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N9ne Steakhouse Hosts Lee Park Casino Party

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 2:06pm by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Events, Restaurant News

N9NE Steakhouse is turning into a casino for one night. On Saturday February 7, they will host a fundraiser for Lee Park/Arlington Hall Conservancy. Details of the soiree are below. (Can somebody translate “bombastic dancefloor espionage – top secret retromod soundtrack” for me? I am so not hip.)On Saturday February 7, N9NE Steakhouse will transform into a casino as we help Lee Park/Arlington Hall Conservancy fill their fundraising coffers.

Hosts Taylor Conway, Lauren Langton, Jill-Beth Hayes & Scott Turner invite you to ante up for Lee Park while celebrating Reanae Seth’s 25th Birthday in ‘009 style.

Ten O’clock
Donations for chips, top players take exquisite prizes. All proceeds benefiting Lee Park/Arlington Hall Conservancy.

Eleven O’clock
DJ WISHFM’s bombastic dancefloor espionage – top secret retromod soundtrack

All night…
Tequila-tinis for Texas…shaken, not stirred

- RSVP to september@9groupdallas.com by February 3 ‘009
- Valet parking available
- Dress to the 009’s – black tie optional.

N9NE Steakhouse | 3090 Olive St | Dallas | Reservations 214.720.9901

16 Comments to “N9ne Steakhouse Hosts Lee Park Casino Party”

DJ Vue @ January 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm

DJ WISHFM…where have I heard that name before?
IneedAttention @ January 23rd, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Hi, my birthday was more than a week ago, so I’m going to tack it onto a charity fundraiser to be held next month. Stay classy Dallas…
Anonymous @ January 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm

I’m not sure if it’s just me or not, but the whole thing seems a bit tacky to me… So is this party for Lee Park or Reanae Seth? It just puts a bad taste in my mouth, IMO.
No Hatin' @ January 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm

The party is for Reanae. Instead of accepting the party as a celebration for her, she asked to incorporate up a fundraising aspect. The event now benefits one of her favorite non-profits, Lee Park Jr. Conservancy. I commend her for taking what could have been a self indulgent day in the spotlight and turning it into a benefit for a good cause. I wish more people would think of others because there is a lot of “me, me, me” in this fine city.
John M @ January 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm

Wouldn’t Arlington Hall, a beautiful and fabulous event space, be a better suited location to hold an event to support Arlington Hall?
JS @ January 23rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm

It’s great if you want to use a party to raise $, etc. for a good cause (in fact, my pre-teen son just had a b-day party and noted on the invite that all gifts would be donated to a local children’s chairty). But shouldn’t the invite in such cases be limited to friends of the birthday girl/boy, not a spam invite sent throughout the community?
Dallas is pretentious @ January 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Well honestly I’m pretty sure N9NE put it in there just to get more people in since restaurants aren’t doing so well. It’s not her fault that her name got thrown in with their marketing.
who cares?? @ January 23rd, 2009 at 4:42 pm

do people really care that much??
Puddin'Tane @ January 25th, 2009 at 10:04 am

Since I live next to Alington Hall this naturaly drew my interest, but….

N9ne is a sinking ship and this is a save N9ne effort. Oh, yeah, and some twit’s bd.

Wanna do something good toward The Hall? Then host the event AT The Hall.
Nancy Nichols @ January 25th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

Peeps, everybody, well almost everybody, is a sinking ship right now. And what is wrong with trying to save your restaurant? Restaurants hold charity events all the time. And perhaps that twit that you refer to is someone who is celebrating a birthday and asked that, in lieu of presents, guests make donations to Arlington Hall. There are four sides to every story.
Vanilla Ice @ January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am

If “Puddin’ Tane” (haha….ok I have to give props for the funny name) knew anything about Arlington Hall he/she would know that there was a Winter Social and Membership Drive just last week that was held for Lee Park at Arlington Hall. Arlington Hall gets booked for many events other than those soley benefiting themselves….like weddings, engagement parties, receptions, etc. etc. Having the party at N9NE enables Lee Park to bring in money at the Hall for let’s say the “Wedding” that was scheduled while simulaneously having an event take place at a separate location…that is also beneficial for Lee Park. Duh.
JB @ January 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am

Vanilla Ice is smart. Arlington Hall holds a lot of weddings now that they renovated the building, so the Jr. Conservancy can only hold events there on certain days.
Puddin'Tane @ January 26th, 2009 at 10:45 am

V-Ice: If I had known about the Winter Social I would have attended. I walk my dog through Lee Park, as many of my neighbors do, on almost a daily basis and quite aware of the stream of events held at The Hall. (Hello Ducky Bobs!)

I may be wrong, but I hold to my interpretation of the event in question. The “birthday party” could be held at The Hall (even if it had to be delayed) and catered by N9NE. I just believe there is a conflict in intention.

For me, I will not attend a birthday party for a total stranger unless a common friend extends an invitation.

I expect to see the whole thing featured in PaperCity or D just like all the other “Look at Me Aren’t I Fabulous for Giving Money” parties.

IJS
MartiniGirl @ January 26th, 2009 at 10:57 am

If the fundraiser was held at the Hall, they would end up spending money on staffing, set-up, tear down, utilities, etc. By holding a benefit for them in another location, it ensures they get full benefit of the event by not having to spend money themselves. This event really isn’t uncommon or in pour taste.
anonymous @ January 27th, 2009 at 11:37 am

Martini Girl…great point, but why did she have to attach her name to this event? The casino night would have been a wonderful charity event for Lee Park. It just seems silly that this girl needed to attach her name to it.
B @ January 27th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

who cares that she attached her name to it? LOTS of people do. Just because YOU don’t know her. Big deal. She probably has a big group of friends that are involved with Arlington Hall (they started the juniors side ….forget what they call it now) and now they have a second reason to go…their friend Reanae’s birthday… YAYYYYY!!! Shots for Renae. Then Reanae, smart girl that she just might be, decided to not have a closed party… because hey… she might be able to raise a few more dollars if friends of friends came, or (GASP) rich strangers looking to party!!! woah.

I do not know this girl, more power to her. I am a big fan of Arlington Hall, but this really didn’t need to be bagged on. Come on yall. Put down the hatorade.

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