THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

We are feeling fan jitters! Kool and the Gang will receive their well-deserved Star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard this week! We are in the mood for a "Celebration"! As we heard the good news announcing the October 8th ceremony, we could not help but reminisce about the countless events we worked with this iconic Celebration band. The press release is an eye opener! They are celebrating 50 - FIFTY! - years on stage and they are still the hardest working band in the event industry. All of you who have experienced the guest response to Kool and The Gang understand why. It is simply impossible not to be infected by the pure joy of their performance and music. If you want to ensure a full dance floor, play "Celebration". This party anthem has survived on top of the list for four decades! So we hope to put some pep into your step on Monday morning!   If you happen to be in Hollywood, catch the ceremony: Thursday, Oct...

Dear Friends, Hollywood is rocking.  Local rock band Jane's Addiction will be honored this Wednesday, October 30th, with a Star on the Walk of Fame! Very appropriately, the Star will be located in front of the racy Playmates lingerie shop! We are celebrating along, choosing Jane's Addiction to start of the week! "ahhhhhhh….. the good ol' days : )  As a native Angeleno AND having been in my 20's in the glory days of the 90ies, Jane's Addiction hold a very special place in my heart. I have vivid memories of going to check out the new vibrant "interesting art band" in Hollywood clubs now way long gone, such as the basement that was "Raji's" on Hollywood Boulevard or "The Lhasa Club." Over the years, I must have seen "the Janes" dozens of times, but each time, I can tell you, those boys would not end a show unless they felt a magical occurrence transpired. They gave EVERYTHING they had every time, and for that, I ...

Dear Friends! We were very pleased to learn that Barry White will be posthumously honored with a Star on the world famous Walk of Fame this week! If in Hollywood, catch the ceremony on September 12th - it would have been his 69th birthday - at 11:30am. The Star will be located at 6914 Hollywood Blvd, across from the Dolby Theatre. That's prime Walk of Fame real estate, and the ceremony will feature Motown's Berry Gordy and widow Glodean White. We all have personal memories of Barry White. Marion met him during her music industry days and still swoons over his bass voice and kind manners. DJ Matt goes way back with the White family. Barry' love songs are classics and we are happy to celebrate him this week. "I have particularly fond memories of Barry White. When I was very very young, I went to the same school as his sons. We became good friends until I moved to a different city but we actually stayed in touch for quite some time. I will never ever forget the ti...