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...
The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert was chosen by Barry Manilow for five special Christmas A Gift of Love concerts to benefit 25 local charities. The event producer Stiletto Entertainment contacted Classic Party Rentals to provide tenting from the dressing room behind the theatre to the side stage entrance so Barry Manilow could be seen by fans at a distance.
Because of ...read more...
On a crisp fall afternoon each year in Rancho Santa Fe, The Country Friends organization partners with South Coast Plaza to present “The Art of Fashion” fashion show, an annual fundraiser benefitting specially selected charities of San Diego County.
The day begins with a delicious luncheon on the Croquet Lawn at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe under a 50’ x 80’ canopy. ...read more...
Guests of the Third Annual Taste of NACE (National Association of Catering Executives) Catering for the Cure® experienced the best of the best at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa. Taste of NACE is an annual gathering of Orlando’s top event industry professionals for networking, education, and to raise money for local charities and the NACE Scholarship Fund.
Sponsors included ...read more...
The grand scale of this panoramic event was perfectly captured by local photographer, Curtis Robb with The Robb Gallery.
Classic Atlanta was proud to do their part providing the tenting, tables, chairs and linen for the polo match benefiting a local children’s charity FOCUS on this spacious spread donated by an area surgeon.
Summers in these parts can sizzle, but the guests were none the wiser as ...read more...
The highlight of the Hamptons summer social season, the Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party has become the not-to-be-missed party for its spectacular décor, electrifying music, and extraordinary food.
This year’s honoree was Dorothy Lichtenstein. Dorothy’s close friends and party co-chairs, Agnes Gund, Jo Carole Lauder and Ronald Lauder, along with Host Committee Chair Larry Gagosian, and Vice-chairs Gayle Perkins Atkins, Deborah ...read more...
The Brookfield Zoo is located on 216 acres in a suburb of Chicago and was chosen to host a corporate celebration for 650 people because it offers a “wild” selection of choices for various functions. The zoo has many venues which offer a distinctive backdrop for special events of all types. Adding to their already “exotic” array of event location choices, they recently ...read more...
There is something about summer in the Hamptons that has people coming out for causes each and every weekend. The Retreat (domestic violence shelter and oh so much more) is always one of the highlights. Artists across the land make plates and donate art for an auction where you can get a Wyeth for an affordable price and help those ...read more...
The annual Derby Day fundraiser was a success once again as racing fans gathered for food, fun and an important cause. Sean O”Keefe put on an elegant event to benefit the Child Development Association which provides education programs to pre-school children of low-income families in the Atlanta area.
Tables, linen, flatwere, glassware and the event stage were all provided by Classic ...read more...
More than 450 guests were given the 5-star treatment at the 5thAnnual Celebration of Support. The UGA Office of Special Events and the University’s Conference Center and Hotel designed the event which was held at The Gwinnett Center.
Classic Atlanta arranged white valencia chairs throughout the venue and incorporated the University’s colors at each table setting using red metallic and black ...read more...
It was a sunny day in Georgia as University VIP’s gathered to celebrate the newly-renovated Reed Plaza concession area. UGA’s President Dr. Michael Adams, Athletic Director Greg McGarity and Football Head Coach Mark Richt all took turns at the podium and no Sanford Stadium event would be complete without mascots Hairy Dawg and Uga!
Classic Atlanta supplied a 30’x45’ clear top ...read more...
Look out folks, there’s a new venue in town. Open Space has opened in Charlottesville, and we all had a blast working on the opening.
The building alone is amazing: the look of the space is clean and simple, and we added just a touch of pattern with our cloths, some yellow flowers, and plenty of space in between. It was ...read more...
