TO make a special event a success, having the right performers onstage is important. But just as important, professional staging suppliers will tell you, is the staging you build to support those performers. The right staging not only adds drama...
L.A.-based Classic Party Rentals, the biggest event rental company in the U.S., continued its acquisition spree with the announcement last week that it has acquired Ducky-Bob's Party & Tent Rentals, a major player in Texas, and Montebello...
In the Universal Studios film “The Producers,” Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom set out to produce a Broadway flop, but the world premiere of the film, held on Dec. 12 at the new AMC Theatres in west Los Angeles, was a bona-fide hit...
Nearly 400 generous members of SITE's Southern California chapter (SITE-SoCal) partied with a purpose last week, raising more than $102,000 for three local charities at the group's seventh annual holiday luncheon and charity auction...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, based in White Plains, N.Y., announced Monday that its upscale Westin Hotels & Resorts brand will become the first hotel chain to introduce a systemwide policy banning smoking. Effective next month, all...
THERE'S no denying the allure of the classic vodka-tonic or gin martini, but today's sophisticated party-goers are looking for cocktails with a twist. Exotic flavors, great garnishes and attention-grabbing presentation make these cool new cocktai...
From the time they greet you at the airport till they send you home from the last party, DMCs are masters of special events. Here, Special Events Magazine profiles 25 of the biggest DMCs, along with the basics on the major DMC networks.
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Wedding invitations go high-tech thanks to Boca Raton, Fla.-based Elegant Invites, which creates custom CD-ROMs that couples can use as their main invitation or to supplement traditional paper invites. The multimedia disks, which play in any comp...
SO badly did Andy DiRaddo want to get into the sound scene 30 years ago, he was willing to make major sacrifices. The young upstart with a love of music — but, he admits, no musical talent — signed up for one of the only college-based programs in...