Special Events

FUNDRAISING WHEN THE KIDS ARE COUNTING ON YOU

BY NATASHA GARBER

SMALL staffs, big goals, enterprising event concepts. These are the qualities that unite three modest but memorable fundraisers each benefiting young...

GALAS: MUSEUM MAKEOVER GALA

BY NATASHA GARBER

THE addition of a wing designed by the renowned Michael Graves didn't add just architectural edge to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The 113,000-square-foot...

THE LAST WORD: ALISON SILCOFF IS AN EVENT-MAKER EXTRAORDINAIRE

BY NATASHA GARBER

WHEN the Bank of Montreal moved its headquarters from Montreal to Toronto, Alison Silcoff who served the financial institution as director of national...

GALAS: ALONG CAME MARY CREATES A LAKER FUNDRAISER THAT IS ALL PLAY

BY NATASHA GARBER

WITH sponsors to accommodate, A-list guests to please and a high-profile client to provide with a profitable party, the Lakers Youth Foundation Casino...

GALAS: XV CREATES 'ONE' FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

BY NATASHA GARBER

DESIGNING and constructing a venue to hold 5,300 corporate event attendees on scant notice would have been challenge enough for the team at Calgary, Alberta-based...

GALAS: A BIRTHDAY PARTY GETS PERSONAL

BY NATASHA GARBER

IN the world of events, there are clients and there are themes. But on one special occasion, designed and produced at San Marino, Calif.'s stately Huntington...

'ASIAN CHIC' SET FOR OSCAR BALL

The movie industry's glitterati will enter a serene world of Asian chic at the 78th Academy Awards Governors Ball on March 5 as envisioned by producer Cheryl Cecchetto and her team at Culver City, Calif.-based Sequoia Productions. ...

GALAS: CITY EVENT TEACHES CIVIC LESSONS

BY NATASHA GARBER

WHEN Los Angeles' Central City Association planned to host its 11th annual Treasures of Los Angeles luncheon to honor outstanding Angelenos, it turned...

CONFETTI: SETTING SAIL FOR A CAUSE

Kelly Wardle

WHEN Janis Dinwiddie, owner of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Dinwiddie Events, came aboard as producer for the First Team Real Estate Invitational Regatta...

GALAS: SHOW OF SUPPORT

BY NATASHA GARBER

While a corporate event firm's heart may be in the right place, says Marcy Manley, when it comes to choosing charity events to support, You just can't...