The Week in Events: 'Portlandia' Premiere, P.C.M.A. Highlights, Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival

To promote the release of the first season of Boardwalk Empire on DVD, HBO dispatched costumed ambassadors and Prohibition-era cars in New York’s Union Square (pictured), Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, and on Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles.

As a whimsical way to celebrate the opening of her new SoHo store, Stella McCartney’s 50-person dinner on Monday presented vegetarian Italian plates in toy boats that floated along a moat of water inlaid in the tabletop.

Models played Scrabble inside West Village restaurant One if by Land, Two if by Sea for the presentation of Stella McCartney’s pre-fall collection.

In a nod to a sketch from Portlandia, jars of pickled items packed the shelves of the bar at the American Museum of Natural History for the show’s second season premiere party.

Gym Class Heroes performed alongside Pete Wentz and Black Cars and Boyz II Men at the Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival, which took place December 30 through January 1.

At Showtime’s party for House of Lies at the AT&T Center, cast members' faces decked Warhol-inspired pillows on the couches for a colorful, punchy touch.

Whether it was the prospect of a sunny San Diego jaunt in January or curiosity about a retooled event experience, the Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting drew a crowd that well exceeded forecasts of 3,300 (the final number will be known after an audit). Among the big topics discussed were sustainability, measurement, and hybrid events.

The Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting, Convening Leaders, officially got rolling in San Diego on Sunday. Kicking things off at the event's headquarters hotel, the Manchester Grand Hyatt, was a welcome reception that took its look and feel from the party's views of the San Diego Bay.