GUEST ROOM: MERV GRIFFIN OF THE GRIFFIN GROUP
Famous for more than 50 years, Merv Griffin has built a lengthy resume as a singer, actor, talk-show host and game-show producer. From its headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., his Griffin Group controls ...
...THE LAST WORD WITH TED ANDERSON OF THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
When Ted Anderson started working for the Smithsonian Institution 17 years ago, private events were only a potential market. Today, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History — just one of the institution's many facilities — does 75 “after-hours” events a year, says Anderson, who now serves ...
...PRIVATE PARTY: PRIVATE CLUBS STRIKE A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN ACCESS AND EXCLUSIVITY
THE BOCA LAGO Country Club, in Boca Raton, Fla., has just launched an advertising campaign designed to boost outside event business. But the club is treading carefully ...
...SITE LINES: MIND YOUR MANORS
More stately mansions make superb event sites.
The Flood Mansion, commissioned in 1915 by James Leary Flood — son of silver baron James C. Flood — and designed by architectural firm ...
...SITE LINES: ISLANDS ON THE SCENE
Running away to an island resort has tremendous appeal. Here are three appealing options: The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Hawaii; Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina; and The Aerie Resort, British Columbia.
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Food for Fetes: Beachy Menues Are A Shore ThingA bash at the beach is always fun. And as this month's column shows, you don't need a real beach to throw a beach party. The Balboa Bay Club & Resort, a 132-room hotel and private club located on the water in Newport Beach, Calif., plays to its strength — a private beach — with its clambake menu. ... |
SITE LINES: PARTY GARDENS FOR GARDEN PARTIES
Elegant gardens--Descanso Gardens in Los Angeles; the William Paca House and Garden, Annapolis; and the American Horticultural Society at George Washington's River Farm, Alexandria, Va.--give events a breath of fresh air....
FOOD FOR FETES: BOFFO BUFFETS AT TAVERN ON THE GREEN
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FROM ITS DEBUT in 1934 through its $10 million face lift in 1976 under legendary restaurant impresario Warner LeRoy, Tavern on the Green remains a long-running hit in Manhattan. Even the trend-chasers of the Zagat Guide label Tavern on the Green “possibly the city's best site for a large party.”
...SITE LINES: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
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Events take stage at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles; New York State Theater at Lincoln Center; and the Saenger Theatre, New Orleans. Go a little theatrical with these dramatic event venues, each offering style to leave your guests star-struck.
SITE LINES: NEW VENUES IN NEW YORK
Recently opened New York hotels offer a range of exciting event venues. Here we profile the Ritz-Carlton New York in Battery Park; the Westin New York at Times Square; and the Hudson, in the nifty fifties....
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