Eager to hear about mb's deal with LexisNexis for AvantGuild members, freelancers made the trip to Katra. This Moroccan-themed haven served as a comfortable oasis from the late winter snow. Dorian Benkoil, mb's editorial director, showed everyone the ins and outs of LexisNexis, and hostesses Lisa Gill and Aimee Rinehart kept the conversations flowing all night long.

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At Katra, March 8, 2007

Photos by Joseph Silva

Discover editorial intern Boonsri Dickinson, Grisorio designer Deborah Grisorio, and Liza Minelli Productions musician Ross Konikoff

Freelance writer Kai Ma, freelance writer Rebecca Ruiz, and freelance reporter Suzanne Goldklang

SSP television producer Sanjay Singh and EventMe.com president Volker Dietering

Lisa Ramsay Photography's Lisa Ramsay, Lantern Productions cameraman/editor James Sapione, and guest

mediabistro.com's editorial director Dorian Benkoil demonstrating the benefits of LexisNexis

The audience

Carpe Diem Films LLC.'s Anna Wilding and Profil magazine US correspondent Sebastian Heinzel

Freelance writer Sheila Mart and Linda Wong Design senior art director Linda Wong

doganarslan.com senior graphic designer Dogan Arslan and freelance copy editor/writer Mirelle Saranz

Crowd shot

Andrea Fischman Photography's Andrea Fischman, Moran LLC freelance journalist T. Earle Moran, and Pop2Life art director/designer Jamie Litt

mediabistro.com hostess Aimee Rinehart and writer/editor Amy Winn

Chapin media specialist Natasha Cane and Warner Brothers photographer Jacqui Barnett

Atlantis Health Plan account manager Joe Ginzberg, OPENstudio producer Talia Pulver, and TWF International co-owner Louis Fumerelle

Real News Project founder Russ Baker and writer Phoebe Hoban

Real News Project founder Russ Baker, Katra's waitress, and writer Daniel Asa Rose

Freelance writer Barry Liebman, writer Jill Weiner, Common Knowledge Inc. chief knowledge officer Rob Frail, SassBoston graphic designer Dan Sause, and writer/photographer Mike Luongo

The scene

Efficient bartenders hard at work, the hallmark of a great cocktail party!