This week's roundup includes a Dia De Los Muertos-theme coloring station at Good+ Foundation's Halloween bash in Culver City, Martha Stewart's floral candy mosaic at Dylan's Candy Bar in New York, OPI's Guinness World Record-breaking manicure bar in Santa Monica, and a retro Rubik's Cube photo op at Rethink Breast Cancer's Boobyball in Toronto.
Geffen Events designed and produced a Halloween party for Jessica Seinfeld’s charity, Good+ Foundation, on October 22 at Culver Studios in Culver City, California. The family-friendly event featured a variety of on-theme area from sponsors, including a Dia De Los Muertos-inspired station from Delta and AeroMexico. The station offered a coloring table with a festive skull centerpiece.
Salon brand OPI set a Guinness World Record for the longest manicure bar on October 21 at the 3rd Street Promenade shopping area in Santa Monica, California. To break the record, OPI created a 155-foot-long manicure bar, where more than 50 nail technicians gave attendees GelColor manicures with the brand’s new innovation, ProHealth Top and Base Coat. More than 500 manicures were completed.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute hosted its inaugural fund-raiser on September 28 at the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard in Washington. The event entrance had a green carpet with orangutan foot and hand prints.
To celebrate its 16th anniversary, New York-based Dylan’s Candy Bar invited celebrities to create custom candy mosaics for charity, which were displayed in the store’s flagship location on the Upper East Side on October 17. Martha Stewart’s floral candy mosaic was crafted using M&Ms, jelly beans, licorice wheels, licorice, gummy berries, gummy bears, sour patch kids, orange slices, rock candy, gummy worms, and candy wrapper foil.
Rethink Breast Cancer hosted its 16th annual Boobyball benefit on October 13 at Rebel in Toronto. The fitness-inspired event, which paid homage to the ’80s and ‘90s, offered a number of on-theme photo ops, including a structure created with giant Rubik’s Cubes in the event’s pink, blue, yellow, and white color scheme.
On-theme graphics from print sponsor 4XM were displayed around the venue, including a DJ booth that offered music from DJs Brains 4 Brkfst and Nick Marshall.
The Home Base Program, which benefits combat veterans, service members, and their families, hosted its annual fund-raising gala on October 5 at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. The event, which was produced by Tyger Productions, featured a lighting design that illuminated a cloud ceiling treatment over guests, mimicking the sunset outdoors. Situated in front of 10-foot tall signage boards was a second cocktail area flanked by two large bars.
The 21st edition of the Knot Gala took place October 9 at the New York Public Library. The wedding industry event, which was designed by Emily Clarke Events, had an enchanted forest theme. Floral statue entertainers from Scarlett Entertainment greeted attendees at the entrance and posed for photos.
To create a dark woodlands fantasy theme, Emily Clarke Events designed a setup that included a variety of florals and greenery illuminated with purple and blue lighting. Animated butterflies surrounding the Astor Hall stage added to the event aesthetic.
Building on the woodlands theme, catering labels at certain stations resembled tree stumps. Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning handled catering.
