Selecting Entertainment and Programs This activity is designed to help you understand the creative options you will have to choose the from types of entertainment and ancillary programs available to you. Brainstorming some ideas for the following examples and complete the questions below as directed. 1. Brainstorming: Types of Entertainment An event without entertainment and interaction between the attendees and the event experience is nothing more than a scripted theater. List 3 types of entertainment options you would select as an event coordinator for each of the following event to enhance your attendees experience and foster interaction with event elements. Sample list of Entertainment option available on page 2. Keeping in mind the three parts of the event while choosing the types of entertainment (Premise, Action, Climax). The grand opening of a new casino A cultural heritage festival International Sports Competition (pick your favorite sport) 2. Brainstorming: Type of Companion Programs Brainstorm and determine the likes, dislikes, and preferences for companion programming in conjunction with the following event scenarios. Select 3 companion programs for each of the following scenarios that will provide an extended experience to the guests (companions) of your attendees. Sample list of companion programs available on page 4. A four-day corporate training program where attendees are travelling with their families (spouses and children) include activities for both spouses and children. Five-day international convention for restaurateurs whose spouses often help with the restaurant businessEntertainment and Entertainer Sample Resources A Cappella Groups Accordion Player Acrobats Aerialists Animal Acts Arcade Games (Pinball/Video) Astrologers Auctioneers Bagpipers Balancing Act Ballet Dancers Ballet Folkloric Balloon Sculpturing Banjo Players Barbershop/Sweet Adeline Bavarian/Oompah Bands Bell Ringers Belly Dancers Brass Groups Break Dancers Calligrapher Cancan Dancers Caricaturists Carnival Games Cartoonists Celebrities Celebrity Look-Alikes Chair Massages Cheerleaders Chinese Acrobats Chinese Lion Dancers ChoirsGospel or Youth Cigar Rollers Circus Performers Close-Up Magicians Clowns Color Guards Comedians Contortionists Cooking Demonstrations Country Cloggers Cowboy Trick Roping/Riding Dance Instructors Disc Jockey Dixieland Bands Drum and Bugle Corps Emcee Escape Artists Ethnic Cultural Shows Exotic Bird Shows Face/Body Painting Female Impersonators Fire Eaters Flag Dancers Fortune Tellers Full-Size Carnival Midways Go-Carts Gunfighters Gymnastic Performers Handwriting Analysts Harmonica Groups Harpists Hat Making Headliner Acts Heraldic Horns Hostesses Hula/Polynesian Dancers Hypnotists Impersonators Imposter Speakers Impressionists Jazzercise Group Jesters Jousting Jugglers Jukebox Rental Junkanoo Dancers Knife Throwing Laser Shoot-Outs/Tag Lie Detector Testing Limbo Dancers Live Animals Living Statues Magicians/Illusionists Mandolin Players Mannequins and Models Marimba Bands Martial Artists Mascots Melodrama Mentalists Mimes Minstrels Motorcycle Trick Act Native/Indigenous Dancers One-Man Band Orchestras Organ Grinder Operatic Soloists Paint Ball Palm Readers Petting Zoos Pianists/Organists Pickpocket Artists Plate Spinning Precision Riding Psychics Puppeteers Recorded Music Reenactors (Historical/Battle) Remote-Controlled Racing Rhythmic Ensembles Ribbon Dancers Roller Skates Act Showgirls Singing Telegrams Singing Waiters Skateboard Exhibitions Skydivers Snake Charmer Sport Simulators Square Dancers Stage Show ProductionsSteel Drum Band Stilt Walkers String Quartet Strolling Troubadour Strong Man/Woman Act Stuntmen Stunt Sports Teams Talking Buffet Heads Tap Dancers Tarot Card Readings Tightrope Walkers Town Crier Trapeze/Aerial Acts Tribute Acts Trick Riders/Ropers Unicyclists Variety Shows Vaudevillians