The Metropolitan Opera celebrated the opening of its latest production, Otello, with a post-show reception and dinner on October 9. Designed and produced by Tyger Productions and held on the Met’s Grand Tier, guests sat at 24-foot mirrored tables that reflected the dramatic architecture. Tall gilded crystal candelabras holding boxwood topiaries ran down the center of the tables, while gold Venetian glass chargers and flatware added to the look.
The women’s board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra hosted the Symphony Ball on September 29. After a concert conducted by Ricardo Muti, guests headed to a dinner-dance at the Fairmont Chicago. To underscore the “Seize the Night” theme, designer Jeffrey Foster of Event Creative lit centerpieces with glowing fiber optics.
The 13th annual Storybook Ball was held October 20 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Sound of Music-themed decor included centerpieces of wildflowers accented with tiny guitars, designed by Winston Flowers.
Caviar Dreams produced a pink-carpeted gala for Total Impact Resource Centers at the Penthouse at AT&T Center in Los Angeles on October 27. Candy-colored centerpieces sat atop crystal candelabras, and aqua-blue glassware popped against silver linens and Chiavari chairs.
LUNGevity Foundation's second annual Musical Celebration of Hope was held at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington on September 14. Produced by Events by Andre Wells, the event had a Spanish theme. Tables were covered in striped linens and displayed brightly colored tropical flowers in glass containers of various heights. Decor was handled by Design Foundry and florals were by Blue Vanda Designs.
The Knock Out Abuse gala held at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington had a Moulin Rouge theme, designed by Events by Andre Wells. Amaryllis topped dinner tables covered in black-sequined linens with centerpieces of black plumes and deep red roses.
Chicago’s Luna Negra Dance Theater threw a gala in September. Designed by Kehoe Designs, several dinner tables displayed centerpieces elevated on platforms.
Elle magazine held its annual Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on October 15. Caravents handled the event design and production, creating a minimalist look with coral-colored floral arrangements set atop matte mirrored Perspex rectangles.
