Classic BMW's 40th anniversary, president Eric Maas and founder Lee Maas tapped into a few German traditions and transformed their spotless BMW showroom into a sauerkraut- and bratwurstfilled Oktoberfest-style bash. While Bavarian pretzels were passed by the pound full, the car-loving crowd raised a stein or two (a classic BMW-branded stein, we might add) to salute the company's success. Spotted among the partygoers? Sheryl Maas, Karen Maas Donaldson, Linda Maas Woodbury, Royene and Ron Moore, Mitchell Liechty, Rhonda and Toby Grist, Holly Krebs, and John Kobell. Lauren Mang Honorary chairmen Ken & Ruth Altshuler at KERA Chairmen Ken & GinaEads Allison Eidson, Eric Betts at Habitat for Humanity Chairman Bay Miltenberger George Foreman Chairman Paula Miltenberger at Habitat for Humanity Michael & Lori Seinera, John Meade at BMW Night of Stars Trevor Fetter & chairman Melissa Fetter at KERA Brian & Meredith Casey at Habitat for Humanity David & Paige Lane at Habitat for Humanity KERA packed loads of personality Eric Maas at BMW into the Wyly Theatre for its Fifty Years celebration. There were top-tier television types including Sheryl Maas Ken Downing Jim Lehrer, Cokie Roberts, David at BMW at KERA McCullough, Lee Cullum, Bob Ray Sanders and KERA president/ Ginger Reeder CEO Mary Anne Alhadeff; swarms at KERA from society's upper crust such as chairman Melissa Fetter, Margot and Ross Perot, Roger Horchow, honorary chairmen Ruth and Ken Altshuler, Toni Brinker, Stephanie and Nancy Halbreich; and two Roberts homegrown, A-list celebs — at Tod's Allicia Frye at Habitat brothers Luke Wilson and Allisonfor Humanity Cooke Owen Wilson — who, along at Tod's with their photographer Jennie Reeves mother Laura Wilson, at KERA attended in place of their Evelyn Miller at Habitat honoree father Bob Wilson. for Humanity The result? A dinner that sold out in a snap, raised a dazzling Stuart Reeves $1 million and toasted KERA's at KERA ground-breaking half-century with panache. Christina Geyer One-Two Punch Lee Maas at BMW Lee Cullum, Nita Clark at KERA Leave it to former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman to deliver a knockout speech at the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity 25th Anniversary Gala. The legendary boxer joined chairmen Gina and Ken Betts and Paula and Bay Miltenberger, and honorary chairmen Suzanne and David Holl, at The Fairmont Dallas hotel to honor the organization's silver landmark. "Humanity and habitat," said Foreman. "Those words together mean more to me than you'll ever know." On Habitat's guest list: Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity CEO William Hall, Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford, and attendees Katie and Brendon Maguffee, Jenni and Adam Hefton, and Clay Mulford. Lauren Mang