Special Events

SITE LINES: PARTY GARDENS FOR GARDEN PARTIES

Elegant gardens--Descanso Gardens in Los Angeles; the William Paca House and Garden, Annapolis; and the American Horticultural Society at George Washington's River Farm, Alexandria, Va.--give events a breath of fresh air....

FOOD FOR FETES: BOFFO BUFFETS AT TAVERN ON THE GREEN

BY LISA HURLEY

FROM ITS DEBUT in 1934 through its $10 million face lift in 1976 under legendary restaurant impresario Warner LeRoy, Tavern on the Green remains a long-running hit in Manhattan. Even the trend-chasers of the Zagat Guide label Tavern on the Green “possibly the city's best site for a large party.”

SITE LINES: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

Events take stage at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles; New York State Theater at Lincoln Center; and the Saenger Theatre, New Orleans. Go a little theatrical with these dramatic event venues, each offering style to leave your guests star-struck.

SITE LINES: NEW VENUES IN NEW YORK

Recently opened New York hotels offer a range of exciting event venues. Here we profile the Ritz-Carlton New York in Battery Park; the Westin New York at Times Square; and the Hudson, in the nifty fifties....

GUEST ROOM: JILL CROSS, BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL

Jill Cross

WHEN SHE LAUNCHED her career in hotel catering 17 years ago, Jill Cross had one aim: to be catering director of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York or the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The West Coast won when she joined the Beverly Hilton team in 1997. Here, she shares secrets of her special event success.

The HOTEL Special Event Marketplace

EDITED BY LISA HURLEY

EXOTIC VENUES ARE exciting, but for a dependable venue offering every event amenity, it's hard to beat a hotel. Yet there is little hard data on the significance...

REWARDING RESORTS

BY NATASHA GARBER

IN A MEETINGS and events market marked by restricted travel and tight budgets, there's no question that incentives still sell. According to results of...

THE LAST WORD: LAUREN FINE OF BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB

BY NATASHA GARBER

“I NEVER, EVER PLANNED that this was where my life was going to take me,” says Boca by Design sales manager Lauren Fine about her event career. The New York native, who holds a degree in interior design, says she “didn't even think there was a market” for planning events ...

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