Event Location: First Family Church, 317 S.E. Magazine Road
When: Saturday July 16 2011 9:00am
Hosted by: First Family Church
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FLASH Basketball at First Family Church stands for
Future Leaders Always Serving Him
We are hosting a basketball camp for all entering grades 1-2 or grades 3-5 this August.
Schedule:
Grades 1-2 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Jimi Jamison with The WildFire Band
Get Tickets: Jimi Jamison with The WildFire Band
Event Location: 1639 Broadway, Saugus MA 01906
When: Friday July 22 2011 7:00pm
Hosted by: WildFire Band
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Jimi Jamison Live In Concert Returning to Boston Area July 22nd Tix $15 Wildfire Opening with a Free Dinner Buffet
Rocker Jimi Jamison is much more than the former lead singer of Survivor. As the front man for a group called Target in the late 70’s, he released two albums on A&M Records,moved on to sing with Cobra on Epic Records in the early 80’s, and by 1983, Jimi received an invitation to join Survivor, while lead singer having...
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Mountain Holler LIVE at the LaBelle Theater
Get Tickets: Mountain Holler LIVE at the LaBelle Theater
Event Location: The LaBelle Theater & South Charleston Convention Ctr.
When: Saturday June 25 2011 6:30pm
Hosted by: The LaBelle Theater & South Charleston Conv. Ctr.
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Returning to his hometown of South Charleston, up & coming Colorado-based bluegrass sensation Mountain Holler and Greg Blake invite you to an evening of traditional and contemporary bluegrass music for the entire family!
Tickets are $12 at the door ($10, online/advance; under 18, FREE)
Whether you're a family member, childhood friend or you're just wanting to hear some foot-stompin', rip-roaring, g...
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My Spa Express BAYSIDE Beauty Expo
Get Tickets: My Spa Express BAYSIDE Beauty Expo
Event Location: 103 Ashleigh Avenue, Frankston VIC 3199
When: Sunday June 19 2011 1:00pm
Hosted by: Mk Beauty & Career Expo
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Pamper Treatments
Beauty Tips
Lucky Door Prize
Learn how to turn make-up into money
Light Refreshments
Special offers available at this event
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Planning Your Event: 13 Mistakes to Avoid
Events hosting is increasingly becoming a necessary and vital part of business. It's a great way to promote your service or good and can lead to customer interest and, more importantly, brand loyalty if done successfully. To ensure such a successful event, it is important to gather as much information as possible and familiarize yourself with many of the common mistakes people make in planning their events. To help you on your way to event planning perfection, here's 13 mistakes to avoid when planning you event:
1. Short Marketing Cycle- Be sure to give yourself enough time to properly promote your event. A general rule of thumb is at least 90-120 days for a medium-sized event with about 70-80 people.
2. Competing with Yourself- It is great to have lots of events on tap, but too many events too close together create competing events and confuse customers.
3. Not Delivering on Your Promises- Whatever your event promises, keep those promises. Creating checklists can help you keep track of what you need to deliver on, which helps the credibility of yourself and your business.
4. Overpaying- Minimizing costs wherever you can goes a long way. Keep your staffing to a minimum and be aware of the hours and costs associated with hired help to avoid any expensive surprises. Negotiating ahead of time is great way to set a price and stick to it.
5. Losing Control of the Room- This is less of an issue for a party, but for most other types of events, maintaining control of your audience and guests is crucial to staying on task and on schedule. Holding questions till after the event often helps to establish control and keep things running smoothly.
6. Not Running on Schedule- Falling behind on time can ruin an event. Start at the scheduled time, take prompt breaks, and end when you said you would. If you do fall behind, kindly ask if your guests mind staying a little later to finish the material, otherwise, you may simply have to end early.
7. Poor Scheduling- Even the best set schedules can fall apart, but setting a poor schedule is a sure fire way to upset guests and waste your event. Consider carefully when to schedule which speaker or topic and try to anticipate which ones you expect to be most popular.
8. Being Cheap- Overpaying is bad but being overly stingy can be even worse. Your customers paid money for the event so make sure they get what they expect like free refreshments, etc.
9. Hiring the Wrong Coordinator- If you do use an event coordinator, make sure they are knowledgeable of the event and of your goals for the event. Coordinator's often specialize so try to find one who specializes in what you're trying to do.
10. Close your Office- While closing your office may seem like a good way to emphasize and focus on your event, there is really no good reason to. You are only losing money and excluding people not at your event.
11. Miscalculating- The biggest way to avoid miscalculation is being realistic. If you expect 500 people to attend, don't plan for 1,000; simple as that.
12. Mismanaging your Event- A lot of things go into managing an event but the key way to be successful is to be prepared. Be ready to keep people on schedule and manage traffic flows and have the necessary paperwork handy and readily available.
13. Not Selling Enough- Many promoters are afraid to really sell their product or service at their own event. While your goal is to educate the attendees, it is possible to give valuable information AND sell your
business. Don't suffocate your guests but certainly let them know what you do and offer.
Obviously this is a lot to remember and it's easy to get overwhelmed when planning your event. Know that mistakes will happen so be open to them and expect them. Learn from your successes and failures and, more than anything, have fun and enjoy your event!]]]]> ]]>
Northern Rockies Folk Festival
Get Tickets: Northern Rockies Folk Festival
Event Location: Hoper Porter Park, W. Bullion St Hailey Id.
When: Friday August 5 2011 5:00pm
Hosted by: Northern Rockies Folk Festival
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This family friendly multi-genre event celebrates its 34th year in 2011. Nationally known headliners are supported by regional musicans, and local emerging artists. there are food vendors, and arts & crafts festival in town, beer & wine sales, a huge kids playground, raffles, tee shirt sales, and much more. All in a lovely park on the Big Wood River.
This year: James McMurtry headlines on Friday,
The Gourds headline on Saturday.
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Nashville Songwriters in the Round
Get Tickets: Nashville Songwriters in the Round
Event Location: Litchfield by the Sea Beach Club 780 Retreat Beach Circle Pawleys Island, SC 29585
When: Thursday June 30 2011 6:30pm
Hosted by: Nashville Songwriters in the Round benefiting Healthy Learners
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This is an annual event celebrating its 15th year. In the spirit of Nashville and the famous Bluebird Café, Nashville songwriters share their songs and the stories behind them. It is always a magical evening that has been a sought after ticket for 15 years. A rare acoustic performance in an intimate setting with the people that create the music you know and love. You'll come away like so many others that proclaim this to be their "favorite event ...
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A Taste of the Hampton's Father's Day Concert
Get Tickets: A Taste of the Hampton's Father's Day Concert
Event Location: "7165 Lounge" 7165 W. Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119
When: Saturday June 18 2011 9:00pm
Hosted by: Out on a Limb Productions, LLC
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This event of Inspirational Jazz by "Vertical Current" and christian comedy provided by "Mike Goodwin" (from Radio 1's Comedy Tour), is sure to make dad feel special. Light fare is included in the ticket price. Also, a non-alcoholic bar for your enjoyment of tropical drink will be a refreshing way to cap off a wonderful evening!
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2011 SMG Tourism, Technology + Marketing Workshop
