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Create Original and Dynamic Theme Parties

Hawaiian Luau
Whisk your friends off to the islands with assistance from your event and party professional.
• Decorations - Grass mats, tiki torches, palm trees, pineapples, orchids, fish nets with glass or cork floats, water fountain, dolphin ice mold, hurricane lamps, lots of lush greenery, seashells, low tables with seating on grass mats
• Menu Ideas - Barbecue pork, chicken, spareribs, fresh fruit salad in hollow watermelon (bananas, coconut, pineapple), macadamia nuts, Oriental dishes; use wooden bowls and baskets where practical
• Activities - Hula dancing; "roast" the honoree
• Music - Ukuleles, steel guitar, Hawaiian records

Alaskan Gold Rush
Go for the gold with an old-fashioned gold-rush party. Your event and party expert can help you pull it together.
• Invitations - Playing card or poker chip glued to construction paper with pertinent party information
• Decorations - Large casino signs, rocks painted gold, checked tablecloths, dice
• Menu Ideas - "Free Lunch" sign above buffet of cold cuts, chips, pretzels, dips
• Activities - Invite guests to play casino games: Black jack, roulette, check-a-luck, craps, poker; have a "law officer" on the scene to arrest cheaters
• Favors or Prizes - Rabbit's foot, dice, prizes for big winners of casino games
• Music - Loud and lively: singing waiters, barbershop quartet, player piano

Circus
For kids and adults, what's more fun than a circus? Create it with help from your event and party rental professional.
• Decorations - Set up a party tent and decorate with balloons, crepe-paper streamers, circus posters, bright-colored tablecloths
• Menu Ideas - Hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries, peanuts, popcorn, cotton candy, Sno-Kones
• Activities - Arrange for a magician, juggler and/or clown to entertain; invite guests to compete in penny pitching or strongman contest; play Bingo
• Favors or prizes - Balloons, stuffed animals, novelty statuettes
• Music - Circus favorites like "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze," calliope

Mardi Gras
Party like there's no tomorrow with the help of your event and party pro.
• Decorations - Fringed streamers; balloons; New Orleans posters; Bourbon Street signs; crowns; masks; purple, green and yellow-gold tissue balls
• Official colors - Purple, green and yellow-gold
• Menu ideas - Shrimp Creole, jambalaya, rice, orange-coconut ambrosia, French bread, pecan pie, King Cake
• Activities - Invite guests to a jazz concert; plan a costume ball; crown a king and queen
• Favors - Doubloons (metallic souvenir coins) gold or silver foil-covered chocolates, beads
• Music - Jazz

Western
Ye e-haw! Come on - thar's a party goin' on. Make your Western event unique with the help of your event and party rental expert.
• Decorations - Hay bales, horse shoes, hurricane lamps, hangman's knot, reward posters, cacti, lanterns, corn, checked tablecloths, cowboy hats, rodeo pictures, wagon wheel.
• Menu Ideas - Barbecued brisket, chili, ranch-style beans, potato salad, coleslaw, corn bread
• Activities - Set aside an area for square dance or country-western style dance; plan a hay ride; have a "sheriff" arrest guests for rustling, train robbery, wife stealing or claim jumping; follow up with trials before the "hangin' judge"
• Music - Country western

The Imagination Knows No Limits!
Let your own creativity and innovation soar to new heights. Party and event rental professionals will help you plan a fantastic and memorable event - and pull it all together with props, linens, accessories, and more.

Stay a Step Ahead of the Crowd
Dramatic events can be magical -- even spectacular. The secret is to create a balance of form, technology, appearance and functional solutions. Think strategically and make the central theme prominent throughout every aspect of your event: props, centerpieces, linens, entertainment and menu.

Today's theme accessories range from the historic to the futuristic. Gain a marked advantage in planning parties and special events by working with your area party and event rental professional. Together, you can make it happen.

If your favorite rental store doesn't have a particular product you need, just ask. It may be something they can use again. They may be willing to purchase just what you want and integrate it into their rental inventory. Party/event rental professionals are gifted at inventing alternate ways to use props and other accessories to satisfy a variety of tastes.

Top Themes
Space odyssey - Some props that enhance a space/futuristic theme include gigantic 3-foot globes, earth balloons and moons. Transform a ballroom into a glitzy solar system of gigantic rotating planets, illuminated spacecraft and dancing aliens.
Ethnic food stations - For example, position an oversized Eiffel Tower behind the French station and a large prop depicting the Statue of Liberty next to the American station. At a glance, stations are well defined.
Ever-popular themes:
• Western
• Tropical, Island Caribbean and Hawaiian
• Fiesta
• Mardi Gras
• Casino night and Las Vegas
• Circus
• Hollywood
• Romantic
• Construction
• Broadway
• Jungle Safari
• Holidays

Lighting - Give It Flash and Sizzle
Rental lighting is another way to spotlight a theme. With today's technology - called "smart lighting" -- the possibilities are endless. By using a computer controller and human programmer, you can change colors and speeds throughout an entire event.
• What better way to spark up a Fourth of July event than with rotating red, white and blue lights?
• For a "spooktacular" Halloween bash, orange and black lights with purple pulsating accents help create the mood.
• For a futuristic approach, consider moving light beams coupled with haze.

Linens - Go for Color and Texture
Evoke the mysteries of the Orient with help from your event and party pro.
• Decorations - Paper lanterns, wind chimes, fans, parasols, cherry blossoms, dogwood blossoms, chrysanthemums, bamboo, pagodas, bonsai tree, geisha doll, burning incense, folding screens
• National Colors - Red and white
• National Flower - Chrysanthemum
· Afternoon Tea Menu - Tea, coffee, almond and ginger cookies, honey cakes; a special time to honor volunteers of service groups by presenting awards, certificates or pins
• Evening Dinner Party Menu - Rumaki, teriyaki, sukiyaki, rice tempura or other oriental dishes; serve on low tables with seating on grass mats or pillows; a unique theme for birthdays, promotions or retirement parties
• Favors - Fortune cookies
• Music - Madame Butterfly, The Mikado, Japanese Sandman