10 Best Ideas of the Week: a Hotel Lobby Boxing Ring, Mini Marquee Centerpieces, a Denim Jacket Bar

The Los Angeles Times Food Bowl Night Market took place May 16-20 at Grand Park. Outstanding in the Field—a culinary pop-up company that normally hosts dinners on farms—hosted the opening-night dinner party, which had a long table in the park’s Chinese Lantern Garden. The dinner offered Filipino fare from a trio of chefs from two local eateries: Charles Olalia of Ricebar and Chase and Chad Valencia of Lasa. 

Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation hosted its ninth annual charity event May 23 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. Geffen Events turned the lobby of the hotel into a branded boxing ring, which held four fights.

A photo op from event sponsor Citi featured branded bowls attached to a greenery wall. Forks, knives, and spoons were used as additional decor. The Los Angeles Times' in-house events team produced the Night Market event.

The entrance to the Night Market displayed a food-theme neon backdrop where guests could take photos. 

Recode and Vox’s annual Code Conference took place Tuesday through Thursday at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Sponsor I.B.M. hosted the Eater Kick-Off dinner on Tuesday, where guests sampled bites from eight local chefs, including Jason Benavente of Nobu, Chris Flint of NoMad Los Angeles, and Timothy Hollingsworth of Otium. The event had I.B.M.-branded decor and speciality cocktails. 

For a crafty event idea, We Are Knitters helps hosts organize their own knitting parties, offering a handy planning guide as well as creating an online ticket through Eventbrite that can be shared with invitees. Guests can then purchase the crocheting or knitting kit that was selected by the host through the invite link. Plus, knitting party ambassadors (a.k.a. hosts) receive special perks like gift cards, free kits, and more. 

To celebrate her partnership with Garnier and the brand's latest product launches, brand ambassador Mandy Moore hosted a girl’s night event May 3 at the Hills Penthouse in West Hollywood. As part of the evening’s activities, guests could personalize Unemployed Denim jackets, which were custom-made with white paint splatters and pink-stripe detailing. Pins and patches such as flowers, lips, and animals were available for guests to add to their jackets. Plus, as a way to tie in brand elements, patches of the various fruits like bananas, coconuts, avocados, papayas, and goji berries found in Garnier’s new hair masks were up for grabs. 

Virtual-reality company Oculus celebrated the launch of its new headset May 17 at a vacant space in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. The company’s internal events team created a giant sculpture with 376 items that were hand-strung from the ceiling. The all-white items, which reflected the content the headset offers, included a real spacesuit (inspired by the VR series Space Explorers) and a dinosaur head created with polystyrene for the game Jurassic World: Blue. 

The Robin Hood Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary May 14 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The benefit, which had a “Lights of New York” theme, had three-sided mini marquee centerpieces that offered messages of gratitude and celebrated the organization's anniversary. David Stark Design and Production designed the event. 

Groups of dancers performed on platforms with dramatic backgrounds, including one depicting the New York skyline. To transition to cocktails, the dancers joined in a single high-energy performance and led guests to the dinner space.