As summer heats up, Special Events Magazine's offices fill to the rafters with Gala Award entry binders — a whopping 388 arrived last year. Since your tireless Special Events editors have the happy task of organizing, logging and shipping the...

Hosted by the Women's Committee of the famed Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, the annual Corcoran Ball offers its guests — 1,000-plus invited museum donors — a rare chance to dine and dance among treasured artworks. With its grandeur...

Ever since being voted “best dressed” in her senior class at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., Fern Mallis has been all about fashion. Now senior vice president of New York-based IMG Fashion, Mallis was instrumental in launching what is...

Corporate events can bring to mind yawn-inducing programs requiring hours of sitting. But these events have evolved, just like the multitasking cell phones their young employees favor. With Generation X firmly established in the workforce and Gen...

You have been summoned from Mount Olympus by Zeus himself to embark on a heroic quest. So reads the first line of an invitation addressed to 11-year-old Jimmy and nine-year-old Jennifer, who are about to beg their parents to attend a corporate...

Fundraisers create a conundrum for event producers as high style must be paired with low production costs. “A challenge, as always with not-for-profits, is how do we make a statement with a small budget,” says Shai Tertner, president of New York...

Feeling fed up with flowers? Gina Cobetto, owner and designer for the Montreal-based Candelum Group, says foregoing floral in favor of creating a mood with light is a waxing trend. “I specialize in natural lighting; I don't need flowers because I...

For one event design and production company, the total came to $12,500. For another, it was nearly $15,000. Was this profit from event services they provided to a client? No, it was what they spent to respond to a client's Request for Proposal...

At the core of the Olympics is a love of spirited competition. Chicago-based Proactive got into the spirit of celebrating the city with a well-played fundraiser in support of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. On behalf of client...