EVENT CITY WIRLBALL™

Nolan Apostle - Talent, Producer and Contributing Editor
Event City Live, Event City TV & Event City Creative

Certainly one of the coolest products found by the Event City staff at a recent convention in Las Vegas for the Party industry is the Planet Bubble; or as we call it, the WIRLBALL™. A clear double sphere which has an internal strapping system allowing you to take this ball for a spin, literally, is definitely going to be a major winner in the genre of Party Planning, Special Events, Whacked Out Sports, Extreme Sports, Corporate Team Building, or just good old fashion frolicking fun. Toss in some water on a hot day, a friendly passenger and you are off for the ride of your lives! Can anyone say, "Bubble Ball Races"?



Have fun with your new Wirlball, once you off and rolling you never want to stop. It can whirl like the wind and rolls like a ball, you'll have the time of your life! For those of you Corporate types wanting to go for a spin right away, but can't talk your CEO into purchasing one of these for your corporate game room, never fear, we have the connection to rent the Wirlball for your next Picnic, Party or Team Development outing or for whatever!

If you are interested in creating your own mini Wirlball Amusement Park or would like to rent them to your clients contact the Event City Emporium and they will help you set up a lease package. This is a HUGE opportunity considering they have the safest, highest quality and best looking ball on the planet. You can also view the Wirlball here for purchasing your own Sphere-O-Fun!

If you are a serious player and would like to purchase your very own, contact the Event City Emporium for details.

It is brand spanking new and ready for you and your creative endeavors! Keep on Rollin' and we thank you for all of your comments, suggestions and ideas that you have shared with us at the Event City Network online services.

Haunt Show :Extreme Creatorz - Grudge

The production crew from Extreme Creatorz were doing their thing at the Haunt Show in Las Vegas. I was impressed with this particular character, "GRUDGE", mainly due to his size, movements, and range of motion. Nine separate motions and Mp3 audio capability - he's the BOMB!!

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We will have additional info on this guy and complete product info for all of your crazy Halloweeners interested in these cool products for your HAUNTS. The Event City Emporium will have all the purchasing details. For more links and information to their site and others as soon as the mail arrives from Las Vegas.

Jeff@eventcity.net

To see a video montage from the Halloween Costume and Party Show please visit the Event City TV Station.

News and Views from Halloween Costume & Party Show

Nolan Apostle - Talent, Producer and Contributing Editor
Jeff Patino - Talent, Broadcast Crew & Writer
Event City Live, Event City TV & Event City Creative

Here we are straight from the Halloween Costume and Party Show in Las Vegas some of the cool products and snippets from this awesome convention.

Hello everyone just returned from this years Halloween Costume and Party Show as well as the International Haunt show produced by Transworld Exhibitions.
What a trip! All kinds of really cool stuff , too much to list right now , so we will just post these photos for now....

Then after i get some sleep , i'll do it with proper company names, links, the whole shabang!
Down below are the kool killer klowns from Frightdome Vegas , and our very own, Mr. Nolan with the morbid girls (a hubba hubba....)

We have some much video footage and so many pictures i almost don't know where to start , so we'll just throw it all up in the air , and see where it lands. Video clip montage can be found at.
EventCityTV
See ya soon ... Reverend Fishcrackers i will put your interview up soon.
Jeff@eventcity.net

Smashface girl hauntshow Las Vegas

Another episode in the trip to the Hauntshow - part of the Halloween Costume and Party Show in Las Vegas this week. While checking out all of the professional haunt companies we came across a very well recognized firm in the industry, Distortions (some of you might remember their Electric Chair Man from the days of That's Entertainment), some of their frights are incredible and very realistic as you will see in our future shows.

Below you will find a short clip of one of their current prize fright special effects, the Smashface Girl, truly an incredible haunt attraction and an awesome special effect. Check out the below clip, and if you have any interest in this or any of these haunts contact the Event City Emporium Channel our Special Effects Specialist Email



Please visit the Event City TV station for a great selection of coverage from the Halloween Costume and Party Show.

Halloween Costume & Party Show - Day One

By Nolan Apostle - Producer and Contributing Editor

EVENT CITY TV and Event City Creative Magazine

Wow, Transworld sure knows how to put on a party, don't they? I'm not talking about the Costume Gala, but the Halloween Costume and Party Show itself; WHAT A PARTY! Seeing old friends, such as Leslie and Larry Meyberg, now with Rubie's Costumes, I haven't seen them in many years; many new friendly faces - Jordan Best of Clear Neon, what a Cool Product that is, Kevin Bartholomew with Windy City and Pier Luigi Pulella of Mask Venezia!  This Transworld logo below looks like one of Luigi's.  Then there's the old friends that I use to buy for in my previous life with That's Entertainment International - Henry Kwitel of Visual Effects Inc., and Alan and Stan Beckerman of Peter Alan Inc costumes, two of the friendliest and easiest companies to do business with in any industry. YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Wow. That's all I can say, is WOW! Those of you that know me know I do not "Wow" very easily, let alone, "WOW". This show kicks bloody ass (No pun intended in more ways than one) with everything from some incredible Animatronix, to a full body Corpse Costume. It's the year of Sexiest of Sexy costumes to a container full of farting (and yes it really does have the odor of the perfect passing gas participant). We saw an incredible device that puts Spiderman's webs to shame, an actual talking head, globs of new costumes and gore that goes where no zombie has gone before.

Whatever fits your fancy it is here at the Halloween Costume and Party Show, and insiders tell me the big costume craze this year will be FANTASY, such as this beautiful piece from Franco American Costumes LLC.

Stay tuned for more and here's an invite to view EVENT CITY TV, check out this nice Police Girl costume on the runway, introduction from our Man at the Show, Jeff Patino and a quick clip of the Webcaster Gun (Lookout Spiderman)!! Click here to go there now. See you on the show floor.

Franco American Novelty - Industry Leader & Innovator

Franco American Novelty Company

Franco American Novelty Company L.L.C. is a wholesale distributor specializing in the design and manufacture of Halloween costumes and accessories. It's been a long venture for Franco, a third generation family business established in 1910 by grandfather, Sam Oumano. As an  leader, Franco is the oldest American Halloween company distributing product worldwide.

You can see some of their costumes here, but for a much better view attend the Halloween Costume  Party Show in Las Vegas this weekend, March 16 - 19. Hope to see you at the show! Keep your eyes peeled for Event City TV.

Halloween and Party Scene Arrives in Las Vegas

The Halloween Costume and Party Show arrives in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 16th at the Sands Casino and Convention Center. What a show this is. A vast array of products and learning tools for anyone into Planning Parties, Events and of course, HALLOWEEN!

This is THE BIGGEST HALLOWEEN, COSTUME & PARTY SHOW MOVES TO LAS VEGAS!
Don’t miss the excitement! If you'd like to join us then what are you waiting for? C'mon, let’s get this party started. This show is held in conjunction with TransWorld’s 13th National Haunt & Attractions Show!
Here's a sample of some of the products you will see at the show, as well ideas on how they can be used and some interviews with the people that make up these fun industries.

Enjoy the ride from the Event City Creative Magazine and EVENT CITY LIVE!

What is a modern day haunt without a corpse costume? SpookywoodsFX, is introducing Full Body Corpse Costumes – Film Quality Costumes for Today’s Modern Haunts. Our Motion Picture industry friends will love these costumes as they really give you a fright just like in the movies! Produced with top quality materials with the highest detail in craftsmanship, various themes are available to fit any haunt, video or horror films. Visit the SpookywoodFX company for more information.

Here's one of our friends from SpookywoodsFX now....




Gore Galore, based in Cynthiana, Ind., is supplying complimentary ear plugs for any purchase of its Scream Cube – the first battery-operated, portable, super loud, multi track MP3-based, actor-worn sound system. The company’s second new product introduction is for the “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” which is a unique line of
hand-held actor bone weapons made of latex and foam that are available in various designs. More information is available on Gore Galore.

Piñatas have been around for hundreds of years, and Invehntology, Inc. located in Lompoc, Calif., is ensuring the popular game stays top of mind with its portable, durable and decorative “DaLe! DaLe! Piñata Game Kit.” The kit includes everything you need -- a tripod that erects to 12’ high and retracts to 5½’, leg extensions,
one rope, one pulley and handle, concrete pads and carrying case all weighing under 55 lbs. In 90 seconds, set up is complete and partygoers are ready to play. Find out more by visiting the Pinata Game Kit Company.

The show-stopping attractions continue as SkullTroniX, based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., unveils its new animatronic human skeleton. The SkeleTron is the companion body to the company’s award-winning SkullTroniX Animatronic “Talking” Skull that features realistic motions, professional voice tracks, dynamic colorchanging
eyes, exterior scenic lights and a choice of animation routines. More information may be found at SkullTroniX.

All new for 2008, HauntedProps.com, located in Deer Park, NY, is announcing a complete line of horror electric props and animatronic props. Designs include bloody gore static props and zombies that range from slaughtered pigs to severed heads. Also new this year are their sensors with a timer that plugs into any outlet for additional animatronics, light and fog. Visit the Haunted Props Company for more details.

GlowMan Costumes, located in San Antonio, Texas, expects to change the landscape of Halloween with its revolutionary, chemiluminescent costumes. Five fun and original designs include the GlowMan, GlowGirl, Glowbot, GlowPrincess and GloWitch. All costumes are available in a variety of colors and adult and children’s sizes. More information is available at Gloman Costumes.

*********NEWS From the HALLOWEEN COSTUME & PARTY SHOW*********

Rubie's

Rubie's Costume Company, Inc. opened the largest showroom in the Halloween industry on Monday, December 3rd; in Midtown Manhattan. It occupies the entire 9th flr of the Halloween Tower at 1115 Broadway. At 21,750 feet, it is the largest showroom in Rubie's 56-year history!
Read all about it


Midnight Syndicate Gets Cursed in Las Vegas
("Van Helsing's Curse," that is!)
March 5, 2008

Midnight Syndicate is proud to present DEE SNIDER, live in person at the Midnight Syndicate Soundtracks Booth (# 4045) during the Halloween and Party Show. Dee will be signing on Sunday, March 16th from 3pm to 5pm and on Monday, March 17th from 11am to 1pm. The frontman of legendary heavy metal acts, Twisted Sister and Van Helsing's Curse as well as the host of the nationally-syndicated radio program, “House of Hair” and co-star of CMT's, “Gone Country,” Dee will be promoting the re-issue of Van Helsing's Curse's, "Oculus Infernum." The re-issue (distributed by Entity Productions) includes two previously unreleased BONUS TRACKS.
Read all about it

Dreamgirl
October 16, 2007

Christopher Scharff, CEO, of Dreamgirl International today unveiled Dreamgirl's 2007/2008 Contemporary Costume Collection. As the recognized industry leader in Contemporary Costumes, Dreamgirl is introducing a huge slate of over 100 new costumes to be featured in its catalogue.


Pioneer
October 16, 2007

Qualatex Recordable B-Bops are the first recordable balloons to hit the market. Introduced by Pioneer® Balloon Co., these giant 31" Microfoil® balloons have the technology that will allow consumers to personalize them for any occasion they want by recording a 10-seond message.
Read all about it

Launch of Event City Creative Blog and Zine

Good morning East Coast, happy dreaming West Coast! I welcome you to the Event City Network's™ magazine blog. The first of it's kind to be presented within the United States and as far as we know, within the entire Global Internet!

I present to you on this First day of June 2007, our first Blog of hopefully many more to come, for the Event City Network's™ online publication, EVENT CITY CREATIVE™. What is the Event City Creative™ and what type of publication will it be? It is an online "Mag and Zine" for the Events & Creative Industries™ soon to be in Beta Test. The Event City Network™ is the new Online Service Portal for these industries and all their vertical markets.

It is our goal to create a magazine as YOU our readers would create it. Share with us your thoughts and ideas of what you would like to see in our Zine and we will do our best to include as much of it as possible. Let us know your trials and tribulations and we will help you find solutions. If you're searching for new technologies or innovations to help your business grow, tell us about them - our researchers will help burrow through the plethora of technology products flourishing literally on a daily basis to help find these resources!

When Event City Creative™ launches we want you to be an integral part of this project. By helping us develop some of our content ideas, in essence, you will play a role in the development of the tools we create to help your business and professional career and those of your colleagues to be successful within these industries and all their vertical markets! We can only do this with YOUR FEEDBACK! This is the place to tell us what you want! A Blog-a-Zine™ for anyone to post their comments, ideas, helpful information to share with their associates and peers within the Events and Creative industries.

Ok, so you keep hearing about these Events & Creative Industries; what do we define as the industries? Here they are as defined by Event City™:

1. Hospitality
2. Special Events
3. Meeting Planning
4. Travel
5. Art
6. Entertainment & Music
   
7. Food & Beverage
8. Publishing & Printing
   

Our objective is to create an online publication that will provide valuable information and an array of content that would be valuable for all working individuals involved in any of the above industries. Students to CEO's, our valuable information will be dedicated to these industries as a whole. All of these industries have historically come together for the success of many different types of projects - Small private parties to major Corporate events; grand-openings to launch parties; night-club and bar shows to major Rock'n'Roll tours; conferences & meetings to major film productions and so much more. All of the Event City industries play a role in the success of any of those events at any given time!

A Blog-a-Zine™ for the student just coming out of college and wanting to start their own Event Planning company or a major Hotel manager who wants to change careers - post your comments, share with all of us your ideas, give all readers an opportunity to help provide valuable information to share with you and all of our associates and peers within the Events and Creative industries. Take advantage of the crossover these industries represent to help your business grow!

I cannot overemphasize - This "Blog is for YOU", to share your ideas and to tell us what you would like to see presented within our online Mag and Zine! Become a Beta Tester and you will receive many Benefits and Freebies as well as a Featured Founding Member status of the Event City Network™. If you would like to participate do not hesitate to contact us for participation details at any level.

This project has been a very long road for us. As we begin our process to launch the entire 'network', we look forward to hearing from you. We want to learn what type of content and material you would like to see appear not only in our magazine, but anywhere within our Portal site, the Event City Network™.

I look forward to meeting all of you if not in person, at the very least Virtually somewhere in the world of Event City!

Cheers,
Nolan Apostle
Founder & CEO
Associate Publisher
Event City Network™
Event City Creative™
eventcity@eventcity.net