FOCUS ON FESTIVALS
Festivals are some of the most complex events going. Many require months of preparation and millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships, not to mention the use of public space and local government services. But for event professionals who ...
...GALAS: EVENT IN FOCUS
Pictures were worth a thousand words at the kickoff to the Democratic National Convention. The “Faces of Los Angeles” media festival, held outdoors over two city blocks last August as the kickoff to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, proved to 15,000 guests that Los Angeles is more than movie stars and TV studios.
GUEST ROOM: SECRETS OF SPONSORSHIPS FROM GREGORY PYNES
Gregory Pynes outlines the payoffs and pitfalls of these important event toolsSponsorships - companies' financial support of an event in exchange for...
STUPENDOUS STAMPEDE
The Calgary Stampede lasts only 10 days, but the planning is year-round THE CALGARY STAMPEDE - a 10-day extravaganza of rodeos, chuckwagon races, live...
GALAS: MATTHEW DAVID DOES A CORPORATE PICNIC IN THE PARK
Matthew David Events turns a run-down stadium into a field of dreams for a company picnic BLOOMBERG, a New York-based financial company, turned a run-down...
CONFETTI: BIG LIGHTS OVER TEXAS AT POWER OF HOUSTON FESTIVAL
Last October, 162 blocks of downtown Houston played host to the largest combination of fireworks, lasers, lighting, music and large-image projection ever,...
WOODSTOCK '99 MUSIC FEST ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE WITH LOOTING
Woodstock '99, a four-day outdoor music festival held in July in Rome, N.Y., was not all about spreading good vibes for Lexington, Ky.-based Lundy's Special...
