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Telepictures Throws Over-the-Top, Carnival-Style 50th for Ellen DeGeneres

Harmony With No Limits Gala Converts Tennis Court to Ballroom

Steve & Barry's Surf Collection Launches, Aptly, on the Sand

New Nokia Products Make Movies (and Take Drink Orders) at Gen Art Event

Victoria's Secret Launches Feminine, Flirty Fragrance With Party to Match

Crown Royal, In Touch Host Friday-Night Derby Fetes in Louisville

Dark Knight Production Designer Stages Superman's Fortress for Costume Institute

Americana at Brand Opens With Big-Scale Rooftop Spectacle

Make-A-Wish Brings 94 Wineries to Moulin Rouge-Themed Fund-Raiser

$2 Million Race to Erase MS Gala Hawks IVF, Shopping With Hiltons
 

GUEST QUESTIONS

Clive Davis's Guests Wowed by Alicia Keys

Starlight Starbright Staffers Like Their Family-Friendly Party

Fekkai Staffers Like Venue, Vodka

CEG Employees Like Holiday Party Games, Snoop Dogg

What Was the Best Thing About the Victoria's Secret Bash?

A Media Buyer Gives Her Take on Upfront Week

Media Buyers Like Shrimp, Debate Whose Is Best

What's the Best Thing About Fashion Week?

The Outsiders: Notes from the Night of 100 Stars
 
 
EVENT REPORT   05.09.08 12:39 PM
Steve & Barry's Surf Collection Launches, Aptly, on the Sand
Wonderwall's beachfront cabanas
Photo: BizBash
It can be hard to pluck busy journalists from their desks in the middle of a workday to attend an event—but perhaps not as hard if you lure them to a serene beach on a mild Los Angeles afternoon. That's the approach taken by organizers behind the launch of Wonderwall, surfer Laird Hamilton's  surf and skate apparel collection with Steve & Barry's stores, which took to Paradise Cove beach yesterday afternoon.

Steve & Barry's fashion PR director Martin Higgins and associate PR director Rebecca Fitts tapped Shannon Davidson to produce the press event for about 40, where print and broadcast journalists could interview Hamilton in front of colorfully decorated cabanas right on the sand. "It was a lifestyle-driven event. It was really about creating a beach environment where Laird was comfortable talking to the media," Davidson said. "Paradise Cove is absolutely beautiful." READ MORE

RELATED TOPICS Wonderwall, Steve & Barry's
NEWS   05.09.08 12:14 PM
Silver Spoon Hosts Weekend Gift Suite for Dogs and Babies
Apparently gift suites aren't just for celebrities anymore. Now they're for their dogs and babies, too. Today and tomorrow at the Hyatt in Century City, the Silver Spoon is presenting its "Silver Spoon Hollywood Dog & Baby Buffet," which will include such products as Boogie Wipes saline nose wipes for kids, Spoiled Mama maternity beauty products, Sportz Dawgz sports-oriented dog toys, Zoomback GPS for dogs, and Classic Kids Photography, which specializes in family and dog photography. The Amanda Foundation will be on site for dog adoptions. A motley group including Tori Spelling, Paula Abdul, Perez Hilton, Scott Baio, Jason Priestly, Ian Ziering, Brittny Gastineau, Melissa Rivers, and Soleil Moon Frye are among the expected attendees.   —Alesandra Dubin


RELATED TOPICS Gift Suites, Amanda Foundation
EVENT REPORT   05.09.08 12:00 PM
New Nokia Products Make Movies (and Take Drink Orders) at Gen Art Event
The Nokia-branded bar
Photo: Brian Choi
FROM CHICAGO On Wednesday, a face-painted man wearing a pink shirt and toting a green water gun wove his way through the stylish crowd assembled at the River East Art Center for Gen Art and Nokia's Art in Motion event. The colorful guest was part of one of three films that were shot on site, as emerging filmmakers commissioned by Gen Art made short movies using Nokia's N95 8GB device.

The moviemaking was only one of the ideas that Gen Art Chicago's regional event director, Laura Lachman, cooked up for the event, which was intended to showcase the cutting-edge capabilities of Nokia's N95 and N810 devices.

Guests had the option of ordering drinks the old-fashioned way (by bellying up to the bar) or by taking a more technological route: Nokia reps standing at three highboys held N810 Internet tablets that they used to type in guests' drink requests. The orders went electronically to a computer behind the bar, and a server brought the drink orders to the tables within a matter of minutes. READ MORE

RELATED TOPICS Gen Art, Nokia
MY FAVORITE VENDORS   05.09.08 9:01 AM
Bar Association Favors Powell's Catering, Eddie's Printing for Meetings
Paulette Fontanez
Photo: Christine Wolter
Paulette Fontanez co-manages a department of seven meeting planners for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, working on meetings that offer continuing legal education for bar association members. Fontanez oversees approximately 350 meetings per year.

Catering: “Powell’s Catering is by far my favorite caterer. We’ve been doing business with the people there for years, so they automatically know what we need. They whip up some surprises for us once in a while that really knock other caterers out of the park. They know what dishes we like, remember what we don’t, cater to personal preferences, and are sensitive to food allergies. They’re so easy to work with—there really is no competition."

Printing: “Eddie’s Printing. The company's turnaround is miraculously quick, [and it is able to] get us 300-page, double-sided bound documents back within a day.” READ MORE

RELATED TOPICS Los Angeles County Bar Association
THE SCOUT   05.09.08 8:32 AM
An Affordable Source for Invitations
An array of Fabulous Stationery's offerings
Photo: Courtesy of Fabulous Stationery
For stylish thank-you notes or invites on a budget, Fabulous Stationery has a wide range of cards that can be personalized. The Philadelphia-based company, owned by three advertising-agency veterans, offers more than 300 designs, including Pop Art prints, masculine stripes, and organic shapes. For bulk orders of 10 or more sets of 25 cards and envelopes, the designers can tailor both the text and the look of the cards and add a company logo. Corporate clients include Marie Claire and the Hyatt Regency Boston. Individual sets range from $35 to $55; bulk orders receive 15 percent off. The company ships worldwide.   —Lisa Cericola
NEWS   05.08.08 12:49 PM
Maxim "Hot 100" Invites Mimic Event's New York-to-L.A. Move
Maxim's lenticular invitation
Photo: BizBash
Maxim is announcing its "Hot 100" party with invitations that appeal to the bicoastal set. Arriving this week, lenticular cards show a dramatic photograph of the Empire State Building when viewed from one angle and a very L.A. scene of a palm tree against a blue sky when viewed from another. The text reads, "Maxim brings the Big Apple to L.A. with a little Hollywood magic."

The party, which has been in New York in the recent past, will take over the New York street at Paramount Studios on May 21, with music by DJ Vice. David Rodgers is producing in association with Fingerprint Communications. The magazine group created the invitation in-house.   —Alesandra Dubin


RELATED TOPICS Maxim, Maxim Hot 100
THE WALKTHROUGH   05.08.08 12:02 PM
Oceanfront Del Mar Estate Opens for Events
The estate has an oceanfront location.
Photo: Kevin Roche Photography
For intimate, opulent events, a private oceanfront estate in Del Mar called Grand Arches is now available for booking through Estate Weddings and Events. Paige Rense, editor in chief of Architectural Digest, built the luxe, 7,000-square-foot San Diego home 26 years ago. A family now owns the space, and its plush decor includes fireplaces from France’s Loire Valley along with artifacts from Europe and Asia. READ MORE

RELATED TOPICS Architectural Digest
NEWS   05.07.08 4:53 PM
Anthem Emails Memory Book From Coachella Pool Party
Anthem's Coachella pool party
Photo: BizBash
If your event generates as much hipster chatter as does Anthem magazine's Coachella pool party, why let it die, when you could rehash it ad infinitum instead? In a sure-to-be-forwarded e-newsletter yesterday, more than a week after the two-day event wrapped, the magazine sent out what it called a "memory book," a collection of photographs taken by partygoers professional and amateur. The magazine also assembled and distributed a short video from seven hours of footage taken at the weekend-long event, which includes shots of Levi's gift suite, DJs spinning in a booth above the pool, and a cannonball diving contest that included one naked guest among the swimsuit-clad ones.   —Alesandra Dubin


RELATED TOPICS Levi's, Anthem Magazine, Coachella
VENUE NEWS   05.07.08 4:51 PM
Hotel Palomar Opens Tomorrow
The environmentally friendly Hotel Palomar Los Angeles in Westwood will make its official debut tomorrow. Blvd 16, the property’s earth-toned restaurant and bar that holds 92 for seated events, will open on Saturday. Executive chef Simon Dolinky’s menu includes English pea ravioli with cippolini onions and French butter sauce, and beef tenderloin with truffled goat cheese. The wine list offers more than 120 labels, some of which are organic. More on the property’s features—including photos—here.   —Laura Kasavan


RELATED TOPICS Going Green
EVENT REPORT   05.07.08 1:53 PM
Victoria's Secret Launches Feminine, Flirty Fragrance With Party to Match
Victoria's Secret's girly fragrance launch
Photo: Dale Wilcox for BizBash
Victoria's Secret, with its unabashedly frilly, girlie merchandise and pink-on-pink packaging, is a brand that knows itself. So when the retailer launched its Heavenly Kiss fragrance at Beso last night, the brand threw a party that embraced the flirty, romantic notions behind its commercial success. "The goal was to make it romantic and feminine, consistent with the fragrance messaging," said Kate Foster, Victoria's Secret's New York-based associate vice president for marketing and PR. "Plus, the fragrance makes a perfect gift for Mother's Day, so the timing was right."

The choice of venue was a gimme, since its name means "kiss" in Spanish, and Eva Longoria Parker's new spot with chef Todd English is one of the most-discussed new spaces in town. READ MORE

RELATED TOPICS Victoria's Secret, Chambord
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