After two years of mingling, snapping photos and getting to know some of Edmonton’s most social, it’s with a heavy heart that I hang up my party shoes once and for all. Thank you to everyone who’s ever invited me to an event, let me snap their photo, and of course, read the column — you’ve made my time with Social Seen something that I won’t soon forget. Happy holidays!
— Vickie Laliotis
On the Town
Event: Cocktails for Camp
When: Dec. 15
Where: Fairmont Hotel Macdonald (10065 100th St.)
What: A first-annual event hosted by Camp Quality Alberta (CQAB)
Featuring: Holiday cocktails, amazing hors d’oeuvres, live and silent auctions, music and presentations, interactive camp-themed stations, and the opportunity to meet some of the organization’s campers and their families.
About CQAB: The organization supports the families of children with cancer by offering weeklong summer camps, year-round activities, and programming for the bereaved. Learn more at campquality.org/camps/alberta.
Event: Singing Christmas Tree
When: Dec. 17
Where: Jubilee Auditorium (11455 87th Ave.)
What: An annual holiday spectacular, now in its 46th year.
Featuring: Over 100 choir members positioned in a 35-foot Christmas tree, amazing soloists including Annais Castellanos, Ariana Whitlow, Asim Chin and Bernard Quilala, mesmerizing dance performances and acrobatics, and impressive costume and set designs.
Benefiting: All proceeds from the show go to local charities, organizations and children in need.
Social Seen will return in January.
Gallery: Social Seen Dec. 19
Stylish Edmontonians were out and about this week at Cocktails for Camp and the Singing Christmas Tree.
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![Erin Mueller, left, and David Hughes at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
Erin Mueller, left, and David Hughes at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![Chi-Ann Cheng, left, and Katie Suvanto at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
Chi-Ann Cheng, left, and Katie Suvanto at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![Lillian Bowdring, left, and Gloria Pasula at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
Lillian Bowdring, left, and Gloria Pasula at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![Janusz Chlebek, left, and Monika Chlebek at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
Janusz Chlebek, left, and Monika Chlebek at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![Marie Bolianatz, left, and Crystal Graus at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
Marie Bolianatz, left, and Crystal Graus at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![From left, Michelle Heglin, Jordan Heglin and Raymund Ong at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.]()
From left, Michelle Heglin, Jordan Heglin and Raymund Ong at Cocktails for Camp on Dec. 15.
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![Lauren Wlasichuk, left, and Claire Lodge at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.]()
Lauren Wlasichuk, left, and Claire Lodge at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.
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![Taylor Sanelli, left, and Mackenzie Bruce at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.]()
Taylor Sanelli, left, and Mackenzie Bruce at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.
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![Veronique Ruest, left, and Marta Ruest at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.]()
Veronique Ruest, left, and Marta Ruest at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.
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![Priyam Bhattacharya, left, and Sid Bhattacharya at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.]()
Priyam Bhattacharya, left, and Sid Bhattacharya at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.
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![Tracey Gerrard, left, and Rob Gerrard at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.]()
Tracey Gerrard, left, and Rob Gerrard at the 46th annual Singing Christmas Tree on Dec. 17.
