How to Throw a Karaoke PartyIn Feburary 2016 22,

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The most important part of karaoke night is the music. Many mobile DJ businesses offer karaoke services and can be hired to run your event. For a truly professional set-up with the biggest catalog of songs, this may be your best option. Home karaoke systems are available for purchase or rent, but you also have to buy karaoke music. Select a system that is loud enough for your room. While a DJ will come prepared with song lists, if you do it yourself, you need to print your own. Once you decide which option is right for you, set a date and send out invitations.
Setting the Stage
Consider adding thematic elements to your karaoke night. Decorate in a traditional Japanese theme, deck your living room out like a bar-room for a more domestic approach, or combine the two into a swanky Japanese lounge. Reserve a large area for you or a DJ to set up the equipment, with seating facing where the singer will be performing. Consider lighting choices. Ideally, the room is dim, with spotlights or room lighting highlighting the performance area.
Food and Drink
If you decide on a Japanese theme, consider a sushi buffet. Pair with Japanese beers and saki shots. If you're going for more of a bar-room atmosphere, a large selection of pub-food appetizers such as chicken wings, nachos and sliders may be more appropriate, with beer and wine for drinks. If you're not serving adult beverages, serve a festive punch. For ease, serve buffet style so when guests aren't on stage, they can help themselves to snacks and drinks.
Hosting Duties and Games
As with any party, the host will be busy greeting guests, restocking food and drink, and picking up throughout the evening. At a karaoke party, the host usually hosts the show, with aid of the DJ if you hired one. A fun twist on the theme you can do at home, which you don't get at a karaoke party, is to incorporate games and prizes into the night. Gift cards to music retailers make for great prizes. Allow guests to challenge one another on which songs to sing. Award a prize to the biggest crowd pleasers. Consider a prize for whomever dances the most throughout the night.
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How to Conduct a Roast PartyIn Feburary 2016 20,

In Feburary 2016 20,
A roast party can work in venues from your backyard to a rented event hall. Set up the room to mimic televised celebrity roasts. Have a seat for the guest of honor in the middle of the stage with a podium and microphone for the roaster nearby. The roasters should be split into two groups and seated on each side of the stage. If the location doesn't have a stage, such as a backyard, arrange the guest of honor, the area for the speaker and the seats for the roasters on an elevated deck.
The Right Roasters
Choosing the roasters is more than just selecting those with a sense of humor. Ideally, the roasters should have a range of relationships with their target. For example, for the roast of a person who's retiring, pick roasters from areas such as the person's work, a service club to which he belongs, a family member and an old friend. Each of these people has different experiences with the honored guest, which means each presentation has a different focus.
Follow the Rules
Establishing rules is paramount. Check with the guest to obtain a list of the topics she doesn't want discussed. For example, he might stress that people avoid talking about his weight or his recent divorce. Share this information with the roasters and ask them to stay away from these topics. Develop a strategy as to what is appropriate based on the guest and those who will be in attendance. If profanity or off-color remarks aren't suitable, share this information with the roasters.
Have a Schedule
Presentations that drag on, even if they're somewhat entertaining, may be tedious for those at the party. Set a time limit -- for example, three minutes -- to which each roaster must adhere. Once the roasts are finished, the guest can take the microphone to roast the roasters. The rebuttal should follow the same taste guidelines you established before the party; give each roaster the ability to say which topics she doesn't want mentioned.
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