This weekend is our 3 event weekend, our first but hopefully not our last. It was kicked off on Friday evening with a corporate event at the Icehouse hosted and put together by the Destination Manager, I worked with Amanda Viator and she truly did an amazing job and made it so easy for the venue. The event turned out amazing they attached harp strings to the wooden beams, then to a base and played it during dinner. I have never seen anything like that before. Such a treat for the attendees.
On Saturday we started bright and early at the Icehouse for a very unique wedding, I was very lucky to have Sara Garcia be the wedding coordinator from Life Design Event Planning. She was so easy to work with and did such wonderful job. I never had to worry about anything. A little later in the day we started set up for the wedding at Bentley. I had to bounce between the 2 weddings every hour or so, I was exhausted by the time I got home around 2:00am.
Over all the weekend was a major success, all the events ran smoothly and everyone was happy!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Busy busy busy
I am quickly learning that running a one man show is harder than it sounds. And one of the clear cut signs is that it takes me almost a week to blog about last weeks events.
Last weekend was a very busy weekend for Downtown Phoenix Venues. We started Friday off with a product launch party at Bentley Projects. It was top secret and I still can't reveal the product until the 8th of November. Now I have had some very unique events here at Bentley such a doggy red carpet but this was my first product launch party. It was amazing how they transformed the gallery into a learning center for this new product. They really lit up the space like a Christmas tree, it looked pretty amazing!
On Saturday we had a multicultural wedding at monOrchid, and the thing that was wonderful about this was that the couple incorporated their backgrounds into the ceremony. And my favorite part was the grooms vows....they were written like a Dr. Seuss book...too sweet.
Now I just have to get ready for the 3 events this weekend...wish me luck :).
Last weekend was a very busy weekend for Downtown Phoenix Venues. We started Friday off with a product launch party at Bentley Projects. It was top secret and I still can't reveal the product until the 8th of November. Now I have had some very unique events here at Bentley such a doggy red carpet but this was my first product launch party. It was amazing how they transformed the gallery into a learning center for this new product. They really lit up the space like a Christmas tree, it looked pretty amazing!
On Saturday we had a multicultural wedding at monOrchid, and the thing that was wonderful about this was that the couple incorporated their backgrounds into the ceremony. And my favorite part was the grooms vows....they were written like a Dr. Seuss book...too sweet.
Now I just have to get ready for the 3 events this weekend...wish me luck :).
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A Little History on Bentley Projects
The entire Bentley Projects facility encompasses over 22,000 square feet of contemporary art gallery space. The flow of the Phoenix facility is really appealing and comfortable. The oldest sections of the Bentley Projects buildings date back to 1918. The facility was used as a commercial laundry, serving local hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and other Valley businesses. As the business grew and changed hands (the Bell Linen Co, the Phoenix Linen and Towel Co., etc.) additional buildings were added on. The exposed bowstring roof trusses, the clerestory windows, different types of brick (which date to specific decades), and other original building components are still here, mingling with the various reinforcements made over the years. The laundry was functioning until the late 1990s, when the property was put up for sale.
The property was purchased by Michael Levine in 1999, who initiated the major renovation work with the goal of salvaging materials and keeping as much original character of the building as possible. Bentley Calverley, who eventually purchased the entire facility, converted what is now Galleries 1 & 2 into a commercial art gallery and had Allen+Philip, the architectural firm that designed Sanctuary on Camelback, The Boulders, and the Hotel Valley Ho, do the final renovation work. Bentley Projects officially opened in 2004.
One of the main goals of Bentley Projects is to be an active participant in the revitalization of downtown Phoenix. We realized that special event hosting is another way to reach out to the cultural and business community. In particular, we’ve established some great connections with major non-profit organizations, and the City of Phoenix loves to have events at Bentley Projects as an example of what of downtown growth and revitalization can mean. But every event, holiday parties for law firms or private wedding receptions, introduces a new group of people to a part of Phoenix and Phoenix history that they might never have known about. When event guests come to Bentley Projects, they discover the gallery as well as the surrounding neighborhood- the AZ Science Center, Copper Square, Chase Field, the independent art galleries and shops on Roosevelt Street, the Arizona Center, and downtown Phoenix in general.
The property was purchased by Michael Levine in 1999, who initiated the major renovation work with the goal of salvaging materials and keeping as much original character of the building as possible. Bentley Calverley, who eventually purchased the entire facility, converted what is now Galleries 1 & 2 into a commercial art gallery and had Allen+Philip, the architectural firm that designed Sanctuary on Camelback, The Boulders, and the Hotel Valley Ho, do the final renovation work. Bentley Projects officially opened in 2004.
One of the main goals of Bentley Projects is to be an active participant in the revitalization of downtown Phoenix. We realized that special event hosting is another way to reach out to the cultural and business community. In particular, we’ve established some great connections with major non-profit organizations, and the City of Phoenix loves to have events at Bentley Projects as an example of what of downtown growth and revitalization can mean. But every event, holiday parties for law firms or private wedding receptions, introduces a new group of people to a part of Phoenix and Phoenix history that they might never have known about. When event guests come to Bentley Projects, they discover the gallery as well as the surrounding neighborhood- the AZ Science Center, Copper Square, Chase Field, the independent art galleries and shops on Roosevelt Street, the Arizona Center, and downtown Phoenix in general.
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