Meet Joshua J Schmidt, an acoustic guitarist from Bloomington, MN. Joshua has performed at many big festivals like the Basilica Block Party, FireFly Festival, and Summerfest, to name a few. He also enjoys performing on smaller stages for private events like weddings, birthday parties, corporate events, and more. 

Joshua has been a member of The Bash for only a year, but already has won our Best of 2019 Award! Along with his rave reviews, he also has impressive experience in the music industry. We caught up with Joshua to find out how he got started, what he's doing currently to offer contactless performances, and much more! 

It's hard to believe that the holiday season is just a few short months away and that celebrations might look a little different this year. However, as we speak with Santas nationwide, they are still planning to spread holiday cheer through safe in-person celebrations and even virtual events.

We caught up with two longtime Santa Clauses to find out what they are doing to safely perform at events this holiday season. See what they had to say!

Meet Apiary Cafe, a catering company out of Larchmont, NY. From casual and down-home meals to fine dining, Apiary Cafe customizes a menu full of the freshest and most delicious food for any type of event.

Amazingly, Apiary Cafe joined The Bash in mid-August and had their first booking by the end of August! We checked in with Apiary Cafe to learn more about their catering business and see what they're doing to safely service contactless events right now.

Contactless gatherings, social distancing events, and virtual parties have certainly increased in popularity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does this look like exactly for vendors like bartenders and caterers? While we certainly don't have all of the answers, we are continually learning and highlighting what vendors are doing right now to adapt to events.

Here you'll find some ideas and ways for bartenders and caterers to safely provide services right now.

With in-person events picking up, it's more important than ever that both vendors and party planners are aligned on safety protocol and day-of event details.

If you are unsure of how to navigate the uncharted territory of events during the COVID-19 pandemic, read on for 8 must-dos for both party hosts and vendors right now.

Barspirit Premier Bartending Service provides skilled and experienced bartenders for weddings, corporate events, and other private parties throughout Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and Boston. Barspirit is also now hosting virtual bartending events for those not able to host in-person events or for those who just want to learn how to make a delicious cocktail at home!  

Here's how Barspirit got started and what they're doing to host virtual events right now.

Meet Crème de la Crème Bartenders from Baltimore, MD. Crème de la Crème specializes in mobile bartending services, creating custom craft cocktail menus for wedding receptions, birthday parties, corporate events, and much more! 

We caught up with Crème de la Crème to find out their top tips for other bartenders in the business, how they got started, advice surrounding social distancing and contactless events happening this summer, and much more.

For those vendors who are currently working with couples to reschedule wedding dates or book future celebrations amid COVID-19, make sure to check out these top 5 resources from our friends at WeddingPro.

As the landscape of the events industry has changed over the last few months, we're seeing virtual and contactless events become more and more popular. Vendors on The Bash have adjusted the way they do business to cater to how party planners are celebrating right now. 

We caught up with a few of our members to find out their secrets for performing at contactless gatherings and virtual events, and learn what recommendations they have for other vendors in the events industry during this time.

Meet The Mobile Barista from Goodlife Coffee Company out of New York City. The Mobile Barista caters all types of events and specializes in in latte art, putting a unique spin on something everyone already loves, coffee. 

We caught up with Michael from Goodlife Coffee Company to learn more about how he got started, what he loves about being a barista, and his tips for catering contactless events happening this summer and beyond.