A great time was had by all at the Media and Film Party at Cafe Royale. Editors, writers, and other media professionals were in good spirits, and everyone had a great time getting to know each other. Many thanks to mb's fabulous hostess, Erin Hartman, who was as warm and welcoming as ever.

At Cafe Royale, March 6, 2007

Photos by Olivia St. Pierre

Freelance writer Scott Manus, Dublit director of business operations Brian Quinn, Bravo! Marketing graphic designer Nina Samarguliani, and mediabistro.com hostess Erin Hartman

Researcher Laura Cochrane, freelance writer Joy Lanzendorfer, and North Bay Business Journal managing editor Marcia Simmons

NorCal Media Workers Guild treasurer George Powell, SFGate.com online editor David de la Fuente, and San Francisco Chronicle assistant art director for graphics Joe Shoulak

Link TV's Merin Mathew, Agua Viva Cultural Foundation actress Yngrid Leon, Agua Viva Cultural Foundation screenwriter and filmmaker Camilo Leon, and Haiku Films producer Mabel Valdiviezo

KRON TV reporter Christine Connolly, Beyond Pix Bevan Bell, FindLaw.com executive editor Larry Haveson, and Theatre Bay Area associate editor Amber Adrian

Foto 8 writer/editor Bill Kouwenhoven, and Traubleaux Photo photographer and multimedia artist Barbara Traub

RMS technical writer Shelly Ericksen, Planners Colloborative writer/researcher/project manager Deborah Bazar, DCM associate Michael Blaustein, and Apple's Nikhil Bobb

Freelancer Stan Steinberg, Dublit director of business operations Brian Quinn, and freelancer Christin Krieg

Crowd shot

The scene

Satisfied party-goers