Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Butterfly Ball









On Saturday, HDO Production's crews will begin setting up the gala tenting for the 2011 Butterfly Ball at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. The Nature Museum serves as the urban connection to the world of nature and science in Chicago. The annual gala is the Museum's largest fundraiser of the year. Funds raised at this premier event support the Museum's education programs for Chicago students, teachers and families, conservation and research initiatives, exhibitions, and general operations.





 


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Club Bucky

From the Club Bucky Event Chair:

Club Bucky was a huge success!  We had over 2500 students come through over the course of the night and we could not have accomplished this without all your help!  I just wanted to take a quick second to thank you for all the work you did for us this year and for all the patience as well.  I am so pleased with HDO's service and quality.  Make sure to pass on to Fernando and his staff that I thought they did a wonderful job as well!  While I will not be chairing Club Bucky again next year, I will be sure to pass on your information to them!

Thanks so much again!

p.s. here is a time lapse of the event...looks pretty cool!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG-OGOhXF5g

Brookfield Zoo Gala Gets Dolphin Theme, Underwater Look

On April 16, the Brookfield Zoo hosted its largest annual fund-raiser. The Zoo Whirl, this year called "Whirl on the Shimmering Seas," drew more than 700 guests and was inspired by the zoo's dolphins. Chair Kay M. Guyette oversaw the planning process with Vicki L. DeMar, president of the women's board. The event raked in about $1.3 million.

During the cocktail hour, guests snacked on Blue Plate hors d'oeuvres in the Seven Seas dolphin pavilion, where they watched mini training sessions. A separate, tented cocktail area had an underwater look replete with Frost's blue lighting and bars filled with illuminated glass stones. 

Some guests had cocktails in the underwater viewing area of the dolphin pavilion; others headed to a tented area with a central bar.

The Flower Firm used deep blue and purple decor in the dinner tent to create an under-the-sea look, and overhead light fixtures resembled giant floating bubbles. The gift bag carried on the theme with a stuffed dolphin, sea salt from sponsor Morton, and a promotional message in a bottle from A. Marek Fine Jewelry, another sponsor.

Prepared for unseasonably cool temps—the forecast predicted snow—planners employed plenty of heaters within the HDO dinner tent, and lined the entrance with marquee tents. Trolleys were on hand to transport guests to and from the dolphin arena, saving them the chilly walk.

And despite the weather, the gala employed summery touches such as passed margaritas during the cocktail hour and takeaway popsicles, which servers handed out as guests waited for their cars.
  —Jenny Berg
As reported on Biz Bash

http://www.bizbash.com/brookfield_zoo_gala_gets_dolphin_theme_underwater_look/chicago/story/20440

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Wisconsin Alumni Association All-Campus Party

 HDO Productions is honored to again provide the Club Bucky tenting at this year’s upcoming  Wisconsin Alumni Association All-Campus Party



Club Bucky, with multiple DJ's, spectacular lighting, music, food, entertainment and dancing will be nothing short of spectacular.











Monday, April 4, 2011

Century Tents


With elegantly contoured peaks and valleys the Century Tent stands apart from all others.  The Century tent is available in 40', 60’, 80’ and 100’ widths and virtually any length.  

The Century tent's twin pole construction provides maximum stability, even in the heaviest weather.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Construction Tents

Construction tents are ideal for providing safe work enviroments during the cold winter months.

The benefits of a construction tent include:





Protection from rain and snow, which matters before a roof goes on.

Theft protection, a tent can be secured, allowing a contractor to feel more secure.




Heating a construction tent will improve worker productivity and allow concrete to cure

Contractors can maintain their valuable work force during the slow winter months

Construction tents contain the noise and dust of a construction project


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