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 Winery’s Event Space Grows Just in time for harvest touring, Hillebrand Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, raises a toast to the completion of a $3-million renovation that extends its group hosting capabilities. In the new underground Trius Red Barrel Cellar, 100 oak barrels and a long, oversized harvest table set the scene for intimate dinners and tastings (Capacity: 75). Host a wine tasting or reception in the new Winemaker’s Lookout, a two-storey outdoor stone tower (Capacity: 32). Just across the courtyard, the new four-season Vineyard Pavilion offers entertaining and meeting space for up to 125. Both venues have vineyard views. The Hillebrand Winery Restaurant also received a dramatic refurbishment ( Capacity: 75). Hillebrand Winery, 905-468-7123, www.hillebrand.com
New Novelty Photos Debut Envision Digital Photography has snapped up the exclusive Canadian rights to Get Flipped!, the next evolution in branded event photo souvenirs. Guests pose for two photos -- portrait-style and action shot -- that are then morphed into one photo that animates with the tilt of the hand. As guests mug into the live interactive monitor, the photo station becomes an instant crowd-pleaser. An ideal takeaway at social and corporate events, each hologram-like three-dimensional photo is shot and printed within minutes. Customized background designs and borders with brand/theme in mind increase awareness. Also available is Flip-Zone, a photo booth-style flip-strip of animated pix and Get Flipped! ID, a unique twist for trade show or backstage passes. Envision Digital Photography, 416-469-2153,
 Leaving Flipcharts In The Dust Talk about brainstorm mapping! To help document meetings and presentations, the Positive Culture Company offers live graphic recordings. Using illustrative text, pictures, images, shapes and colours to capture meeting discussions, the company’s third-party facilitators bring the key ideas to life on wall-mounted oversized paper in real-time. At session’s end, the entire chain of thought processes remains in an artistic at-a-glance visual summary mural. A relatively new concept to meeting facilitation, visual language recordings enhance communication processes by stimulating and maximizing participants’ memory retention, interaction and focus. The tool can be applied to a variety of information-collecting forums including strategy planning and survey-data capture. Positive Culture Company, 403-526-1616, www.positiveculture.ca
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