In Los Angeles, Deutsch LA hosted its holiday party in December at Hangar 8 at the Santa Monica Airport. The company chose a "Studio 54" theme based on the address of its office: 5454 Beethoven Street. To bring the theme to life, Schaffer's Genuine Foods added miniature disco balls to a food station.
The game show's wrap party had a '70s theme in 2011, and guests danced on a colorful, light-up dance floor. The Los Angeles bash was produced and designed by Poko Event Productions.
The Village People made a surprise appearance at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo Ball in 2012. A band member led locals through the appropriate steps to the disco hit "Y.M.C.A.," and the iconic group also performed "In the Navy." Guests danced along enthusiastically.
At the after-party for a 2012 gala at the Art Institute of Chicago, Kehoe Designs brought in bars that were covered in mirrored tiles. A glowing display of Absolut vodka bottles formed the bars' backdrops, and golden drapes surrounded the room.
The Chicago museum hosted an event to celebrate the opening of its David Bowie exhibition in September. At the after-party, a slew of hanging disco balls added a Studio 54-style vibe to a pop-up concert venue that offered a performance from Bryan Ferry. Kim Merlin, Event Creative, and Partytime Productions all worked on the lavish event.
For the 2011 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the party's theme was “A Night at Studio 54,” a nod to the Grammys' 54th year. As part of the decor, a truss surrounded a giant mirror ball. The Recording Academy's Branden Chapman, Rex Supa, and Clay Upton were the event's executive producers, and Along Came Mary Productions, helmed by longtime collaborator Mary Micucci, produced it.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is showing the “David Bowie Is...” exhibition through January 4. It's the only United States stop for the buzzed-about exhibition, and the museum held a lavish gala on September 20 that reflected the hype surrounding the exhibit's opening. The V.I.P. area was a sunken-living-room-style space replete with plush furniture, candles, and champagne chilling on ice. The area took two weeks to build out and upholster and was constructed by Kim Merlin, Event Creative, and Partytime Productions.
Festivalgoers could play DJ inside the larger-than-life boombox and snap pics for social media.
