Indian Wells Arts Festival

From live music to living art, the eighth annual Indian Wells Art Festival entertained 8,000 guests of all ages, all interests at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The juried show drew over 200 artists from across the nation.

As Classic was removing the 80,000 square feet of tenting from the BNP Paribas tennis tournament they were also actually setting up for this ...read more...

BNP Paribas Open

The 12-day BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Gardens was attended by a record 339,657 from over 40 countries. The 96-player draw for men’s and woman’s singles competed for $9 million in total prize money.

An additional feature this year was the special Hit for Haiti charity event. And the stars came out…Martina Navratilova, Justine Henin, Lindsay Davenport and Steffi Graf on the ...read more...

Muses 100

The Muses 100 was established years ago by a group of dedicated women to raise funds for Palm Desert’s McCallum Theatre. Five years ago with the establishment of the McCallum Theatre Institute, the educational division of the theatre, the Muses made it their main fundraising cause. The Institute serves children in the Coachella Valley and treats 37,200 kids each year to a ...read more...

A Wild Affair

The Living Desert 40th Anniversary Gala was A Wild Affair to remember.

Enter if you dare…Classic Palm Springs with assistance from Classic Orange County erected a 100′ x 140′ structure with dramatic lighting to house the gala for 450 supporters of the local zoo.

In addition to the main structure, Classic provided a 30′ x 60′ plate up canopy and a 30′ x 30′ ...read more...

Palm Springs Back in the Saddle

Palm Spring’s first rodeo in 17 years honored cowboy Mayor Frank Bogert.

Over 4,ooo attendees reveled in the excitement of the Wild West Fest Mayor Frank Bogert Memorial PRCA Rodeo at a 10-acre “spread” next to the Palm Spring Convention Center.

Classic provided tenting for the portable rodeo.  A two-level stage and a 40′ x 80′ canopy on extra tall legs erected for the VIP ...read more...

Shelter from the Storm

The Shelter From The Storm fundraiser for 400 on the lawn of the Augusta Restaurant. Shelter From The Storm provides emergency shelter and long-term transitional housing for mothers and children, victims of domestic violence.

Classic set up a 40′ x 110′ foot canopy for Denise Roberge of Augusta Restaurant catering on the lawn behind the restaurant for the dinner.

Classic also provided tables, chairs, stage, ...read more...

BNP Paribas Tennis Tournament Kickoff Party

To kick off the two-week BNP Paribas Tennis Tournament, BNP hosted an amazing welcome party for the players and sponsors.

As guests pulled up to the Indian Wells Golf Resort IW Club they entered the clubhouse on green carpet with chrome stanchions provided by Classic.

On the back patio, Shari Kelley of Shari Kelley Events had positioned food stations but the way too fun feature of ...read more...

Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards

Jennifer Holliday set the tone for the 16th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards just fifteen minutes into the benefit for the Desert AIDS Project (DAP). The original Dreamgirls star moved a crowd of more than 1,300 people at the Palm Springs Convention Center with a rousing version of her paean to personal courage, “And I’m Telling You I’m Not ...read more...

A Day in the Garden

The Palm Springs Art Museum hosted a lavish event, ”A Day in the Garden” at the former Palm Springs estate of Bette Davis in Las Palmas. This year’s theme was Tables for our Times.

Creative table hosts and hostesses selected 15 unique table themes and decorated 25 tables on the estate’s expansive lawn. Adding to the fun, each host ...read more...

Wedding at the Parker Hotel

They don’t get much rain in the Palm Springs desert so when rain comes…everyone scrambles to pull off a perfect event.

The sales consultant arranged for a quick fire marshal permit for a canopy on The Parker Hotel’s event lawn. 

Event producer, Joey from Artisan, did a fabulous job completely changing his wedding concept to move everything into a 40′ x 60′ canopy.

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