Champagne shortage this year? Champagne producers in France agreed to pick a third fewer grapes this year, the Wall Street Journal says, part of a plan to slash the number of bottles produced in 2009 by 44 percent. Global Champagne sales are pred...

Got Gala questions? Get answers! Don't stress as you prepare your entries for the Gala Awards. The staff at Special Events is here to answer any question; just click here. The deadline is Sept. 18; a special "late-bird" deadline is Sept. 25 … Ve...

Balmy weather, a busy show floor and packed events greeted event planners at The Special Event 2009, which ran Jan. 27-30 at the San Diego Convention Center. The show started early with "TSE Gives Back," a volunteer event on Monday, Jan. 26, whi...

With nearly 400 entries — a 20 percent boost over last year — from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, competition for this year's Gala Awards nominations was fierce. Here are the nominees as selected by the Special Events ...

With nearly 400 entries — a 20 percent boost over last year — from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, competition for this year's Gala Awards nominations was fierce. Here are the nominees as selected by the Special Events ...

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 bin...

Winners, nominees and attendees enjoyed a night of Hollywood glamour at this year's The Special Event Gala Awards ceremony, held in Los Angeles on Jan. 12. The Special Events Magazine Advisory Board pored over a record number of entries to select...