Media types of all sorts gathered at the Living Room in Boston for some pre-Thanksgiving drinking and schmoozing. mb hosted the event in conjunction with the Society of Professional Journalists, and for two hours, partygoers reveled in the excellent holiday vibe. Santa Claus came a little early this year!

At The Living Room, November 15, 2006

Photos by Patty Caya

Photographer Matthew Hakola, mediabistro.com hostess Boston Globe reporter Susan Chaityn Lebovits and investment writer Susan Weiner

Freelance writer Manya Chylinski and mb hostess Susan Chaityn Lebovits

Freelancer Lya Carrera, photographer Geoff Rula and Society of Professional Journalists' Emily Sweeney

Pearson Education project manager Daniel Sause and Rabideau Publishing associate editor Maria Ferri

Burning Bridge's Chris Sebastian and photographer Matthew Hakola

Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly and Figital's Scott Fitchet

HCPro executive editor Noelle Shough and author Dave Copeland

Boston Globe freelance correspondent Colleen Walsh and freelance editor/writer Alex Bowers

mb hostess Susan Chaityn Lebovits and Cape Cod Magazine managing editor Scott Lajoie

Freelancer Lya Carrera, Andria Mitsakos PR associate account manager Michelle Dumaine and freelance science writer Neil Savage

Boston's Weekly Dig managing editor Lissa Harris and New England Sports News' Jonathan Lee

Intercontinental IC Boston Hotel's Erin Tracy and Intercontinental IC Boston Hotel's Rene VanCamp

Regan Communications' Nicole Glor and TV Diner's Jenny Johnson