THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

Rebecca, Manuel, Ella, Kate and furry Beatrice, Melissa, Kory, Marguerite and Gayane. We have been waiting for a chance to let you have a look behind the scenes with our Director of Floral and Event Design Kate Brack. A couple of weeks agothe whole team was hard at work in our studio for a local fundraising event we love. The Event: a large, annual Fundraising Dinner Gala and Concert in Southern California. Location: a Hotel Ballroom. The Challenge: the client changes the theme and the message every year. It is our task to integrate these and create a comprehensive look and feel by tying the invitation's design into every aspect of the night. Kate Brack: "The invitation featured a color palette of deep amethyst accented by tangerine.  Furthermore, the featured entertainer of the night was singer Jewel. We took these colors and added sparkle throughout the design. We integrated this theme in everything: the centerpieces, votives, stage backdrop and bars. The cen...

A big Thank You to all the readers of California Meetings + Events Magazine!  We are very happy and grateful to be nominated in the floral design category for the Best of 2011 Readers' Choice Award! It means a lot to see Kate Brack's amazing work recognized by our peers! Now we have our fingers crossed! An Example of Kate Brack's work. We are looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends at the Best Of Party on October 19th at FLUXX in San Diego.

Drum roll please! We are happy to present our new floral designer , Kate Brack! Kate joined the EventWorks team during the month of May and she and her Boston Terrier, Beatrice have quickly become part of our office family! Kate arrived from New York a year ago where she already had extensive work experience in the event business. "My husband and I had long dreamed of living in California . He secured a job and we made the decision to make the leap. I was working as a lead designer at Floral Art on Abbot Kinney in Venice but was missing the fast paced, creative environment of the event design world. Then I heard that EventWorks was looking for a designer and the rest is history!" So what gets a New Yorker to dream about the left coast? Kate: "Actually, the beauty of the California coastline has long been an inspiration for my designs. There is so much variety in the local vegetation, from fresh cut blooms to native plants , the landscapes in California are like no ot...