Special Events

Houston Event Business Steadies After Ike

The event industry in Houston is beginning to resume normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which reached landfall in Texas on Sept. 13....

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....

Rental Essentials: You Can Rent That? Unique Inventory

By Christine Landry

What's old news to the event industry can be a new discovery to clients. After all, not everyone is familiar with the term Celebration Party Rentals in...

Faces & Places: New York

By Natasha Garber

The event insider's guide to local faces in New York...

Rental Essentials: Rental Companies Create Beautiful Tabletops

By Christine Landry

Last month, we showed how rental companies develop attention-grabbing trade-show booths. In Part II, we zero in on the tabletop and dish on the details...

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. ...

Rental Essentials: Rental Pros Create Trade Show Showstoppers

By Christine Landry

Give trade show-goers something to talk about. These rental companies did just that at The Special Event 2008 in Atlanta and 2007 in Los Angeles. Their...

The Last Word: Herb and Betsy Stone are Fine Linen's First Couple

By Natasha Garber

They tried full-service party rental not once, but twice. Herb and Betsy Stone built two successful event rental companies, Sisters in San Francisco and...

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....

Rental Essentials: Winning the Warehouse Space Race

By Lisa Hurley

How big is the average party rental warehouse? Not big enough, most rental operators agree. Finding creative ways to use space efficiently pays off big,...