Bright flowers and driftwood added an organic vibe to the contemporary dinner decor.
Servers dressed in hooded cloaks offered vodka cocktails— which included Mistystix dry ice stir sticks.
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series of tall glass tubes that flanked either side of a purple carpet (a nod to the sponsor) with greenery to create a forest-like canopy at Ontario Science the entrance to the Centre’s LG Innovators’ A Harry Potter exhibit inspired lounge space. Ball the “Midnight Spell” theme for Jamie Kennedy Catering Gourmet Cuisine, the LG Innovators’ Ball. catered the dinner, Jamie Kennedy Kitchens held in the venue’s DJ Bellosound Entertainment Toronto For the fourth annual LG Innovators’ Great Hall. The eveAll-Star Big Band TORONTO Ball, held at the Ontario Science ning’s enchanted Flowers San Remo Florist theme continued in Centre on May 6, organizers took a cue from the Inc. the Westin Family InGraphic Design Naked magical world of a famous wizard, serving bubCreative Consultancy novation Centre, the bling cocktails and entertaining attendees with site of the after-party. Audiovisual Production, fire breathers and magicians during a benefit Draping, Lighting, Staging CIBC Children’s inspired by “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” and Westbury National Show Foundation chalSystems called “Midnight Spell: An Evening of Magic and Linens, Rentals Chair-man lenged dinner guests For the cocktail Enchantment.” Mills to donate $1,000 each “Our history has always been to reception, San Magician Greg Frewin to the Adopt-A-Class take whatever exhibit we have at Theatre Remo Florist program, announcPR Narrative Advocacy the time and use it as an inspiration dressed a tree Media in the centre of point,” said Matt Wiesenfeld, director ing it would match Printing CJ Graphics the circular bar of annual giving and a member of the funds raised up to Decor, Event Management, $15,000. Title sponsor centre’s event team. Production McNabb Roick with hanging LG Electronics Canada Events The evening began with a V.I.P. tea lights and Props MistyStix cocktail reception and dinner for 500 purchased 300 tickpurple and Rentals Signature Event ets for Big Brothers green blooms. guests and continued with an afterRentals and Big Sisters of party attended by more than 1,100 Staffing DLE Staffing Toronto to attend Valet Northern Valet people. Security, Signage, Venue the Potter exhibition. For the reception, sponsored by Ontario Science Centre —Susan O’Neill Telus, McNabb Roick Events filled a
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PHOTOS: AVIRAN LEVY PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BIZBASH (I.C.A. GALA), GEORGE PIMENTEL (BAR), TOM SANDLER (SERVER)
Mini screens placed on serving trays displayed work from the museum’s teen programs.
Using green Astroturf, fake hedging, and glowing plastic bars, PBD Events transformed the 13th floor of the new Marina Park Building from a raw, concrete-and-glass shell. Custom, industriallooking light bulb chandeliers and mirrored tables The I.C.A. took its gala to a raw space contrasted with wooden tabletops and tropical this year, and introduced an after-party. flowers for an organic-meets-contemporary vibe. Inspired by the museum’s Dr. Lakra exhibition, The Institute of Contemporary Art servers donned T-shirts with tattoo designs by the BOSTON hosted its annual spring fund-raising artist. Max Ultimate Food provided a martini juice event on May 7, this year attracting larger crowds bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, a two-course meal, and with its first-ever after-party, dubbed “Party on an old-fashioned ice cream truck outside. the Harbor.” The Large arrows formed from white fluorescent evening kicked off lights guided the 430 dinner guests to walk across with the “A Gala the boardwalk to the I.C.A., where they joined 300 Celebration” cocktail additional guests. Packed with entertainment and party and dinner in special activities, the fete included henna tattoo the adjacent One stations and a photo booth that projected the Marina Park buildimages it took around the building. Local band ing in Fan Pier. Endway provided live “We wanted to music for a secondI.C.A. Gala liven up the night. floor dessert lounge Catering Max Ultimate Not everyone could supplied by Wolfgang Food, Wolfgang Puck come to the dinner, Puck Catering. Catering Decor, Production, Rentals and it was a nice Downstairs, DJ PBD Events (Party by way to let people Ruckus performed Design) come and not invest and guests were ofDJ DJ Ruckus in a major ticket Entertainment Endway fered I.C.A. branded Flowers Winston Flowers price,” said Susie flip-flops for their Rentals Be Our Guest Inc. Allen, the museum’s sore feet at the Venue Institute of Astroturf and illuminated director of special end of the evening. Contemporary Art bars transformed the raw events. —Erica Corsano office space for cocktail hour.