As event planners, we often work with production teams, especially when planning the details of conferences with general sessions involving some type of performance. I work with a lot of faith-based organizations whose events include contemporary worship sessions. Christian artists lead attendees through various songs and different stage lights pierce the haze with colors andContinue reading “Light It Up”
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Does America Have Talent?
I enjoy watching a particular talent show on TV. I have seen some really great acts; singers, dancers, illusionists, contortionists, comedians, and acrobats. There have also been some pretty awful ones. The spectrum is wide when defining talent. I like to watch for the “behind the scenes” workers when they are caught in a cameraContinue reading “Does America Have Talent?”
Strike a Pose
I imagine few of us get to plan a fashion show. I love watching the ones on TV that are done by the big-named designers with models strutting down the catwalk wearing the most unusual, impractical articles of clothing. You’ve seen these; fashion shows that look more like art installations than fashion shows where youContinue reading “Strike a Pose”
An Arena-Sized Event
Earlier I wrote about the challenges faced when planning an event at a remote outdoor location (see my blog “Outstanding In A Field“). We had to provide our own… everything; water, toilets, food, shade, equipment, stage, electricity, transportation, you name it. I expected to have to do this when attempting to hold an event inContinue reading “An Arena-Sized Event”
Oktoberfest
My husband and I both have German heritage. We have both been to Germany, my husband and his family many times growing up as a United Airlines family. I can speak German, or at least I can still understand it if it’s spoken slowly enough or written down. Every once in a blue moon, IContinue reading “Oktoberfest”