Preston Hollow accessories designer Catherine Miller (left) and Devonshire interior designer Michelle Meredith have teamed up to design a line of cake plates, platters, and flower vases crafted by artisan Michael Tate. The creatively named Meredith Miller Collection by Michael Tate will be showcased from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Neiman Marcus in NorthPark Center.

Experience the musical stylings of the University of Cambridge without having to endure the pain of jet lag or non-iced drinks.

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. The Preston Hollow Sanctuary Choir will get in on the transatlantic-fun for Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem. Other musical selections will include Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc and other pieces by Duruflé.

Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $15 for adults and $5 for children/students. For slightly more information, click here.

As of yesterday, Lamplighter is no longer a Hockaday tenant. The outlandish $1-per-year lease that ran through 2027 was cut short when the school decided to purchase the land out-right.

Communications director Melisa Dorrill said acquiring the land from Hockaday has been a 10-year process, with the main negotiations occurring during the past year. The details have been kept hush-hush by both parties as per terms of the agreement.

Now that the cat’s out of the bag, Lamplighter celebrated with a dirt cupcake party for all of the school’s pre-kindergarten through fourth grade classes. Trustee David Miller was on hand for the festivities and expressed his support.

“Now we’ll have this land forever,” Miller said.

Swoozie’s is swinging its doors open in Preston Center Plaza, and your invited to indulge. To kick off their grand re-opening they will be offering irresistible specials such as $15 off purchases of $50 or more, free monogramming/ printing on the spot, and a free gift with purchase of $25 or more.

Need another reason to celebrate this grand re-opening? There will be an Open House and Happy Hour with food and drinks from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. See you there!

Until 7 p.m. tonight, all donations of $25 or more to North Texas charities participating in the Donor Bridge “Get up and Give” campaign will be matched by the Communities Foundation of Texas. There are plenty of Preston Hollow groups participating, including Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church and the Dallas Jewish Historical Society, part of the JCC. The website is experiencing some difficulties under the weight of all the charitable traffic, but be patient. After all, it’s a virtue as worthy as giving to the needy.

As one of 14 academically unacceptable schools in DISD, Hillcrest High School will hold a community meeting tonight to discuss ways to rise in the ranks. The meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium will cover what the rating means, how Hillcrest got it, and what can be done to ensure these conversations are few and far between.

If you’re going, look out for your friendly newspaper reporter. I’ll likely be the only 25-year-old in attendance.

Staff photo: Christina Barany

The winners of the State Fair’s Big Texas Choice Awards will be announced Monday, and one of the competitors lives in Preston Hollow. Christy Erpillo is the creator of Fernie’s Fried Club Salad. That’s a 12-inch spinach wrap — deep fried, of course — that’s top with deep-fried croutons and served on shredded lettuce. Find out more about Christy on Page 3A of today’s edition of Preston Hollow People.

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Good news for Dallas cyclists: Plans to expand the Northaven Trail from Preston Road to Valley Dale are moving forward. La Terra Studio, the Dallas-based architectural firm that is designing the trail, said they hope to have all the construction documents finished by the end of the year. At a public meeting with the Parks & Rec Department and the City of Dallas on Tuesday evening, CEO Michael Black said that ideally, a year from now the 2.2 mile trail will be usable.

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Twenty schools will be on the receiving end of $10 million through the Kohl’s Cares for Kids program, and if Hillcrest plays its cards right, it could be one of them.

In  celebration of 10 years in  business, Kohl’s is donating $500,000 to the 20 schools with the highest votes on Facebook. The contest runs through Sept. 3. If you have a Facebook account, use this link to vote for HHS.

Once on the approved list of schools, the only remaining requirement is to have at least one idea posted on how the cash would be spent. The leading school, Silverstein Hebrew Academy in New York, has the ingenious idea to “help the children.” And they have 99,288 votes.

The leading candidates for project proposals at Hillcrest are:

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Legendary sports broadcaster and former NFL player Pat Summerall was on hand for Friday’s season opener between Parish Episcopal and Epsicopal School of Dallas at Parish.

Summerall was making a donation of peanut butter on behalf of the Slant 45 Program to Parish student Cate Love. Slant 45 is a youth education program being held in conjunction with Super Bowl XLV in Arlington in February.

Parish won the game, 49-0.