gala affair

gala affair

A grand, lively, and festive social event. The company pulled out all the stops for the CEO's retirement party, turning the event into a gala affair.
See also: affair
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  • able to make (something)
  • able to make an event
  • happy event
  • the happy event
  • a/the happy event
  • in the event of
  • in the event of (something)
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Jeff Ravetz of Lighthouse Ventures greets Barry LePatner at the gala affair.
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The awards ceremony will be a late lunch gala affair at Ruby Blue in Leicester Square on the same day.
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The colorful two-time basketball Olympian is hereby requested to come and join fellow sporting greats in today's gala affair.
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THE youngest beti of the Deol family, Ahana, was finally married to Delhi- based businessman Vaibhav Vora on Sunday evening in a gala affair at the ITC Maratha hotel in Mumbai.
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Organizers are expecting to spend $150,000 on the gala affair. The dinner is likely to have a corporate sponsor, Erwin said.
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HALL GREEN is to make August's Skybet Gymcrack final night (live on Sky Sports) a real gala affair with the finals of no fewer than seven other competitions supporting the big puppy decider on Tuesday, August 10 and another five one-off opens making it an exclusively open-race affair, writes Johnathan Kay.
Gymcrack's now a gala!
If roping in West Bengal's brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan's company -- Red Chillies Entertainment -- to organise the gala affair was a masterstroke, the icing on the cake has come with King Khan himself starting off the evening's proceedings by reciting one of Rabindranath Tagore's poems.
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Besides this Ranvir Shorey, Konkona Sen Sharma, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Alka Yagnik also made it to the gala affair.
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Since then, the event has grown from a small breakfast to a gala affair with hundreds of supporters of Pinellas County businesses in attendance.
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"It's going to be a gala affair," organizer Greg Bresnitz said.
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SAIFEENA'SWalima party at 31, Aurangzeb Road bungalow might have been a gala affair but many guests were curious about the ' resident occupant' of this government- owned palatial house.
Govt bungalow turns hub of A- list parties
With great attention to detail, Mustafa said the QE2 ballroom -- once the pride of any ship on the ocean and could host 650 guests -- has been completely refitted and is ready for gala affairs.
After $100m facelift, Dubai unveils QE2 in her 1969 glory
The French chefs and professional service team at Black Salt Culinary bring an obsessive attention to detail so you can relax knowing your guests will enjoy a most elegant, memorable experience - no matter the event, from casual company picnics to elaborate gala affairs. Drawing from an extensive palette encompassing classical and playful modern techniques, Chefs Fabrice Deletrain and Benjamin Voisin create an unforgettable menu that is as photogenic as it is sumptuous.
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It was said that the IPL 2014 opening ceremony would be nothing close to the previous gala affairs of the previous editions.
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