To highlight its upcoming movie Northpole, the Hallmark Channel created Christmas in July at a private residence in Beverly Hills. The event, produced by Along Came Mary Events, featured a dessert buffet table beneath dozens of sparkling crystal chandeliers in the grand ballroom.
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Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario's "Cirque"
The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario hosted its 14th annual fund-raising gala on April 25 at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex. Instead of traditional floral centerpieces, designer Bill Fulghum decked tables at the circus-theme event with giant pieces of cotton candy.
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Guests could play the classic video game Space Invaders in a modern format: Quince Imaging projected onto the walls of the venue.
Photo: Michael Kress
Centerpieces on some dining tables at the Science Center's ball looked like mini solar systems in glass bowls.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
The 1960s, the height of America's fascination with space travel, inspired the cocktail reception at the California Science Center ball.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
The all-white lounge furniture included rocket-ship-inspired ottomans at the Innovators' Ball.
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New York's Rumsey Playfield was the backdrop for the 2009 installment of the Central Park Conservancy's Halloween Ball. Large disco balls set atop urns reflected hundreds of spots of light onto the tent ceiling. The starry-night look was reinforced by projections of lightning bolts.
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