THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! As 2017 draws to a close we wish you all a wonderful, peaceful time with your loved ones and we are happy to share thoughts that inspire us to look forward to 2018. Best Wishes from all of us at EventWorks

As we are writing this six wildfires are raging in Southern California. 200 000 people had to evacuate their homes, including our former operations manager Dee Cannella. Life in the Los Angeles area has been turned upside down for the time being. Here is a list of useful links to keep Event Pros up to date. It seems to be the year of natural disasters in large urban areas. We watched from afar as hurricane after hurricane slammed into Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, not to mention the neighboring Caribbean islands and Central America and Mexico and we worried about friends in Northern California when flames engulfed Napa and Sonoma Counties. This time Southern California is making worldwide headlines. According to authorities it could take weeks to get all fires under control but as we learned from Houston and Florida, life goes on. Our friends from the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board sent out a very useful website link that delivers all the information to our indus...

Brynne, Alisa, our friend Paul, Janet and Ted. We are happy and honored to be 2018 Gala Award co-nominees for BEST ON-SITE CATERED EVENT BY A HOTEL BANQUET DEPARTMENT:  JW Marriott Los Angeles LA LIVE, and EventWorks, Los Angeles. Jeff Stutts, Director of Event Planning, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE: “We are honored to be nominated alongside Eventworks for this award, which is a true reflection of the innovation and hard work that goes into executing such a comprehensive event. Eventworks creative staging brought the ‘character’ of each space to life, showcasing the unique capabilities of the hotel’s venues.”   We are very grateful to all our friends at JW Marriott for the wonderful opportunity and the trust they put in our team. Congratulations to all nominees. We will see you in New Orleans. Here is our “California Food and Wine Festival” Event Report: The Event: Taste of California Food  and Wine Tour The Location: JW Marriott Ho...

Feeling sluggish this morning? Pants fit a little tighter than last week? We come to the rescue. Get up and dance it off. DJ Lee Dyson delivers this high energy, sure-to-burn-off-the-pounds music list that will have everyone jumping at their desk. Lee Dyson: "GoGo and Be Groovy is all about shaking those hips!" Have fun!

Before you head out to brave traffic jams or airport security check lines to join your family for Thanksgiving, we hope James Corden's "5 Reasons Not To: Thanksgiving" will make you smile as much as it did us. Thank you for watching! Wishing you a wonderful and joyous Holiday!

Yes, #WeLoveOurJob! Kristen Rensch, Lisa Bronitt and Ted Bowers meet and greet Martina McBride. The country artist had been contracted months before the October 7 event. Then the Las Vegas Shooting happened a week prior. Ted Bowers: "Country music therefore became even more relevant in the context of the event, the annual Celebration fundraiser of St. Joseph Hospital of Orange." Emotions ran high at the 2017 Celebration, whose proceeds benefited the Heart and Vascular Center. Ted Bowers: "The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange had invited their friends and supporters to attend the annual event and opened the evening with a prayer for the victims and families of the Las Vegas shooting. The audience response to Martina McBride was outstanding. Martina delivered an uplifting performance and had everyone on the dance floor." The October 7 event raised nearly half a million dollars. We are grateful for the opportunity to support St. Joseph Hospital of Oran...

Oh the memories! We had a blast last Friday reminiscing about our favorite Halloween moments. Top row: Kristen with a young friend last year and an adorable Brynne as Pharaoh's Daughter a little earlier in life. Bottom row: Muhammad Ali-sa and a devilish Elizabeth. It feels good to be bad. We also decided to get our very own party on this year as we individually celebrate with our friends and families. Just in time for ghouls and ghosts:  DJ Lee Dyson delivers a fresh 2017 HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST. Click the image and turn up the sound. Happy Halloween!