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1. 5 New Toronto Venues for Holiday Parties

2. Developer Hosts Green Cocktail Party, Mini Trade Show to Unveil Eco-Friendly Homes

3. OCAD Gala Kicks Off Mystery Art Sale

4. New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves

5. Masked Raconteurs Tell Tales at Moth Ball, and I Have a Blast

6. How Do You Make Staffers Feel Appreciated—at Little or No Cost?

7. MoMA Gets Suitably Whimsical and Macabre for Tim Burton Tribute

FROM NEW YORK

Masked Raconteurs Tell Tales at Moth Ball, and I Have a Blast

Gap, Banana Republic, American Eagle Open Stores With Musical Performances

MoMA Gets Suitably Whimsical and Macabre for Tim Burton Tribute

3 New Hotel Restaurants for Business Entertaining, Private Groups

Nintendo Launches New Mario Game With Look Back at Franchise History

Scripted Models Play Up Key Notes at Victoria's Secret Fragrance Preview

Ad Age Looks to Boost Conference Interaction With Beer Tasting, Lounge Seating

More Photos From Louis Vuitton's Garden-Style Launch: Life-Sized Trees, Mounds of Mums

A Forest of Flora Marks Launch of Louis Vuitton's Saks Boutique

4 Made-in-New York Sweets for Gift Bags

FROM LOS ANGELES

Us Weekly Takes to Voyeur With Scantily Clad Models, Burlesque Feel

6 New Venues for Los Angeles Holiday Parties

New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves

$4 Million MOCA Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Records

Chrysalis Benefit Cuts Ticket Prices in Half, Draws Same Crowd

MOCA Gala Spawning Arty Online Auction—Including Gehry's Hat for Gaga—Through November 30

Wende Museum Closes Wilshire for Cold War Anniversary Celebration

3 Ideas for Stylish, Eco-Friendly Events

3 New Restaurants for Autumn Alfresco Dining

With Help From Lexus, Cedars-Sinai Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Record

News Archive for Google

NEWS 08.25.09 8:00 AM

At BizBash Expo, Talk Focused on Vendor-Planner Relationships, Marketing Through Pizza Deliveries

FROM CHICAGO At the BizBash Expo at Chicago's Merchandise Mart Thursday, educational sessions focused on topics such as financial strategies, social networking, and word-of-mouth marketing. In some of the panels, talk turned to the stabilizing effects of loyal planner-vendor relationships. And in all sessions, speakers stressed the importance of communication—whether between vendors and planners, or planners and the police force.

In a session dubbed "Planning Successful Events and Galas in Challenging Times," Lee Kite, director of distinguished events at the American Cancer Society, spoke about the relief she feels working with trusted vendors, explaining that unstable times are "a solid time for solid relationships." Along with golf outings, Kite plans the organization's annual Discovery Ball, and said that her "happy place—perhaps as much as calculating the take" is seeing vendors whom she has worked with in the past arrive at an event. MORE >>

Zappos, Google

EVENT REPORT 04.20.09 10:00 AM

YouTube Brings Videos—and 200 Performers Found Online—to Carnegie Hall

The inaugural YouTube Symphony
Photo: Obscura Digital

FROM NEW YORK A viral call to arms posted by composer Tan Dun just five months ago yielded more than 15 million hits and 3,000 auditions from YouTube musicians hoping to be a part of the Web site's first ever live symphony. The 93 winners took the stage at Carnegie Hall Wednesday night for a program that included familiar classical pieces and premiere compositions set to a backdrop of massive video that filled much of the theater.

When Google-owned YouTube set out to bring together its most talented users for a one-off concert, the performance itself would be the prize, so producers settled on Carnegie Hall as an enticing venue. More than 3,000 users submitted videos of themselves playing, and once the panel of judges had selected the 93 performers from more than 30 countries, the reality of planning the actual event became a priority. MORE >>

YouTube, YouTube Symphony, Google

EVENT REPORT 02.02.09 11:54 AM

Last Look at the Inauguration: More Photos From Google's Party

Giant plastic igloos at Google's inaugural party
Photo: Courtesy of Google

FROM WASHINGTON Our coverage of the inaugural festivities went online quickly after the events, but some new photos just came in from Google's bash at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, considered by some to be—style- and spectacle-wise, at least—one of the highlights of the week. Here's a look at the gleaming white Obama-influenced fete, overseen and designed by Google's group marketing manager of events, Lorin Pollack-Platto. MORE >>

Inauguration 2009, Google

THE SCOUT 01.26.09 9:00 AM

Imaginative Lighting Effects for a Variety of Events and Situations

The stage at the 2008 Hip Hop Honors Awards.
Photo: Pitor Sikora

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VH1, Google, Y-3

EVENT REPORT 01.21.09 2:30 PM

Inauguration Balls Feature A-List Performers, High-Tech Touches, and High- and Low-End Decor

The Obamas at the Neighborhood Ball
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

FROM WASHINGTON After a day of inaugural festivities held outside amid biting winds and clamoring crowds, last night the masses descended onto a slew of balls celebrating President Barack Obama's swearing in. The 10 Presidential Inauguration Committee-sanctioned parties—the official bashes graced with planned appearances by the new president and first lady—were the tickets to land, with most going to politicians, Hill staffers, and donors. Private functions also dotted the event landscape, with first-ever parties from BET at the Mandarin Oriental and Google at the Mellon Auditorium.

Obama's popularity among the Hollywood set was more evident than ever before, as an award show-worthy roster of performers entertained around town. On the slate at the televised Neighborhood Ball were Faith Hill, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Alicia Keys. Other rosters included Sting and Elvis Costello at the Creative Coalition fete at the Harman Center, Wyclef Jean for BET, and Patti LaBelle at the Africa Ball at the Gaylord.

Street closures, freezing temperatures, and the ongoing taxi shortage made ball hopping a challenge, but as revelers showed throughout the weekend, little could dampen the spirits of those in town for the celebration.

Here are some highlights from the evening's biggest events. MORE >>

Inauguration 2009, Google, BET, Creative Coalition, Hawaii State Socity, Pennsylvania State Society, Congressional Youth Leadership Council

NEWS 11.25.08 2:33 PM

More Inauguration Plans Fall Into Place, Alma Powell Declares "Times Too Serious" for Parties

Washington socialites Buffy Cafritz and Ann Jordan will once again be co-hosting an inaugural party at the recently renamed Fairfax at Embassy Row (formerly the Westin Embassy Row), WWD.com reported yesterday. The Cafritz-Jordan fete is expected to reel in some 250 guests and will be produced by Carolyn Peachey of Campell Peachey and Associates. The duo announced their plans at a reopening reception for the hotel's Jockey Club restaurant last week, where guests like Colin Powell's wife, Alma, and former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein speculated on how the inaugural festivities would unfold.

"You’ll see a renaissance of people coming back to the White House, even with a difficult economy, because people want our president to shine,” said Duberstein. But Powell countered, saying, “I don’t expect there to be more parties. The times are too serious to have parties. That would be frivolous.” MORE >>

Inauguration 2009, Election '08, Buffy Cafritz, Ann Jordan, Huffington Post, Oprah, Google, Embassy of Kuwait

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