Sep 01, 2006

SMALL staffs, big goals, enterprising event concepts. These are the qualities that unite three modest but memorable fundraisers — each benefiting young people in physical, emotional or financial crisis — profiled in this month's cover story...

MUSEUM MAKEOVER

Sep 01, 2006

THE addition of a wing designed by the renowned Michael Graves didn't add just architectural edge to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The 113,000-square-foot wing, with its barrel-vaulted reception hall, was part of an overhaul that allowed the...

5 TIPS FOR WINNING A GALA AWARD

Jul 01, 2006

GALA entries are due Sept. 8, and here, Gala judges weigh in on the good — and bad — ways to get your entry noticed. All Gala entries represent hard work; read on to get insider info that will make your Gala entry a Gala winner...

ALL PLAY

Jun 01, 2006

WITH sponsors to accommodate, A-list guests to please and a high-profile client to provide with a profitable party, the Lakers Youth Foundation Casino Night is one tall order. That's why Los Angeles-based Along Came Mary relied on its greatest...

ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

Apr 01, 2006

DESIGNING and constructing a venue to hold 5,300 corporate event attendees on scant notice would have been challenge enough for the team at Calgary, Alberta-based XV-Experiential Events. Add to that an 11th-hour entertainment emergency, and one...

GETTING PERSONAL

Mar 01, 2006

IN the world of events, there are clients and there are themes. But on one special occasion, designed and produced at San Marino, Calif.'s stately Huntington Library and Gardens by Charles Banfield, the two were one and the same. Created to fête...

'Asian Chic' set for Oscar Ball

Feb 22, 2006

The movie industry's glitterati will enter a serene world of Asian chic at the 78th Academy Awards' Governors Ball on March 5 as designed by Cheryl Cecchetto and produced by her and her team at Culver City, Calif.-based Sequoia Productions...

CIVIC LESSONS

Feb 01, 2006

WHEN Los Angeles' Central City Association planned to host its 11th annual Treasures of Los Angeles luncheon to honor outstanding Angelenos, it turned to Simply Mumtaz Events for production expertise. And when the barely-a-year-old L.A.-based...

Gala winners named at The Special Event 2006

Jan 18, 2006

Dignitaries from the special event industry worldwide were on hand Friday night as the winners of the 2005 Gala Awards competition took the stage at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas to pick up the coveted trophy. As chosen by the Special Events...

Gala Award Nominees

Jan 01, 2006

The Special Events Magazine Gala Awards judges — all members of our Advisory Board — have read through the hundreds of entries we received to find the best-planned, most beautifully designed events in 35 categories covering everything from the top...