What's hot and trendy one minute can receive a chilly reception the next. And nowhere is this more evident than in the world of entertainment. But some forms have remarkable staying power. For your consideration, four great examples...

Denied the privilege of attending her parents' grownups-only parties as a child — a bitter pill that “led to my numerous attempts to run away from home,” wryly recounts Debbie Meyers, CSEP — the determined event-addict eventually got older. And...

David DeLoach has cleaned up at Walt Disney World. Literally. His first job at Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., was as a custodian. Now general manager of entertainment operations for the park, he shares what it means to truly love your work...

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In the case of the annual Celebrity Fight Night fundraiser in Phoenix, the stars come out for boxing legend-turned-humanitarian Muhammad Ali. But once they've signed on, it's the production work of Phoenix-based M Group Scenic Studios that makes...

While a newspaper's redesign may be newsworthy, few would consider it the stuff that fashion shows are made of. President and CEO Carolyn Luscombe, CSEP, CMP, of Eclectic Events International in Toronto disagrees. When a Canadian newspaper asked...

The Place: The Platinum Hotel & Spa ...

ON THE ROCKS Orlando, Fla.-based Event Skating Productions — a division of Entertainment Caterers Inc. — offers portable ice-skating rinks for extra cool events. Synthetic Ice Rink Packages start at $20,000; real ice costs more. The full-service...

You have to spend money to raise money — and no one knows that better than event planners producing fundraisers. When the goal of an event is money for a good cause, a planner has to be extra-careful about expenses, particularly when it comes to...