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Looking to distinguish itself from formulaic and sometimes stale industry conferences, Thursday's Idea Conference from Advertising Age and sister publication Creativity introduced some unusual ways to engage attendees. ...

The opulence of events gone by would be unseemly this year, forcing events planners to dream up parties less posh, but still fun and, most importantly, lucrative.

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"This looks like a serial killer's home. There should be conspiracy theories written on the wall," said one guest at Thursday night's Cocktails by Design event, which served as a kickoff for a three-day Dining by Design benefit hosted by Design Industries Foundations Fighting AIDS. ...

A crowd of 500, including Billy Crudup, Leighton Meester, and Barbara Walters, arrived at the New York Public Library's annual Library Lions benefit on Monday night. When it was time for dinner, guests made their way into the Stephen A. ...

Based on our recent readers poll, it looks like holiday parties are back in season after disappearing in 2008. However, like many events since the downturn, these end-of-year festivities may be on the thrifty side, so here are some places that won't require too many extra bells and whistles.1. ...

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The Design Exchange's sixth annual Black and White gala, held Saturday night at the Bay Street venue, based its "Commotion" theme on Research in Motion, the evening's honouree and co-sponsor, and the maker of the Blackberry. ...

For families not looking to load up the station wagon and head to the country for their Halloween pumpkins this year, Old Navy opened a pop-up pumpkin patch in the meatpacking district last Friday and Saturday. ...

On October 15, we posted a list of the nominees for BizBash's 2009 New York Event Style Awards, which were announced Wednesday at a ceremony following our annual expo at the Javits Center. Here's more ...

The Whitney gala got some help from Donatella Versace for this year's decor, which included lots of greenery and some pink flourishes.

In some parts of the world, fall brings crisp weather and colorful leaves that crunch under foot. In Los Angeles, it brought a hyper-busy event calendar filled with parties that included movie premieres ...