• ILEA New York Metro Celebrates 30 Years

     
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    1. Jaclyn Zendrian, CurePSP, and Tommy Schober.

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    2. The New Yorker catered the event.

  • ILEA New York Metro Celebrates 30 Years

     
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    3. Cirque Central provided the entertainment.

  • ILEA New York Metro Celebrates 30 Years

     
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    4. Jennifer Claire Scott, CSEP, ACCESS New York Metro, and Jessica Alton, Thomas Preti.

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    5. Elri Nieuwenhuizen, Mary Giuliani Catering & Events; Liza Geduldig, Something Different Party Rental; and Sam Fertik, Edge Recruiting.

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    6. Steve Grober, Wizard Studios, and Anthony Scrittorale III, CORT.

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    7. Elizabeth Beskin, 5th Avenue Digital; Jill Prince, Hal Prince Music and Entertainment; and Carolyn Dempsey, Carolyn Dempsey Design.

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    8. Darren Olarsch and Troy Curtis, On The Move Entertainment & Events.

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    9. Dianne Budion Devitt, DND Group Inc.; President’s Award Recipient Kelly Szymanowski, Alpine Creative Group; and Steve Paster, Alpine Creative Group.

The ILEA New York Metro Chapter’s Big Apple Celebration on June 19 reflected on its 30 years as a chapter and also looked to the future. Held at the Bank at Manhattan Center, the newest event space at The New Yorker, A Wyndham Hotel, chapter awards and the Hall of Legends Award were handed out as well as the installation of the 2018-19 officers.

NACE Philadelphia's Dining in the Dark

For its September 2019 meeting, the National Association for Catering and Events (NACE) Philadelphia Chapter—which serves industry professionals in the Greater Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware region—thought it would try something different. Instead of focusing on the visual presentation of food, organizers took away the sense of sight entirely, outfitting diners with a blindfold at dinner.
 

 
Philadelphia Celebrates Chinese Culture with 4th Annual Chinese Lantern Festival

From May 1 to July 14, Philadelphians were enthralled by Chinese culture at the 4th annual Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival held in historic Franklin Square. Attendees witnessed 27 lantern displays that were larger than life and made of more than 2,000 lit sculptures and 20,000 LED lights. 

 
Event Snapshots: 4th annual Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

Lantern Greatness