En-Fr - Party for guests

[Nat]

Hi all,

What does "a party for guests" mean exactly in the following sentence:

--- The fair will be open to the public from March 5th to 20th. But on the
night of March 4th a *party for guests* featuring a concert will take
place. ---

I first understood it as a private party, "sur invitation" for example, but
I'm not so sure now.

I'd be grateful if someone could help me clarify this.

Thanks a lot in advance.
Nat

[Pierre Jelenc]

Nat <N...@noprivateanswers.thanks> writes:
>
> What does "a party for guests" mean exactly in the following sentence:
>
> --- The fair will be open to the public from March 5th to 20th. But on the
> night of March 4th a *party for guests* featuring a concert will take
> place. ---
>
> I first understood it as a private party, "sur invitation" for example, but
> I'm not so sure now.

That's correct. It's a common thing to do, to have a private party for
sponsors, contributors, members, etc before some kind of long event such
as a gallery show, or in this case a fair.

Pierre
--
Pierre Jelenc
The Gigometer www.gigometer.com
The NYC Beer Guide www.nycbeer.org

[Nat]

Thanks a lot for your help and explanation, Pierre !
Happy holidays !
Nat

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[Dave Neve]

On Dec 9, 7:44 pm, "Nat" <N...@noprivateanswers.thanks> wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your help and explanation, Pierre !
> Happy holidays !
> Nat
>

> "Pierre Jelenc" <r...@panix.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> hec5hu$r8...@reader1.panix.com...

>
>
>
> > Nat <N...@noprivateanswers.thanks> writes:
>
> >> What does "a party for guests" mean exactly in the following sentence:
>
> >> --- The fair will be open to the public from March 5th to 20th. But on
> >> the
> >> night of March 4th a *party for guests* featuring a concert will take
> >> place. ---
>
> >> I first understood it as a private party, "sur invitation" for example,
> >> but
> >> I'm not so sure now.
>
> > That's correct. It's a common thing to do, to have a private party for
> > sponsors, contributors, members, etc before some kind of long event such
> > as a gallery show, or in this case a fair.
>
> > Pierre
> > --
> > Pierre Jelenc
> > The Gigometerwww.gigometer.com

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I agee with Pierre and I'd say sth like 'une soirée privée' in French

Regards

Dave Neve