As a child, I remember being awakened early on Sundays and getting dressed — while kicking and screaming — because we were off to church. For me it was very unsettling — not because of what I already knew, but because of what I didn't know.
For ...
The Place: The West Monitor Barn
The Scoop: The West Monitor Barn, home to the Vermont Youth Conversation Corps, is the rustic site for events ranging from small weddings to big corporate confabs. Constructed in the early 1900s, the barn was onc...
The Special Events Magazine Advisory Board today released the list of entries nominated to receive a Gala Award, the most prestigious prize in special events. The winners will be named Jan. 30 at The Special Event 2009 in San Diego...
Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals, the leading event rental company in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will open a new warehouse and showroom in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 1. The Sacramento facility, which will join existing operations in...
Despite the tough economy, most event rental operators say they will not be discounting the price of their services, according to a recent online poll from Special Events. Just over half--51 percent--say that despite the bad news dominating the h...
Voters passed bans on same-sex marriage in Arizona and Florida in yesterday's elections, and while the tally is not yet final, proponents of a ban in California hold a narrow lead. The contest in California--the ban contained in Proposition 8--ha...
Although yesterday's U.S. presidential election will calm some of the general uncertainty nagging at financial markets, the outlook for the corporate holiday party business remains bleak.
Nearly 50 percent of respondents to an online poll from S...
At first, going green can take more time, more work and more money. But it's also what clients want, what the public wants, and what Mother Nature wants. Here we look at the practices and philosophies of event professionals who make going green m...
The 2006 movie “An Inconvenient Truth” made many people want to go green. But those newbies were only catching up to the eco-friendly operations of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Founded in 1981, the company began its eco-effor...
THE SILENT MOVIE THEATRE
ADDRESS: 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
WEB SITE: www.silentmovietheatre.com
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID: Built in 1942 in the heart of Hollywood, this movie house operated for decades as the only silent mov...