The zip line operated to capacity over the first weekend, propelling more than 2,000 festivalgoers 64 feet high above the main stage.
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Tampa Bay NACE Holiday Party
Aerial performers poured champagne for guests at the National Association for Catering & Events holiday party Monday at the Vault in downtown Tampa. The party had a speakeasy theme: guests received the address and password after they registered for the event, and entertainment from Event Show Productions included burlesque dancers and actors playing poker. Vendors included event planning and execution by Sandy Rule; decor, furniture, and lighting by MMD Events; draping by Quest Drape; and catering by Good Food Catering.
Photo: Aaron Bornfleth Studio
The company's "Spinning Vehicles" are rolling platforms with elevated, performer-activated, rotating vignettes including a tilted bathtub with a bather.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography
Organizers set up a pop-up fashion lounge as a nod to Japan's fashion-forward culture.
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Members of Occasions Caterers waitstaff dressed as modern maikos and passed specialty cocktails.
Photo: Pepe Gomez/Pixelme Studio
An after-party took place upstairs where entertainment included a speed painter working under a black light that made his work glow.
Photo: Bob and Dawn Davis
Perfect for pool parties and resort events is L.A. Photo Party's underwater photo booth. The self-contained unit includes a DSLR camera, strobe flash, preview monitor, and an underwater trigger button. The booths are available globally; pricing is available upon request.
Photo: Courtesy of L.A. Photo Party
Stella Artois "Host Beautifully"
Guests could float above the crowd in tethered hot-air balloons branded with the Stella Artois logo.
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Adventure Associates' “GeoTrek” activity is based on the recreational sport of geocaching—using GPS devices to locate containers, known as “caches.” The company has courses in 75 locations around the country, including one at Walt Disney World that requires participants to use the monorail, boats, and walking between resorts to locate each cache. Organizers provide a brief lesson on how to use GPS, and then teams of about four people each choose which caches they will attempt to locate based on point values, distances, and strategy. When teams reconvene, the company’s facilitators can lead participants in a discussion of what they learned followed by a tallying of each team’s scores.
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Classic game shows get a new twist in Wildly Different's iPlay event. The company provides iPads that teams use to complete challenges modeled after traditional game show activities. In “Survey Says,” participants must rank the answers provided from most popular to least popular in categories such as “top-selling candy bars” and “favorite pastimes.” In “What’s the Tune,” players hear snippets of music and must name the song or artist. The iPads automatically tally each team’s points, and at the end members of the winning team join the M.C. on stage to receive their awards.
Photo: Courtesy of Wildly Different
Intel’s Shooting Star Drones Light Show
Intel brought its drone light show to the Las Vegas Strip from January 8 to 11. The aerial performance, which involved a fleet of 250 Intel Shooting Star drones moving to the song “Stargazing” by Kygo, took place over the Fountains of Bellagio. The light show had previously taken place at Disney Springs, Coachella, and Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl LI halftime show.
Photo: Courtesy of Intel Corporation
Upfront Ventures' Upfront Summit
Upfront Ventures hosted its fifth annual summit on February 1 and 2 at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Produced by RG Live Events, the event featured two interactive LED light tunnels that led to a custom-built theater.
Photo: Scott Clark Photography
