Having some good friends who are part of the local advertising world, members of the Beehive decided to crash the Fresno Advertising Federation's Schmooze & Booze event held on this very windy night at the Elbow Room in Fig Garden Village.

Oh, you weren't there? Don't worry. This event happens every third Tuesday of the month, so you can contact the Fresno Ad Federation and get the details for next month's event.

Below are some pictures of folks who were there, and - as usual - I apologize for the blurriness of my sadly low-budget photos. Buy me a new camera and we won't have this problem. Right?

The site of April's Schmooze & Booze.

Hey there! It's the sisters Lamonski - Casey and Erin.

Keith and Tanya - two gorgeous blondes unwinding after a tough day being fabulous.

What? No one's getting down on some free food? Suckers.

Cutie-pie Ryan graciously agrees to a picture with the Beehive member who normally stays behind the scenes and some guy's ass (you try to guess which is which).

David, Nong and Sean bond over beer and - it would appear - hair products.

There's no baseball in schmoozing. Rachael, Erica and Frank ignore the TV behind them.

Jill, Jeff and Stephanie were initially reluctant to have their picture taken for the Beehive, but I think they'll all agree it's pretty much the coolest thing that's ever happened to them.

Cute couple George and Stephanie brave the spring chill. I'm pretty sure Stephanie's mukluks and layers of fleece helped.

Heather, Shane and Mandy schmooze. Seriously, does anyone else fear that the angry tree behind them is about to attack?

I intended for this photo to be very unposed and spontaneous, but leave it to advertising people to make things 100 times better by anticipating my needs. Thank you, Alexa, Mike, Dick, Marie, Donavan, Katrina, Michelle, Stephanie, Jeff, Eric, Lynn and Don.

Oscar - the coolest guy in the room. Any room.

Schmooze & Booze

All right, friends. See you at the next Fresno event, and remember - anyone who says there isn't anything to do in Fresno has probably never been to Bakersfield.