Entertaining Lecture Van Wyck & Van Wyck A lecture by Bronson van Wyck, Founder, Van Wyck & Van Wyck

Born to Party, Forced to Work: 21st Century Hospitality

A lecture by Bronson van Wyck, Founder of Van Wyck & Van Wyck Saturday, February 1 • 11:00 am

What defines a truly great party? Most of all: generosity of spirit. World-renowned entertaining expert Bronson van Wyck distills the essential pillars of the art of celebration into an afternoon to remember with tips for hosts and hostesses as well as behind-the-scenes secrets from twenty years at the forefront of the party planning industry. Be transported by images and insight from van Wyck’s spectacular events, with the last word on designing parties that are as much fun to give as they are to attend.

Bronson van Wyck is one of the world’s leading authorities on hospitality, celebrated for a style of entertaining that combines wit and sophistication with the gracious warmth of his Southern upbringing. An event planner of international renown, Bronson has organized some of the most memorable and imaginative parties of the past two decades for clients like Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama, Madonna, Beyoncé, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jerry Seinfeld, Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel, St. Regis, Mercedes Benz, Christie’s, and Van Cleef & Arpels among many others. His first book, Born to Party, Forced to Work: 21st Century Entertaining, was published by Phaidon in fall 2019.

Books are available for purchase in the Show floor lobby during the Show and outside the Davidson Ballroom after this lecture.

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