Entertaining/Events
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Open Air Film Fest
The last vestiges of summer are upon us in fleeting force, and the evenings of fairer weather and less insect-saturated air should be grabbed and coddled and loved while they're still here. Host an Open Air Film Fest in your own backyard to take advantage of nice temps, easy food, and effortless entertaining with the home court advantage.
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Pan-Asian Panoply
With the ushering in of this year's Summer Solstice on June 20, come the hot and humid days of summer, fast upon us in no time now, which call for light, fresh, and quenchworthy sustenance. Perhaps I'm partial, but the food that pops into mind when I think of great summer eats most often is the Pan-Asian Panoply.
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Fairy Princess Picnic
What gal doesn’t remember the glimmer of fantasy we’d get when a fairy tale was read to us? It’s the magic, the fabulousness of it all that makes the idea so appealing. This party should be a celebration of the inner princess in all of us. This party can be thrown for adult and child girls alike (or even together, for moms and daughters). It’s a darling diva do!
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St. Patty's Shindig
March 17 always signals for me a time to wear green (lest ye be pinched!) and a good excuse to get the friends around for a bit of being green. It doesn't have to always be a rowdy time of drunken carousing ~ though it can easily be that if you wish...Round up fellow leprechauns and pretend to be Irish for the day with a St. Patty's Shindig.
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Spring Brunch
Take the best elements of spring and food and host an idyllic Spring Brunch.
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Creativity Circle
It’s a lot of fun and great to spark the creative flow, which brings me to this month’s easy entertaining idea: gather up your arts-and-crafts-loving pals and host a creativity circle.
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Concoct-A-Meal Night
Being lazy doesn’t preclude our need to eat, and it shouldn’t preclude seeing our chums, either. One of the ways I keep the social thing going without very much planning or expenditure of effort is with a Concoct-a-Meal Night.
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Patchwork Meal
Round up your beloved for a fuss-free and relaxed patchwork meal, where the operative element is the contribution of foods bit by bit, be it generous donations from your guests, or little lifts of your own energy through out the week.
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Holiday Show
Strive to create a little of your own magic, memories, and begin a new tradition with a day out for a holiday show.
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Baking Party
With Thanksgiving almost behind us (I am currently writing this from my folks’ home in a post-turkey semi-coma, so forgive me if I blather; I truly hope that all of you enjoyed Turkey Day as much as I did), this is the prime time to start thinking about having a holiday baking party and getting your holiday treats ready with a few good friends.
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Wine Tasting
Raise a glass to the season, toast the idea of tasting to learn, and host a wine tasting to celebrate the harvest fruits, with a big nod to the mighty grape.
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It's the Great Pumpkin! Party
There is something supremely sweet, pure, and simply lovely about the late, great Charles Schulz’s assembly of beagle, baldy, and the league of the vaguely misfit, all jumbled into a ball of innocent Halloween faith and fun. No slasher flicks, blood, or gore. No menacing spirits or kids who see dead people. Just a simple belief in the goodness of party-throwers, trick-or-treating, and one generous being known as the Great Pumpkin. Celebrate a grand tradition that’s been with us since 1966 and host a Great Pumpkin Party
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Fall Feast In
Doubtless, there are many days ahead this season that will send you scurrying for the comfort and coziness of the indoor world after a moment or two too long in the snappy chill of the crunchy orangey-brown season. There is so much easy comfort that comes from the season; it’d be mighty shameful to let such an opportunity for easy entertaining slip by. Create a cuddly enclave chez vous and welcome your dearest friends in for a fall feast.
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Fall Day Out
There’s so much to relish about the cozy goodness of a toasty home after a good day of tromping about under a chilled sky with the crunch of leaves underfoot.Welcome the season with your treasured people and a fall day out.
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Reach For Your Loved Ones, Help In This Difficult Time
This week has been a time of horror, grief, and anger. I am still stunned and saddened by the incomprehensible acts that have touched millions of lives the world over; however, I am inspired by the abundant compassion and love being expressed all around in a time when America is at such a need for spiritual, emotional, and financial support. Please support the healing process, which will certainly be a long, and arduous one, and give your time, blood, or resources.
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Fondue Party
Dip into the trendy goodness of a fashionable fondue party.
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Beach Day
With the kiddies packing up for college or loading up on back-to-school action, take advantage of the less crowded beaches and enjoy the flipside of the summer season on a beach day with your buddies.
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Karaoke Night
Wouldn’t it rock to rat out your pals’ bad music-listening habits with your own rousting good night of karaoke?
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TV Nite
Remember the good fun of gathering in the dorm lounge with all the other gals to catch the latest episode of 90210? Or a daily TV fix like Days of Our Lives with the roommates? Some boob tube viewing is just not as much fun without the group commentary. Host your own TV Nite to give your VCR (Tivo, for you gadget freaks out there) a nice break and your pallies a chance to collectively criticize the characters with glee.
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Collective Cooking Class
Taking a cooking class with friends is one of the easiest ways to socialize (catch up with your friends, meet new people), sharpen your culinary prowess, and fill your belly with some really tasty, posh nosh.
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Tropical Tango
Capitalize on the dog days of summer and throw a footloose and fancy-free tropical tango for your sun-loving pals.
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Enchanting Outdoor Concert
There is something simply magical and enchanting about outdoor musical performances that I think everyone should have a chance to enjoy. As the weather warms, encourage the artsy part of yourself and your friends and attend an outdoor concert or two.
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Plant a Friendship Garden
Planting a garden with friends is a wonderful way to reconnect to nature and bond with the people you love.
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Dine Alfresco At Home
Under the stars or a sun that hasn’t quite set just yet, eating under the open skies is an enchanted experience anyone can master. The concept of dining alfresco is basic: eat, outside.
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Ice Cream Social
The lilting months of spring are the perfect time for you to host your own ice cream social and create memories and stories of your own.
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Host a Cooperative Garage Sale
Spring cleaning is my annual thing I do to get my stuff under control. But what to do with all that stuff? A ritual I’ve picked up from my folks is to throw an annual yard/garage sale to try and peddle off the things you don’t want and make a bit of handy cash (meanwhile, keeping from being wasteful and filling up bins with usable, good things).
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Spring Fling!
Being a Midwesterner almost all my life has instilled in me a humongous appreciation for the arrival of spring. The sweet smell of the thawing landscape, the peek-a-boo of fledgling blossoms, and the promise of more daylight hours is always sure to inspire a giddy happiness in me and my favorite people. It’s never a bad idea to welcome the things you love; have a spring fling to celebrate the springtime equinox.
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Throw Yourself a Pity Party!
Keep life on the up note when uncool things happen and throw yourself a little pity party.
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Pottery Painting Party
A pottery painting party is one thoroughly enjoyable and amazingly easy way to keep in close touch with the creative beast as well as your favorite people with absolutely no fuss or muss.
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Tea Party
No need to be a Brit blueblood in Victoriana. Host a little tea party to entertain the childhood whims of “dressing up” for a civilized gathering with our best dolls and teddy bears. Only, invite your grown-up human friends instead…
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Spruce Up Your Pad With a Painting Party
A great way to refresh your place with a brand new look without sacrificing valuable hang-out time with the pals is to have a painting party where you all contribute to the end product: a great new space.
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Closet-Cleaning Clothes-Swapping Party
Make room in your closet,perhaps add a few new pieces, and make your willing pals happy by hosting a clothes-swapping party.
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Winter Slumber Party
Being grown-up doesn't preclude us from the simple fun of a good slumber party. Keep in touch with your pals and yourself by throwing a winter sleepover.
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Snow Day
the weather outside is frightful, but we might as well make it delightful. Make a day of it playing in the snow.
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Gift-Wrapping Party
Wrapping gifts with friends is a perfect excuse to get together during the hectic holidays and check off a big task.
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Spa Night In With the Girls
The next best thing to a day of pampering in the salons is a more affordable day (or evening) of pampering at home. Invite your gal pals over and make it a fun event.
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