THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

We love to lend our production support to events that highlight the global role of our hometown, Los Angeles. During the month of May, the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce promotes global trade, the driving force behind our local economy. The Event: The 93rd annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast Date: May 2, 2019 Event Location: Intercontinental Los Angeles Hotel Number of Guests: 850, hailing from 37 countries. Ted Bowers: "As Angelenos, we should know this but being present at the 93rd Kickoff Breakfast was a great reminder of the role global trade plays in our lives and the economy of Southern California. Stanley T. Olafson, then manager of the World Trade Department of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, founded World Trade Week in 1927, the year that saw the opening of the Chinese Theatre and the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the time, the population of L.A. County was approaching just one million. We have weathered many wars and eco...

Event Date: Friday, December 1. 2017 Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm Location: Vibiana, Downtown Los Angeles, CA Guest Count: 600 The Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board and Marriott International wished to highlight the rich and illustrious history of Los Angeles at THE EXCHANGE – Corporate Partnership Conference, the annual corporate meeting professionals event for Marriott International. We were honored to create a Prohibition era event with our friends at LATCB and Marriott, applying the theme to every aspect, from beginning - the guest departures from the meeting hotel - to the surprise end of the event. We loved this assignment! It was a wonderful opportunity to use a historic venue, Vibiana, originally constructed as the Los Angeles cathedral in 1876, in the midst of the ultra-modern Downtown neighborhood, to bring a 1920s themed event to life. We used all indoor and outdoor areas of this completely historic but technically ultra-modern venue. We transported the gues...

La La Land continues to engage international event attendees. We recently brought the show into the ballroom. The Event: WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 Dates: 19-20 September 2017 Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Guest Count: 230 Our Task: highlight and showcase iconic L.A. imagery in all decor and entertainment. We had a blast bringing "La La Land" back on stage, for the first time indoors onto a ballroom stage. The quintuple Oscar® winning film proves to be a wonderful entertainment concept to promote Los Angeles internationally. Ted Bowers: "The colorful backdrops are energizing and very appealing to Asian audiences. The music has become an internationally understood and recognized soundtrack for Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board promotes filming locations to the tourism industry. La La Land's happy, upbeat tone makes it the perfect entertainment vehicle to promote our home town or bring tha...