Who we fund
Graduating seniors from our four neighboring districts pursuing music, the visual and performing arts, or a skilled trade — students whose talent is obvious and whose funding is not.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Grapevine, Texas
Light & Legacy
An evening of dinner, music, and generosity — raising the Real Fake Lodge Scholarship Fund for students who are ready to build something, and just need the first stone laid.
When
Nov 14, 6:00 PM
Where
The Lodge Hall
Tickets
From $75
$30,000
This year’s goal
12
Scholarships awarded
$2,500
Per student
100%
Of tickets to the fund
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Why we gather
Every scholarship starts at a table like this one
Forty-one years ago the brethren of Real Fake Lodge passed a hat at a fish fry and sent one graduating senior to community college. That hat has not stopped moving. Tonight it takes the form of a gala — the same idea, better linens.
How awards work
Applications open each January. A committee of lodge members and two local educators reads every one. Awards are paid directly to the school, and recipients are honored at our April stated meeting.
Where the money goes
The lodge underwrites the room, the food, and the printing, so one hundred percent of every ticket and gift goes to the fund. Sponsorships cover the rest of the evening.
The evening
Dinner, a string quartet, and one very competitive auction
Doors open at six for a reception and silent auction in the lodge hall. Dinner is served at seven, followed by a word from last year’s scholarship recipients — the part of the night that reliably ruins everyone’s mascara. The live auction and paddle raise follow, and the floor stays open for dancing until ten.
Black tie optional. Aprons welcome.
- Reception & silent auctionHors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and the bidding sheets
- Dinner is servedPlated, with vegetarian and gluten-free options
- Scholar spotlightThree past recipients, five minutes each
- Live auction & paddle raiseWhere the goal gets met
- Dessert & dancingUntil the lights come up at ten
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Two hundred seats. Twelve students.
Tables are released in the order reservations arrive, and the hall has held exactly two hundred since 1961. If you are coming, come early.