Special Events

Galas: Along Came Mary Creates Woodstock-theme After-party for Grammys

By Natasha Garber

When it comes to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' annual Grammy Awards after-party, event producer Along Came Mary has an ace up its...

Galas Change Game Plans to Raise Funds in Sour Economy

In one of the roughest economies in memory, even long-standing fundraising galas are finding they must reinvent themselves in order to keep donations flowing in....

Galas: Sequoia Creates Winning Australia Week Gala

By Natasha Garber

They conquered L.A, so it was New York next. Los Angeles-based Sequoia Productions has been the talent behind the West Coast rendition of the annual G'Day...

Walk-Run Events Require Strategy and Street Smarts

By Elizabeth Arnold

Executing a successful run or walk event can be a long road. The sheer scale of run/walk events dwarfs many other special events. Instead of hundreds...

Confetti: Alison Silcoff Creates the Bond of the Ball

Elizabeth Arnold

Sexy sells. When tasked with planning a profitable 15th annual Daffodil Ball fundraiser in a tough economy, Alison Silcoff of Montreal-based Alison Silcoff...

Galas: The Precious Moment Takes Guests on a Walk Through the Seasons

By Natasha Garber

Entitled A Walk Through the Seasons, an August gala hosted by Chinese real estate development firm Vanke could just as easily have been called A Study...

Galas: Bash Style Events Creates Eco-friendly Bash

By Natasha Garber

It was the perfect plan: launch one hot, new site at another. The client, online eco-lifestyle magazine EcoStiletto, booked Ecco Hollywood an as-yet-to-open...

Diamonds are Emmy Gala's Best Friend

This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif....

Politicos Pause But Parties Don't at GOP Convention

The threat of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast put the damper on appearances by some politicians at the Republican National Convention, but the party pace continues unabated....

Guest Room: Anne Dunsmore on Fundraising in Tough Times

By Lisa Hurley

She was born into the catering business. Anne Dunsmore's father Joe Hyde was a prominent caterer in New York State, and she and her two brothers came...