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Toronto's
Schmooze Control
Summer 2006

Just about every day of the week, the various editors and photographers of HOToronto are invited to special events taking place throughout the megacity. Here are some candid and not-so-candid shots by our chief-photographer Aline Sandler at some of the past season’s schmooze highlights.

NATIONAL BALLET'S "ILLUMINATA BALL"
THE BRAZILIAN BALL @ MTCC
PENCER BRAIN TRUST "WILD WILD WEST" GALA @ LIBERTY GRAND
DANIEL ESPINOSA OPENS FIRST CANADIAN BOUTIQUE IN TORONTO'S FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
FASHION CARES 2006 @ MTCC

NATIONAL BALLET'S "ILLUMINATA BALL"
Catherine Maitleen and Marrisa Parzei	Tanya Howard	Avinoam Silverman and Courtney Gibbs
Dancer Veronica Tennant and husband Dr. John Wright	Shelley and David Peterson	Illuminata Ball co-chairs Lynda Prince & Joe Brennan
Fashion king Joe Minran & Kim Newport	Ross Petty & Executive Director of National Ballet of Canada Karen Kain	Dancer Rex Harrington with Sophie Letndre (left) and Alex Golder.
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THE BRAZILIAN BALL @ MTCC
Founder of the Brazilian Ball Anna Maria De Souza & socialite Catherine Nugent	Jeannie Becker and Jack Steckle	CFTO's Ken Shaw with his wife
Member of parliament Belinda Stronach & mother Elfrida Stronach	Bell Globe Media CEO Yvan Fecan & Sandra Faire of SFA Productions	Sean Kimel with wife Stacey
Westdale Properties' Ron Kimel & fiance Vanessa	Norma Menaguzzi Spaull with her husband	... and the imported Brazilian dancers!
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PENCER BRAIN TRUST "WILD WILD WEST" GALA @ LIBERTY GRAND
Stacey and David Cynamon	Lorne Vineberg and Dina Lieberman	Marilyn Shesko and daughter April Diker
Fred and Mary Litwin	Singer Anita Rossi of The Anita Rossi Band	Singer Beverley Mahood
Syndie Geller and Judy Pearlov	Citytv's Gord Martineau (M.C.) & Nancy Pencer	Holly Pencer Bellman, Nancy Pencer & Stacey Cynamon
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DANIEL ESPINOSA OPENS FIRST CANADIAN BOUTIQUE IN TORONTO'S FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Ali Adibfar, girlfriend Gina DaSilva, artist Andrea Bolley and interior designer Stephen Taylor		Citytv health specialist Laura Dibattista and actress Lisa Marcos (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
Head of Operations Canada Christian Sarubi, Host Michelle Levy and Daniel Espinosa
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FASHION CARES 2006 @ MTCC
Canadian Idol Judges Zack Warner, Farley Flex & Jake Gold	Traci Melchor & Anne Mroczkowski of Citytv	Pamela Anderson
Dean and Dan Cares of D'Square and John Dempsey with Pamela Anderson		Marcia Martin of Citytv
The Philosopher Kings		..... and the other amazing performers!

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