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 Hotel at L.A. Live, Los An