Birthday Party Entertainment Considerations

The right kind of party entertainment will make your party. Guests will remember the party and they will remember you.
Choose wisely and a little can go a long way.
Here are some examples:
A magician’s 45-minute show entertains the audience and becomes a focal point to the event.
Caricatures work well at family events. A caricature artist can [...]

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The Bat Mitzvah and the Blizzard

Philadelphia is digging out of a, what meteorologists describe as the largest December snow storm in 100 years. According to our local newspaper, we received over 23 inches.
That may not seem like much if you live in Buffalo or Michigan, but to us, it is quite a lot.
The storm hit yesterday, the last Saturday before [...]

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Attention Party Planner, Your Performers Are Not Mind Readers, Even If They Are Hired To Be Fortunetellers

Attention Party Planner,
If you want to know the very best way to ensure that your event goes smoothly, keep your vendors in the loop.That means ALL of them including your venue, your caterer, the provider of supplies such as tents, linens, port-a-potties… and especially your performers.
Your performers are not mind-readers, even if they are being [...]

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A Party Caricaturist’s Job Description – It’s More Than Just Art Skills

As a working caricature artist and agent, I have gotten to know and hire many caricature artists through the years.
But if you were to ask me what are the most important traits a good party caricature artist must have you might be surprised by my answer.
It‘s not art skills.
I consider excellent drawing skills to be [...]

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Caricature Artists – Do You Like Yours Wild Or Mild?

Did you know that not all caricature artists draw alike? And that there are many styles in caricature art. The stylized drawings of Al Hirschfeld, for example, are far different than Mad Magazine notable Mort Drucker’s dead-on likenesses.
Unlike Al Hirschfeld and Mort Drucker who completed their work in a studio setting, caricature artists that work at parties must be [...]

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Caricature Artists – What Do They Do?

If you have ever stopped to watch a street artist draw then you understand the appeal of caricature entertainment. Likewise, your guests will come by and watch as the volunteer in the hot seat gets his turn. And the coolest thing is that you can hire a caricature artist to entertain at your party.

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