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Food & Beverage

Cocktail Napkins Mathematics

There are several online calculators out there, from event budgeters to mortgage calculations. When recently ordering cocktail napkins for an event we were amazed to discover there are calculators for that as well! After evaluating all the formulas out there, here’s the formula we created to determine the optimal number of napkins for your event. ... Read more


Food & Beverage

BEO: It’s Not Just About Food

A Banquet Event Order (BEO) is the contract and final say when it comes to your event at a hotel property. It is the sole document that a property will work off of throughout your event. The BEO is given to numerous hotel staff a week before your event. If your BEO’s are not final ... Read more


News

Guide to Unique Wedding Venues [nFocus]

Read original article in nFocus. By Kim Martin When planning an event, there are several reasons to choose a non-traditional venue. Often times we choose non-traditional venues due to a lack of formal event space in Charlotte that can accommodate more than 250 guests. Atmosphere and availability have also sent us in search of new spaces. ... Read more


TCG Happenings

A Tribute to Event Planners

Here at TCG, our team understands the need for some humor to make it through day-to-day craziness. Our friends at Leading Authorities created this video as a tribute to meeting planners around the world. As fellow event planners, we can attest to having said most everything in this video. As you watch this, remember fondly ... Read more


News

Ashes to Art, McColl Center [nFocus]

Read the original article in nFocus. McColl Center for Visual Art had over 300 people attend Ashes to Art over the three days the luncheon was held. Event sponsors included TCG Events, Inc., Quest Diagnostics, Steelfab, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Carocon, and the Marc and Mattye Silverman Foundation, while tables were hosted by Board ... Read more


News

Brown Builds Her Own Brand [South Charlotte Weekly]

Read the original article in South Charlotte Weekly After nine years of working for Tribble Creative Group, SouthPark resident Cassie Brown decided to make a change. So she bought the company and assumed the role of president and CEO. Brown purchased the company and has since given it a serious makeover, renaming and rebranding it ... Read more


News

Table Talk [CBJ]

TCG Events has been an iconic name in event planning in the Queen City for the past three decades. But with a change in ownership, the firm has been slowly redesigning everything from its infrastructure to its name. After Cassie Brown bought Tribble Creative Group in January 2011 from Mary Tribble, the company quietly began growing the ... Read more


News

The Power Planners – Charlotte Event Planners [nFocus]

They are typically behind the scenes. They help hosts look good, relieve worry and stress, avert catastrophes, help non-profits fundraise smarter, create moments that demand attendance, and make celebrations talked about long after they have concluded. Many people have aspired to the supposed glamorous career of event planning, but there are few who choose to ... Read more


News

Corporate Spotlight – Banking on Our Community [nFocus]

By nFocus Charlotte Every once and a while people do a good thing just for the sheer pleasure of doing it.  When that person happens to be an executive at a large financial institution, with lots of executive friends in other large financial institutions, that good thing can be a very big thing. “Friends and ... Read more


Logistics

It Takes a Village to Build and Maintain the Olympic Village

Have you ever wondered how Ryan Lochte or Gabby Douglas live while at the Olympics? Like the rest of the world, we have been glued to our TVs wondering who will take home gold and who will emerge as the new superstars, but we were also curious about their accommodations. Olympic Village Construction on the ... Read more