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December Highlights

What a Winter Wonderland Whirlwind of a Month! phew! 

We got to test our capacity by providing entertainment to a handful of events on multiple dates. We brought a whole lot of dazzle & delight to Holiday Parties of all stripes & themes. Our Instagram is a great place to keep track of our events. 

We had 48 events… too many to share, but some of the Highlights are below.

DEC. 1st-
We got to bring some fun elements to an Around the World themed celebration in San Jose organized by Tied Together Marketing. 
In addition to some Whisky Tasting hostesses & a Contortionist in a Bubble… we got to create a fun spin off our popular champagne skirts… a Geisha Sake Skirt! 
We also sent A giant Zebra & (new) Lion Stilt Walker + a team of 8 Skin Décor Artists to a big party at San Mateo Convention Center including 4 Floral Tattoo Artists, 2 Face Painters & 2 Be-Dazzled Face Gem Techs. Thanks to Entire Productions

Dec 6th we sent out 3 Champagne Skirts and for the annual Compass Family Services party hosted by Twitter we sent 3 Winter Woodland Princesses & 2 face painters & 2 balloon twisters.

Dec. 7th was a doosy of a night with 8 Events!
(let’s just leave it at that & move on)

Dec. 8th we got to make a woodland fairy Champagne Skirt who turned out so lovely…

Dec. 12th we are very proud of the Deluxe Gatsby Package we produced at/for the Dorian SF with 12 performers & a vintage airstream trailer green room & 2 featured dance numbers & a Gatsby Glam station & a bevy of showgirls & a few mob bosses & a surprise Police Raid! See the Gallery here!

Dec. 13th the 20’s Theme continued!
We sent 2 Champagne Skirt Hostesses and also gave a makeover to our Champagne Tower with a gorgeous Gold & Black Gatsby looking cover & sent it as a practical & delightful prop element.

Dec. 14th we sent these lovely Mirror Showgirl greeters to a big tech holiday party at Pier 27th wearing our newest Mirror Suits!  Thanks Key Events

December 31st NEW YEARS EVE we had a healthy mix of events that we helped to make special. 
Our 9th year in a row we sent 4 Fabulous Giants (stilt walkers) to A List SF ‘Passport to the World’ at the Westin St Francis in Union Square. 
This time we took the new metallic disco bella rosas that we debuted last month at Cirque du Soleil Volta premier & brought them to new heights… & also had an elegant dapper duo in white & black & LED lights. We also sent a few magical ladies to a very special Private NYE Party in Silicon Valley… Green Faeries that greeted & gave out drinks & Catalyst Cards & yummy treats/smells, a Tarot Card reader who later turned into a Mermaid to swim in the pool at midnight! 
Also we sent some flapper showgirl beauties to The Dirty Habit at Viceroy Hotel to animate a Prohibition themed NYE Party. 
Including this gorgeous Champagne Skirt hostess who made sure everyone had their bubbly for the midnight moment. 

CHEERS 2018! 

WELCOME 2019!!!

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October Highlights

October is always an action-packed month for us… & this one was very fun! From unicorns to creepy clowns… we covered a lot of bases at some fantastic events.
Here are some Highlights: 

October 6th- Noche en Blanc at the Sacramento Zoo
Our Party Animals made a special appearance at this global ‘white party’ event that rotates it’s locations (& keeps them secret from the 3,000 guests until the day of!) at the zoo in Sacramento.
Our ever popular Zebra stilt walker was joined by the new Unicorn Stilt Party Animal who actually stole the show… cause who doesn’t love unicorns??October 14th we did 2 special events…

For The Stand for The Redwoods Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco (organized by Peridot Events) we sent 4 fantastic Face Painters & 2 giant Party Animals… the Butterfly & a new costumed character we created specifically for this event… the Stilt Owl!Later that night 3 of our Illuminated Walkabout Glow Go Dancer ladies were brought in by planner Mimi the Party Queen again for the Mill Valley Film Festival Closing Party in San Rafael at the Elks Lodge. First they were stationed along the route from the theater to the party to make sure guests didn’t get lost making their way to the venue… literally lighting their path. Later they brought quite a buzz of excitement & a flurry of paparazzi at the party and even ended up making the Front Page of the local newspaper! LINK here

On October 18th our Silk Stilt Butterflies were brought in to help celebrate an Anniversary event at the Bethany Center in SF by planner Robert Hunter Events.

On October 20th we were invited to one of the oldest wineries in the whole State of California… Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma- where our Wine Dress Hostess dazzled guests upon entering the courtyard & made for an irresistible photo opportunity. Our golden Rose Tarot Reader was also quite a hit with a long line all night waiting their turn for her golden nuggets of reflection. 

Also on October 20th we sent a Flapper Dance Duet & a Gatsby Champagne Skirt Hostess to a 20’s themed Wedding at the elegant Claremont Club in Berkeley 

& we also provided a Champagne Skirt Hostess for a celebration in Portland, Oregon- where we now have a skirt permanently stationed! (spread the word to any planners you know in that area!) 

Photo by Colleen Cahill- Event planned by Upstage Events 

On the last week of October our sister companies MagiKidz & Bedazzled Body Art were quite busy doing Face Paint for a whole slew of kid & family events including 8 artists at the Stanford Reunion Picnic (7th year in a row) & 2 painters at the SF Zoo for Boo at the Zoo.
*To learn more about the Kids Entertainment company- www.magikidz.com

On October 27th we once again had the honor of sending 6 Illuminated Stilt Walkers to the ‘Light The Night’ Charity walk event at Avaya Stadium in San Jose.

As well as 5 very Creepy Characters to a House Party in San Francisco thanks to Sillapere Inc.

& October 30th our Autumn Butterfly character brightened up a Mummy & Me event in San Jose

Photo by Santana Row

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September Event Highlights

September 7th –
We Spiced up the Napa Seafood Summit After Party at the lovely Raymond Vineyards with a Mime, an Aerialist, & a Champagne Skirt hostess with the mostest. Planned by The Organization Organization. 

September 20th –
Our Champagne Skirt hostess added glamour and fun at a French Gastronomy Event put on by L’apero. They had 3 separate wineries host the champagne for portions of the event so she got to offer samples for 3 brands (including JCB). 

September 22nd –
We were brought on to produce a very customized entertainment package for the Serious Leisure Brand Launch Party- which took lucky VIP guests on a tour of 3 venues owned by the S.L. team- the Dorian, The Palm house & Bergerac.
They had very fun themes and it was a joy to help animate their plans with our performers. We brought to life their totem animal the Flamingo & also provided Captain, Hosts, Visa Secretaries, Champagne Skirt lady, A Mermaid, & Henna & Face Bling Artists. 

Dreamforce Party Stilt Walkers- we sent out some giants to a few parties… our festive Stilt Walkers below were booked via Entire Productions & 1Up Events. 


September 29th – Our Shadow Screens Show made a debut at a VIP birthday party at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco as well as our Wild Animal Body Painted Models who made quite the impression on the guests!

 

Here is what the event planner had to say.
“These party animals made the party! Amazing artistry & amazing gals. Thank you Catalyst Arts!.” Jeanie- JSM Events

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April Highlights

April is a delightful month getting warmer & full of blossoms.

Here is some of the highlights of events we brought our dazzle to this month. 

April 12th We sent 2 of our lovely Bella Rosa Champagne Skirt Hostesses to an
SF Travel event in Sacramento booked by Entire Productions

April 14th- Flow Kana Launch Party in Mendocino

This event started off with a lovely reception on the lawn with live band and nibbles and our walkabout characters. 

& then after the guests had the grand tour of the land they were greeted by our performers on the bridge who lead a parade to the Wild Saloon party portion of the festivities.

The night was full of stilts & contortion & even some fire dancing. Click above images to go to Gallery in Recent Events. 

April 21st we had a handful of events- a kids party, a bar mitzvah, a wedding & a prom!
Here is the classic grecian Living Statue we sent to a prom thanks to SF Proms

April 22nd we sent these 2 Golden beauties to a private birthday party in Oakland

April 22 we also sent this beautiful Rosé Dessert Living Table to add excitement & delight to a Wedding Showcase event at the University Club of San Francisco 

 

 

 

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November Event Highlights

November 2nd our own Audette Sophia did some Face paint magic for Day of the Dead at Asiento in SF… including 4 promo models from Cazadores Tequila!

Nov. 8th we got to go to the dark sexy side with our beaker skirt… serving signature cocktails out of beakers at a big Dreamforce after party.. booked by Entire Productions. 

On November 11th we got to send a large group of costumed characters and talent to a magical wedding anniversary celebration at the Old Mint in SF– masterfully designed by Nicole Sillapere this party was such a treat… with themed zones around every bend. 
We can share more images later… but for now a teaser… 

Nov. 16th Embassy Suites Monterey Bay in Seaside, CA held a grand reopening event to celebrate the completion of their multi-million dollar coastal inspired renovation… and our Champagne Skirt hostess added excitement to the celebration. 

Nov. 18th we had the pleasure of sending Goddesses & Go Go’s to a very special 50th Birthday party at the Fairmont in SF… starting at the penthouse suite…

Then 6 dancers helped hype up the Gold Disco themed party in the Ballroom.

On November 30th we once again helped bring some razzle dazzle to the annual Holidazzle Party in San Francisco… this year at the Fairmont Hotel. Also this year we added a golden Champagne Skirt Hostess to the VIP.
(P.S. the same producers throw A List SF NYE Party and this will be Catalyst Arts 8th year in a row sending stilt walkers to it!)

 

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August Highlights

The hot Summer month saw a diverse range of themes for our eventertainment company… Check out some of our event highlights below.

On August 5th we sent 2 lovely Stilt Walkers to Noche en China Moon, a Fundraiser in Sonoma, CA for the organization La Luz. (we do their fundraisers every year and always a new theme… the organizer in the photo is Marcelo… who we love)

And we also sent a Champagne Skirt Hostess and Dancer to a poolside soiree in Santa Clara thanks to Entire Productions. 

On August 12th we once again sent a giant Rosie the Riviter to Richmond, CA for a city planned Rosie Ralley.

On August 17th, 2 of our lovely masquerade Champagne Skirt hostesses were sent out to an elegant party at SF City Hall- booked by Innovative Entertainment. 

We had the chance to be part of a Make-A-Wish Event for Izzy at the Twitter HQ. It was an elemental themed Fashion show featuring Izzy in her own designs… and our elemental performers took the stage to keep guests amused between her walks while she changed. We had an Opera Singer for Earth, a Ballerina for Water, and a Samba dancer for Fire! 

On August 26th we sent 3 UV Black Light Face Painters to an exciting Bar Mitzvah in San Francisco… and made the kids positively glow! 

& while were on the topic of UV BlackLight… check out our new VIDEO featuring some of the UV Dance Acts available with Catalyst Arts Eventertainment! 

 

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July Highlights

Wow- another Action Packed month for Catalyst Arts Entertainment! 

Our July was full of Mardi Gras!! We sent 6 dancers and 16 stilt walkers to Mardi Gras themed events! And Party Animals and Gold Contortionists & Champagne Dresses etc…

Here is our Eventertainment Highlights:

On July 4th we sent this Red, White, Blue & Fabulous Stilt Walker to the Corte Madera 4th of July Parade for the local rotary club. She took that parade to the next level! 

On July 11th we created a delightful custom eventertainment package for a VIP tech soiree at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco.
We created 8 ‘bellhop’ type costumed characters to engage guests during their elevator ride and give them a chip for the speakeasy after party. 
We also created 4 lovely flapper leaning Absinthe Fairies with charming carts who served a bubbly fairy concoction with champagne & absinthe.
See the Whole Gallery Here

July 18th we sent 2 of our infamous Party Animals to the Africa themed reception portion of the Wanderlust themed fundraising Gala of ILEA NCC (International Live Events Association) and in addition to prowling around adding savannah like ambiance… they also starred in some fabulous photo studio pics. 
A pic of our fearless founder/lady boss and these #partyanimals #wildlifeoftheparty

July 20th we were hired by Gary Farrel Winery in Healdsburg to add some excitement to an annual VIP Luncheon event they host. They hired a local marching band and we provided 5 festive Mardi Gras costumed dancing ladies to parade and fan and delight the guests. 

July 22nd we sent 8 entertainers to 3 events!

We sent 2 Stilt Walkers to the annual Hack Cancer White Party- this year at the lovely Clift Hotel in San Francisco

We also brought a greeting Stilt Walker & customized Champagne Skirt Hostess to a lovely latin/butterfly themed Wedding at Gloria Ferrer Winery in Sonoma, CA

July 24th we were hired by Entire Productions to book & body paint 2 lovely lux Contortionists for an event at SF City Hall.
They glittered as they did their acrobatics to the live electric violinist Shaina also from E.P. and made for quite the talking point/photo opp as guests settled in for the reception. 

Lastly– we were asked back this year to California’s Great America for their annual ‘Taste of Orleans’ activation– and this year we are doing 4 stilt walkers for 4 dates… a stilt walker residency of sorts. 7/22 & 23 as well as 7/29 & 30th

 

HAPPY SUMMER TO YOU!

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MAY EVENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

What a Month!!

May 2nd & 4th we did 2 fabulous festive SUMMER OF LOVE Themed Events and there is a BLOG Post dedicated to those.

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On May 13th we created these gorgeous luxurious Golden Living Statue Dancer characters for a Gold Party at Clift Hotel organized by Donovan Friedman for Gold Rush Rally.
Our own body painting Ladyboss, Audette Sophia painted and styled this golden God & Goddess to add a Midas touch to the event! 

Then her and Nastassia spent hours slinging gold paint and glitter in a human decor station customized for the theme- Become Golden… making the guests feel special and sparkly. 

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On May 18th we had 2 big Events… we brought the Catalyst Airship (our awesome 25 ft vintage Airstream Photo Studio) to a big fundraiser event for The Sierra Club at the Innovation Hangar in SF Thanks to Do Good Events.

Pics from the Sierra Club Airship Photo Studio can be found HERE.

And we also produced a customized Butterfly themed Eventertainment package for Dignity Health for the Humankindess Gala at San Francisco City Hall that featured many lovely winged greeters, dancers (including this lovely ballerina in a bubble), and stilt walkers. 

Image gallery from HumanKindness Gala is HERE

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On May 20th we sent entertainers to 4 events in 3 cities!

* A couple of our Party Animals were at a corporate event at the San Francisco Zoo thanks to Circosphere & Whim Agency.
* A cirque themed contact juggler was at a prom in SF thanks to SF Proms.
* We debuted our new Rainforest themed costumed character at an annual fundraiser event for Quarry Hill Botanical Garden in Napa/Wine Country.
*And thanks to Bash Creative we got to help provide glow and fire dancers and 3 UV/Glow/Black Light Face Painters for a top secret awesome corporate event in Seattle!

Here are a few pics

Click on her or here to go to our Nature Theme Photo Gallery

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& on May 28th we sent 2 Golden Winged Fairy Stilt Walkers to a Prom in SF booked by SF Proms.

 

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SUMMER OF LOVE ENTERTAINMENT


This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love and so of course the Events world is abuzz with events playing off of this theme.

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Here are a couple recent parties that we provided entertainment for– customized to this theme.

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Bash-Creative hired us to bring 4 Hippie Flower Child Stilt Walkers for a Parade at the ‘Share the Love Gala’ for Berkeley Art Museum on May 2nd.
The parade had musicians and giant silk bird puppets and rainbow flags (from Giant puppets save the World) and featured our Giants- and it lead them from a cocktail reception in one building to the main event in another- acting as a festive and practical way to get guests from a to b.

People loved posing with them and some very classic shots resulted! 

On May 4th we were hired by Olive Events who planned a great invite-only events industry Showcase party at the newly renovated Hotel Zeppelin in San Francisco- to show what a perfect space it is for these sorts of soiree’s.
We had 2 makeup artists and 3 body painted character model/go go dancers. The party also featured the Rambler restaurant’s food & drinks and The Dark Room Photo Studio, a DJ, and a Flower Crown making station.

She asked us to create a ‘Cat Eye’ Makeup Station for sprucing up guests looks… and we did that and added some glitter and face paint to the menu so there was something for everyone from subtle to festive.

It has been our consistent experience that activities such as the Flower Crown making station and face paint and any ‘Human Décor’ as we like to call it- are always a good idea for theme parties because guests instantly feel more part of an event when they look the part… so it is fun to engage in as an activity but also leads to guests feeling more connected, and the photos that come out of the event also look that much better! 

Our Flower Child Character Model Dancers were a huge hit because they greeted guests, they posed for pics with guests, they blew bubbles and frolicked and lightened the mood of the party, and they danced on the tabletops! (well they danced on the pool table on a cover that was put there for that purpose… but dancing on the pool table doesn’t have the same ring to it. 🙂 ) 

styling/body paint- Audette Sophia

This giant peace sign is part of the decor at Hotel Zeppelin and of course made a great place to take photos.  

WHAT OUR CLIENT SAID:
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“Everything was wonderful. Thank you so much!! I loved how much the Glam Cat Eye station brought to the event and the face painting addition, and the performers were exceptional. They brought so much beauty & vibrancy to the party and their costumes were spot on.”
– Allison Fox, Olive Events

If your throwing a party that could use some Flower Child characters or interactive stations or stilt walkers… Contact Us and we are happy to help.

Here is the Gallery of the Pro Photographers Shots of the Event.

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December Highlights

December is always one of our busiest months of the year. Some of the fantastical events we did as we wrapped up an extraordinary 2016!

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December 1st- HOLIDAZZLE at the Westin St. Francis Penthouse with 2 of our festive dazzling tall ladies… including a sneak peek to our new LED Dresses. 

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Dec. 3rd- Steampunk themed Holiday Party at San Jose Tech Museum

We brought 2 Lollipop Lyra acrobats, 2 Stilt Walkers, & 1 Champagne Skirt to this themed holiday party- booked by Entire Productions.

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Dec. 6th- We sent this fabulous festive holiday Champagne Skirt to a great LGBT Tech Mixer event- booked by Entire Productions

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We were hired by Red Chair Events to create a Winter Wonderland Holiday themed open air photo studio for a Paypal holiday party and it went great. http://catalystarts.com/entertainment/photoexperiences/

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Dec. 10th- Deluxe Winter Wonderland Ice queen Champagne Skirt at Holiday Party at City Club for tech company holiday party. 

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Dec. 16th- Sony Holiday Party at Cirque du Soleils ‘Luzia’ 

Here our stilt walkers are giving out green clown noses to guests… as you can see they are being eagerly received!

& also on December 16th we did a deluxe Circus themed holiday party package for Coupa Software at the SF Airport Mariott with 2 champagne skirts, a juggling stilt walker, 2 temp tattoo artists, and 2 of our unique tarot readers.

More pics can be seen on our Recent Events Page
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Dec. 19th- Twitter & Compass Family Services Holiday Party

Our sister company MagiKidz sent 2 face painting elves & 2 wandering minstrel elves to this charity holiday party hosted by Twitter.

 

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NEW YEARS EVE!

We had 19 performers animating multiple events throughout San Fransisco for NYE.

 

A living table in the VIP & 4 of our Tall Elegant Stilt Walkers at the Westin St. Francis for A List SF Passport to the World (our 7th year in a row!!) 

and 2 of our LED Stilters + a Deluxe Champagne Skirt in the VIP at the W Hotel for a SF Nightlife event. 

as well as 7 of our fantastical specialty performers at Imagine SF at the Payne Mansion in SF… including a wizard magician, mermaid, crystal ballerina fairy, cheese serving skirt model, and 3 stilt walkers! 

Here are some pics from #ImagineNYE thrown by Theme Dream Productions 

Catalyst Arts Mermaid posing in Mermaid Island photo opp at Imagine NYE Party by Themedream Productions Catalyst Arts French Fromage Mouse Cheese Serving Skirt