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....does not stay in Vegas! We are just amazed at Katie Rogers' hobbies! Katie and her husband Eric have friends in Sin City. They visit regularly. They just went recently over the first December weekend. Don't worry, they do not have a gambling problem. For fun, they jumped out of bed at 4:15AM on Sunday, December 6th and headed out to run a little marathon, that is 42.195 kilometers or 26 miles and 385 yards for those of you who like specifics. Start time: at the crack of dawn, that means 6:15AM this time of year. Las Vegas celebrates the marathon in fabulous style with a fireworks send-off for the runners by Mandalay Bay Resort. Characters welcome! That explains the Running Elvi. But now honestly, Katie, how was it? "Absolutely awful" - spoken with her throaty laugh. "It was only 39 degrees out that early in the morning. I think my muscles never really had a chance to warm up like they do during training at home. By mile marker 16 I was getting really bad mus...

In keeping with our promise to go green, we decided to wish you "All The Best" with music instead of paper this year. We love working with DJ Matt Cornwall who is known internationally for his outstanding work spinning records at events for clients such as star photographer David LaChapelle, R&B star Macy Gray, Starwood Hotels, Warner Bros, Fox and - of course - EventWorks. Matt put together this Holiday Podcast for us. Please click our holiday logo: Melissa Armstrong, Jennifer Okamura-Albert and Katie Rogers will celebrate the Season of Giving by running the SITE SoCal 5K Run/Walk at Terranea Resort on Tuesday, December 15th to raise funds for many charities. You can find all the information about the charity event at: http://www.sitesocal.com/events/holiday-event/251-our-2009-charities.html Please consider sponsoring Melissa, Jennifer and Katie. Every dollar helps! Please click the links: Melissa: http://www.firstgiving.com/eventworksarmstrong Jennife...

The alarm clock always rings early in the Elkins household but some days require a faster start than others. November 10th was one of those mornings when Janet dashed out of the house ready for action at the crack of dawn. Destination: Hard Rock Cafe in Universal CityWalk for the MPI Southern California Chapter's Breakfast Meeting. Moderated by Janet, the panel of distinguished experts included Nicole Bernardi of SME, Anthony Bolotta of Bolotta Entertainment, and Mark Howell, Entertainment Productions. Janet and all three panelists are active members of IACEP - The International Association of Corporate Entertainment Producers. Janet explains: "This association brings together entertainment colleagues to learn about new talent, share ideas and collaborate. Our objective was to share these concepts with the members of MPI as well as have the meeting planners learn what is important when booking talent and to work more closely with their entertainment producers. Discussions ...