WHILE CHRIS YEAGER admits he might have “refined some of the details” if he'd had more than a mere month to create a launch party for hit TV miniseries “Dinotopia,” he says the time crunch forced him to go for “the big wow.” And when the president...
FOR SOMEONE WHO never intended to specialize in special events, ISES international president David Spear has certainly embraced his industry wholeheartedly. The association leader and owner of Mandeville, La.-based Classic Effects says it was a...
“AS LONG AS the kids are happy, everything is going to be good,” says Mistine McNeff of San Francisco-based Capstone Events. And ensuring that everything is good has got to be the goal when the event in question is a $4.5 million international...
Swee-T Confections has launched www.swee-t.com — a new, interactive Web site that takes visitors on a tour of Confection Valley. Users simply click on an image in the Confection Valley landscape and travel to each locale, where bright photo...
Accessorize an elegant Asian theme affair with Four Seasons stoneware from Los Angeles-based Gracious Style. Handcrafted pieces are modeled on the delicate fans once used by noblewomen in China and Japan. The set of four 9-inch plates features a...
AS A CHALLENGING business year winds to a close, pleasing patrons is paramount. To see what trends are shaping the party rental business, Special Events Magazine polled nearly 120 party rental companies from throughout the world to learn what...
EXOTIC VENUES ARE exciting, but for a dependable venue offering every event amenity, it's hard to beat a hotel. Yet there is little hard data on the significance of special events to the hotel industry...
The KRISTI YAMAGUCHI HOLIDAY ICE RINK at San Francisco's Embarcadero Center opens Nov. 13 and is available for group rental through Jan. 5. An on-site tent, tables and chairs are available, and preferred caterers can be recommended on request. For...
