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J ust when I thought my jaded eyes had seen everything, along comes a singular piece that so brilliantly blurs the lines between furniture, sculpture, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER FEATURING JERRY SEINFELD To benefit CitySquare, comedian Jerry Seinfeld drops in for a stand-up at Winspear Opera House … and yada yada yada. seinfeld4citysquare.org THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK HARVEST The Shed at Dallas Farmers Market transforms into a scrumptious soirée for the annual fund-raiser benefitting NTFB. ntfb.org SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 ZOO TO DO 25TH ANNIVERSARY: SILVER SAFARI We love this strolling dinner at the Dallas Zoo with bites from local chefs. Confession: We can't wait to feed the giraffes. dallaszootodo.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 TEXAS TRAILBLAZER AWARDS LUNCHEON Ronan Farrow, human rights activist and journalist son of Mia Farrow, takes the stage at The Family Place's signature luncheon. 214.443.7708, spokharel@familyplace.org WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO BE THIS MONTH By Jane Rozelle DATEBOOK and nature that I recognize it as an icon in the making. Created by Verter Turroni for Italian hothouse of design Imperfetto Lab, the fiberglass Bioma bench is made from a mold, then sanded, painted, and polished by hand. $10,800, special order at Grange Hall, 4445 Travis St., 214.443.0600, ufgrangehall.com. Rebecca Sherman • A napkin up in flames. Note to self: Over-served patrons and enthusiastic gestures don't mix. • Give them a reason to clutch those pearls: a song blasting the F-bomb on repeat. Not the best choice for a fashion show whose audience is, well, conservative ladies. • Lights, camera, action — boom! A power outage right before the first model hits the runway. • Who wore it best? Fellow board members forget to consult and arrive in the same gown. Cinderella never had to make her way down the phone tree. • One unisex bathroom. Quelle horreur! • Silverware on the tables is from a major retail chain, yet the event chair works for the competing brand. No soup for you. • You can't sit with us! Table sponsor forgets to RSVP for her new daughter-in-law. Someone's gotta go. Decisions, decisions … • Too much champagne breeds overconfidence. Time to bid on the highest-priced piece of art. Friend to the rescue: Paddle down before anyone sees! • Since when are events B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Chair)? PARTY Fouls E very good host maps a meticulous to-do list to ensure his or her event goes off without a hitch: monograms centered perfectly in the fold of the Leontine napkins; place cards checked and cross-checked. But what happens when a guest has one too many Tanqueray-tinis? What happens if your caterer just broke up with his boyfriend and — oops — burns four dozen mini-quiches? Even the expert host will encounter a disaster along the journey to social stardom. Surely Emily Post extinguished a fire or two. Without naming names, social editor Jane Rozelle compiles a list of real faux pas, fashion disasters, and OMG moments we've encountered on the town. Our lips may be sealed, but our eyes are always open … W hen Brittany Merrill Underwood founded Akola Project 10 years ago, she had big plans. Her socially conscious jewelry, Akola, has impact from start to finish by employing, training, and paying women: Female workers in Uganda create handmade beads, then the jewelry is assembled by women in Uganda and Dallas. Finally, Akola's distribution center in Dallas employs women with criminal records to help them reenter the workforce. With more businesses founded with benevolent bents, and with top universities (University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Harvard Business School) adding programs on impact investing, Akola was ahead of the trend. And, it's paid off. This month, Akola launches at Neiman Marcus stores nationwide, as the first full-impact luxury brand to be sold at the retailer. With events and trunk shows scheduled across the country, Dallas is the first to celebrate, with a fête Thursday, September 22. With powerhouse Dallas women on Akola's board (Elizabeth Carlock Phillips, Connie Copley, Ashlee Kleinert), it has all the makings of a must-attend. From $105, exclusively at Neiman Marcus, neimanmarcus.com; akolaproject.org. Christina Geyer CAUSE to SHOP #VPC 28 Bioma bench Labradorite and recycled glass necklace, $395