The New Media Party in Washington, returning for its second year, featured several inventive uses of technology at events. Produced by Event Farm, the party incorporated sponsors such as Vntana, which created holograms of guests that were then projected onto the walls of venue Carnegie Library. Other sponsors included Lyft, Microsoft, AOL, and Yelp, which created a listing for the event and allowed guests to post reviews and photos.
The Women’s Committee for the Corcoran Gallery of Art hosted its 60th annual Corcoran Ball on April 17 in Washington. Design Foundry suspended different sizes and styles of orange lanterns from the ceiling of the reception tent.
Men’s fashion site JackThreads held a launch party for its new collection of Westbrook Frames—the result of a collaboration with N.B.A. star Russell Westbrook—on February 12 at 214 Lafayette Street in New York. Napkin Killa, an artist who creates caricatures on cocktail napkins, had his own station at the event where he drew portraits of guests. The event was produced by Engine Shop.
Looking for an unusual act to book? Like a harp on steroids, the strings of the oversize musical instrument Aerial Harp are suspended across several feet and are illuminated to grab the audience's attention. Booked through Talents & Productions, the United States-based act charges about $9,800 per event.
