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Jack Scafide, CORT Events’ midwest district account executive, suggests starting by breaking the room into a six-foot grid. “This makes it much easier to place chairs, aisles, decor, etcetera, making sure everyone will be at least six feet apart. Your room or space will shrink very quickly.'

The Future of Floorplans: What Will Physically Distanced Event Layouts Look Like?

On May 26, WarnerMedia's HBO Max hosted an interactive virtual party after the premiere of underground ballroom dance show Legendary. Produced by Little Cinema, the event allowed guests to switch between a variety of rooms; in one space, Legendary host Dashaun Wesley hosted a voguing competition between virtual attendees.

How Hollywood Is Hosting Immersive Virtual Premiere Parties

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Industry News: Black Event Industry Leaders Host a Webinar, Plus L.A. Pride's March Against Racism, InfoComm's Virtual Trade Show, and More

Industry News: the Music Industry's Blackout Tuesday, WM Events' New Initiative, Updates on Dream Cleveland, and More

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Production & Strategy

2020 Ask Bb Web (1)

Ask BizBash: What Podcasts Can Make Me a Better Event Planner Right Now?

Jack Scafide, CORT Events’ midwest district account executive, suggests starting by breaking the room into a six-foot grid. “This makes it much easier to place chairs, aisles, decor, etcetera, making sure everyone will be at least six feet apart. Your room or space will shrink very quickly.'

The Future of Floorplans: What Will Physically Distanced Event Layouts Look Like?

On May 26, WarnerMedia's HBO Max hosted an interactive virtual party after the premiere of underground ballroom dance show Legendary. Produced by Little Cinema, the event allowed guests to switch between a variety of rooms; in one space, Legendary host Dashaun Wesley hosted a voguing competition between virtual attendees.

How Hollywood Is Hosting Immersive Virtual Premiere Parties

“Not only did we already have many of the digital CAD models of the structures, Do LaB also had their CAD structures very organized, which made for a smooth integration into the digital scene,” Shaw explained about recreating a digital version of the festival.

Is This What Future Music Festivals Will Look Like?

Top 6 Benefits of Virtual Experiences

Top 6 Benefits of Virtual Experiences

Style & Decor

Revolution's Bumper Tables debuted at Fish Tales in Ocean City, Maryland.

11 Event Decor Ideas and Products Designed to Keep Guests Safe

At Engage!19, which was held at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, last June, 400 wedding and event industry professionals gathered to attend speaker and panel sessions, as well as networking activities including two on-site pool parties, one in the evening and one in the afternoon. The luxury-wedding business summit, which is produced by Rebecca Grinnals and Kathryn Arce of Celebration, Florida-based Engaging Concepts, was designed by Emily Clarke Events and featured an updated tropical look with pastel shades.

#ThrowbackThursday: Get Inspired by These Vibrant Summer Soirees

“Visitors to the pop-ups actually thank us for being there, and you can see on their faces just how happy it makes them to see these gardens appear in their neighborhoods,” says Tom Kehoe about Kehoe Designs' Green Market Gardens.

How These Industry Pros Are Keeping the Flower Business Blooming

First up was 'Grad at the Pad,' a celebration for the class of 2020 that took over a front yard in Orange County, Calif. 'Instantly my mind went to entertainers on stilts,' said event designer Alexandra Rembac, nodding to the requirements to stay six feet apart from others.

Can Socially Distanced Pop-Ups Help Bring Back Live Events?

'Just because your plans have been altered due to the outbreak doesn't mean that you're not entitled to commemorating a special day—in a modified but meaningful way,' says Karen Norian of Simply Eloped.

How Weddings, Birthday Parties, and Other Life Events Can Still Be Celebrated Virtually

Catering

The Revel Group served salads in small enclosed buckets at the Adobe Symposium 2016 in Sydney.

Bye-Bye Buffets? Industry Pros Predict What Event Catering Will Look Like in the Future

Located in Washington’s Blagden Alley, Calico is serving up “adult juice boxes” via takeout or delivery from its sister restaurants Tiger Fork and Fainting Goat, which offers cocktails (margaritas, whiskey sours, and vodka-cranberries) and wines (red and white) for $8 each or $28 for a four-pack. Tiger Fork offers its 8 O’Clock Light Show ($12) with rum, yuzu, mandarin, and natural caffeine; Nathan Road ($10) with bourbon, plum wine, hibiscus, and bitters; and Bird Market ($10) with gin, alpine liquor, and citrus. These juice boxes are also available as four-packs for $40. Order through Caviar and UberEats.

Planning a Virtual Happy Hour? Raise a Digital Toast With These To-Go Cocktails

'Margarita means 'daisy' in Spanish,' explains Justin Lane Briggs, spirits consultant for the Cabinet in New York, where the new Don Celso Daisy cocktail is aptly named. 'It's a margarita that's delicious and classical, yet speaks of place—the terroir of Río Golea in San Pedro Quiatoni, Oaxaca. The power of suggestion from the blue color easily implies blueberry to my palate, and I presume to everyone else's too.'

10 Creative Takes on the Classic Cocktail for National Margarita Day

Cocktail Academy has created custom cocktails inspired by this year's Oscars Best Picture nominees. From left: 'The Joke Is on You,' inspired by Joker, is made with gin, lime, cassis, cherry heering, beet juice, and muddled fresh marjoram, then topped with soda. 'Love Is a Great Beautifier,' inspired by Little Women, has rose-infused vodka, dry white port, lemon, simple syrup, and a lemon twist for garnish. And 'Giddy Up,' inspired by Parasite, uses tequila blanco, shoju, lime, simple syrup, and muddled watermelon; it's topped with a watermelon wedge and cracked black pepper for garnish.

Think Beyond the Drink: How Your Event Cocktail Should be Telling a Story

In the Super Bowl host city of Miami, Planta South Beach boasts a Big Game Day menu full of flavor—including a plant-based platter packed with buffalo cauliflower wings, Planta burger sliders, the Godfather Pizza, and more.

9 Plant-Based Super Bowl Party Bites

Venues & Destinations

The 2020 ESPY Awards are going virtual. The two-hour broadcast, which will celebrate heroism and humanitarian aid, will air June 21 on ESPN; athletes Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe, and Sue Bird will host from their homes. The star-studded sports event had long been held at L.A.'s Microsoft Theatre in July; last year's 5,000-attendee show (pictured) focused on sustainability, inclusivity, and—of course—the United States women's national soccer team, fresh off its World Cup win. See more from the 2019 show here.

This Week in Los Angeles: a Drive-By Art Exhibit, a Surprise Hollywood Bowl Performance, HBO Cancels its Buzzy Emmys Party, and More

“Together Even When We’re Apart,” a new outdoor art collection, is popping up on the streets of Toronto. Works by 11 local artists, encompassing themes of nature and resilience, are produced as extra-large posters and installed at 25 different closed shops and boarded-up sites. Developed by Partial Gallery co-founder Tammy Yiu Coyne and Labour of Love owner Regina Sheung, the project serves to help revitalize the city’s deserted areas, while celebrating the artists working to boost morale during quarantine.

This Week in Toronto: Virtual Power Ball 22, a City-Wide Art Installation, Canada’s Largest Zoom Party, and More

On May 16, main street at The Grove opened to cars for a “drive-through” lunch and dinner experience from Rosewood Miramar Beach executive chef Massimo Falsini. Caruso, the property management company behind the outdoor shopping center, donated 100-percent of the day’s sales to Para Los Niños, a Skid Row-based nonprofit that provides support to children and families; ultimately, the one-day event resulted in 21,000 meals being donated.

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The Toronto Zoo has announced a new drive-through experience, which allows visitors to see the zoo from their cars while listening to an audio tour by zookeepers.

This Week in Toronto: Outdoor Art Fair Moves Online, a Social Distancing Food Market, At-Home Haircuts for Cancer Research, and More

Set the stage for serendipitous moments at Long Beach event spaces.

Set the stage for serendipitous moments at Long Beach event spaces.

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“Not only did we already have many of the digital CAD models of the structures, Do LaB also had their CAD structures very organized, which made for a smooth integration into the digital scene,” Shaw explained about recreating a digital version of the festival.

Is This What Future Music Festivals Will Look Like?

During Create & Cultivate's recent virtual Money Moves Summit, the team had a 10-minute music session with rising indie-pop artist Lennon Stella, who performed three songs then held a Q&A with attendees.

Readers' Forum: What's the Coolest Virtual Event Experience You've Had?

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Revolution's Bumper Tables debuted at Fish Tales in Ocean City, Maryland.

11 Event Decor Ideas and Products Designed to Keep Guests Safe

At Engage!19, which was held at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, last June, 400 wedding and event industry professionals gathered to attend speaker and panel sessions, as well as networking activities including two on-site pool parties, one in the evening and one in the afternoon. The luxury-wedding business summit, which is produced by Rebecca Grinnals and Kathryn Arce of Celebration, Florida-based Engaging Concepts, was designed by Emily Clarke Events and featured an updated tropical look with pastel shades.

#ThrowbackThursday: Get Inspired by These Vibrant Summer Soirees

The 2020 ESPY Awards are going virtual. The two-hour broadcast, which will celebrate heroism and humanitarian aid, will air June 21 on ESPN; athletes Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe, and Sue Bird will host from their homes. The star-studded sports event had long been held at L.A.'s Microsoft Theatre in July; last year's 5,000-attendee show (pictured) focused on sustainability, inclusivity, and—of course—the United States women's national soccer team, fresh off its World Cup win. See more from the 2019 show here.

This Week in Los Angeles: a Drive-By Art Exhibit, a Surprise Hollywood Bowl Performance, HBO Cancels its Buzzy Emmys Party, and More

“Together Even When We’re Apart,” a new outdoor art collection, is popping up on the streets of Toronto. Works by 11 local artists, encompassing themes of nature and resilience, are produced as extra-large posters and installed at 25 different closed shops and boarded-up sites. Developed by Partial Gallery co-founder Tammy Yiu Coyne and Labour of Love owner Regina Sheung, the project serves to help revitalize the city’s deserted areas, while celebrating the artists working to boost morale during quarantine.

This Week in Toronto: Virtual Power Ball 22, a City-Wide Art Installation, Canada’s Largest Zoom Party, and More

If it is necessary to ask participants their gender, include an option for folks to identify as non-binary and/or 'other.'

3 Tips for an Inclusive Online Registration Form

Earlier in May, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami—home to this year’s Super Bowl—announced it will be the first pro football stadium to attain the GBAC STAR accreditation.

Why Venues Across the U.S. Are Focusing Efforts to Attain GBAC STAR Accreditation

President Barack Obama gave a virtual commencement speech during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, which aired May 16 on television networks nationwide.

8 Ways to Be an Effective Virtual Event Speaker

The event included a mix of live hosting and musical performances, plus prerecorded fireside chats and messages of support (pictured) from 17 different celebrities.

What It Takes to Plan a Virtual Gala—In Just 17 Days

Chipotle, the official restaurant partner for Teen Vogue's Virtual Prom, hosted an after-party with digital star David Dobrik via Instagram. The event included 10,000 free food giveaways, interactive games, and a $25,000 scholarship announcement.

9 Creative Ways to Integrate Sponsorships Into a Virtual Event

Nationally recognized mentalist and illusionist Wayne Hoffman can be booked for virtual events, offering sessions ranging from five minutes to a full hour.

10 Engaging Entertainment Ideas for Your Next Virtual Event

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