New Year's Eve venues are not filling up as quickly as their hosts expected, according to a survey conducted by New York City-based Paint the Town Red, a special event firm that runs a free location-referral service. The firm conducted a random...
For the 10th anniversary celebration of a furniture manufacturer, Mary Tribble Creations brought both heaven and hell to North Carolina. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company turned a working warehouse into an otherworldly party site for client...
Some tent events impress because they are big, others because they are beautiful. Still others impress because they are big, beautiful and mystifying-how did they pull that off? Here's how...
Even with all the hype over this New Year's Eve, I don't think anyone truly believes our lives will change at the stroke of midnight. On the other hand, no one can deny that our lives and the events within them change at a faster rate than ever...
EVERYBODY IN BUSINESS SUITS In the early days of American and European business, clothiers and tailors would visit prestigious offices and hold "trunk shows," showing off their latest suit fabrics to the executives. Today, Los Angeles-based custom...
It's almost here-the special event industry's premier conference, The Special Event 2000, slated for Jan. 12-15 in San Diego. This year's theme-Visions of the Future-promises to give guideposts for the event industry in the new millennium...
You've arranged for the linens, chairs and tables, floral, food-everything is within budget. But have you also budgeted for the cost of using copyrighted music at your event? Although both event organizers and their clients are often unaware of it...
DON'T FLIP OUT "When a problem arises, focus, solve it and never, ever lose your cool in front of anyone. Anybody can scream and belittle others, but it takes a talented, pragmatic professional to succeed for others at times like that." ...
Survey Shows Food Distributors Ready for Y2K A survey of 82 grocery wholesale and foodservice distribution companies by Falls Church, Va.-based Food Distri-butors International shows that 100 percent of respondents have a year 2000 compliance...
More than 12,000 revelers danced the night away during this year's Black and White Ball in San Francisco, a biennial fund-raiser for the San Francisco Symphony. A local tradition, the event spread out over nine venues and included 50 musical acts...
