ALTHOUGH IT BEATS the alternative, nobody enjoys growing old. But why not face the inevitable with a sense of humor? That idea inspired a 2004 Gala Award-winning “retirement home” themed event for a “fake” 65th birthday celebration, notes Cheryl ...
Mardi Gras—the annual “Fat Tuesday” bacchanal in New Orleans ushering in the austere Lenten season—was a bit thin for some event planners this year, as the early Feb. 8 date and conflict with mega-event the Super Bowl--in Jacksonville, Fla., on...
With the first U.S. presidential inauguration since 9/11, the four days of events last month in Washington for the second term of President George W. Bush required tight security and even tighter turnarounds. Cueing on the theme "Celebrating...
Searching for something special to give to guests at your next event? Try Beaucoup, an online boutique that specializes in elegant favors, gifts and table decorations for events ranging from bridal showers to weddings to holiday parties. The...
WHEN BOARD MEMBERS from the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati contacted David Murphy to design an event area for the May grand reopening of the museum following a $22 million renovation, he soon discovered that adequate space was priceless. With n...
This month, Pittsburgh Party & Tent Rental owner Dan Skena starts a three-year term on the ARA board of directors as chairman of the association's Party and Special Events Special Interest Group, or SIG. Here, he describes his perspectives and go...
ONE OF THE best parts of my job is watching the Gala Awards ceremony at The Special Event (see the winners on pages 22-36). It's wonderful to be in the audience as winners — the perennial pros and the newbies, the first-time entrants and the repe...
THEY MAY BE small — no more than a bite or two, in most cases — but hors d'oeuvre are big news for special events. Catering pros continue to create fresh flavor combinations, served in stylish new ways.
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SITE: Philadelphia Museum of Art
ADDRESS: 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130
PHONE: 215/684-7310
WEB SITE: www.philamuseum.org
SITE INFO: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, founded in 1876, features a variety of ev...
FOR LONDON-BASED Moving Venue Management, it was a project that could have been derailed at any time.
MVM was hired by London and Continental Railways (LCR) to stage the launch event for its new Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The link is the first hi...