GUEST ROOM: DOUGLAS JOHNSON ON WHAT'S PLAYING IN EVENT ENTERTAINMENT

BY LISA HURLEY

ONCE a performer himself, Douglas Johnson now heads up Entertainment Plus Productions, a 10-year-old Los Angeles-based full-service entertainment production...

CONFETTI: WINE EXPERTS ENTERTAIN AT EVENTS

The region north of San Francisco may be famous for its wines, but often attendees at events in the Bay Area are too busy to visit the vineyards. Enter...

CONFETTI: KIM HAASARUD IS A COCKTAIL MIX MASTER FOR EVENTS

BY KELLY WARDLE

She's got a shaker and she's ready to pour. She's Kim Haasarud, a liquid chef and founder of Los Angeles-based beverage consulting company Liquid Architecture....

THE LAST WORD: SEAN DE FREITAS ON COSTUMES AND PARTIES

BY NATASHA GARBER

Growing up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, Sean DeFreitas didn't have much in the way of worldliness. What the self-described baby fish from a little...

GUEST ROOM: DARCY BOUZEOS ON USING ATHELETES AT SPECIAL EVENTS

THE WORLD WATCHED in awe this summer as the finest athletes competed in the Olympic Games in Athens. But athletes can play the special events game, too....

CONFETTI: SPA CHICKS BRING THE SPA TO YOU

With today's nonstop schedules, it's unlikely that event guests have time to enjoy a relaxing day at a spa. So why not bring the spa to them? New York-based...

INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LETS EVENT GUESTS GET IN ON THE ACT

BY NATASHA GARBER

Giving guests a chance to get into the action is what interactive is all about. But today's interactive event entertainment, whether of the high-tech...

GUEST ROOM: AEG LIVE EVENTS' MICHAEL BOLTZMAN ON THE RESURGENCE OF EVENT ENTERTAINMENT

BY LISA HURLEY

In April, entertainment promotion powerhouse AEG Live launched its special event division, AEG Live Events. Here, the division's director of business...