The Nature Conservancy of Canada celebrated its 50th anniversary gala in November at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto, where planners created a wintery forest feel by lining the ballroom with living trees hung with candlelit lanterns.
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A long hallway became a willow- and maple-lined corridor.
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Road signs at the entrance not only established the theme of a road trip, but also gave guests directions to the various stations set up inside Cedar Lake for Old Navy's spring 2015 preview.
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Adjacent to the City Break vignette was the first of the event's food stations, a farm stand designed to recall what travelers might find on the side of country roads.
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To emphasize the farm stand concept, the menu included mini chicken potpies, individual portions of maple pecan pie and lattice-topped apple pie, vodka lemonade, and vodka Arnold Palmers. Guests could also make their own trail mix, putting scoops of treats into branded bags. MKG came up with the concept for the catering experience, working with the road trip theme for inspiration.
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