Developer AEG announced today that legendary Polynesian-style restaurant chain Trader Vic's has leased the final available space for an operation at L.A. LIVE, the 4 million-square-foot downtown Los Angeles sports, residential and entertainment d...
The threat of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast put the damper on appearances by some politicians at the Republican National Convention, but the party pace continues unabated, event pros tell Special Events. The convention runs Sep. 1-4 in Minne...
Los Angeles-based TBA Global, a leading experiential marketing and communications company, today announced the launch of its new "Connective Learning" platform, which aims to build learning programs that link learners with content while developin...
Antonia Keller caught the event bug early. She started planning events while a Spanish major at Louisiana State University. After graduating in 2000, she signed on with a Dallas-based event firm, then returned to her hometown of New Orleans to wo...
Las Vegas-based CELEBRITY SUPPLIERS has added a new division specializing in celebrity impersonators, look-alikes and doubles. For more information, call 702/451-8090 or visit www.entertainmentservices.com. Fort Myers, Fla.-based CREATIVE...
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STATS: SkyVenture Orlando features an indoor sky-diving wind tunnel where professional sky divers hone their skills, and beginners experien...
What's old news to the event industry can be a new discovery to clients. After all, not everyone is familiar with the term “gobo.” Celebration Party Rentals in Lee's Summit, Mo., has a growing event design business, and its products regularly sur...
STAR POWER
Los Angeles-based Hollywood Knights International has a surefire plan for raising money: Snag some celebrities, put them in a sporting event, let the fun ensue and the money will follow. Yet, even this solid plan of attack needs tweak...
“Trend” can be a dirty word, often amounting to little more than a flash in the pan. Instead, event chefs prefer their pans to sizzle with something that has staying power. Here, catering experts embrace food trends worth trying.
THE COMPANY: St...
She was born into the catering business. Anne Dunsmore's father — Joe Hyde — was a prominent caterer in New York, and she and her two brothers came home from school to “pick little baby crabs off mussels and shuck oysters,” she recalls. Dunsmore ...