Special Events

Tabletop Gallery 2009 Competition Opens

Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2009....

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....

Scholarship Fund Set in Memory of BBJ's James Buckman

The daughter and son-in-law of the late James E. Buckman, a leading figure in the linen industry, yesterday announced the founding of the Ernst & Young, James E. Buckman Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship....

Super Spider Crawls Over Liverpool

The city of Liverpool, England, continued its "European Capital of Culture" year this week with a five-day street theater event featuring a 50-foot tall mechanical spider....

Trader Vic's Signs Lease at L.A. LIVE

Developer AEG announced today that legendary Polynesian-style restaurant chain Trader Vic's has leased the final available space for an operation at L.A. LIVE....

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....

TBA Global Announces New "Connective Learning" Platform

Los Angeles-based TBA Global, a leading experiential marketing and communications company, today announced the launch of its new "Connective Learning" platform....

Salmonella Scare Over, FDA Says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday rescinded its advice to consumers to avoid eating jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico....

Esprit Awards Highlight ISES Eventworld 2008

International Special Events Society members from throughout the world gathered in St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 21-23 for Eventworld 2008....

Galas Due Soon; Tips on Entering

Gala madness has begun: Entries are due Sept. 5--but Sept. 12 is fine, too....

Mexican Serrano Peppers Added to FDA Warning List

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week added serrano peppers from Mexico to its list of foods that consumers should avoid....

Party Pace Heats Up for Dem, GOP Conventions

By Lisa Hurley

The U.S. presidential election is still three months away, but two far bigger events--at least in terms of special events--are coming up quickly. The Democratic National Convention comes to Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by the Republican National Convention Sept. 1-4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul. ...

U.S. Peppers Cleared, but Be Leery of Lobster Liver

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the all-clear to jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in the United States, revoking its warning issued just two days before that consumers completely avoid the chiles....

California Balloon Ban Deflates

A proposed ban on helium-filled foil balloons has withered in the California Legislature in the face of vehement protests from manufacturers, decorators and florists....

Foil Balloons Under Attack

Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them....

Salmonella Outbreak: Are Peppers the Problem?

After nearly three months and close to 1,000 cases of foodborne illness in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. officials are beginning to look at jalapeno peppers as the culprits rather than fresh tomatoes....

Feds Now Unsure About Tomato Danger

Are fresh tomatoes to blame for sickening nearly 870 people in 36 states and the District of Columbia, or is it something else?...

Bandit Brides Targeting Event Pros for Big Bucks

Bogus brides continue to prey on event pros with cashier's check scams....

Tainted Tomatoes Linked to Florida, Mexican Farms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has traced the source of tomatoes tainted with a rare strain of salmonella to specific farms in Florida and Mexico....

Same-sex Weddings To Boost Business, California Pros Say

Many California special event professionals who serve the social market predict an uptick in wedding business this year in light of the state Supreme Court's ruling last month that same-sex couples can wed in the Golden State....

Global Events Acquires New York-based Paint the Town Red

International event producer Global Events announced Thursday that it has acquired New York-based event marketing company Paint the Town Red....

Classic Picks up Hamptons Outlet, Fetes Event Industry

Los Angeles-based rental giant Classic Party Rentals announced yesterday that is has acquired Water Mill Party of Water Mill, N.Y., which primarily serves the upscale Hamptons market....

Tomatoes Pulled from Menus in Wake of Illness

The multi-state outbreak of salmonella linked to certain types of raw tomatoes reported in last week's Eventline has grown worse. ...