This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif. The media saw a preview of the "diamond anniversary"-themed affair on Thursday.
Once again under the dir...
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...
Busy event professionals who want extra recognition for their work are getting some extra time to enter this year's Gala Awards competition. Entries can come in to the Special Events Magazine offices by Friday, Sept. 5, by 4 p.m. Pacific. With th...
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...
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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...
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 ...
All the artistic director wanted was Paris.
At the after-party following its May win in the Pell Awards, which recognize distinguished achievement in the arts, the artistic director of Providence, R.I.-based Trinity Repertory Co. asked event des...
The telephones at the Special Events Magazine offices are busy taking calls from event professionals busy with their Gala Award entries. This year's competition is open to events that have taken place between Sept. 1, 2007, and Aug. 31, 2008. Eve...
The April fundraising gala benefiting children's charity Father Joe's Villages was a special occasion in more ways than one. Not only was the event a first-time effort, but it marked the first time ever that gala host and event venue Valenti Inte...
The U.S. presidential election is still three months away, but two far bigger events--at least in terms of special events--are coming up quickly. The Democratic National Convention comes to Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by the Republican National C...
