LA Starts the Year with Blockbuster News

POSTED JANUARY 18, 2017 / CALIFORNIA MEETINGS & EVENTS

We’re only a couple of weeks into 2017, and already there’s tons of good news to celebrate in Los Angeles. (Some of it, however, comes at the expense of other great California cities.) The Chargers announced that they would be relocating from San Diego to LA beginning with the 2017 NFL season. Just 12 months earlier, the Rams had returned to Los Angeles after 20 years in St. Louis. And, so, after more than 20 years without an NFL team, LA suddenly has two.

The City of Angels will also be the setting for Star Wars creator George Lucas’ $1-billion Museum of Narrative Art. LA had vied with both Chicago and San Francisco to host the museum, which will house the filmmaker’s sprawling collection of fine and popular art, including Star Wars and Hollywood memorabilia.

The futuristic 275,000-square-foot George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will join the Natural History Museum, The California African American Museum and the California Science Center—home to the Space Shuttle Endeavor—in LA’s Exposition Park. Groundbreaking is set to begin by the end of the year with a targeted opening date of 2021.

It will only increase LA’s already very strong appeal as a destination for leisure and business travelers. Last year, according to newly released figures from the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, the city welcomed 47.3 million visitors. That not only surpassed midyear forecasts, it broke visitation records for the sixth consecutive year.

"Tourism is booming in Los Angeles, and it's helping to drive our whole city's economy forward," says Mayor Eric Garcetti. "My goal is to welcome 50 million tourists to our city by 2020, and new attractions like the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will have even more people from around the world lining up to come to LA."

Robb Thornsberry to produce and co-chair closing night party for 2017 The Special Event conference in Long Beach CA

The Special Event (TSE), is the event industry’s largest tradeshow and conference for event professionals, with an expected attendance of over 5,000 event colleagues, exhibitors, and mentors. The 2017 Closing Night Party will be an epic grand finale to the entire conference where attendees and industry pros will have one last chance to meet up with new friends and old acquaintances and celebrate another Special Event. Join us at the 2017 Closing Night Celebration and congratulate the amazing people who were nominated and won this year’s Galas. Robb will reunite with his former co-chair of the 2015 TSE opening night event , Jeff Anderson with Party Pals. Jeff Anderson and Robb Thornsberry on the Closing Night Celebration Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:30pm – 12am Long Beach Convention Center/Pacific Gallery/Bogart’s Event Details: Celebration/Reception/Open Bar and Entertainment Early-Bird: $150 Onsite Rate: $175 ht...

GETTING MORE WITH LESS. Budgets May Have a "Ceiling"...Creativity Doesn't

The federal government is learning the hard way, what the event industry has already known for a few years now and that is it's time to get creative and figure out how to make do with less. While this is not a new concept, those who are not able to grasp it often react with a "knee jerk" approach and cancel anything that is perceived to be expensive. It is the easiest task in the world to produce greatness with unlimited funds however it takes a little ingenuity and creativity to still deliver results when the funds are not there. Thankfully with a paper clip, dental floss and a dixie cup you can "MacGyver" your way to amazing results in event design. Below are a few events we have produced over the past few years that have had budgets of $35,000 or less for groups of 400 or more. This budget has had to include the following: Decor - Linens, centerpieces, stage decor, perimeter Lighting Entertainment Audio Visual - Sound, video, projection Multi-med...

What's In A Name? After many hours, weeks and years of branding and marketing, a name can hold a great deal of value. When developed and protected, it can be powerful enough to open doors however when it is not protected, it can easily have the opposite effect and keep opportunity away. As President and Founder of Infinity Events Inc, based in Anaheim, CA , I have worked very hard in branding our name and developing our reputation into a well established Event Design firm that is becoming synonomous with quality and reliabilty. Despite our success and a long list of satisfied clients as well as receiving a great deal of press and positive PR, it is still possible to Google our name and with a little searching discover many negative and unkind complaints. PLEASE NOTE: THESE COMPLAINTS AND "RIP REPORTS" ARE IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH INFINITY EVENTS INC OF CALIFORNIA. Infinity Events has seemingly become a very popular name and when Googled, will present several other co...

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