Timing really is everything. Kathy Miller, founder of Schaumburg, Ill.-based Total Event Resources, at first didn't dream of working in the special event industry. But trading in her “boring” bank job for a position as sales and marketing secreta...
Some romances are made for the movies, but others better suit the small screen. Case in point: a June weekend-long wedding extravaganza for 215 guests produced by Gala Events in Rockville, Md. Producers of TV's “Platinum Weddings” called Gala pre...
In the 1990s, Wheaton Party Rentals was a family business based just outside Washington. But the year 2000 brought big changes. The family sold the business and the business grew, expanding to Philadelphia, New Jersey and Virginia. Kelly Andres g...
The “green” food movement has no shortage of buzzwords. Organic, sustainable, local, slow food, fair trade, hormone-free … It's a lot to process for green-going newbies. To help caterers navigate green waters, three experts long committed to the ...
It takes a great event to impress beauty editors who have seen — and sampled — it all. At the April media launch of Coty Prestige's new “Harajuku Lovers” fragrance collection, created by pop superstar Gwen Stefani, Los Angeles-based TBA Global ma...
The Place: Co Co. Sala Chocolate Boutique
The Scoop: The 5,000-square-foot restaurant opened its doors in May in D.C.'s Penn Quarter. The 160-seat, dessert-oriented lounge is outfitted in jewel tones and gold mosaic tile-clad walls and columns...
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California State University, Chico Department of Recreation and Parks Management Chico, Calif. Phone 530/898-4636www.csuchico.edu
Offers a bachelor's of science degree in recreation administration/special events ...
It's the secret ingredient in appetizers, decor and guest lists--gasoline. If there's no gas, then the caterer can't deliver the food, the decor pieces sit on the loading dock, and guests can't get to the party. And a gas shortage is fraying temp...
The respondents to Special Events Magazine's 11th annual "30 Top Event Rental Companies" list predict an 8 percent boost in revenue this year, but the forecast for 2009 is not so rosy.
A roster of "mega events" this year--ranging from the Summer...
Plaza Hotel event business booms Special event business at New York's legendary Plaza Hotel is booming, management says, with its Grand Ballroom and 20,000 square feet of event space hosting 200 events and 80,000 guests since its refurbished debu...
