Goldie Hawn Steals the Show at The 15th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon

The Actress' Talk Was Virtual, But No Less Charming

By Megan Ziots // Oct 11, 2021

Photography Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee

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Actress and author Goldie Hawn was this year's Chick Lit Luncheon speaker. (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Abra Garrett, Noelle LeVeaux, Amy Dresler (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Beth Thoele, Elizabeth Gambrell (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Brandi Chalmers, Kelli Little, Mel Horne (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Chick Lit Luncheon underwriting chairs Erin Pope, Hollee Hirzel (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Christine McKenney, Tina Christensen (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Colleen Taylor, Sunie Solomon, Sandy Moore (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

DeeDee Lee, Shelle Sills (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Elizabeth Dacus, Carrie Hill (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Emberli Pridham, Samantha Wortley (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Emily Klein, Allison Small, Virginia Talley (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Evelyn Sandy, Beth Dike (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Greg Nieberding, Laverne Nieberding (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Jacie Walker, Talia Monroe (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Jacqueline Sewell Atkinson, Josie Sewell and Peggy Sewell (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Jennifer LeLash, Maggie Kipp, Lisa Singleton and Lisa Bhattacharya (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Jessica Vick, Nerissa von Helpenstill, Tamar Minassian (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Jourdan McClish, Heather McNamara (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Kathy Tessier, Amy McEvoy (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Katie Wells, Sarah Hall, Christy Ewert (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Katy Brooks, Sonya Mendelson (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Kristen Gibbins, Monica Hopkins, Missy Wyszynski and Kathryn Idoux (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Kristi Harvey, Laura Price (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Lara and Bob Tafel (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Guests of Chick Lit Luncheon holding up their Goldie Hawn faces. (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Lucida Buford, Kate Richter (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Nancy Bierman, Carol Seay (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Natalie Lesikar, Alyson Bell, Krystie Womack (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Nicole Dabbert Roper, Laura Osler, Rachel Trowbridge (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Nixon Van Deventer, Caroline Chandler, Holly Navarre (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Pat McEvoy, Chick Lit Luncheon honorary chair, Paige McDaniel, president and CEO of Community Partners of Dallas, and Claire Emanuelson, Chick Lit Luncheon chair (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Sara de los Reyes, Emily Hewett (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Sara Wynkoop, Lindsay Williams (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Shannon Henderson, Tina Stansbury (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Stacey Walker, Kay Sim (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Suzy Gekiere, Susan Farris, Mary Martha Pickens, Tricia George (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Tucker Enthoven, Libby Hunt (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

Catalina Gonzalez, Megan Curry (Photo by Tamytha Cameron, Celeste Cass and Melissa Macatee)

The 15th annual Chick Lit Luncheon, presented by Dr. Robert and Lara Tafel, took place on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Hilton Anatole. The annual event, which raises money for Community Partners of Dallas — an organization that supports abused and neglected children in the area — was postponed from its usual spring date due to Covid-19. This year, featured speaker and Academy award-winning actress Goldie Hawn was the star of the event.

Although she couldn’t be there in person, Goldie Hawn delighted guests of the luncheon through a virtual interview with NBC 5’s Laura Harris. She talked about her star-studded family (husband Kurt Russell, and kids Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson, and Wyatt Russell), as well as what keeps her grounded. Given the literature-loving crowd, the actress also discussed her books (“10 Mindful Minutes” and “Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud“) as well as the works she’s currently reading (lots of historical non-fiction). She also earned lots of laughs from luncheon guests just by being Goldie.

Chaired by Claire Emanuelson with Pat McEvoy as honorary chair and Hollee Hirzel and Erin Pope as underwriting co-chairs, the Chick Lit Luncheon was a success. One of the most memorable (and funniest) parts was when everyone held up their paper Goldie Hawn face cutouts for a photo.