Waterbury’s Palace Theater hosted its annual Martinis & Mistletoe holiday party and fundraiser sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Ion Bank on Dec. 7. The event showcased festive holiday cocktails by six local venues: Diorio Restaurant & Bar, Jesse Camille’s Restaurant, The Kitchen in Prospect Bar & Grill, Sans Souci Restaurant, Signatures Restaurant and Vyne Restaurant & Bar. More than 200 guests attended the holiday event, which showcased bartenders from each venue, who were on-site mixing and pouring craft cocktails for guests using Tito’s Handmade Vodka as the base spirit. Guests were invited to vote for their favorite, ultimately choosing the Blue Christmas cocktail by Sans Souci Restaurant by Chloe Tompkins and Polly Zagorski as the winner. Guests also enjoyed light fare by Emily’s Catering, a photo station, a raffle drawing and live music by Marty Q throughout the evening. All proceeds benefited the Palace Theater Annual Fund, which is used to preserve and operate the historic theater and continue to serve diverse audiences with its cultural and educational offerings.
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- Waterbury’s Palace Theater hosted its annual Martinis & Mistletoe holiday party and fundraiser sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka on Dec. 7.
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- Chloe Tompkins and Polly Zagorski, Sans Souci Restaurant created the evening’s winning cocktail.
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- San Souci Restaurant’s winning cocktail, Blue Christmas.
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- John and Cathy Testa, Diorio Restaurant & Bar with their cocktail, Sex on a Snowbank Winter.
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- Bonnie Sharon and Michelle Young, Jesse Camille’s Restaurant with their cocktail, Partridge in a Pear Tree.
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- Joe Laliberte and Kelsie Gorman, Signatures Restaurant.
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- A pour of the Sugarplumtini by Joe Laliberte and Kelsie Gorman, Signatures Restaurant.
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- Dana Martinez, The Kitchen in Prospect Bar & Grill making her Butterscotch Espresso Martini.
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- Cassie Saltzer, Tom Gale and Susan Stocking, Vyne Restaurant & Bar.
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- Vyne Restaurant & Bar’s Fig Tree Martini.
Photos 1, 2, 4 and 6-10 courtesy of Felix Manuel Photography.
Photos 3 and 5 by Andrea Madrid.
