News and trends in special events including bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, birthday parties, Sweet 16 parties, debutante balls, corporate events, awards programs, fairs, festivals, galas, fundraisers and green/eco events.
Festivals bring crowds — and sometimes the more focused the festival, the better. Take onions, tomatoes, garlic or bourbon, mix them into a slew of activities, and you have an event rich with enthusiastic attendees.
FRUITS OF LABOR
A gardener's...
Fay Beauchine has come a long way from the day she was told her career options were secretary, teacher or nurse. Now she's the executive vice president of global meetings, incentives and events for Minneapolis-based Carlson Marketing, charged wit...
“GRAPE TO MEET YOU!”
Network a new way with wine tastings. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Learn About Wine hosts classes, events and tours that incorporate wine education with networking. Ian Blackburn founded the business in 1995; class subjects in...
Members of the media see plenty of new products debut. It takes a new take on press previews to awe an audience that's been there and done that before. Read on to see how interactive environments make events worthwhile for the media.
ART'S ALIVE...
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...
Lee Rubenstein is moving fast. Named president and chief operating officer of Los Angeles-based TBA Global in January, the communications pro is on the road almost constantly, visiting TBA's offices and clients to broaden branding's horizons. For...
Many companies jump into holding business functions without considering what their competition has done, is doing and will be doing, and the caliber the business functions will take on. It is important that companies don't repeat what others have...
They are costly, time-consuming and easily pirated. Requests for Proposal are a controversial topic among independent planners, as reported in our last issue (“RFPs: Really Feeling Pressure,” June 2007). But there is another side to the story. Th...
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...
Hosted by the Women's Committee of the famed Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, the annual Corcoran Ball offers its guests — 1,000-plus invited museum donors — a rare chance to dine and dance among treasured artworks. With its grandeur, compl...
