10 Best Ideas of the Week: A Chocolate Graffiti Wall, Turner Broadcasting's Marching Band, Pinball Projections in France

In the basement space of 82 Mercer, the New York City Wine & Food Festival's casino sponsor the Borgata created a lounge space that let attendees paint an interactive graffiti wall, which included chocolate "paint" and "spray paint."

Last week Champagne house Krug held a series of events inside its experiential site, Krug House New York. Created inside an existing townhouse on West 15th Street in New York, the multilevel space produced by Shiraz Events included a gallery showing how the bubbly is created, a chandelier decorated with comment cards from visitors, and dining space in the garden (pictured).

The October 11 upfront presentation from Turner Broadcasting Latin America in New York entertained a crowd of media buyers and ad executives with an array of theatrical numbers, including one that saw Barry Koch, the general manager of Cartoon Network Latin America, file on stage as part of a 100-piece marching band.

The festival's Thrillist BBQ and the Blues event on October 12 at Hudson Terrace was hosted by Food Network personality and chef Rocco DiSpirito. At the event, the lifestyle Web site placed its logo within the chandelier and on the side of the building for a sparkly and eye-catching brand promotion.

Last Thursday the Bell Event returned to Toronto's Direct Energy Centre with the theme "Aurora: Dream Machine." During cocktail hour, the "dream machine" was built by performers with cogs found scattered in the space. Once the machine was complete, an actor playing "the dreamer" hopped aboard and drove it into the dining room, encouraging guests to follow. An animated version of the dream machine was then projected onto the six screens surrounding the dinner tables.

The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum hosted its annual award ceremony on Wednesday at New York’s Pier 60. As a nod to the role geometric shapes and bold colors play in design, David Stark created oversize letters spelling out “NDA” in the reception space.

The city of Lillie, France will host 500 events this winter as part of the "Fantastic" art festival that's aimed at creating a sense of surreal wonder. To kick off the series, the town enjoyed an opening parade, which included digital mapping on Notre Dame de la Treille. The mapping displayed everything from large hands appearing to sketch the building to leafy green plants sprouting out of the facade. At the end, the church lit up like a pinball machine in bright colors.

Martha Stewart and Martha Stewart Living editors hosted the American Made Awards on Tuesday at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. One of the 10 small business owners honored at the award ceremony, Alisa Toninato of FeLion Studios, displayed a map of the U.S. constructed from her state-shaped cast iron skillets.

Tuesday night saw Target mark its 50th anniversary with a private event for partners and executives at Center548 in New York. Produced by ExtraExtra, the gathering was decorated with balloons and bullseyes, and included a cabaret-style performance that spoofed “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast and had costumes embellished with products from the retailer.

At the festival's Godiva Sweet event last Friday, hosted at 82 Mercer by Food Network star Sandra Lee, a gilded lady rolled around the event with a table of birthday hats, handing out the festive headwear to guests as a nod to the festival's fifth anniversary celebration.