For an after-work cocktail, Monday night’s Shaw Festival Spring Gala became quite the spectacle as fashion designer Jeremy Laing sprawled across the piano and former Ontario premier David Peterson got in the middle of a cheeky kiss sandwich. Held at the Arcadian Court, the first-of-its-kind fête featured a preview of the season’s work with some theatrical interludes. The evening, co-chaired by Andy and Valerie Pringle, raised $100,000 for the 2013 Shaw Festival season.
Open this photo in gallery: Former premier David Peterson gets cheeky with the Type Books ladies Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Thom Allison, Travis Seatoo and Kyle Blair (Guys & Dolls actors) attend the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Valerie Pringle and Peter Schmidt attend the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Scene stealers of the night: fashion felines Jeremy Laing and Frank Griggs took advantage of the lonely piano at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Diane Klich and James Levesque attend the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Micah Barnes, George Masswohl and Sharron Matthews attend the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Signe Barlow and Dr. John Dempster (a.k.a. Society girl Ashley’s bro) at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The Greta Constantine boys showed the arts community how to strike a pose: Stephen Wong, rocking geek chic, and a Burberry-d Kirk Pickersgill at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Bianca Mondino, who rolls with Greta Constantine, with a killer Margiela for H&M wrapper-inspired handbag at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Shaw Festival fête-ers: Michael Gianfrancesco, Odette Yazbeck, Jackie Maxwell and Eda Holmes at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Dalton and Terri McGuinty On April 29th attend the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: A variety VIP pack: Alexander Younger, Dalton McGuinty, Sarah Richardson, and Liz Tory at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The Walrus woman-about-town Shelly Ambrose and Ellen Rose, sporting her on-trend Gatsby best at the Shaw Festival Spring Gala at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
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