mANY PEOPLE SPEAK of dreams as fanciful things: fairies, charmed rings and lands of enchantment. Others only believe in faraway dreams such as stars or sea castles with elf-like inhabitants. There are daydreamers and night-dreamers who dream up...

After an evening of mingling at a special event, it's easy to lose track of which glass belongs to whom. Wineware Tags from Imagery Products of San Luis Obispo, Calif., can help. The color-rimmed cardboard tags slip easily around the base of a...

WHEN THE NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) held its final championship games in St. Petersburg, Fla., this March, it chose the Bay-front Center for its post-game party location. The center includes the Mahaffey Theater and a sports...

ALBERT EINSTEIN SAID: "Creativity is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration." This mixture of ingenuity and hard work did the trick for Ellen Michaels Presents during a recent event...

Team-building activities based on outdoors adventure are becoming more and more popular. Schooner Woodwind of Annapolis, Md., offers an adventure program in which groups learn the basics of sailing and teamwork on two identical 74-foot schooners...

Arranging Food Beautifully by Susan E. Mitchell, CFE, is a new guide for presenting hot and cold food attractively on trays, buffets and steam table lines. The author shares ideas on how to use color, composition, texture, props and garnishes to...

Companies Join to Form Stellar Event The consolidation of four major U.S. event production firms has resulted in the creation of Stellar Event and Presentation Resources. In May, the Houston-based company took over operations of The Abbey Group ...

MOVING UP Tracey Amernick has joined Evans Hotels Group as catering director for the Bahia Resort Hotel and the Evans Garage Museum. 998 W. Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109; 619/539-7722. t Steven Roseman has been hired as sales manager at...

Tired of disappearing cooking tools? The Chef Cutlery Holster by Creative Culinary Design of Matteson, Ill., is a "tool belt" for knives and other culinary utensils designed to make kitchen prep time more efficient and to keep tools right by your...

Thomas P. Angelo, owner and president of Tom Angelo & Associates, Phoenix, died in May. The recipient of a Gala award from Special Events Magazine, he also received three Emmy nominations. He was respected for producing halftime shows for...