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.
Entries for the Gala Awards—the most prestigious award in special events—are due Friday, Sept. 14.
This year's competition is open to events that have taken place between Sept. 1, 2011, and Aug. 31, 2012. Events that place after Aug. 31 may be e...
As Special Events celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, we salute other landmark special event companies:
Though Bonnie Boyd & Co./BBC Destination Management was founded on April Fool's Day, the company's success over the past two decades i...
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The Big Event: Budweiser National Sampling Initiative
The Message, Start to Finish: For Budweiser’s 21-day cross-country campaign, beer behemoth Anheuser-Busch tapped St. Louis-based Switch to deliver the message “On America’s Birthd...
Co-producers Merryl Brown Events and AOO Events oversee elegant "royal boxes" and outrageous entertainers to help the Pacific Pride Foundation celebrate its first-ever Royal Ball. Photos by Isaac Hernandez.