| EVENT REPORT 09.15.09 2:29 PM |
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| TIFF Parties: Goats, Celebrity Singers Appear on the Circuit |
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Unique party venues and props popped up at a series of Toronto International Film Festival parties this past weekend. The Soho House partnered with Grey Goose to host an event at the Lower Bay Station on Saturday evening, and singer Mary J. Blige took to the stage at the Kool Haus to benefit OneXOne. Meanwhile, two of the film festival's most exclusive parties took place at mansions on the Bridle Path, where a home known as the Glass House served as the venue for an after-party for The Men Who Stare at Goats on Friday.
Goats in two pens on the red carpet wore T-shirts that read "Don't stare at me," and party sponsor VitaminWater illuminated the exterior of the home with red lights and a multicoloured step-and-repeat. Actors George Clooney and Jeff Bridges, who star in the film, attended the event. |
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 | Cast members from The Men Who Stare at Goats attended a party in a Bridle Path mansion known as the Glass House after Friday's screening.
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Overture |
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 | Actress Nicole Holness got up close to one of the penned goats on the red carpet for The Men Who Stare at Goats after-party.
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Overture |
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 | Mary J. Blige performed at the Kool Haus Saturday during a benefit concert for OneXOne hosted by INK Entertainment.
Photo: George Pimentel |
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 | Musicians entertained guests at the Kool Haus Saturday during the OneXOne benefit concert.
Photo: George Pimentel |
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 | Approximately 200 guests, including Bill Clinton and Elvis Costello, mingled in a clear-topped tent at the home of Edward Rogers prior to a fund-raising dinner for OneXOne Sunday.
Photo: George Pimentel |
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 | The OneXOne logo adorned white bars on the lawn of the Rogers' home.
Photo: George Pimentel |
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 | White flowers and furnishings filled a room at the home of Edward Rogers, the site of Sunday's OneXOne fund-raiser.
Photo: George Pimentel |
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 | Grey Goose and the Soho House partnered to create a pop-up club at the T.T.C.'s Lower Bay station for the Harry Brown after-party.
Photo: Courtesy of Grey Goose |
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 | Dimitri Lezinska, global brand ambassador for Grey Goose, created three specialty cocktails for the Harry Brown after-party at Lower Bay station.
Photo: Courtesy of Grey Goose |
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The Soho House Group, which operates private members' clubs in New York and London, partnered with Grey Goose vodka to present the Grey Goose Soho House Club at the T.T.C.'s Lower Bay station on Saturday for the Harry Brown after-party. Dimitri Lezinska, global brand ambassador for Grey Goose, created three specialty cocktails for the event, with names like the Toronto Tower, the Maple Leaf Martini, and the Starstruck Goose.
INK Entertainment hosted a benefit concert, including a performance by Mary J. Blige, for OneXOne at the Kool Haus Saturday. "Each year we continually strive to build awareness of children's needs by bringing together people of all walks of life for a night of celebration and hope," OneXOne founder and Diesel C.E.O. Joelle Adler said in a statement. "The support and commitment of our partners and guests helps OneXOne positively impact young lives all over the world." Event sponsors included Rogers Communications, Diesel, Pepsi, Redken, Red Rose Tea, The Toronto Star, Swarovski, TD Financial, and Stella Artois.
On Sunday, about 200 guests attended a fund-raising dinner in support of OneXOne hosted by Suzanne and Edward Rogers, honourary founding chairs of the foundation, at their Forest Hill home. Guests for the event—which cost $5,000 to attend—included Matt Damon and Bill Clinton.
—Susan O'Neill
RELATED TOPICS
Toronto International Film Festival, Grey Goose Vodka, Soho House, VitaminWater, OneXOne, Mary J. Blige, Toronto Life
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