The annual event returned to the W Washington, D.C.’s recently renovated POV rooftop lounge for an April 24 event preceeding the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. As the event came to an end, guests were given to-go boxes from District Doughnut adorned with stickers featuring the magazine’s noted character Eustice Tilley.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Carousel Celebration"
The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Carousel is playing at the Lyric Opera of Chicago through Sunday. To celebrate the beloved music on April 17, the opera's women's board hosted a carnival-theme celebration for 90 guests. For dessert, guests ate raspberry, lime, and white-chocolate-blueberry macarons plated with polka-dotted ribbons.
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Canadian National Ballet Fund-Raiser
From our roundup of tea party ideas, specialty cocktails from a 2011 National Ballet of Canada fund-raiser in Toronto were served in William and Ashley teacups and adorned with white rabbit garnishes.