Posts

Showing posts from October, 2015

Event Report: A Summer in San Francisco Bay

Image
We are happy to share a new sizzle reel - Thanks to our wonderful client! - of our month long production in Alameda Harbor. This event took place six times - the finale to a Chinese incentive travel program that visited the San Francisco Bay Area in May and June 2015. The location: aircraft carrier museum USS Hornet in Alameda Bay. We turned this historic Navy ship into a safe and memorable, spectacular event space and presented the more than 10,000 guests with a customized 4-hour gala program of non-stop action. The series celebrated 20 years of company history, served as a launching campaign for a new product, and concluded with an exciting preview of the 2016 Incentive Destination: Bali. The USS Hornet production included     military fly-bys to honor the location.     iconic historic characters added to the entertainment.     the real USS Hornet Band welcoming the guests.     a Canada-based Chinese star and an American who sings in Mandarin!     a customized live ch

Event Report from Sweet Home Chicago

Image
You can get Janet out of Chicago but you don't get Chicago out of Janet! The American College of Trail Lawyers Conference took place recently in Janet's hometown. We had a wonderful time with longtime clients and friends - and lots of deep dish pizza! Oh Home Sweet Home! We were really looking forward to getting a chance to celebrate the city with our very own Taste of Chicago. We started and ended our week in Chicago with a crew dinner at Lou Malnatis' Pizzeria. We met  friends Paula Marks and Michele Montgomery Giczewski at Gino's East for more deep dish pizza! Ted and I were very happy to join our client and friend Dennis Maggi and wife Michelle for the best corned beef at Manny's Deli and I had a chance to have a lovely Michigan Avenue lunch with Chicago's Kathy Miller. I caught up on all things Chi-Town with The One and Only Empress of Schmooze Audrey Gordon in Greek Town for some incredible ouzo wine and spanakopitas. Last but not least, running

Design Report with Music! We Let The Good Times Roll

Image
Les Bons Temps rolled in Southern California last week - we had the pleasure of creating design and florals for a series of occasions. 2000 guests for two breakfasts, two lunches and two Galas - we brought Black and White Elegance and 1930's New Orleans Jazz style to the evening events.                       Director of Floral Design Kate Brack worked with our wonderfully creative new client to define the look and feel for the two day event. It was essential to create floral that stayed fresh and could be repurposed for several occasions. Consequently, the breakfast, lunch and meeting decor consisted of succulents. Floral artist Rebecca Motus and her team went to work. "We used 5 varieties of organic materials, succulents, green dianthus, lotus pods , textured greenery, orchids. The decor took over 750 stems of black succulents called aeonium  arboreum Schwarzkopf commonly called black beauty or blushing beauty succulents. We added over 550 stems of aeonium green hybr

Well Deserved! Hollywood Celebrates Kool and the Gang!

Image
We are feeling fan jitters! Kool and the Gang will receive their well-deserved Star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard this week! We are in the mood for a "Celebration"! As we heard the good news announcing the October 8th ceremony, we could not help but reminisce about the countless events we worked with this iconic Celebration band. The press release is an eye opener! They are celebrating 50 - FIFTY! - years on stage and they are still the hardest working band in the event industry. All of you who have experienced the guest response to Kool and The Gang understand why. It is simply impossible not to be infected by the pure joy of their performance and music. If you want to ensure a full dance floor, play "Celebration". This party anthem has survived on top of the list for four decades! So we hope to put some pep into your step on Monday morning!   If you happen to be in Hollywood, catch the ceremony: Thursday, Oct