The Boston Conservatory 2015 Graduate Showcase

The HELEN MILLS Theater is proud to have hosted The Boston Conservatory 2015 Graduate Showcase this past Monday, March 16th. Here’s a quote from our client about the showcase:

“The Boston Conservatory's MFA Graduate Musical Theater Showcase is an opportunity for our graduating class of students to perform in New York City for a panel of esteemed theater industry agents and casting directors. The students rehearse long and hard for the Showcase so that they are fully prepared to perform at their very best levels, vocally, physically, and acting-wise. There is a lot at stake here for our students, and some students gain immediate interest from the industry-based guests. The performance serves as their formal greeting to the profession. Regardless of whether or not the students end up signing with an agent immediately after the Showcase, the event has bottom-line value, in that we consistently leave the panel of audience members with a memorable and lasting impression of our students' impressive talents and capabilities. They always impress!”

-Peyton Pugmire, Associate Director of TBC's Theater Division

Here’s a shot from their rehearsal:

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Atlassian 2015 RoadTrip: NYC Stop at Helen Mills

Atlassian was at Helen Mills last week for one of the stops on its muti-national 2015 RoadTrip Tour.  Guests had the opportunity to mingle with product teams, executives, and fellow users for a great night of learning and networking.  Atlassian shared some of its newest product features and demonstrated how these features are helping teams work better together to get more done. Below are some photos from the evening.

THE GRAND ENTRANCE

PRODUCT GROUP DISCUSSIONS

THE PRESENTATION

THE MIXER

Interested in learning more about Atlassian's team collaboration tools? Check out their website here.

Looking to host a Tech or Other Event? Contact Us for more information about the HELEN MILLS Event Space & Theater.

Covenant House Youth to Perform Alongside Broadway Stars on March 22

Covenant House and The Royal Central Shool of Speech and Drama in London will be hosting the Crossing Bridges Play Festival on March 22 with the support of HELEN MILLS as well as a line-up of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners and nominees who donated their time and talents to the project.

Following a successful audition process, Covenant House youth attend a series of master classes in writing, directing, and acting for stage. Four weeks intensive learning culminate in a 24-hour play festival, where the young people will work overnight and alongside professional performers including Brian Carson, Dionne Figgons, Dana Marie Ingraham and Anika Larsen to write, choreograph, direct, produce and perform in their own plays.

Tickets are free, although donations to Covenant House are encouraged and space is limited. For more information about the Crossing Bridges Play Festival, see here. Details on the event below.

When: 7.00pm on Sunday 22 March, 2015
For tickets, visit: https://eventbrite.com/event/14376836505/
Follow the project on Twitter: @CBridgesProject

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Unmasked With The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation

The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation (HLF) hosted a charity event at the HELEN MILLS Event Space and Theater on Friday, March 6th, to kick-off the start of their online auction with goalie masks designed by Henrik and a celebrity friend. The HLF is a non-profit organization that creates positive change in the lives of children and adults throughout the world through education, music, sports and health services.

The event included a VIP screening of behind-the-scene clips from MSG Network’s ongoing series, “The Mask with Henrik Lundqvist”. Afterwards, VIP guests were able to meet and take photos with Henrik, enjoy hors d’oeuvres by Tiny’s & the Bar Upstairs (which Henrik co-owns), and enjoy refreshments by their sponsors – Moet & Chandon, Grgich Hills Estate, Absolut and Coors/Molson – before the general admission guests arrived. Attendees had an exclusive view of all six masks that Henrik co-designed with Mario Batali, John McEnroe, DJ Tiesto, Jeff Gordon, Michael J. Fox and the FDNY. In addition to those six creative, humorous and thoughtfully designed masks, was the head-turning, Swarovski-encrusted mask made by artist, Don Blanton. It stood on its own, rotating in its enclosed case.

All seven masks are currently up for auction for the next seven weeks on Steiner Sports’ website. Signed and unsigned behind-the-scenes photos are also available for purchase on their website. To learn more about the MSG series, “The Mask with Henrik Lundqvist”, click here.

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Fashion Presentation Tips from the Experts at Peru MODA

Peru Moda was at Helen Mills last week showing some of the best new fashion out of Peru. The event delivered a taste of Peru, from the Alpaca wool in the designs, to the Pisco Sours, and traditional Peruvian cuisine. In addition to the exquisite fashion and delicious food and drink, Peru Moda checked all of the boxes for making their fashion presentation a huge success. Here's how they did it:

For more fashion presentation ideas, check out photos from the Tia Cibani fashion show at HELEN MILLS here.

Planning a fashion show or another type of event? Contact us or download our ebook for more information.

Barnes & Noble 2014 Discover Awards

Barnes & Noble hosted their 24th annual Discover Awards today at HELEN MILLS and awarded six great new writers from 2014. Here are the winners for non-fiction and fiction:

Non-Fiction
1st Place – Bryce Andrews for “Badluck Way”
2nd Place – Caitlin Doughty for “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”
3rd Place – Will Harlan for “Untamed”

Fiction
1st Place – Evie Wyld for “All the Birds, Singing”
2nd Place – Molly Antopol for “The UnAmericans”
3rd Place – Arna Bontemps Hemenway for “Elegy on Kinderklavier”

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

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4 Tips for Better Food Presentation

This week, a number of innovative food brands gathered at HELEN MILLS for Food Fête, an exclusive, intimate event that introduces food PR and marketing professionals to a targeted group of top food writers. Exhibitors showcased their newest food, beverage and kitchenware products and in the process taught a few lessons in how best to present and serve food and engage their audience.

Below are four tips and photos from the event from the Yulu Asussie Style Yogurt (Tip #1), California Giant Berry Farms (#2), Sunset (#3), and Challenge Dairy (#4) booths. Take a look for inspiration for your next event!

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A Helen Mills Love Story – Damon & Lauren’s Engagement

Congratulations to Damon and Lauren! We are so excited for this wonderful couple that got engaged at the Helen Mills Theater this past Saturday! See below for details about their engagement. 

Damon and Lauren’s Story

Damon’s sister tried to set him up with Lauren twice, but it never happened. Then, a couple of months later, Damon and Lauren wound up meeting on J-Date. They hit it off instantly, and two years later, Damon was thinking of a way to propose.

About three weeks before Damon and Lauren’s two year anniversary, Damon started making a movie about his and Lauren’s love story to give her as an anniversary gift. Halfway through making the video, Damon realized the video was really good, and he loved Lauren so much, that now was as good of a time as ever to propose.

But Damon needed a way to add an extra wow factor to his proposal; he wanted to surprise Lauren by playing the video in a theater with a big screen. He also wanted to invite all of his and Lauren’s friends and family to be a part of the surprise (and also help him pull it off!).

That’s when Damon found Helen Mills. After stepping foot into the theater for the first time, he realized instantly that the Helen Mills Theater would provide the extra magic to make the proposal something Lauren would never forget.

The Proposal

On Saturday night, 1/31, Damon and Lauren’s friends and family took their seats at the Helen Mills Theater. They waited anxiously for Damon and Lauren to arrive. With the lights dimmed, and all guests in their seats, Damon and Lauren walked into the theater and Damon’s movie began to play. Here’s a link to the movie that he made: Damon’s Proposal Movie  (Aww!)

After the movie ended, Damon got down on one knee and asked the love of his life, Lauren, to marry him. And she said YES! Below are some photos of the happy couple’s engagement. Enjoy!

Looking to plan a unique proposal for your partner? Please contact us so that we can help make it happen!