At the next year's event, a Redmoon actor poured drinks from his perch atop the theater's wine bike—a machine with an umbrella of rotating glasses. The company offered the machine for hire, and it appeared (with an attendant) at several Chicago events.
Pastry chef Dominique Ansel debuted his first pop-up in South Florida with a soft-serve window at the Setai hotel in Miami Beach. Ansel created two flavors: caramel stout with chocolate “caviar” and sea salt brownie (pictured) and burrata with balsamic caramel, confit strawberry, and micro basil. The pop-up was intended to be a two-day event but ended after its first day on December 2 after the ice cream sold out.
The California College of the Arts hosted its gala celebration, which honored designer Stanlee R. Gatti, on March 23 at the Nave of its San Francisco campus. The event, which was designed by Gatti's team, featured felt-dipped Sansevieria succulent centerpieces.
For the March Madness Music Festival, which took place April 1 to 3 at Discovery Green in Houston, AT&T provided a lounge inside an igloo-style tent, with charging stations, a panoramic selfie station, and custom T-shirts.
For the college basketball fan fest, AT&T partnered with Team Epic and MKTG to create "Pressure Point," an immersive activation that was designed to help fans feel connected to the Final Four game in Houston. The activation, which took place inside the George R. Brown Convention Center from April 1 to 4, invited guests to attempt a free throw while surrounded by a game atmosphere that involved large screens projecting the faces of fans and sounds of cheers played through overhead speakers.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine closed out its ninth edition on April 3. For fans who couldn't attend the California event, festival planners added a live stream of a seminar title "The Art of Celebrating: Champagne Tattinger & Caviar" to a 50-person dinner at Chicago's Seven Lions restaurant on April 2. Guests at the panel discussion sampled caviar and sipped champagne, and those who tuned in via live stream in Chicago sampled the same bites and drinks.
The 28th anniversary of the New World Symphony Gala took place March 12 in Miami. The gala honored 1,000 New World Symphony (N.W.S.) alumni. On the step-and-repeat, the names of all of those alumni comprised the N.W.S. logo.
Decor at the event included hanging floral installations created with white flowers, moss, and driftwood.
Glamour magazine and Facebook are planning a series of live events to reach young women this election season. The initiative was announced at a launch party that took place in March at the P.O.V. Lounge at W Washington, D.C., hotel. Donkeys, elephants, and the Glamour and Facebook logos were emblazoned on the lemons and limes used to garnish drinks.
District Desserts made custom cookies with the two company logos and notable Washington landmarks like the Capitol and White House.
Pantone's 2016 colors of the year are Rose Quartz and Serenity (pink and baby blue). For an event furniture rental idea inspired by this year's colors, Blueprint Studios offers a palais façade set that is available nationwide.
For a colorful photo booth idea for events, Neon Photo Booth from Foto Master allows guests to create virtual drawings using an LED spray can while standing in front of a dark backdrop. A camera in front of the guests uses an algorithm to detect and track the LED light. The resulting image of guests and their artwork can be saved as a video or turned into photos, GIFs, or flip books, all with brand logos and messages. Hosts can choose the color and size of the neon pen.
