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Chris Gerstenblatt recently returned from two successful productions with fantastic photo material we are happy to share. Event 1 - The Starwood Pow Wow Reception at the Westin St. Francis Hotel (Alexandria Room) - was showcasing Starwood Hotel's ability to host several themed events at any of their properties: On the evening of May 23rd, EventWorks produced a planners edge theme party for international clients attending the Pow Wow Conference sponsored by Starwood Hotels and Resorts. There were Premiere This!, Spa-ception, and Sing Along with Sushi. Each area was specifically designed with these concepts in mind for the guests to experience activities and theme parties that can be hosted at any Starwood Hotel and Resort. Starwood on Planner's Edge on their own website:   Planner's Edge on-site events eliminate the need for outside transportation and event planning. That means you as the planner have more time to focus on the meeting and stay within your meeting...

"I did not suspect anything until about 2 hours before we took off. My husband Steve had arranged the flight as a birthday and anniversary surprise and he had kept it completely hush-hush. Then he got the confirmation phone call about the departure time while I was sitting next to him." "Steve hired Adventure Helicopter Tours to celebrate our special weekend. Our birthdays and our anniversary happen on three consecutive days at the end of March. And I did not organize it that way so that it would be only a one-event-production! When we got married I was a teacher in a rough part of Chicago and I had no idea I would end up in the event industry in Los Angeles." "Flying over our city was a beautiful experience. We had the perfectly clear Spring day. Here a view of Hollywood including our client Starwood's new W Hotel." "It was the first time I got this overview of Downtown. We work here a lot but you never get to see it so serenely calm from the ai...

We haven't quite figured out, yet, whether what he really wants to do is direct but considering Chris Gerstenblatt's multi-tasking and juggling capability, he probably could. After all, an event producer does direct. Chris had a very busy Spring producing a variety of very different events in very different locations. Starting in Los Angeles with the UCLA Day 'o9 on May 8th, 2009, then flying off to New York City to oversee the Starwood Leadership Conference 2009 at the W Hotel in Hoboken and New York Sheraton from June 17th to 19th. Chris was immersed over his ears in preparing for those two large events while handling smaller L.A. assignments as well. Chris: "It was key for me to really listen to our clients' wishes to ensure that we fulfill their ideas for the event. Of course, collegiate events require a different approach than corporate events." Key for UCLA was to promote the university by creating a sense of community among former and current students a...