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Outdoor cocktail party held for Hospice Care NetworkTuesday, August 31st, 2010Dr Philip and Ingke Linker recently opened their New York home to hope the Hospice Care Network’s Annual Outdoor Cocktail Party to raise money for the nonprofit organization, Bayport-Blue Point Patch reports. “About five years ago we did a hospice fundraiser here for Brookhaven Hospice Network. We’re good friends with Anne and Web Morrison –
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Chicago bar comes up with wacky cocktail party ideaTuesday, August 31st, 2010While many Labor Day fiestas revolve around an outdoor barbecue, Faith & Whiskey, a Chicago bar, has decided to throw a large cocktail party with a fun theme – bridesmaid dresses. According to BroadwayWorld.com, the event will celebrate women who don an old bridesmaid gown, as the bar will offer a special cocktail party menu
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Designer hosts perfect dinner party with relaxed atmosphereTuesday, August 31st, 2010While many sit-down soirées are formal affairs, the perfect dinner party doesn’t have to be fancy, especially according to designer Jennifer McGarigle, who recently hosted a gathering for 17 friends in her home in Venice, California. “I am an entertaining perfectionist when it comes to my profession. When I’m at home I like things to
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Television’s hottest stars celebrate before the Emmy Awards at a cocktail partyTuesday, August 31st, 2010While a lot of celebrating takes place after the Emmy Awards, stars of television’s biggest shows mingled at an upscale cocktail party in Los Angeles, California, last Friday, two nights before the show, the Associated Press reports. Among the big names in attendance were nominees Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet of ABC’s
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Couple turns wedding into an elaborate, carnival-themed celebrationTuesday, August 31st, 2010Instead of planning a wedding that was simple and intimate, Nicole Sadler and Joseph Shuber of Pennsylvania had a slightly different idea. They wanted their celebration to be a party – literally. “We wanted everyone to have fun. We wanted everyone to have a really good time,” Sadler told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “We looked at
To raise money for Reach for a Dream, an organization that grantswishes for terminally ill children between the ages of three to 18, Paul and Christine Stiffler of Beacon Bay, South Africa, held a dinner party that boasted an Out of Africa theme, the Daily Dispatch Online reports. Guests donned African-print and safari-inspired outfits, and
Last weekend, actress Hayden Panettiere turned 21 – a huge milestone in any young person’s life. And it seems that the starlet agreed, as her birthday party was elaborate, to say the least. According to TMZ.com, her celebration was organized by her Scream 4 co-star, David Arquette. The quirky actor filled the soirée with a
Katy Perry is no stranger to theme parties. The California Gurls singer rang in her 25th birthday last year with an elaborate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-themed fiesta, and it seems that she selected another children’s classic for her recent bridal shower. According to Marie Claire UK, Perry celebrated her impending wedding with an Alice
The Art Institute of Chicago is partnering with the City PalaceMuseum in Jaipur, India, for a 2013 Chicago-based exhibition, Treasures of Jaipur. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Madhuvanti Ghose, Alsdorf associate curator of Indian and Islamic Art at the Art Institute, hosted an elegant dinner party for two members of the Jaipur royal family, Queen
While some celebrities throw lavish and extravagant events tocommemorate their birthdays, others tend to take a more low-key approach. It seems that Glee star Mark Salling opted for a bit of both. According to E! Online, the actor celebrated his 28th birthday by first stopping by the French Connection’s swanky party, where friends surprised him















