GeneralSeating Chart with cities for tables

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swiper
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Seating Chart with cities for tables

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I am trying to create a giant seating chart for an event. The seating chart will be printed onto 36 in (91 cm) high and 24 in (61 cm) wide poster paper.
The basic layout should be something like this with the names in three columns as the list grows:

Seating Chart
A
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Adams ................ Paris
Mr. Kyle Adkins ...................... Brussels
B
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burbigilia .. Luxembourg City
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown .............. Paris
etc...

I have a MWE but it is ugly. I can complete the project but my current method is labor intensive and not pretty.
I am hoping for a way to drop in a list of names with a pairing of cities and generate the desired output with names alphabetized and separated by alphabet headings.
I was going to try a glossary or index but couldn't figure out how to use cities for the index location.

Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks

MWE:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[paperheight=36in,paperwidth=24in,left=1in,right=1in,top=1in,bottom=1in,showframe]{geometry}
\usepackage{anyfontsize}

\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{calligra}

\setlength{\columnseprule}{0.4pt}
\setlength{\columnsep}{1cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}

\begin{document}
\begin{centering}
\textbf{\fontsize{50}{60}\selectfont \calligra
Seating Chart}\\
\end{centering}
\begin{multicols}{3}

\begin{centering}
\textbf{\fontsize{40}{48}\selectfont \calligra
A}\\
\end{centering}
\fontsize{25}{35}\selectfont
{
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Adams \dotfill Paris \\
Mr. Kyle Adkins 			\dotfill Brussels \\
}
\begin{centering}
\textbf{\fontsize{40}{48}\selectfont \calligra
B}\\
\end{centering}
\fontsize{25}{35}\selectfont
{
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burbigilia \dotfill Luxembourg City\\
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown \dotfill Paris\\
}
\begin{centering}
\textbf{\fontsize{40}{48}\selectfont \calligra
C}\\
\end{centering}
\fontsize{25}{35}\selectfont
{
Ms. Catherine Counts \dotfill Berlin \\
Mr. Mark Christian \dotfill Madrid
}

\end{multicols}
\end{document}

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