The Cheese Impresario, based in Los Angeles, brings upscale cheese and conversation to events. Former advertising executive Barrie Lynn introduces event attendees to artisanal cheeses, pointing out proper beverage and food pairings. Always looking...

Send guests into orbit with weightless flights from Zero-G. Headquartered in Las Vegas, the company allows individuals to experience a gravity-free environment without a space shuttle. Planners can book events on G-Force One, an aircraft with...

For a roaring good time, Wild Wonders Productions, located in Carlsbad, Calif., sends exotic animals with knowledgeable trainers to events around the U.S. The licensed and insured company cares for some 75 “animal ambassadors,” including an...

In 15 minutes, St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Tour Links' portable golf greens are ready for putting practice. The grass modules come in a variety of sizes, starting at 5 feet long, and use a system of panels that slide together along with a polypro...

Don't say the “p” word to Addi Somekh — “pop” is verboten for one who entertains with whimsical balloons. Somekh wows crowds at bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events and birthday celebrations for any age with balloon art; he fashions balloons into...

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In the old days, event games were strictly kid stuff. As Stacey Paul Barabe, CSEP, director of sales for Orlando, Fla.-based Event Mall, puts it, “Before, you would show up with a dart game and a pop-a-shot and call it an ‘event.’” Now, games...

SPECIAL special events call for special entertainment. And no acts pack more glamour than headline performers. With their name recognition and pop-culture cachet, celebrity singers, comedians and speakers can titillate — and motivate — as no other...