Jul 01, 2006

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...

A GOOD BET

Nov 01, 2005

THANKS to the array of celebrity poker tournaments on television, it's no surprise that casino games are a popular entertainment option for special events. Here, the experts who know casino games best discuss how to add Las Vegas-style excitement...

NOW PLAYING

Jul 01, 2005

ONCE a performer himself, Douglas Johnson now heads up Entertainment Plus Productions, a 10-year-old Los Angeles-based full-service entertainment production company that has provided entertainment for this year's Grammy Awards after-party and MGM...

PHYSICAL ATTRACTIONS

Jul 01, 2005

SOARING, scaling, twisting and tumbling — the current crop of hot troupes in event entertainment is motion incarnate. And while they may owe some of their moves to Cirque du Soleil — the landmark company whose blend of atmospheric music and...

VINE TIME

May 01, 2005

The region north of San Francisco may be famous for its wines, but often attendees at events in the Bay Area are too busy to visit the vineyards. Enter the Traveling Wine Bar from PoerWine Productions, based in St. Helena, Calif. Husband-and-wife...

MIX MASTER

Jan 01, 2005

She's got a shaker and she's ready to pour. She's Kim Haasarud, a “liquid chef” and founder of Los Angeles-based beverage consulting company Liquid Architecture. Haasarud can brand events with signature drinks that reinforce the event theme and...

PARTY COSTUMER

Jan 01, 2005

Growing up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, Sean DeFreitas didn't have much in the way of worldliness. What the self-described “baby fish from a little island” did possess was a vision for his own future...

GOOD SPORTS

Nov 01, 2004

THE WORLD WATCHED in awe this summer as the finest athletes competed in the Olympic Games in Athens. But athletes can play the special events game, too. Here, attorney Darcy Bouzeos, head of Chicago-based Darcy L. Bouzeos Ltd., discusses how event...

A LITTLE R&R

Oct 01, 2004

With today's nonstop schedules, it's unlikely that event guests have time to enjoy a relaxing day at a spa. So why not bring the spa to them? New York-based Spa Chicks on the Go can set up a stylish spa lounge at events, complete with all...

Getting in on the Act

Jul 01, 2004

GIVING GUESTS A CHANCE to get into the action is what interactive is all about. But today's interactive event entertainment, whether of the high-tech or high-touch variety, also offers unique opportunities for theming, branding, team-building and...