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MoJo Launch at Palazzo Lavaca
From the street, the building looks partially abandoned. No address confirms that the visitor has stumbled on the right place. Guided by the sound of a jazz band, an empty stairwell leads to a third floor.
Monica Burcham and Jonathan Tieken
The brain takes a few minutes to adjust to Palazzo Lavaca, a residence built inside a 19th-century firehouse and commercial structure on Lavaca Street that housed Capitol Saddlery and Boots for many decades. Inspired by a Venetian palazzo and graced with florist Coby Neal’s flourishes, it recalls scenes from Anne Rice’s vampire novels and Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.”
Juan Carlos Deleon and Dusty Turbeville
I had read and heard about Giselle Koy’s multi-million-dollar fantasyland. The advocate of modern musing now rents the multi-story palazzo for photo shoots, parties and overnight stays. Thus, the party I attended Saturday.
Tecla Cosgrove and Chris Lindenmayer
It was a launch for MoJo, an event planning company, or as Jonathan Tieken put it “experience planning.” He and business partner Monica Burcham believe most parties just don’t go far enough. They lack imagination, panache. This launch party certainly did not, combining lustrous guests with intense bites and the silky Copa Kings band.
Charming. Odd. But charming.
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By Giselle Koy
September 25, 2011 1:59 PM | Link to this
Thank you Michael, for attending and gracing the palace with your elegant presence!