Hosted by the Women's Committee of the famed Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, the annual Corcoran Ball offers its guests — 1,000-plus invited museum donors — a rare chance to dine and dance among treasured artworks. With its grandeur, compl...
Ever since being voted “best dressed” in her senior class at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., Fern Mallis has been all about fashion. Now senior vice president of New York-based IMG Fashion, Mallis was instrumental in launching what i...
Now president of Las Vegas-based catering and special event company Soirees, Lisa Bobak has cooked up plenty of parties in her 25 years as a special event expert. She's served Las Vegas events since 1982, when she tried her luck as the off-premis...
Corporate events can bring to mind yawn-inducing programs requiring hours of sitting. But these events have evolved, just like the multitasking cell phones their young employees favor. With Generation X firmly established in the workforce and Gen...
You have been summoned from Mount Olympus by Zeus himself to embark on a heroic quest. So reads the first line of an invitation addressed to 11-year-old Jimmy and nine-year-old Jennifer, who are about to beg their parents to attend a corporate fa...
Some bar and bat mitzvahs mark the occasion with an expensive bash while others party it up but keep costs down. Here, event pros explore the pressure behind rising prices and share tricks to stretch budgets for the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony...
If the phrase “battery-operated lighting” conjures images of flimsy fixtures and low-impact flicker, it's likely you haven't encountered today's innovative products to light up tables. With their long-life batteries and LED lights, these easy-to...
Fundraisers create a conundrum for event producers as high style must be paired with low production costs. “A challenge, as always with not-for-profits, is how do we make a statement with a small budget,” says Shai Tertner, president of New York...
Feeling fed up with flowers? Gina Cobetto, owner and designer for the Montreal-based Candelum Group, says foregoing floral in favor of creating a mood with light is a waxing trend. “I specialize in natural lighting; I don't need flowers because I...
Allies are important, and that goes for the rental industry as well. Case in point — the Global Rental Alliance, which was developed to meet a twofold mission: to improve information flow about rentals from country to country and to increase the ...