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A model walks the runway during the Badgley Mischka show in February.

How Badgley Mischka Engages Runway Show Attendees Through Technology

The Royal Ontario Museum's “Desire' After Hours event had catering experiences by Corbin Food & Events.

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The dining room—which Friedland called the “hero” of the event—had two long dining tables, each with 80 seats. “Like a painter would create his canvas, I started thinking about the different elements [I wanted to] incorporate,” he said. “I approach events very much like a painting. It becomes a layered-type of growing experience.'

See Inside an Over-the-Top, Salvador Dalí-Inspired Birthday Party

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Podcast: Why Events Should Be a Form of Performance Art (Episode 184)

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What to Expect at BizBash Live: Florida The Pop Up

Chef Anne Burrell is among the Food Network talent returning to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. She will host a dinner with chef Scott Conant at his Scarpetta restaurant as well as appear at the Grand Tasting Village.

Preview: 5 Trends to Look for at the 2020 South Beach Wine & Food Festival

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10 Most Anticipated Chicago Venues for Meetings and Events

Before and after Sunday's 92nd annual Academy Awards, guests attended star-studded events including the Vanity Fair party, the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual viewing party, and a glamorous gathering from Warner Bros. ABC Television, which aired the Academy Awards this year, hosted a pre-Oscar party on Saturday night at the Four Seasons Los Angeles in Beverly Hills. Russell Harris Event Group handled design and production for the event, which was filled with lush red florals from In Blume. See more: Oscars 2020: Steal-Worthy Event Design Ideas From the Week's Most Stylish Parties

10 Best Ideas of the Week: An Oversize French Fry Box Stuffed with Money, a Flowery Volkswagen Beetle, Fabricated Bubbles at a Beauty Event

In early February, P.C.M.A. hosted a 'Think Tank' meeting on the stage of the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. The theater was transformed with ornate chandeliers, a mix of banquet tables and lounge seating, and colorful projection mapping.

This Week in Los Angeles: P.C.M.A.'s On-Stage Dinner, 'How to Get Away With Murder's Wrap Party, an Oscars Party's Unique Photo Studio

'The focal point of this Nature in a Jar Room was a photo-ready rattan swinging chair, surrounded by cacti and prepped with pillows for influencers to pose with for all their social media picture-taking. The skylight directly above the swing provided natural light,' explained Wielander, who sourced the room's plants from Interior Foliage Design.

How This Beauty Brand Transformed a Town House for Its Influencer Event

Cocktails & Canapes’ recently introduced a roster of new food stations including a Poke Bar featuring fresh caught seafood and house-made Furikake seasoning ($12 per person for a meal-size portion); a Flaming Cotton Candy station with desserts topped with cotton candy that’s then set ablaze ($10 per person); and a Smoking Seafood station (three pieces per person for $13) with fresh seafood set atop preserved moss that’s smoking from below.

4 New Ideas for Entertaining in Vancouver

Consoletti and team “wanted to ensure that the furniture and design connected to the wintery, lodge-like environment that Park City is known for while still feeling hip.”

How This Event Producer Turned a Client Loss into a Winning Idea at Sundance

The 15th annual Bloor-Yorkville IceFest displayed more than 70,000 pounds of ice sculptures, with the support of Holt Renfrew Centre, Hudson’s Bay Centre, Manulife Centre, TD Bank Group, Sassafraz, and the Colonnade.

This Week in Toronto: Bloor-Yorkville IceFest, Hershey Kisses' Valentine’s Pop-Up, the Black History Month Film Festival

While it’s no longer the night’s most exclusive party (Beyoncé may have taken over that crown), Vanity Fair’s annual Oscars event is still one of the most coveted tickets in town. Once again taking over a custom-built venue between the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts and City Hall, the party was hosted by editor Radhika Jones and drew the likes of Brad Pitt, Billie Eilish, and Kim Kardashian West. The evening started with a 100-guest viewing party and dinner from New York's Frenchette; the party also featured the magazine’s first video portrait studio, a collaboration between Instagram and filmmaker Alvaro Colom.

Oscars 2020: Steal-Worthy Event Design Ideas From the Week's Most Stylish Parties