Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to arts@edmontonjournal.com or tweet Codie at @fotocodie. Follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie) and Facebook (facebook.com/fotocodie)
Date Night
Where: Citadel
When: Feb. 4
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
What: Improvaganza fundraiser
Featuring: Entertainment, food, drinks and a sexy live auction
Brunch of Love
Where: Royal Mayfair Golf Club
When: Feb. 5
Who: Freewill Shakespeare Festival
What: Freewill Shakespeare Festival fundraiser
Featuring: Thou Art Here Theatre, bard-ish music and an auction

Danielle Browne, left, poses with Adam Browne during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Brooklyn Rowe, left, poses with Valeria Dinca during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Deanna Pepin, left, poses with Kaylan Pepin during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Brenna Hansen, left, poses with Rory Mitchell during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Sean DeWitt, left, poses with Karen Brown Fournell during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Adam Filiatreault, left, poses with Katherine Kupchenko during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Gabrielle Fournell, left, poses with Ana Mulino during Rapid Fire Theatre’s Date Night at the Citadel in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Liz Cook, left, Glenn Cook and Mary-Ellen Perley pose together during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Alyson Dicey, left, poses with Ben Stevens during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Heather Razzak, left, poses with Julie Williams during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Mary Hulbert poses with Mark Vetsch during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Landon Haynes, left, poses with Gil Miciak during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Fionnuala Carroll, left, poses with Nadien Chu during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Spencer Taubner, left, poses with Kelin Flanagan during the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s Brunch of Love at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
