ONCE a performer himself, Douglas Johnson now heads up Entertainment Plus Productions, a 10-year-old Los Angeles-based full-service entertainment production company that has provided entertainment for this year's Grammy Awards after-party and MGM...
WHAT is the No. 1 request technical pros ask from their event planner clients? Hands down, the answer is time.
“Time, being a commodity in short supply for all of us, has a direct relationship to the success — both in smoothness of execution and...
Looking to spice up food presentation? Consider the Presentationware line of acrylic platters from Santa Monica, Calif.-based The Ultimate Spread. The handmade platters come in playful designs including apples, hearts and wine bottles, as well as...
WHAT started out as a low-key Academy Awards night house party with a passing of the hat to raise cash for AIDS sufferers has become one of San Francisco's premier benefit events. Along with transformation of the humble hat into a high-end auctio...
SOARING, scaling, twisting and tumbling — the current crop of hot troupes in event entertainment is motion incarnate. And while they may owe some of their moves to Cirque du Soleil — the landmark company whose blend of atmospheric music and aston...
“The Party Planner,” the latest book from celebrity event planner David Tutera — star of the Discovery Channel show “Party Planner with David Tutera” — features 175 pages showcasing the designer's signature style at celebrations ranging from cock...
FUEL prices have jumped again since our survey last year of event rental companies, and the companies are driven to do something about it. In an informal Special Events survey conducted in May, rental companies report an average increase of 24 pe...
ROBERT MCCORMICK, chief operating officer of Washington-based PGI, THE STRATEGIC EVENT AGENCY, has relocated to the company's New York office. Call 212/366-6565; www.pgi.com ... Los Angeles-based TBA GLOBAL EVENTS has appointed CHRIS JANESE...
