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Making News
Event
Pros Juggle Tactics to Go Green in Tough Times
Although 47 percent of respondents to an online survey
from Special Events say that today's tight budgets
are preventing them from working as "green" as they would like, most
event professionals say clients still want eco-friendly special events,
and event pros are finding ways to make green strategies available and
affordable. Mary Crafts, owner of Salt Lake City-based Culinary
Crafts, keeps clients' costs in line by stressing local foodstuffs
rather than pricey organics. "Organic foods are not necessarily 'green'
foods and always ... Click here for more.
Photo Gallery
"Color"
Will be the Star of 2009 Emmy Governors Ball
Designers of the 2009 Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated
for Sept. 20 at the L.A. Convention Center, gave the press a sneak peek
at the annual special event, where "color" will be king. Longtime event
producer Sequoia
Productions, caterer Patina and the Governors Ball Committee presented
the "Let There Be Color!" preview last week, featuring Middle Eastern
motifs and a vivid palette of lime green, teal, purple and green. With
an expected 3,600 guests, the Emmy Ball is largest formal sit-down event
in … Click here for more.
Bright
Lights, Big Buildings: Summer Spectaculars in Britain
British special effects experts are continuing their
tradition of creating stunning projection spectacles this summer,
including the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland and Art on the Waterfront in Liverpool. For the
Tattoo—celebrating its 60th anniversary—London's E/T/C is supplying 90-meter-wide (295 foot)
projections on Edinburgh Castle, including giant dancing skeletons,
Chinook helicopters descending into the arena and giant palm fronds ...
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Going Places
FRANK CHRISTIAN has been promoted to executive
vice president of San Diego-based HOSPITALITY INC., parent
company of Picnic People, Festivities Catering and Special Events, Festivities
Express, TK&A Custom Catering and Simcha San Diego Kosher Catering. Call
858/586-2121 …
M&M THE
SPECIAL EVENTS CO., with offices in Chicago and Dallas, has
debuted a new Web site. Call 630/871-9999 …
The VIBE
AGENCY, a DMC and event planning agency with offices in Miami
and New York, has launched VIBE WEDDINGS to serve the destination
weddings market. Call 305/695-7718 …
Lanham, Md.-based HARGROVE has been named general services
contractor for the Army Ten-Miler Race Expo, presented by New Balance.
Call 301/306-4755 …
Veteran event professional MERRYL BROWN has opened MERRYL BROWN
EVENTS in Santa Barbara, Calif., specializing in environmentally
sensitive, upscale events in southern and central California. Call
805/455-3112 …
ENLIVEN PRODUCTION GROUP has named BRETT BEANAN as
business development manager in Las Vegas, concentrating on large-scale
productions there and around the United States. Call 480/348-2365 …
JOHN FERDENZI has joined Van Nuys, Calif.-based TOWN &
COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS as an event director.
Call 818/908-4211 …
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Venue News
Fairmont Hotels Support Socially
Conscious Events
The Toronto-based Fairmont
Hotels chain recently stressed its commitment to help event and
meeting planners create events with meaningful social impact. The
Fairmont San Jose in San Jose, Calif. (see photo), has been the site of
Fairmont's Meetings that Matter program. Here, planners booking a new
meeting for dates in 2009 through June 30, 2010, with a minimum of 50
room nights can have 10 percent of the room revenue generated by the
booking donated to a charitable organization that resonates most
strongly with attendees or to a local organization in need.
Hyatt Regency Bellevue Offers
Expanded Event Space
Located nine miles from downtown Seattle, the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash., has just
completed a $185 million expansion, which has boosted total meeting
space to 60,000 square feet. The Grand Ballroom offers 23-foot ceilings
and 48 custom chandeliers; the 17,745-square-foot ballroom can also be
broken into nine smaller spaces. The street-level Evergreen Ballroom, at
13,755 square feet, features high-end finishes and custom light
fixtures. Seven conference suites are also available.
Miami's Sky Terrace Offers Dramatic
Views
Sky Terrace, located on the 11th floor Sky Lobby
level of Miami's Bank of America Tower at International Place,
offers more than 10,000 square feet of keystone ground with seating in
place for 68 guests; the venue can host up to 1,000 guests for
receptions. Rental packages include security, restroom attendants,
post-event janitorial, an on-site engineer and event management. ARAMARK
subsidiary Classic Fare Catering & Events oversees catering, including
offering a certified wedding planner.
Product Gallery
Atomic's Confetti Cloth Provides 3D
Effect
Atomic Rental is introducing three new swags and sheers
into its line of drapes. "Confetti Cloth" (see photo at left) is made
from an innovative fabric that creates a multidimensional effect when
hung, according to the manufacturer. The cloth is an ideal backdrop in
stage applications, and its finished look makes it suitable for
ballrooms and smaller venues where it will be displayed close to guests.
Also available are Spun Gold sheers and Indigo Velvet swags.
For more information, check the box for Reader Service Card No.
101 at www.freeproductinfo.net/se.
Belle Paquet Offers Specialized
Gifting Services
Gifting company Belle Paquet strives to offer unique
items at the best prices for event planners, management says. The
company's services include distribution plans, gift wrapping (which can
incorporate corporate branding or wedding monograms and colors), and
on-site gift placement and assembly. Available products include
mannequin soaps (see photo), which feature a floral and melon fragrance;
gardenia soaps; and a ladybug trinket box. The company's perennial
calendar features 12 4-by-6-inch full-color seed papers, which can be
planted as each month ends.
For more information, check the box for Reader Service Card No.
102 at www.freeproductinfo.net/se.
New Compact FogScreen
Available
The innovative FogScreen projection system, which
projects images onto water mist, is now available in a compact version.
The FogScreen eZ is 32 inches wide by 48 inches tall, and requires only
one water line and one power plug to operate. Projections literally
float in the air, and guests can walk through them, the manufacturer
says.
For more information, check the box for Reader Service Card No.
103 at www.freeproductinfo.net/se.
Note: Act fast--information on these products is available online
only through Sept. 1.
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