Top Special Events Articles for May 2017

Mary Phan guides a guest at the Sketchbook Series

Photo by Karina Pires Photography

How can event creatives stay creative? The Sketchbook Series--developed by Special Events "Young Event Pro to Watch" Mary Phan--brought guests to the Huntley Hotel to get inspired and get drawing.

'Unluckiest Bash' from ILEA Minneapolis-St. Paul

Photo by Studio Laguna

Need some inspiration for your next awards ceremony? Here are highlights from three recent ILEA chapter galas--all winners!

Asian Art Museum Gala from Got Light

Photo courtesy Got Light

San Francisco's Got Light--a Gala Award winner for its stunning lighting design--shares two recent events. They prove that events are beautiful if you've got light!

Square SQ10 launch for Fuji Instax Camera

Photo by Everly Studios

ATD Productions and Six Wings Events teamed up last week to help Fujifilm launch its new "Instax Square SQ10" hybrid camera, which creates both instant prints and digital images.

Laker Girl greeters at Innovate's Family Fun Day

Photo courtesy Innovate Marketing Group

Innovate Marketing Group helps client East West Bank celebrate its 21st anniversary of partnership with United Way of Greater Los Angeles with an exciting "Family Fun Day," where L.A.'s iconic Memorial Coliseum plays host to more than 3,000 employees and their family members with eight different activity zones.

17 Tips for Staging Successful Festivals

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The newbie festival planners behind Fyre could benefit from these 17 festival tips collected by Special Events from three big-time event pros, who all know big-time event organization:

The Resort at Paws Up in Montana

Photo courtesy Teneo Hospitality Group

The Teneo team offers eight essentials that venues must offer today to draw event planners:

Launch of Online Event Safety Training

The Event Safety Alliance announced yesterday that its Event Safety Access Training program is now available online. The announcement comes on the heels of the deadly attack Monday at a concert given by Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena in the U.K.

Rustic tables at 'Dinner Con Amici' Event

Photo courtesy Tyger Productions

The team from Tyger Productions takes the Italian theme of the 2017 Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute "Dinner with Friends" gala to the limit, creating an elegant evening that epitomizes "la dolce vita."

Blue Danube Productions: Best Achievement in Technical Support

Photo courtesy Blue Danube Productions

Seattle-based Blue Danube Productions brings the Gala home for its work on the Alaska Airlines rebrand launch in this recap of Gala Awards for technical production.