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DON HENLEY’S handwritten lyrics to the Eagles’ 1973 hit “Desperado” went on the auction block for Heritage Auctions’ charity supporting the North Texas Food Bank. The Eagles co-founder, singer and songwriter asked how he could participate in DFW sports superstars’ “In This Together” auction. He also offered a guitar signed by current band members, including Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, son of the late Eagles cofounder Glenn Frey.

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Construction At Jesuit

The school is building a state-of-the-art natatorium adjacent to the athletic tower. The 29,000-square-foot facility will feature the latest in pool and video technology and include an eight-lane competition pool with automated timing and scoring systems, as well as a four-lane warm-up and teaching pool with separate climate and pool water controls. The natatorium is scheduled to open in early 2021.

Book It

Check out these books by neighborhood authors: n MELINDA FRENCH GATES, 1982 Ursuline valedictorian: “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.” n LAURA WILSON: “That Day: Pictures in the American West.” n JENNA BUSH HAGER and BARBARA PIERCE BUSH, former Hockaday students: “Sisters First.” Hager also wrote “Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss.” n ERIC NADEL: “Lim-Eric!: Whimsical Rhymes from the Voice of the Texas Rangers and his Friends.” n ANNÉ KOURI HUGHES: “My Life with Tom Hughes.” Hughes, director of fine arts at the Shelton School, released a book about her husband, Tom Hughes, who helped elevate the Dallas musical theater scene for more than three decades. He died in 1994.

Art Rocks

The Ursuline Academy of Dallas held a virtual art show. Categories ranged from studio art to digital photography. The art show juror was Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, a visual artist who works primarily on painting and is an assistant professor at SMU. Her works have been shortlisted for various art competitions including the Door Prize, ArtGemini Prize and 7th National Juried Exhibition at Prince Street Gallery in New York.

Postcard from the Pandemic

LILLY NEUBAUER has developed an e-book called “Love in the Time of Coronavirus.” It shares insights that her family has learned during the pandemic. The book includes crafts, toys, self-care, what to cook, backyard gardening and more. “When I’ve needed to find resolve, I go quiet and imagine my daughter telling her children about this,” says Neubauer, who has a 6-year-old daughter. “Will she talk about the fear and how we all perceived isolation and distrust? Or will she tell her children about how seeing the good in humanity during this time shaped her world view?” For more information, check out openheartedhome.com/loveathome.

Artistic License

Mione Plant left a career as an engineer to devote time to her art and son. Here’s how she coped at home during the pandemic. “Funny that it felt frivolous to spend time painting a mural in my bedroom at the beginning of the year,” she says. “I find now it feels almost necessary to add extra love to my walls and to my home. Our homes are a sanctuary and worthy of beauty.”