Sea Glass Events LLC

23/10/2024

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/work-conferences-karaoke-pickleball-yoga-7b6f78bd?st=CSFZsc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

With business travel back, the split returns between employees who love extracurricular activities and those who very much don’t.

10/05/2024

https://www.wsj.com/video/50-seconds-of-madness-behind-the-scenes-at-eurovision-2024/1A6C3665-4864-4630-94B0-F7282D342083.html

Eurovision’s stage crew has just 50 seconds between acts to transform the set with new props, lighting, pyrotechnics, and artists. We go behind the scenes of the world’s largest live song contest to see how they do it. Photo: Matthew Gormly

04/10/2023

The Inclusion Maine Conference, happening from May 1st-3rd at the Portland Sheraton, is an event on attracting people to Maine and improving a sense of belonging for all in Maine's workforce and communities. Registration is filling up quickly. Registration:

Maine Diversity Consulting. Equity Audit, Diversity Recruiting, Employee Resource Groups and Networks, and DEI Training. Our conference is focused on Maine's rural workforce and calling on businesses & rural communities to adopt practices that attract and retain racially diverse people in rural

06/09/2023

Happy Birthday babe! 😍🥳💖🕺🏻

12/12/2022

Thank you 2022!! Looking forward to 2023!

18/03/2022

https://apple.news/A2lo8AjcySQWU-0BbW-kpbQ

How bad will it be?

02/03/2022

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-back-to-networking-after-covid-11646159740

Some say they’ve missed rubbing shoulders and schmoozing so much that they’re turning up to events they once dreaded or only dutifully attended before the pandemic

31/01/2022

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/31/a-summer-festival-will-rise-again-in-portland/

Resurgam, planned for June, will be a music and arts event that organizers hope can fill some of the void left by the ending of the Old Port Festival.

07/01/2022

Some good best practices for meetings

https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/assets/pdf/salesforce-event-health-safety-playbook.pdf

07/01/2022

18/12/2021

20% no shows for concerts is a lot since it’s usually a pricey ticket - i would argue it’s maybe 30% or higher for events that were all in person or offered a streaming / hybrid option

https://consequence.net/2021/12/concert-no-shows-2021/

The Eagles, George Strait, Billy Joel, The Flaming Lips, and Dead & Company have all reported no-show rates of 20%.

05/12/2021

Some good suggestions for “new normal” Holiday gatherings

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/realestate/hosting-holiday-party-covid.html?referringSource=articleShare

If the 2020 holiday season was the year to cancel everything, 2021 is about figuring out how to get our groove back.

29/10/2021

Excited for this!! Have been chatting with them and giving them my feedback from an event planners perspective and I think this will be a huge bonus for our growing companies here in Maine!

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/28/convention-center-boosters-in-maine-cheer-westbrook-plan/

Advocates have wanted a large event center in downtown Portland for years but said they are encouraged by a similar proposal in neighboring Westbrook.

01/10/2021

How best to communicate this policy to attendees

https://www.meetingsnet.com/risk-management/no-vax-no-entry?NL=CMI-06&Issue=CMI-06_20211001_CMI-06_781&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_b&utm_rid=CPLSM000000900202&utm_campaign=19746&utm_medium=email&elq2=fc832e0b3d6444c095db3659ded17f03

A six-part feature on planning for and communicating a vaccination mandate for your event.

13/08/2021

Great article about best practices for safe in-person events

https://www.ct-group.com/us/news/creative-technology/the-path-to-live-events-pt1/. NEP Group, Inc.

Gianna Kreider of CT Group discusses what it looks like for a return of in-person events, from face masks to live streaming, learn about the challenges ahead.

09/08/2021

Would you feel comfortable attending a large corporate or non-profit event or going back to work full time??

https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-thought-they-had-a-plan-for-fall-now-they-are-scrapping-it-11628415001?st=xiqs3a8ke2gwme3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

The fast-spreading Delta variant has managers revamping schedules, with bosses delaying office reopenings and canceling events.

26/07/2021

https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/covid-delta-variant-risk-vaccinated-breakthrough-cases.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210726&instance_id=36254&nl=the-morning®i_id=35558605&segment_id=64431&te=1&user_id=2fbcd84d325e0d245f9bac099ad343b5

The vaccines are working—but that might not mean what you think it does.

03/07/2021

This might mean masks for indoor events this fall/winter

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/3-principles-now-define-pandemic/619336/

Vaccines are still beating the variants, but the unvaccinated world is being pummeled.

15/06/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/travel/maine-road-trip.html?referringSource=articleShare

Taking U.S. 1 the length of Maine reveals the shifting nature of the state’s character, from lobster shacks and antiques stores to vast forests and a lost French colony.

09/06/2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/health/face-to-face-brain-wellness-scn/index.html

Zoom videos and other online ways to meet have been a godsend during the pandemic. But there are real benefits to meeting face-to-face, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

08/06/2021

Starting to plan in person stuff again! Woo hoo! Who’s excited to go to events again? 🙋‍♀️😎

28/04/2021

This is promising news - 6 infections out of 5500 - no social distancing but all wearing masks

https://inside.com/campaigns/inside-daily-brief-27576/sections/no-rise-of-infections-at-outdoor-concert-233833

GOOD NEWS: Mask-wearing may prevent the spread of coronavirus even at large outdoor gatherings, a new Spanish study suggests. 5,000 people attended a "test concert" put on by the band Love of Le***an; they were required to wear masks but not to socially distance. Two weeks after the concert, only si...

07/04/2021

Beautiful setting for Spurwink Services Humanitarian Award gala happening now AV Technik, LLC

05/04/2021

Excited to be working with this wonderful organization Spurwink Services on their virtual event Wednesday- lots of great auction items! Please tune in! https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=26490

Spurwink provides behavioral health and education services for children, adults and families. Spurwink’s Humanitarian Gala brings together our community to honor community leaders who make Maine a healthier place to live and work. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Humanitarian is a virtual eve.....