Once again, the Special Events Magazine Gala Awards judges have combed through hundreds of entries to find the best events in 35 categories covering all aspects of the event industry, from creative food design to show-stopping entertainment. On...
WHAT BETTER WAY to give preferred meetings clients a taste of your properties' culinary talents than by letting them experience your top toques in action? Such was the bright idea behind Festivex Special Events' “Iron Chef” theme dinner for client...
THEY MAY HAVE had a hometown advantage when it came to participating in Chicago's long-awaited Millennium Park inaugural gala. But, say staffers of 35-year-old Chicago event and concert production veteran JAM Productions and famed caterer Wolfgang...
A MILLION-PLUS bucks may seem a rather extravagant gift for your average birthday celebrant. But Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art is no average honoree. Likewise, the party celebrating MOCA's 25th year was not your typical anniversary gala...
WHEN IT COMES to keeping Montreal's biggest fund-raiser fresh, 55,000 daffodils will go only so far. Alison Silcoff, whose Montreal-based Alison Silcoff Events produces the Daffodil Ball for the Canadian Cancer Society, says original decor...
ALL RITA, EVERY YEAR. That's the theme scheme behind the annual Alzheimer's Association's Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala, which has been nominated for a Special Events Magazine Gala Award. The event honors the legendary movie star, who succumbed to...
WITH SO MUCH to celebrate — a new science building's grand opening, the creation of a scholarship, and the impending retirement of an esteemed university president — Jeannie Henderson knew that the University of San Diego's June gala would be both...
WITH ITS 41-YEAR history as a premier fund-raising event in a city brimming with benefit galas, the Swan Ball of Nashville, Tenn., comes with high expectations. But for this year's June event, client and beneficiary Cheekwood Botanical Garden and...
TRANSFORMING A HANGAR into a Harlem Renaissance scene took patience, perseverance and three days of intensive setup, according to Steven Boyle. But all the work was worth it to be part of the Magic Johnson Foundation's “Magic's Harlem Nights”...
LIKE MANY BIG cities, Los Angeles packs an event calendar that is packed with events competing for the same pool of generous givers. Helping gala sponsors get the most out of their guest list is veteran PR firm Solters & Digney of Beverly...
