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Event:

ISES Melbourne Gala Dinner - A Midwinter's Night Dream

Venue & catering:

Victorian Racing Club – Flemington – The events centre | catering by Peter Rowland
organised by:

Event coordination by Tracey Mahoney - The JT Group
Organising committee
Jennifer Trethewey – The JT Group | Rebel Barty – Placesettings | Allie Hammet – Table Art | Kerryn Howell – Theme from JAK | Andrew Delaney – Select AV | Malcolm Whitling |

Entertainment:

Puck & the Sprites – Event Theatre Australia | Opera singers and ballet dancers – MLS Management | Band – The Reverend Funk | MC - John Deeks |

Production sponsors:

event risk assessment – Safe not Sorry | pre function theming – Solution Red | snow – Snowmasters | table centerpieces – Theme from JAK | table linen – Décor It | greenery – A Green Celebration | AV – Pro Light & Sound | coach transfers - Murrays |

Door prizes from Grand Hyatt, Melbourne Museum , Melbourne Racing Club, The Big Group, Music Theatre Australia .  
The buzz:

The Melbourne chapter of ISES sure know how to party and they were keen to show their party antics to visitors from Sydney and Brisbane who were in Melbourne for the regional affiliate board meeting.

Pre dinner drinks provided a great chance to network with the midwinter theme accentuated by falling snow and the interaction of a couple of Ice Maidens.  A mischievous “Puck” and his spritely friends then invited guests to alight the magical moving stairs to ascend to the elegantly decorated dining area.

MC John Deeks intoned his best TV voice to introduce the evening and to distribute the lucky door prizes.

A contemporary dance performance by “Puck” and his sprites was followed by Mary-Louise Santa & Lynlee Williams singing The Flower Duet (from Lakme) and Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) who were joined by some gorgeous ballet dancers dressed in Giselle style tutus.

The formal part of the evening was the presentation of the 2009 Melbourne chapter Lifetime Achievement award to Lech Sobecki.  Lech was a founding member of the Melbourne chapter and its first president.
 
more photos at eventpix