Nearly 1,000 special event professionals were on hand Friday night in Atlanta to honor the winners of the Gala Awards. The black-tie ceremony, held at the Georgia World Congress Center Stanley Marcus ballroom, was followed by a high-end dinner...
To come up with a design for a pharmaceutical company meeting's farewell dinner, Dominique Kennan of Montreal-based event firm Mina Martini didn't have to search far for inspiration. Indeed, it was right there, in the bounty of Montreal's world-f...
Debra Lykkemark, president and CEO of Culinary Capers in Vancouver, British Columbia, describes a caterer's nightmare: “Food gets cold, sauces coagulate, and dinner guests wait.” To avoid this, fundraising dinners require caterers to show foresig...
Daunting challenges, amazing results: This describes the work of the Gala Award nominees listed below. Members of the Special Events Magazine Advisory Board spent hours poring over hundreds of entries before selecting these companies. Watch for...
If you worry that you missed the deadline to enter the Gala Awards, take heart. You can still enter this year's competition by the "late-bird" deadline of Sept. 14. The Special Events Magazine office will accept entries until 4:30 p.m. Pacific...
For formal fêting, galas are often the go-to event for high-end fundraisers. But sometimes sit-down dinners just don't suit the scene. “Any nonprofit that has a venue with ‘things to see,’ like a museum, botanical garden or zoo, should let their ...
Sometimes when you need something done right, your best bet is to do it yourself. Los Angeles' Event Eleven took this advice to heart with its work on the March 22 Promise Gala. The fundraiser — which honored superstar Tom Cruise — benefited Ment...
A first-time event challenges any professional tasked with its design and production. But when the event involves headline entertainment, an attendee count forecast that could be off by 1,000, and guests that rank from just-your-average-high-pric...
As summer heats up, Special Events Magazine's offices fill to the rafters with Gala Award entry binders — a whopping 388 arrived last year. Since your tireless Special Events editors have the happy task of organizing, logging and shipping the bin...
