EVERYBODY IN BUSINESS SUITS In the early days of American and European business, clothiers and tailors would visit prestigious offices and hold "trunk shows," showing off their latest suit fabrics to the executives. Today, Los Angeles-based custom...

It's almost here-the special event industry's premier conference, The Special Event 2000, slated for Jan. 12-15 in San Diego. This year's theme-Visions of the Future-promises to give guideposts for the event industry in the new millennium...

You've arranged for the linens, chairs and tables, floral, food-everything is within budget. But have you also budgeted for the cost of using copyrighted music at your event? Although both event organizers and their clients are often unaware of it...

DON'T FLIP OUT "When a problem arises, focus, solve it and never, ever lose your cool in front of anyone. Anybody can scream and belittle others, but it takes a talented, pragmatic professional to succeed for others at times like that." ...

Survey Shows Food Distributors Ready for Y2K A survey of 82 grocery wholesale and foodservice distribution companies by Falls Church, Va.-based Food Distri-butors International shows that 100 percent of respondents have a year 2000 compliance...

More than 12,000 revelers danced the night away during this year's Black and White Ball in San Francisco, a biennial fund-raiser for the San Francisco Symphony. A local tradition, the event spread out over nine venues and included 50 musical acts...

Is your trite-and-true standard three-piece ensemble putting your clients to sleep? A lively alternative is Ashe: Rhythms of the Americas, a theatrical musical act that features music and dance of the United States, Caribbean, South America, Spain...

"I began using doilies for coffee service when producing events that included entertainment, where clicking sounds of cups and saucers would affect the performance. Now, I make a practice of using them regardless, and I incorporate other elements...

FOR A RECENT gala, M. Van Keken & Associates of Canada produced magic-and not with just the decor. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based special event and destination management company faced a double challenge. The first hurdle was time (the...

Here's an easy way for you or your client to spread the word about your special event: Create a Web site on the Internet for it. And you don't have to be a hacker or know "html code" to do it. Created by Gaithersburg, Md.-based Rocketworks...