A pair of dancers taught guests how to perform period dances such as the Foxtrot and Lindy Hop at the Weeksville Historical Center's fund-raising event in Brooklyn in June.
Photo: Tory Williams
The Dandy Wellington Band was provided by musician cooperative Elan Artists. Brooklyn-based event design studio Tinsel & Twine planned the event for the Weeksville Historical Center.
Photo: Tory Williams
Waitstaff wearing roller skates and shiny hot pants added to the atmosphere at Deutsch LA's Studio 54-theme holiday party, held at Hangar 8 in Santa Monica, California, in December 2014.
Photo:Â Sherri J Photography
A percussion group dressed as construction workers used some unusual instruments to perform for guests at the Cirque du Soleil-inspired holiday party for Traffic Control Services, held at its corporate office in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in December 2014. The event was designed by Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based catering and events company JDK Group.
Photo:Â Samuel Costello Photography
The Cirque du Soleil-inspired event also saw aerialists from East Coast Entertainment perform overhead.
Photo:Â Samuel Costello Photography
At the Groupon party, held at the Aragon Ballroom in December 2014, guests posed in front of a striped circus tent backdrop. The event was inspired by the Chicago World's Fair.
Photo:Â Sheri Whitko
A juggler at Groupon's vintage carnival-theme affair entertained the attendees.
Photo:Â Sheri Whitko
At a party celebrating the Toms for Target holiday partnership, held at the BookBindery in Culver City, California, in November 2014, guests created handmade ornaments.
Photo: David Crotty/PatrickMcMullan.com
Guests signed a light graffiti wall at the Comcast Spotlight holiday party in November 2014. JDK Group produced the disco fete.
Photo:Â PhotOle Photography
Guests created greetings for active military members at a card-making station at a wonderland-theme holiday party, held at 26 Bridge in December 2014 and designed by New York-based event firm Rock Paper Scissors Events.
Photo:Â Elizabeth Bruneau
The card-making area included lots of supplies and a workspace for creating festive greetings.
Photo: Elizabeth Bruneau
Winter-inspired temporary tattoos like glittery snowflakes were available for guests to decorate themselves at the Rock Paper Scissors Events-produced event.
Photo: Elizabeth Bruneau
AOL Future Front
AOL hosted its first-ever Future Front on September 28 at Pier 36/Basketball City in New York. The event's focal installation was a three-story DJ tower that housed five DJs in cubes playing hip-hop, electronic, Top 40, rock, and throwback-style tunes. Built with scaffolding, the tower featured shifting light, music, and video styles and allowed DJs to play solo sets, participate in music battles, and combine genres. Four of the squares projected video that showed social feeds, DJ information, and live shots of the DJs performing. The event was produced by Barkley Kalpak Agency.Â
Photo: Pearcey Proper
While all the rooms were meticulously planned, none was as popular as the space that housed old-school carnival claw games. Rather than plush toys and candy, the machines held small items, like lipsticks and jewelry, in Chanel gift bags.
Photo: Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com
