| EVENT REPORT 08.19.09 11:47 AM |
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| The Meeting Professionals International Southeastern Education Conference wrapped up its first day of education with a Rat Pack-themed networking party. |
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The Meeting Professionals International Southeastern Education Conference began on Thursday in Miami with a day of education sessions and networking at the Eden Roc. The conference planning committee reached out to local destination management company Deco Productions to coordinate a Rat Pack-themed welcome party that night for the 425 attendees at LIV nightclub inside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach next door.
Deco account executive Beth Failer coordinated the entertainment-focused event that showcased Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin look-alikes in one of the stars' favorite hangouts from the 1960s. “The [Rat Pack] theme has been done over and over, and not always [in] the most exciting [way], so we saw it as a chance to showcase our abilities and what we can do for events,” said Failer, who scheduled performances throughout the four-hour party. |
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 | A Marilyn Monroe impersonator from Camilleon Impersonators was the night's opening act, singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."
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 | Deco AV sent dollar sign-, heart-, and M.P.I.-shaped flogos into the sky from its location by the boardwalk connecting the Eden Roc and Fontainebleau hotels.
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 | Las Vegas-style showgirls greeted arriving guests.
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 | Three of Rainforest Aviaries' and Creature Features' flamingos stood in a pool at the entrance to the club.
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 | New Century Dance Company performed a cabaret-style act inspired by Frank Sinatra's music.
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 | New Century Dance Company's modern Latin dance act, inspired by Broadway's Burn the Floor production, closed the night.
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 | Two old-fashioned cigarette girls from A Hot Party circulated with trays of real and chocolate cigars for attendees.
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 | Aaron's Catering served its signature liquid-nitrogen-infused cocktails inside the club's second-floor lounge.
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 | Nearly all of the 425 registered conference attendees went to the party at LIV.
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 | The Fontainebleau set up a buffet and carving station on the upstairs bar.
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The acts performing on the club’s main stage depicted recognizable entertainment styles from the 1960s through today, progressing from the Sinatra and Martin impersonators to a modern dance performance from New Century Dance Company.
After the day’s education sessions ended with a keynote speech from economist Don Reynolds, the conference planning committee directed guests along the beach boardwalk behind the hotel to the Fontainbleau for the party. Attendees circulated throughout the bilevel club that Deco filled with food and beverage stations—including a lounge on the second floor with liquid-nitrogen-infused cocktails from Aaron’s Catering—and roving entertainers such as two cigarette girls from A Hot Party passing out real and chocolate cigars.
The music pumping through the club stayed in sync with the performances on stage playing recognizable tunes from the 1970s, 80s, and current Top 40 hits. As the night wore on, the cocktail event turned into a full-scale dance party before the event wrapped around 11 p.m.
—D. Channing Muller
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