Fundraisers create a conundrum for event producers as high style must be paired with low production costs. “A challenge, as always with not-for-profits, is how do we make a statement with a small budget,” says Shai Tertner, president of New York...

Feeling fed up with flowers? Gina Cobetto, owner and designer for the Montreal-based Candelum Group, says foregoing floral in favor of creating a mood with light is a waxing trend. “I specialize in natural lighting; I don't need flowers because I...

Allies are important, and that goes for the rental industry as well. Case in point — the Global Rental Alliance, which was developed to meet a twofold mission: to improve information flow about rentals from country to country and to increase the ...

For one event design and production company, the total came to $12,500. For another, it was nearly $15,000. Was this profit from event services they provided to a client? No, it was what they spent to respond to a client's Request for Proposal. ...

ADELAIDE ZOO ADDRESS: Frome Road, Adelaide, 5000 South Australia WEB SITE: www.adelaidezoo.com.au TOOTH & CLAW: Located outside Adelaide, this animal refuge sits on the Torrens River. More than 3,400 animals live at the 20-acre zoo; the Animal...

When her husband, Garry Harkey, died suddenly in 2005, Roni Harkey's world turned upside down. Roni Harkey had co-owned Coral Springs, Fla.-based Harkey Event Productions Worldwide with Garry for more than 20 years. Stunned by grief, she says she...

Sorry to say, I have never been to the Governors Ball that follows the Academy Awards Oscar ceremony. I count myself lucky, though, to attend the press previews of the event staged by the event's design and production company, Los Angeles-based S...

Bring good fortune to an event with Spitfire Girl's newest offering — fortune cookies with themes such as “film fun” and “lucky kid.” Packaged in takeout boxes and bearing sayings that fit the motifs, the sweet treats are colorful and contemporar...

There's always someone in a crowd who doesn't like Brussels sprouts, but what about the guest with a serious allergy to the gluten in bread? Special-needs diners consider more than flavor preferences when eating yet still crave flavor-packed food...