FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 30, 2001, 12:00 p.m.

BP Announces "Time to Jive"

BARNES PLACE (ATLANTA, GEORGIA) - The Social Secretary announced the next Barnes Place extravaganza, "Time to Jive, I'm Turning Five." The celebration for Long John's 5th birthday will take place on Saturday, February 2. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share and the beverage of their choice for the Potluck event, which will begin at 7:05 p.m.

"We were trying to decide what type of party to host," said Director of Catering and Guest Relations. "So I turned to my 'How to Plan and Give Parties with Personality' guide. Published by Richardson After-Dinner Mints in 1953, the guide suggests a potluck is great fun, 'Since getting ready is so easy, you can concentrate on being a gay, relaxed hostess.'"

"That sounded real swell to us," said Director or Ambiance and Entertainment Timothy State. "So we're doing what the guide suggests, picking up the phone, rapping on the steam pipe, or asking folks to stop at your house. Come just as you are, with no effort to dress-up.'"

Guests may be at a loss as to what dish to share, so Dornacher continued to read from the guide, "Loot the emergency shelf for this kind of casual hospitality, unless you have a meal in the making that can be stretched. Quick hot breads are wonderful for that. Just open a box of prepared mix, turn out muffins or biscuits in a jiffy, and get more applause than if you had worked all day over a hot stove. Perhaps there's leftover roast in the refrigerator, which can be mixed with fried rice and onions, Chinese style. Crackers and cheese, or fruit and your favorite beverage make satisfying desserts for many such quickie meals. Or you may do the typical Saturday night New England baked bean meal which comes mostly out of cans."

The cat, Sheleata Kanatuna, of course, doesn't see what the entire hubbub is about. For more information or to RSVP, direct your browser to http://www.barnesplace.com/events/lj5/ or send an e-mail to social.secretary@barnesplace.com.

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