CATERING to the needs of today's increasingly interactive events, leading foodservice manufacturers are making equipment that transforms a buffet into a magnet for minglers. Cool, creative and decidedly user-friendly...
WITH a formal education in hospitality management and floral design, it was only natural that Joyce Scardina Becker, CMP, would eventually wind up in the world of events. But the owner of San Francisco-based Events of...
WHILE hardworking volunteer committees are an invaluable resource for nonprofit events, committees sometimes find themselves faced with a quandary. As Kathy Miller puts it, “A lot of nonprofit committees assume, ‘We...
A MOUTHWATERING chocolate treat is a very nice wedding guest favor. A mouthwatering chocolate treat imprinted with the smiling couple's detailed image? Now that turns an event into a special event. And it's just one...
“I didn’t know it then, but I was studying to become an event producer,” says Tony Richards of his film and television days. Those days were back in the 1990s, when a Los Angeles-based Richards worked in production...
BEHOLD the sports-theme bar mitzvah, perennial favorite of coming-of-age Jewish males from Portland, Ore., to Portland, Maine. With such demand for athletic ambience on the mitzvah-party circuit, it's the enterprising...
APPRECIATION never goes out of style. Yet, what's in style in tokens of appreciation — promotional items, awards, event gifts — is quick to change. Smart event planners know that coveted giveaways not only demonstrate...
WHEN the New York City Ballet visits your city for the first time in more than a quarter century, naturally you want to fête it in style. And style was on the minds of the members of Chicago's Harris Theater Women's...
WHAT started as a terrible day at the office turned out to be a terrific career move for Michael Berk. The president of Carol Stream, Ill.-based M&M The Special Events Co. recalls the momentous occasion this way: “One...
THE latest crop of special effects requires a minimum of specialized skill to effect maximum impact. Using such user-friendly technologies as LED lighting and DMX controls, these effects are peerless for turning even...
