But before we return to our regularly scheduled LK programming, I have a BIG THANK YOU for everyone involved with, everyone who donated to, everyone who supported and everyone who attended Camp Dance. I couldn’t even begin to start naming names – but just know I appreciate you so much.

It was INCREDIBLE.  Absolutely incredible.

I loved everything. The switch from the Zoo to the World of Coke was a game-changer – everything was so fun and peppy and whimsical and the WoC staff was INCREDIBLE.

The caterer was Bold American (I heart you, Mo!) who knocked our “camp” theme out of the PARK with  mini-fluffer nutter sammies, brie grilled cheeses, loaded baked potatoes, sliders and the clear winner of the night – CORN DOGS.

The corn dog is the new tater tot

and the desserts – oh the desserts!  I don’t even know where to start.  Witness:

I think everyone had an amazing time – I know I did because I was so busy dancing, I didn’t take a single picture. Thank goodness Greg was there!  Here are a few snaps:

G + me before the party started (dress is Halston Heritage)

Cutie Jona Sheer mixing a cocktail in "Taste It"

people filing into the WoC

M.F.E.O.

Proof.

Party people in the house.

Kraselsky women (and Dr. Amy) on the dance floor

Handsome men everywhere!

"The Beverly" and vodka, anyone?

It’s looking like we raised in the neighborhood of $85K for Camp Twin Lakes and we couldn’t be more excited!

Thanks again to everyone!  I can’t WAIT for next year….

xx, L

It’s CAMP DANCE!

What is Camp Dance, you may ask? Um, it’s only my favorite event of the WHOLE YEAR!

Camp Dance Preparty 2009

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance 2008

Camp Dance 2006

Camp Dance 2007 (nothing ever changes)

Camp Dance 2009

Camp Dance 2010

Camp Dance 2010

Camp Dance 2010

Camp Dance 2010: Fun Fact - I met this guy planning Camp Dance 2010

Besides being just an amazing event, Camp Dance benefits Camp Twin Lakes, a fabulous camp for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges.   For more information on Camp Twin Lakes click here.

For the last 5 years Camp Dance was held at Zoo Atlanta…but we thought we’d shake it up a bit this year and we are introducing a REFRESHING new venue: The World of Coca-Cola!

Here’s the Q+DD on Camp Dance:

The Camp Twin Lakes Junior Board presents Camp Dance 2011!

Saturday – April 30th, 8pm-midnight
at the World of Coca-Cola

Remember when…
Prime real estate meant getting the top bunk?
The preferred transporation only had one horsepower?
or Tevas and Umbros were considered high fashion?

Well, saddle up your horse, dust off your dancing shoes, and head toward the mess hall, because it’s back…and it’s better than ever!

That’s right. We’ve decided to shake things up a bit with a “refreshing” new venue. But don’t worry…we won’t shake it too much!

Camp Dance at the World of Coca-Cola:
Immerse yourself in the amazing and interactive exhibits at the World of Coca-Cola including a 4D Theater, Pop Culture, Perfect Pauses, Milestones of Refreshment and Bottle Works all while dancing and listening to tunes from Bobby and the Aristocats!

Tapas and Treats:
Enjoy some complimentary spiked bug juice and some camp-themed heavy hors d’oeuvres such as miniature cheeseburgers, corndogs, grill cheeses, and loaded baked-potatoes. Then take part in the delectable dessert bar that will include moon-pies, cheesecake popsicles, rice krispy treats, cupcakes, and of course…s’mores!

Create your own concoctions in Taste It!
Choose one or more of the almost 70 flavors from around the world then head to the bar to complete your cocktail. Beer and wine are complimentary all night. Each admission ticket includes 2 free drink tickets for the cocktail bar. Additional drink tickets may be purchased with cash at the event.

Tickets are currently $55.
Price will increase to $65 at 5 o’clock April 1st and will be $75 at the door if event is not sold out.

Camp Dance is a 21 and up event.
Click Here to Buy Tickets.

Patron Packages
CAMPER PATRON: $275 -Sponsors one camper for a day of camp and includes two tickets to Camp Dance
COUNSELOR PATRON: $550 – Sponsors a full week of activities for a cabin and includes four tickets to Camp Dance.
DIRECTOR PATRON: $1100 – Sponsors a Camp To Go hospital program and includes six tickets to Camp Dance
Click Here to Buy Patron Packages.

Sponsorship packages are available from $1,500-$20,000. Contact the Camp Twin Lakes office at 404-231-9887 or email my main man Adam Cohen at adam@camptwinlakes.org.

Camp Dance Executive Committee
Event Chair – Lauren Kraselsky
Host Co-chairs - Samantha Deitch and Robin Goldberg
Party Planning Co-chairs – Stuart Buckley and Greg Cohen
Fundraising Co-chairs - Louise Rains and Brian Smith

Camp Dance Committee
Michelle Adinolfi, Brett Akers, Josh Bank, Hilary Barfield, Cari Barocas, Ryan Benator, Lauren Berger, Lila Berman, Chi Bui, Mike Caray, Seth Cohn, Kevin Cott, Melissa Cowett, Becky Cronin, Greg Eisenman, Jenn Evans, Meg Faughnan, Matt Freeman, Lizzie Garner, Jonathan Ginburg, Jenny Goldberg, Andrea Goldt, Ashley Hesseltine, Julie Holmes, Brian Howell, Lindsay Kessler, Julie Linsey, Jaime Luckey, Katy McDonald, Greer and Jarrod Mendel, Danielle Micheletti, Heather Morrow, Marie O’Hearn, Shanon Perry, Amy Prestera, Angela Priest, Lauren Pritchard, Kristin Rodgers, Joe Salome, Hilary Saperstein, Analise Siciliano, Tisa Sinclair, Monica Stein, Susan Stone, Ellen Terchila, Jordana Wachtel, and Erin Ziff

Junior Board Members
President—Robert Unell
Monetha Cobb*, Lauren Kraselsky*, Adrian Powell*, Lila Berman, James Black, Blake Byrnes, Stuart Buckley, Jodi Cannady, Will Cannady, Greg Cohen, Samantha Deitch, Todd Ewing, Robin Goldberg, Christi Karp, Brian McCabe, Susie Oddo, Marie O’Hearn, Louise Rains, Mark Rothberg, Eve Slaughter, Brian Smith, Bre Wagner, and Winfred Westbrook
*Executive Committee

Attire is Camp Casual
Guests Must Be 21 or older to attend.

Ticket prices increase TODAY (April 1st) at 5pm, so get your tickets TODAY by clicking here and click here to see the event on Facebook.

I JUST CAN’T WAIT!

xx, L

You’ll be hearing a LOT about Camp Dance from me leading up to the event, but I wanted to remind you that tickets are on sale NOW!

The (very) Q+DD on Camp Dance is this: it’s only the BEST party of the WHOLE year! This annual party, benefiting Camp Twin Lakes, a phenominal organization which provides camping experiences for children with chronic or fatal illnesses or other life challenges (www.camptwinlakes.org for more information), has been held at Zoo Atlanta for the last 5 years. This year we’re shaking it up and having it at the WORLD of COKE! It’s going to be absolutely phenomenal.

Tickets are $55 right now, and the party will include camp-themed “tapas and treats,” unlimited beer and wine, 2 cocktails, and all the attractions at the World of Coke! (Plus, there are even rumors an “official post party” at Taco Mac…) It’ll be an amazing night of dancing and partying that you won’t soon forget!

We HAVE sold this event out in the past, so PLEASE get your tickets today! www.campdance.org.

My personal page can be accessed HERE, but I don’t care who you buy ‘em from…just get your tickets!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CAMP DANCE PAGE!

Can’t wait to see you there!

xx, L

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, The Q+DD on the Partner’s Card is this:

You purchase a Partner’s Card for $60 and pretty much the entire city of Atlanta becomes 20% off.  Buy yours here.

It is seriously mind-boggling how many retailers and restaurants are participating.  I spent all of last weekend doing re-con work and planning my attack.

Strategery.

There are about a zillion participants, so for me to go over each one would turn this post into a novel. I’ll just highlight some of the locations I’m particularly excited about:

Shopping: Barney’s New York Co-op (you guys – get your jeans 20% off!  Plus all of their other amazing stuff!). J. Crew, Anthropologie (no, I’m not kidding.), Boogaloos in Decatur, Dakota J’s, Festivity, Just the Thing, K-La, Kate Spade, Luna, Mitzi and Romano (my fave!), Fab’rik, Nicole Miller, Tory Burch, Tulipano (for complete list of shopping click here)

Gifts and Stationery: Dabberdoo (best baby presents ever!), Dolce (adorable custom gourmet baskets), Fragile, Limetree, Paper Affair (for full list of gifts and stationery click here)

Beauty: Kiehl’s, L’Occitane (get your Almond Oil!), Natural Body Spas, The Spa at the 4 Seasons (for complete list of health and beauty click here)

Jewelry: Dogeared.com, Dora Rae Boutique, JenBoaz.com (I have a ZILLION Jen Boaz pieces), Tassels (Gorgeous, gorgeous gorgeous!)   For complete list of jewelry click here

Kitchen and food: Cook’s Warehouse, Piece of Cake, Sur la Table, Williams-Sonoma (for complete list of kitchen and food click here)

Restaurants: Alon’s, Ecco (yum!), Fritti, MF Sushi (both locations!), ONE. Midtown Kitchen, sotto sotto, STEEL, No Mas! Cantina, the entire Buckhead Life group of restaurants (Kudos to you, Buckhead Life!) For complete list of restaurants click here

Partners Card Online: 24 Days to Shop 24/7: This is the first year of Partners Card Online, an opportunity to shop at over 30 national online retail and mail-order companies for 24 days, October 22 – November 14.

Believe me when I tell you that even though I just listed a bazillion places, that is only the TIP of the Partner’s Card iceberg. You seriously have no idea how many stores are participating. Even big-ticket stores where 20% is no joke!

PLUS, use your Partner’s Card for a 20% discount at the following special events:

TONIGHT, Tuesday 10/19:

C’est Moi 6:30-8:30pm
1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta 30068
Enjoy wine and cheese compliments of Café de Paris.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 10/20:  

Tootsie’s 10:00am-5:00pm
3400 Around Lenox Road, Atlanta 30326
Light food and drinks will be served.

B.D. Jeffries All day Wednesday and Thursday
3736 Roswell Road, Atlanta 30342
Use your Partners Card to save 20% on trunk show items ONLY for Moore and Giles leather accessories.

THURSDAY, 10/21:

Swoozie’s All Day; Cocktail event 6:00-8:00pm
4285 Roswell Road, Atlanta 30342
Make your own cupcakes and receive a special gift with purchase.

Nicole Miller 6:00-9:00pm Lenox Square

Shop early and get a bonus 5% off in addition to the 20% PC discount.  Fabulous drinks and hors d’oeuvres this evening only!  They will also be showcasing Mickey Lynn’s entire jewelry collection.  All accessories are discounted for the evening!

Michael Stars 6:30-9:00pm
Phipps Plaza
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

FRIDAY, 10/22:

Authentic Beauty 6:30pm
4674 Roswell Road, Atlanta 30342
“A Celebration of all our Authentic Beauties who have embraced our concept and helped us grow.”

MONDAY, 10/25:

The Chandlery 1:00-5:00pm
950 Canton Street, Roswell 30075
Enjoy wine and cheese and receive a free gift with purchase with your Partners Card.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28:

Dolce 1:00-7:00pm 8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 304, Atlanta 30350
“Tickled Pink Shopping Soiree” with Pink Sweets, Pink Lemonade, wine, drinks, gourmet snacks.  Stella and Dot will be donating a percentage of proceeds from sales to Camp Twin Lakes.  Dolce creates great gourmet gift baskets, logo cookie jars, corporate and holiday gifts! Plus, you may even get to hang out with owner Laura Weiss and her DELICIOUS daughter Chelsea.  Then you’d be REALLY lucky!

SATURDAY, 10/30:

Wine Accessories Mart 1:00-5:00pm
4708 S. Old Peachtree Road, Norcross 30341
Get the deals the insiders get and see a high-end showroom open to Partners Card holders.

Ok, here’s the best part:

100% of the Partner’s Card sales go directly to Camp Twin Lakes. You get ALL of these fabulous deals, plus all the good Karma, and help sponsor these amazing kids’ experience at Camp Twin Lakes.  Get your Partner’s Card today!

So, get your game face on, y’all.  It’s Partner’s Card 2010 and I’m not taking ANY prisoners!

See you at the sales!

xx, L

German food, Beer tastings and 80s/90s rock come together for the first ever ROKTOBERFEST, presented by the Young Professionals of Atlanta for the American Cancer Society! See a previous post here and BUY TICKETS HERE!

2.    Seen: Kourtney Kardashian wearing Lola James Jewelry’s best selling “Crazy in Love” necklace on this week’s episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians!
Uh, More like Keeping up with the Kraselskys!   Seen: LK in Lola James Jewelry EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Duh.

3.   PARTNERS CARD WEEK is coming up October 22 – 31! (More on this later!) But don’t forget to buy yours – www.partnerscard.com.  You’ll be so sad when you’re shopping and eating full price when I’m a-shopping and eating with a discount!

4.   You’re awesome.  Thanks for reading.

5.    I had this last night and it rocked my world a little bit:

It’s Limited Edition. I’m not sure exactly how limited it is, but I still think you should go out and get some STAT.

And that?  Is all.

xx, L

Invitations designed by our very own Mark Wolfe of Wolfepack Creative!

What is Camp Dance, you may ask? Um, it’s only my favorite event of the WHOLE YEAR!

 

Camp Dance Preparty 2009

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance 2008

Camp Dance 2006

Camp Dance 2007 (nothing ever changes)

Camp Dance 2009

Besides being just an amazing event, Camp Dance benefits Camp Twin Lakes, a fabulous camp for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges will be held on May 8th, 2010. For more information on Camp Twin Lakes click here.

Christine, Stacey and I hard at work at the CTL Service Day a few weeks ago:
Here’s the Q+DD on Camp Dance:

Remember when Color War was your favorite activity?
When Bug Repellent was the preferred scent?
And when hand-written letters were the only form of outside communication?

Well pull out your favorite camp photos,
Re-read those cherished camp letters
and put on your favorite camp attire

‘Cause It’s Back!
Camp Dance 2010
presented by Camp Twin Lakes’ Junior Board
Saturday, May 8th
6:30pm-11:00pm at Zoo Atlanta

A Night Amongst the Animals

6:30pm-8:00pm
Sip, Watch, Gasp
Enjoy some complimentary spiked bug juice while you observe the pandas, orangutans, gorillas, and other animals during feeding time
(Animal viewing only during this time)

8:00pm-11:00pm
Eat, Drink, Party
Enjoy complimentary camp-style finger foods, beer, and wine
while you dance the night away to hot jams from Band X.

Cocktail Bar
Each admission ticket includes 2 free drink tickets to the cocktail bar.
Additional drink tickets may be purchased by cash at the event.
Beer and wine are complimentary all night.

Tickets:
$55 through April 4
$65 through April 30
$75 through May 8th

Attire is Camp Casual
Guests Must Be 21 or older to attend.

THE EVENT SOLD OUT LAST YEAR and I had NO strings to pull, PLUS ticket prices increase on Sunday, so get your tickets TODAY by clicking here and click here to see the event on Facebook.

I JUST CAN’T WAIT!

xx, L  (+L + C!)
*actually, you are invited by the three of us, plus the entire Junior Board of Camp Twin Lakes and all the fabulous people on the host committee, which I am lucky enough to chair. For a complete list of hosts, click here.