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EVENT REPORT 04.03.09 1:36 PM

A.G.O. Adopts "Massive Uprising" Theme With Mock Protests, Riot Police

Riot police greeted guests
Photo: Nikki Leigh McKean for BizBash

The redesigned Art Gallery of Ontario played host to its fifth annual Massive Party benefit Thursday with a sold-out crowd of 1,600 guests. "We've held it off site at Muzik for the past few years, and we are thrilled to come back to the A.G.O.," said Geoffrey Chown, its manager of development and special events, who planned the event in conjunction with a committee co-chaired by Gillian Hewitt and Som Seif.

Songs like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister played as guests arrived for the party, which was dubbed "Massive Uprising" this year. Riot police wielding billy clubs greeted attendees as they entered Walker Court, where a group of models dressed as hippies conducted a sit-in in the middle of the floor. Placards with logos like “Fight for Your Right to Party” and “Join the Up Rising” were placed in black metal bins around the venue, and black linens and camouflage netting topped bars throughout the space. MORE >>

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