What are your favorite Holiday Happenings in Baltimore? We just returned from the annual Washington Monument Lighting. Before we, caught a cocktail at Sotto Sopra on N. Charles Street, viewed a great fireworks display overhead before the Blue Lights capped the lighting experience.

Thanks to the Downtown Partnership and Lebanese Taverna's Susan Gordon, co-owner-Henry Chef of all things shrimp-GM Harbor East-Carlin Josh H and Sommelier-Alex C, we enjoyed a special VIP Post Party experience. We visited with Inn at The Colonnade's owner/developer Richard Naing, Daniel Raffel and Amy O'Connell. Mr. Naing announced his newly renovated hotel's managements new General Manager of the Hotel Brexton-opening by February 2010-GM Paul Mesai in Mt. Vernon! Seen in the crowd also were Tammy Stone, Dorothy Fuchs, Purple Dot PR, our friend, Lisa Shenkle was busy with the live talent at the Monument Festivities-Grubb & Ellis' Doug Kaufman, DPOB Kirby Fowler, Real Estate Investor Orrin Yosko & Terri Harrington Mackenzie Commercial who invited us to George's at The Peabody Court Hotel-a hip Mt Vernon Hangout.

Excited to hear from Elissa Strati of HAMDEN's Avenue Antiques as she drives the MAYOR Sheila Dixon in the Hamden Christmas Parade Sunday on da AVENUE, Hon!

SEE ALL CITYPEEK Baltimore Events and submit your holiday events, specials and packages @ http://www.citypeek.com/baltimore/events/all/all/all/all.

Comment below on your favorite event we need to visit!

CITYPEEK.com, Patti Neumann, Amy O'Connell, Doubletree Inn at Colonnade & Lebanese Taverna, Susan Gordon-seen in photo.