MICHELLE BRUENNEvent Creator

Michelle Bruenn is a freelance event creator with extensive experience orchestrating large scale underground parties, non-profit fundraisers, historically themed lectures and performance based events. She has worked with a variety of organizations and is practiced at coordinating between many contributors and addressing clients’ needs.

➤ Gemini & Scorpio Events

Michelle Bruenn worked as the assistant to the owner of G&S events. In that role she planned large scale entertainment events in NYC involving hundreds and sometimes thousands of guests. She coordinated teams of up to twenty volunteers, supervised setup and breakdown, managed back stage during events, coordinated between staff and handled communication. Michelle prepared timetables and budgets, coordinated with suppliers and researched potential sponsors. She prepared press releases, corresponded with press, promoted events through a variety of social media platforms and edited weekly events listings.

“New Year’s Eve: The Bootleggers’ Ball” 2010 and 2009

Created an immersive speakeasy setting and orchestrated a full night of live entertainment.

Highlights: Unique VIP experience, fire performances, multiple live bands, 500+ attendees, featured by multiple press outlets including Time Out NY.

“Halloween: Masquerade Macabre” 2009 and 2010

Coordinated with Rubulad to present an incredible night of live entertainment.

Highlights: Performances by Sxip Shirey and BIG NAZO, 1500+ guests, extras included body painting and portraiture onsite.

“The Lost Circus” 7/2010

Immersive circus event incorporating many varieties of performance.

Highlights: Aerial performance, fire dancers, custom art installation by Molly Crabapple

G&S' 8th B-Day Bash: The Vault of Golden Vapors, 2/14/10

Immersive Chinese New Year celebration featured in the New York Times.

Highlights: Live performances of Chinese traditional dance, catered Chinese feast, detail oriented redesign of a bare loft space.

➤ Non-profit Fundraisers

Michelle Bruenn has recently begun organizing fundraisers for non-profit organizations. Her work in this area has augmented her client management skills and given her more experience working with a minimal budget. Articulating the mission of an organization such as the Archimedes Project is intellectually engaging and tremendously rewarding.

Archimedes Project Winter Fundraiser 12/2015

First fundraising event in NYC for a small 50(c)3 non-profit that works to find market driven solutions to water crisis worldwide.

Highlights: open bar winter fundraiser for 50 guests in a Midtown location for under $800 with a net profit

of over $1k, which exceeded the goal for the event, pop-up art show raised additional funds.

➤ Atlas Obscura Events

Atlas Obscura is a company founded on the principle of exploring the unknown. Their audience is focused on discovery and events created for this audience revolve around the concept that they should be not only entertaining but also acquaint the audience with new ideas and information.

Michelle Bruenn is currently working as a field agent for Atlas Obscura events. In this role she creates proposals for new events, pitches proposals to the Regional Events Director and handles logistics for events, from researching history to recruiting performers and negotiating contracts. Michelle manages set-up and breakdown and coordinates between all participants. She writes press releases for events, manages social media promotion on Facebook and Twitter and submits events to relevant press outlets.

History of Burlesque Lecture Cabaret 3/2016

Exploration of the history of burlesque in America through lecture and performance.

Highlights: lecture by academic and nerdlesque star Loretta Jean, performances by six burlesque legends including Dirty Martini and Ms. Tickle, specialty cocktails in an intimate setting. Sold out three days prior to event.