The Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif., has completed a $6 million renovation. Improvements include a redesign of the restaurant Splash, which serves California costal cuisine such as swordfish, tuna tartare and gazpacho with poached pr...
Chillout, a new restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, features furniture, dishes, paintings and sculptures made of ice. Beaded ice curtains separate cubicles furnished with ice sofas and chairs; an ice chandelier hangs from the ceiling. An 1...
Fortessa, based in Sterling, Va., introduces its new Ojo dinnerware. The curved, square plates are white and available as platters, bowls, cups and saucers. Fortessa also offers stainless steel chopsticks, complete with grooves on the tapered end...
The corporate gifts division of sunglasses maker Maui Jim, based in Peoria, Ill., offers Maui Jim fitting stations staffed with experts for events. Male, female and unisex styles are available in three lens colors. Custom cases imprinted with a c...
Boston-based Very Wendy Designs offers event entertainment with on-the-spot art. Trained in fashion design, Wendy uses her expertise to create original fashion illustrations of party guests. She also paints watercolor portraits and puts guest's i...
As Special Events Magazine celebrates its 25th year covering special events, we look forward another 25 years to the year 2032.
It was September 1982, and a little publication called Special Events Magazine made its debut. We started as a quarte...
For formal fêting, galas are often the go-to event for high-end fundraisers. But sometimes sit-down dinners just don't suit the scene. “Any nonprofit that has a venue with ‘things to see,’ like a museum, botanical garden or zoo, should let their ...
For most events, invitations are the first taste guests get of the fun to come. Top invitation-makers and stationers recognize the importance of this essential party preview, and they are offering new designs, technologies and big-brand recogniti...
It has been 25 years since Special Events Magazine's founding. Hundreds of issues later, it celebrates a quarter century of trends, ideas and great stories as a champion publication. But like each story, there's a beginning — let's take a look...
