Entertainment

Special events professionals give their opinions on the Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi, Russia, praising the sophisticated use of technology.

Professional 'mermaid' Linden Wolbert entertains both children and adults at special events

A clever freestanding rig from Imagination Entertainment turns food servers and entertainers into aerialists

In contrast to kitchsy photo booths, the Scenario Photography service from John Ganun stages high-end photo vignettes for special events.

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As budgets for special events gradually improve, four experts providing entertainment for events note the top trends: acts with a high-tech twist, such as the iPad Magician, Barack Obama impersonators, and anything glowing with LEDs. Acts falling...

BYO Photo Booth Driven by Instagram Unlike the traditional photo booth, the new BYOBooth application uses Instagram to enable event guests to take photos on their smartphones. The program also allows users to add customized logos, backgrounds and...

Decor at fundraising galas does triple duty, offering good looks along with branding and even entertainment opportunities.