Celebrity talent provides public, social, and corporate events a great return on investment. Booking this type of talent differs greatly from hiring a regional band or local disc jockey. There are many areas in which failure to negotiate or improper negotiation can not only cost you a lot of money but also potentially cost you a client.

The most important thing is hiring an entertainment professional with experience to negotiate your deal. All celebrities have agent representation. These agents

Big things are happening in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. Just two miles from downtown Cleveland and within walking distance to Lake Erie, the area is being transformed into a major arts and entertainment destination.

The Gordon Square Arts District (GSAD) is a vibrant new commercial area and arts incubator on Detroit Avenue between West 58th and West 73rd streets. With plans calling for the Detroit Shoreway to be converted from a freeway to a scenic boulevard, the timing for the arts dist

Have you ever imagined being a contestant on the reality-TV show "Amazing Race" but weren’t interested in having cameras following your every move? Steve Belkin believes he has found the perfect solution with Competitours  — a travel contest he’ll launch this summer in which two-person teams visit secret destinations across Europe to vie for a grand prize.

Best of all, anyone who pays the entry fee can go along for the ride.

"This is not a cookie-cutter package trip," Belkin, the presid

How far does 500 bucks go these days?

At Positively Cleveland, they’re hoping not much farther than the county line.

Five hundred dollars, according to the city’s convention and visitors bureau (CVB), represents the approximate difference between a family spending an action-packed weekend in Cleveland and a family doing likewise in Boston or Chicago.

"We don’t lead usually with the idea that we’re an inexpensive place to visit, but it is always in our promotions somewhere," Tamera Bro

Part of an enjoyable travel experience is the company you keep, and good travel companions can greatly enrich a vacation.

In response to the increasing number of professional women who prefer to travel with other women, Arlene Goldberg, the president of Solon-based Action Travel Center, created a special program in 2007.

Travelers Without Partners caters — free of cost — to women who want to travel with other women. The group’s 265 members are mainly from Northeast Ohio, although some ar

Looking for ways to entertain clients or network with future ones during economic hardship without the help of a stimulus package? Dance Cleveland, the oldest dance presenter in the United States and one of two presenting companies in Ohio, will help you do just that.

Established in 1956, Dance Cleveland is the associate organization of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square.

“We have a very unique offering in this market,” Pam Young, the executive director of Dance Cleveland, says.

Especially fo