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August 9, 2013
French glitter painter Erik Black specializes in portraits. A typical presentation consists of Black outlining an image in clear glue on dark canvas, then tossing glitter over the piece to reveal it to his audience. Performances include as many as two demos with options like upside-down painting or UV painting in the dark. Black is available for international travel; presentations range from $4,480 to $5,300.
French glitter painter Erik Black specializes in portraits. A typical presentation consists of Black outlining an image in clear glue on dark canvas, then tossing glitter over the piece to reveal it to his audience. Performances include as many as two demos with options like upside-down painting or UV painting in the dark. Black is available for international travel; presentations range from $4,480 to $5,300.
Photo: Courtesy of Erik Black
Live glue artist Michaël Ravaird creates pieces by first painting clear glue on canvas, then revealing the design by throwing glitter powder atop the adhesive. Based in France, Raivard can travel internationally. Presentations start from $3,957; travel fees are not included.
Live glue artist Michaël Ravaird creates pieces by first painting clear glue on canvas, then revealing the design by throwing glitter powder atop the adhesive. Based in France, Raivard can travel internationally. Presentations start from $3,957; travel fees are not included.
Photo: Eric van Nieuwland
Orlando-based artist Rock Demarco’s claim to fame is that he can paint anything in less than 10 minutes. Performing to a rock 'n' roll soundtrack, Demarco can speed-paint portraits of celebrities, C.E.O.s, and other notable figures on canvas for a fee that ranges from $6,000 to $10,000. His latest live-performance element: wearing a glove equipped with five fingerlike paintbrushes that shoot lasers as he works.
Orlando-based artist Rock Demarco’s claim to fame is that he can paint anything in less than 10 minutes. Performing to a rock 'n' roll soundtrack, Demarco can speed-paint portraits of celebrities, C.E.O.s, and other notable figures on canvas for a fee that ranges from $6,000 to $10,000. His latest live-performance element: wearing a glove equipped with five fingerlike paintbrushes that shoot lasers as he works.
Photo: Joe Brooks Photography
French artist Antonin Fourneau practices water light graffiti, a process that involves using a damp sponge brush to draw on an installation made from thousands of small LED lights that light up when touched by water. Fourneau’s interactive performances are customizable, allowing audience members to try their hand at the art form. Having performed for brands including Grohe and the Syfy channel, Fourneau is available for travel; pricing is available on request.
French artist Antonin Fourneau practices water light graffiti, a process that involves using a damp sponge brush to draw on an installation made from thousands of small LED lights that light up when touched by water. Fourneau’s interactive performances are customizable, allowing audience members to try their hand at the art form. Having performed for brands including Grohe and the Syfy channel, Fourneau is available for travel; pricing is available on request.
Photo: Filip Wolak Photography
Miami-based silicone artist Enrique Machado ­specializes in 3-D images of waves. A custom live set might involve Machado creating a 4- by 4-foot piece of art, which takes about three hours to complete. Available for travel, Machado’s process involves outlining an image in color and then “building” it with a silicone gun and resins. Pricing is available on request.
Miami-based silicone artist Enrique Machado ­specializes in 3-D images of waves. A custom live set might involve Machado creating a 4- by 4-foot piece of art, which takes about three hours to complete. Available for travel, Machado’s process involves outlining an image in color and then “building” it with a silicone gun and resins. Pricing is available on request.
Photo: Courtesy of Enrique Machado
Toronto-based street painter David Johnston uses chalk to make realistic trompe l’oeil images at live events for brands such as 20th Century Fox, Canon, and Loblaws. He creates the seemingly 3-D scenes and objects on flat surfaces such as cement or canvas. Johnston is available for travel throughout the United States and Canada; pricing is available on request.
Toronto-based street painter David Johnston uses chalk to make realistic trompe l’oeil images at live events for brands such as 20th Century Fox, Canon, and Loblaws. He creates the seemingly 3-D scenes and objects on flat surfaces such as cement or canvas. Johnston is available for travel throughout the United States and Canada; pricing is available on request.
Photo: Courtesy of David Johnston
New York artist Charlene Lanzel creates images in sand on a light table. As she works, a camera projects her progress onto a screen so the audience can watch. Her standard performance is a 25-minute set of original designs, but clients can also request logos and other custom images. Fees range from $1,200 to $5,000.
New York artist Charlene Lanzel creates images in sand on a light table. As she works, a camera projects her progress onto a screen so the audience can watch. Her standard performance is a 25-minute set of original designs, but clients can also request logos and other custom images. Fees range from $1,200 to $5,000.
Photo: Courtesy of Charlene Lanzel
Eventgoers got a sneak peek at the operations at Bluejacket, one of the largest production facilities on the tour, before it officially opens later this year. The first group to stop here also heard Mayor Vincent Gray speak about the burgeoning Capitol riverfront neighborhood and Bluejacket's influence.
Eventgoers got a sneak peek at the operations at Bluejacket, one of the largest production facilities on the tour, before it officially opens later this year. The first group to stop here also heard Mayor Vincent Gray speak about the burgeoning Capitol riverfront neighborhood and Bluejacket's influence.
Photo: Scott Pacheco
3 Stars Brewing Company has graffiti murals on its walls of the factory to capture the spirit of the brand and its founders. After the tours, guests sampled two of the brand's newer brews, a peppercorn saison and lime basil saison.
3 Stars Brewing Company has graffiti murals on its walls of the factory to capture the spirit of the brand and its founders. After the tours, guests sampled two of the brand's newer brews, a peppercorn saison and lime basil saison.
Photo: Scott Pacheco
Port City provided samples of its six beers on tap then took groups throughout the brewery to see the beer-making process in action. The Alexandria-based brewery has the largest output in volume of the six stops, distributing across the East Coast from South Carolina to New York.
Port City provided samples of its six beers on tap then took groups throughout the brewery to see the beer-making process in action. The Alexandria-based brewery has the largest output in volume of the six stops, distributing across the East Coast from South Carolina to New York.
Photo: Scott Pacheco
The judges panel at 'Hop Chef' included local food writers and bloggers like K Street's Kate Michael, Thrillist DC's Leo Schmid, and the Washington City Paper's Jessica Sidman.
The judges panel at "Hop Chef" included local food writers and bloggers like K Street's Kate Michael, Thrillist DC's Leo Schmid, and the Washington City Paper's Jessica Sidman.
Photo: Scott Pacheco
Kamal Chanaka from Smith Commons served sous vide moulard duck breast on a taleggio-stuffed pearl barley patty topped with a rutabaga and orange puree and spiced cashew relish. Chanaka created a powder from Ommegang's Hennepin beer as the final element on each dish.
Kamal Chanaka from Smith Commons served sous vide moulard duck breast on a taleggio-stuffed pearl barley patty topped with a rutabaga and orange puree and spiced cashew relish. Chanaka created a powder from Ommegang's Hennepin beer as the final element on each dish.
Photo: D. Channing Muller for BizBash
Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge chef Jeff Eng also used the Hennepin beer in his braised pork belly served on chanterelle fried rice and a sunny side up quail egg accompanied by a spicy lobster summer roll. Eng took home the People's Choice honor as voted by attendees who placed poker chips in their favorite chef's fishbowl at stations.
Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge chef Jeff Eng also used the Hennepin beer in his braised pork belly served on chanterelle fried rice and a sunny side up quail egg accompanied by a spicy lobster summer roll. Eng took home the People's Choice honor as voted by attendees who placed poker chips in their favorite chef's fishbowl at stations.
Photo: D. Channing Muller for BizBash
Andrew Markert of Beuchert's Saloon chose the seafood route serving Carolina shrimp pickled with Ommegang's Hennepin Saison beer in a spiked melon and tomato gazpacho.
Andrew Markert of Beuchert's Saloon chose the seafood route serving Carolina shrimp pickled with Ommegang's Hennepin Saison beer in a spiked melon and tomato gazpacho.
Photo: D. Channing Muller for BizBash
Smoke & Barrel's Logan McGear opted for the Ommegang Abbey with his pulled pork served alongside a three-cheese macaroni.
Smoke & Barrel's Logan McGear opted for the Ommegang Abbey with his pulled pork served alongside a three-cheese macaroni.
Photo: D. Channing Muller for BizBash
DC-3 and Matchbox's Anthony Piscioneri used Ommegang's Rare Vos beer in his foie dog with apricot chutney topped with pickled onions and house-made beer nuts on bread infused with the brew.
DC-3 and Matchbox's Anthony Piscioneri used Ommegang's Rare Vos beer in his foie dog with apricot chutney topped with pickled onions and house-made beer nuts on bread infused with the brew.
Photo: D. Channing Muller for BizBash
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Photos: John Gillooly/PEI (couple), Courtesy of United Way (mosaic)
Best Day of Your Life
Best Day of Your Life

More than 800 gathered in Manhattan's Lower East Side for Thrillist's third annual Best Day of Your Life, celebrating the longest day of the year on June 21. The many attractions included Samsung's "Museum of Instagrammable Moments," which allowed guests to have their photos taken with live-artist exhibits, including a moving backdrop of an aerial view of New York City that prompted guests to jump on a trampoline.

Photo: Jonathan Meter
Power Ball
Power Ball

Instead of a traditional plated dinner, V.I.P. guests got an entirely different experience: an interactive experience from food artist Jennifer Rubell. Hands appeared through holes in the table, serving guests one morsel at a time.

Photo: Henry Chan
2015 Wall Ball
2015 Wall Ball

The 2015 Wall Ball, a fund-raiser supporting the City of Mural Arts Program that was held on May 21 at Philadelphia's Electric Factory, gave guests an opportunity to make their own salad by ordering from a salad mural. Catering by Design created a mural wall of salad greens using an existing railed platform. Men dressed as painters used garden shears to cut down baby heads of lettuce, which were transferred to clear paint cans that guests could take to a salad bar to add toppings.

Photo: Paul Loftland
Pretzel Bar
Pretzel Bar

Offering a pretzel bar with several varieties puts a spin on the classic snack. Paramount Events Chicago has a pretzel station with plain, sea salt, cheese, and pepperoni pretzels that hang from a stand. Accompanying sauces include whole-grain mustard and tomato-bacon jam.

Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Catering and Events
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
South Beach Wine & Food Festival

At this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami, Coca-Cola presented its bottle in a sand sculpture at the Coke Cabana. The display was part of Coke Bottle 100, the brand’s 100th anniversary celebration of its bottle, which debuted in 1915.

Photo: Elizabeth Renfrow for BizBash
Problem: Drawing a Crowd in Winter
Problem: Drawing a Crowd in Winter

In February, while Chicago was in the throes of winter, event space Hub Studio Loft hosted a grand opening party that created a summery environment capable of inspiring guests to venture out in the cold. A section of the event space included a tiki bar offering up "Puka Punch,” which guests sipped amid miniature palm trees, umbrellas, and Astroturf for mind-over-matter warmth. Flowers that evoked a tropical climate sat upon tabletops covered with sand and seashells.

Photo: Nakai Photography
Problem: Losing Guests' Attention
Problem: Losing Guests' Attention

Heal the Bay hosts a fund-raising gala each year, but it had identified a past problem with losing guests’—and donors’—attention in a disconnected environment. So this year, for its 30th anniversary, the environmental nonprofit worked with Events by Fabulous to tweak the layout so it would feel more intimate and inclusive. That meant a new stage design and program meant to draw an emotional response from guests by showing high-res video stories of the honorees and the mission of the charity, rather than by way of a speaker with a microphone. Beyond that, the team also created a multistage arena, with a catwalk that led into the center of the crowd and two additional satellite stages for performances that could better distribute the action within the event space. 

Photo: Erik Voake
Problem: Columns Breaking Up an Event Space
Problem: Columns Breaking Up an Event Space

For its 2011 gala in New York, the National Center for Learning Disabilities used the vertical pillars in the space to its advantage, rather than viewing them as obstacles. Designer Bronson van Wyck created custom column wraps printed with colorful logos and key messaging about the group's mission. In addition to brightening up the room, the columns also served as places to affix screens that improved guests’ view of the evening’s presentations. 

Photo: Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com
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