MY, HOW TIME FLIES when you're having fun! As I enter my 20th year with Special Events Magazine, I can't help taking a moment to reflect upon the past and to fast-forward into the here and now.
In 1985, Special Events was a bimonthly publication...
Once again, the Special Events Magazine Gala Awards judges have combed through hundreds of entries to find the best events in 35 categories covering all aspects of the event industry, from creative food design to show-stopping entertainment. On...
An interview with Bill Morton on thinking big
From its founding in 1939 by Jack Morton as an entertainment production firm, the company that is now experiential marketing agency Jack Morton Worldwide reached a pinnacle last year: producing the o...
Voice Painter software from New York-based VisiSound Technologies translates vocal fluctuations into colorful images, allowing users to create works of art with their voices. The program makes a great activity for children's events — kids can sing...
Beach weddings are often casual affairs: a simple ceremony on the sand, a few floral arrangements here and there. But a Gala Award-nominated 260-guest wedding reception from Coronado, Calif.-based Coronado Weddings was no ordinary beach wedding...
WITH TODAY'S heightened security awareness, it's become commonplace to find some level of security at virtually all special events. Whether they are weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate holiday parties or fun festivals, all special events...
Throughout the industry, special event pros report a mixed bag from Santa Claus this year, as corporate holiday parties boom for some, but fall short for others...
Alexandria, Va.-based event/DMC giant PGI (www.pgi.com) on Monday closed eight of its DMC offices and announced a restructuring of its management to focus on event production and meeting services...
THE ARKANSAS TENT tragedy in October — in which three employees of a party rental company died after allowing a tent they were carrying to touch power lines — has focused the attention of the industry on worker safety. In this month's “Rental Ess...
IN MY “EDITOR'S PAGE” last December, I offered my own wish list for the special event industry, a list of the gifts I'd like to receive on behalf of this business. But as I sat planning this year's list, I realized it was time for me to say thank...