THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

  One recent Friday we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of future colleagues from the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona to our offices. We had a great time sharing our knowledge with the students on their field trip. It was an educational experience for all of us! Alisa Walsh, Director of Business Development:  "We had been invited by our friends at the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board to provide the students with a site visit of an event production company because we have our design and production studios in-house. Every event we produce is put together here, step by step, all in on place, in South L.A. It was an honor to participate and welcome this energetic and curious group of students." In order to provide all 40 attendees with an in-depth and close-up experience during their 45-minute visit we organized them in three rotation groups. Alisa: "Ted, Kristen and I gave the group an introduction to the product...

Is that YOU in the post office line? Yes, dear fellow Americans, it's Tax Day across the land. We are in the business of entertainment and we have found a selection of uplifting and motivating videos and music sure to make this double whammy Monday better. James Corden is on a roll! Watch him here, singing Tax Day Carols with Katharine McPhee on The Late Late Show. Maggie explains to Homer how it has to be done in this Simpson classic.                     And we really love this happy Tax Day Celebration - Ode to Baby Daughter as this rapper dad celebrates new deductions! Tax Day Celebration by La Guardia Cross Last but not least, let's put some pep in your step! DJ Lee Dyson has just the list for you! Click - Play - Rock on! Music for Tax Day on Spotify Fingers crossed all my friends get refunds! Keep Calm - and have a wonderful week. Janet

Hard at Work: Janet, Ted and Kristen As Executive Producer Kristen Rensch put it: #ILOVEmyjob. We just wrapped a series of events for an international client in a gorgeous location close to home: the beautiful Terranea Resort, the only ocean front resort in Los Angeles County. We have worked here repeatedly in the last few years and we also love to come to meet friends at Nelson's for a weekend lunch. Terranea Resort has very much to offer to the meetings & events industry. Please read on. Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes This well-known aerial view speaks more than a 1000 words. Terranea Resort occupies 102 acres of the most breathtaking ocean front in Rancho Palos Verdes. Located only 20 miles, a 30-minute drive, from LAX International Airport, this full service resort is very accessible while it also provides absolute privacy and tranquility in Los Angeles County. The privacy and beauty may be reasons that celebrities love this place! And Hollywood has...

Southern Californian CVBs like to advertise the fact that visitors can snow ski and ocean surf in the same balmy winter day. We just produced the 2016 State of The City Event for Ontario, a city which is actually located so centrally that this statement becomes true! The Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau launched in 2012.  The Ontario International Airport Authority took control of the airport recently. The tourism and meeting industry in Ontario is growing so fast it deserves to be called: Boomtown USA! Ontario, located half way between the Pacific Ocean and Palm Springs and a gateway to all areas of Southern California as well as Las Vegas, had a lot to celebrate during the 2016 State of The City. The Greater Ontario CVB's work is showing great results. In 2014 Ontario's hotel room occupancy growth rate was more than two times larger than in other Southern California destinations. The Convention Center hosted 32 conventions in 2014, 47 in 2015, and has boo...