special events

Introduces celebrations around the world, covering how people welcome the new year, celebrate nature, observe religious holidays, and more.

"[This book] offers a structured, practical approach to events, from the initial planning, to final evaluating stages. It introduces the key models and theories but focuses on the practical side of building and working with a team, choosing a location, creating a program, dealing with stakeholders and sponsors, promoting the event, essential financial and procurement considerations and finally evaluating the event"--Provided by publisher.

"Sophie Evans works for the local florist and party planner in her small southern town, so she attends all of the big 'events,' all the time sketching and dreaming of applying to design school; but this year there is a fly-in-the-ointment of her life--Andrew Hart, son of the fancy new chef in town, who is also at all the local events, and keeps getting in her way, making her life more complicated"--Provided by publisher.

"From famous monuments to family homes, it's lights out for everyone around the world who participates in Earth Hour--the annual event that honors energy conservation and addresses climate change by encouraging everyone to turn off their lights for one hour on a specific date each March"--Provided by publisher.

Features thirty-six event ideas and provides checklists, recipes, crafts, and activities to help young people plan philanthropic parties.

Discusses what it takes to manage a sports arena or large event.

Describes special events from around the world with the history and traditions that make the holidays memorable, such as Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.

Identifies the skills and education needed to be an event planner, provides a look at the day-to-day activities of an event planner, and includes information on types of events, the elements of a good event, and industries that use event planners, as well as little-known facts about the profession.

Describes career opportunities available in event planning and related fields, featuring on-the-job accounts, with information on possible earnings, training and education requirements, and outlook, and including lists of professional associations.