THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

The Event: UCLA Extension presents "Icons of LA" Award Event Date: June 29, 2017 Event Location: W Hotel Westwood It was such a pleasure to provide the event support to our friends at UCLA Extension for the inaugural "Icons of LA" Award reception. Meeting a personal super hero, the first Icon of LA recipient, Marvel's Stan Lee, was the cherry on top of our pie! Event producer Brynne Peña: "We have a long standing relationship with UCLA's event team and were very pleased to be invited to support the inaugural Icon of LA Award. Our design team went to work to create the graphics for the award program as well as all event decor, in UCLA blue and yellow, of course." Seeing the response to the event on social media is always an extra reward for us. Brynne shares: "Watching 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' will be an even more meaningful experience, now that I had the chance to meet the creator. I also like Stan Lee's advi...

It was not just another sunny day in California as we were setting up for Bruin Day. The forecast had mentioned gusty winds. They turned into a full blown Santa Ana windstorm that caused such damages that it made national headlines. Carolyn Vasi and her crew went into rescue mode to get the job done. Production Manager Carolyn Vasi: "We are used to these wind events in Southern California but this one turned out to be a lot more severe than forecast. The wind force turned over full trucks on the freeways and oak trees broke like matches. Santa Anas have a way of starting abruptly and ending abruptly. We were in the midst of the setup when it started to blow. Our tents were tossed around like tumble weeds." Thankfully the event location was not too far from our warehouse. Carolyn dispatched the truck to get the storm gear and the setup for the outdoor event proceeded with only a slight delay. Carolyn: "We had to make some adjustments to ensure the safety of a...