cocktail party

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Long-running production “The Willows” is set to wrap in early April, and “Monster Party,” a period piece that takes guests to a devilishly extravagant cocktail party, is re-launching in mid-April.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I did once spy him across the room at a cocktail party for Prince Andrew in the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Bruno, dressed in pink and yellow, was at a Midcentury-themed cocktail party called Tickled Pink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Hogan was at a cocktail party before the 2023 Edgar Awards, where he was nominated for his last novel, “Gangland,” when his literary agent told him about the project and stipulations associated with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

They were at a cocktail party, glasses in hand; he was whispering something in her ear, and she was laughing.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt