Fort Worth gala’s desserts will put boxed chocolate to shame

Love is in the air: It’s February, when Cupid takes aim at lonely hearts, causing l’amour to blossom while the air is still cool enough to encourage cuddling. And Feb. 14 brings to light secret crushes as schoolchildren, teenagers and adults dare to send Valentine’s Day messages to those they covertly admire.

Let me call you sweetheart: It’s also time for lovers to profess their mutual adoration by giving giant heart-shaped boxes of chocolate – covered cremes, cherries, caramels and nuts. Or, even better, by experiencing the finest desserts Fort Worth has to offer at the 2012 Sweethearts Dessert Fantasy on Feb. 26 at the Fort Worth Club.

This annual dessert competition and fundraiser presented by Calloway’s Nursery will benefit the Lena Pope Home. The evening features sweet concoctions from 30 area restaurants and bakers, plus coffee, wines, liqueurs and a raffle.

Co-chairwomen Laura Wallace and Kara Rariden say dessert entries for the Critic’s Award, Taster’s Award and Fantasy Cake Award will be judged on taste, texture, presentation and originality by food writer Amy Culbertson, Culinary School of Fort Worth founder Judie Byrd and chef Sharon Hage.

A pre-tasting reception with hors d’oeuvres is at 6 p.m. and the festivities begin at 7. Tickets are $40 for the tasting, $150 for patrons. 817-255-2616 or lenapopehome.org.

Love is blind: The Oscar-nominated film The Blind Side, inspired by Leigh Anne Tuohy, proves that love truly conquers all. Tuohy will speak Thursday at a luncheon fundraiser called “Protect the Blind Side: Tackle Homelessness.” The event at the Fort Worth Convention Center will benefit Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County. Tickets are $100; 817-338-8406 or [email protected].

Let the love flow: Athena was the goddess of wisdom, not love. But you wouldn’t know it by the works of her namesakes at the Athena Society of Burleson. Since 2003, they have shared the love by donating over $322,000 to cancer programs in Johnson County.

The group will have its major fundraiser, Mardi Gras Gala 2012, on Feb. 18 at Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield. From 7 p.m. to midnight, revelers can enjoy casino games, a Texas hold ‘em tournament, silent and live auctions, finger foods and breakfast at 11 p.m. Tickets start at $45 and are $125 for Texas hold ‘em players. Sponsorships begin at $500. 817-295-1816 or 817-447-9849.

The Athena Society, led by Ruth Moor, is made up of Burleson-area businesswomen and helps cancer patients and their caregivers. AthenaSocietyofBurleson.org.

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