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On Tuesday night, the 8th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival got underway with its opening gala, held this year at the über-cool East Vancouver hotspot, the Waldorf Hotel. Here’s a glimpse into the people, entertainment, and random guests that appeared within the hotel’s three themed rooms.

[L: Author/comedian Charlie Demers]

[Tiki Bar]

[Hostess CTV's Keri Adams]

[Artistic Director Norman Armour]

[Ryan Beil and Charles Demers]

[Watching Fang perform at the Cabaret Room]

[Fang at the Cabaret Room]

[Fang at the Cabaret Room]

[e.s.l. at the Cabaret Room]

[e.s.l. at the Cabaret Room]

[Dan Mangan]

[Pacific Theatre's Andrea Loewen and Alison Chisholm]

[A Fringe Festival reunion?]

[Flamenco Dancer Karen Flamenco!]

[R: Councillor Heather Deal]

[PixStar photobooth]

More photos from Tuesday night’s opening gala can be found here.