Tent company pulls off a fundraiser atop a parking garage

December 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

Stamford Tent & Event Services throws a swanky fundraiser atop a city parking garage. Stamford Tent & Event Services was contracted to provide about $350,000 worth of tent and event products for a major event in White Plains, N.Y. A real-estate development corporation was underwriting a larg…
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Décor trend predictions

October 1, 2007  |  Features, Tent Décor

This year, look for tent décor to get brighter, bigger and more lavish. By Elizabeth Kephart Reisinger In the event industry, trends take their cues from many places: economic upticks and downturns, regional styles, even the fashion runways of New York and Paris. This year is no different. Cl…
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Rental company creates custom patio installation

October 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

A Virginia-based rental company encourages its client to think outside of the box. Run-of-the-mill backyard get-togethers are the bread and butter for many tent rental companies. But when Event Rentals in Chantilly, Va., was hired to tent the entire back patio of a beautiful home, it was clear that …
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Windy city picnic covered by tents

October 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Janice Kleinschmidt Brian Mohrmann dismisses the notion that raising a 40-by-120-foot tent on 10-foot legs to accommodate the 18-hands-high Budweiser Clydesdales presents a challenge. For the general manager of Big Top Productions, it’s all in a day’s work—even when that work in…
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Concerts under canvas

October 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Janice Kleinschmidt The founder of a regional history show surprisingly turned down an offer by a philanthropic supporter to build him a theater. “He said no; he wanted a tent show,” says Phillip Anich, operations manager for Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua (BTC). The 22-year show re…
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Tents anchor the arts

October 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Janice Kleinschmidt Four years ago, microburst winds in Salt Lake City swept through the Utah Arts Festival. “A lot of artists lost everything,” recalls Ann Gust, who has coordinated the annual June event for the last 10 years as a city contractor. Those artists had provided their own…
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Tent features fireplaces

October 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

A tent-turned-expo-booth wows visitors with a custom entrance and real, burning fireplaces. The idea of installing a real, burning fireplace inside a tent would make most event companies shiver. But for the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association (HPBA) convention, CFM needed to install a handful of …
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Creating eco-friendly events

August 1, 2007  |  Event Production

The latest event trend is sustainability: Prepare your business for green opportunities ahead. When the bombardment of global-warming headlines first began, event professionals may not have given them a second look, aside from maybe vowing to recycle more at home. But today, there is a strong moveme…
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Styling the perfect small event

August 1, 2007  |  Event Production, Features

Choosing the right tent and accessories can make or break small events. By Sonja Hegman Most everyone would love to have an elaborate, large-scale event, but not all events (or budgets) fit this bill. Sometimes, small events require that big-event feel. For smaller events, it’s important to pr…
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Tents take LPGA tournament to another level

August 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Jake Kulju George Smith of Mahaffey Fabric Structures in Memphis, Tenn., spends one week each year in upstate New York. But he isn’t there for his health. His company provides tents and fabric structures for a stop on the LPGA tour each year at Locust Hill Country Club in Rochester. In busi…
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