EVENT REPORT |
Us Weekly Takes to Voyeur With Scantily Clad Models, Burlesque Feel |
MoMA Gets Suitably Whimsical and Macabre for Tim Burton Tribute |
New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves |
Chrysalis Benefit Cuts Ticket Prices in Half, Draws Same Crowd |
Wende Museum Closes Wilshire for Cold War Anniversary Celebration |
Dark and Moody Accents, Animal-Inspired Decor Appear on Tabletops at Diffa's Dining by Design |
With Help From Lexus, Cedars-Sinai Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Record |
Hello Kitty's Anniversary Pop-Up Takes Over Japanese-Inspired Royal/T |
Gen Art's Fresh Faces Opens Inaugural Rock Fashion Week L.A. |
Microsoft Introduces Windows 7 With Cute Kid, Product Vignettes |
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GUEST QUESTIONS |
Sponsors and "Free Sh*t" Abound at Metromix.com's Lollapalooza Music Lounge |
BET Awards Performance Lineup Was "Off the Chain" |
MTV Movie Awards Crowd Liked Celebrity Gaffes, Return of Wayne's World |
Clive Davis's Guests Wowed by Alicia Keys |
Starlight Starbright Staffers Like Their Family-Friendly Party |
Fekkai Staffers Like Venue, Vodka |
CEG Employees Like Holiday Party Games, Snoop Dogg |
What Was the Best Thing About the Victoria's Secret Bash? |
A Media Buyer Gives Her Take on Upfront Week |
Media Buyers Like Shrimp, Debate Whose Is Best |
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Who's Doing What Archive |
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| 06.12.09 8:30 AM |
Fulfillment Fund's Kravitz Moves to Cedars-Sinai
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After seven and a half years as the director of special events for the Fulfillment Fund, Stacy Kravitz has left the nonprofit to become the senior events specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She begins her new position on Monday.
In her new role, Kravitz will work on approximately 50 to 60 major fund-raising events per year for the hospital. “I look forward to making a strong contribution to the medical center's meaningful goals in the community," she said.
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| 01.29.09 12:44 PM |
New Hires at Extraordinary Events, Kor Hotels, Universal Studios
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- Last week, Los Angeles-based Extraordinary Events named Patrick Flanagan director of business development. Flanagan has more than 20 years of experience as an event producer and most recently served as technical director during the construction of Nokia Theater at L.A. Live. He has also worked in event and technology services for the Anaheim Convention Center, the Ontario Convention Center, and the UCLA Center for the Performing Arts.
- Michael Doneff assumed the role of vice president of marketing for the Kor Hotel Group in early January. He previously spent three years at SBE, where he directed marketing initiatives. Doneff is based in Kor’s Los Angeles offices.
- Tom Morrissy launched Morrisy & Vine LLC, an events consulting firm targeting marketers and media companies, in mid-January. According to Folio, Morrisy’s first project will be to serve as managing director of Nielsen Business Media’s forthcoming MovieWeek event. Morrissy worked as publisher of OK! magazine for more than two years before being laid off in October.
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| 10.22.08 8:40 AM |
Kapgan Joins Glaad, Working on $4 Million Revenue Goal
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Photo: Emilia Jarrett Page/Glaad |
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On Monday, Laney Kapgan joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) as the new associate director of corporate relations. In her new role, Kapgan is responsible for fund-raising events, focusing primarily on securing corporate sponsorships and developing corporate relationships to help the nonprofit reach its special events revenue goal of $4 million. She’ll also oversee logistical details like making sure the internal team adheres to timelines and budget restrictions for events like the Glaad Media Awards. Kapgan, who will report to the director of special events and sponsorships, will mostly work on events west of the Mississippi, but will also assist with national projects.
As the former director of special events for Chrysalis, Kapgan helped that organization raise $1.7 million through myriad events, and brought companies like Mercedes-Benz and Saks Fifth Avenue on as sponsors.
To tell us about a job change, email jobchanges@bizbash.com. —Rosalba Curiel
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Glaad, Chrysalis |
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| 10.08.08 8:15 AM |
Warner Brothers Taps Benarroch Productions' Event Manager
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Photo: Courtesy of Amanda Lamb |
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Last week, Amanda Lamb began her new post as a manager in the publicity and special events department at Warner Brothers, where her responsibilities will include overseeing production for events like film premieres and securing sponsors. Lamb joins the company after working as the senior event manager at Benarroch Productions, an event production and management firm that often handles movie premieres. —Rosalba Curiel
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Warner Brothers |
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| 10.01.08 2:04 PM |
Hilton Creates PR Position for Gonda
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Ellen D. Gonda began her position as the vice president of global communications and public relations at Hilton Hotels Corporation today. The hospitality company created the position for Gonda, who will oversee corporate communications for Hilton from a Beverly Hills-based office, working under the company’s president and C.E.O., Christopher J. Nassetta.
Gonda left her role as the director of communications for the Americas at global private equity firm the Carlyle Group, where she handled communications initiatives in North and South America. —Rosalba Curiel
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Hilton Hotels, Carlyle Group |
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| 09.10.08 11:02 AM |
Ringel to Introduce New Events at L.A. Zoo
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Last Thursday, Steven Ringel joined the Los Angeles Zoo as its associate director of corporations and sponsorships. Ringel, who was the founder and C.E.O. of Parallax Marketing in San Francico, where his clients included Victoria's Secret and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, will coordinate major sponsorship opportunities for the zoo’s events, such as entertainment partners for its annual Beastly Ball, as well as develop new events in the hopes of attracting a more diverse crowd.
“I’m currently working on the new Blues and Brews at the Zoo event, which is a celebration of microbrew beer from Southern California and [will feature] live home-grown blues music,” Ringel said. “There is a need to make the zoo hip again, and to attract the 29- to 39-year-old demographic. It’s time for the zoo to be a date destination, not just one for families. I’d also like to attract the film industry. After all, it is the L.A. Zoo—it should reflect Hollywood more. I want to attract more wrap parties and industry events to one of the most unusual and beautiful sites in L.A.” —Rosalba Curiel
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Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, Victoria's Secret, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival |
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| 09.03.08 8:35 AM |
Hickey Joins American Diabetes Association in L.A.
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Allison Hickey left her position as the director of the American Diabetes Association’s Arkansas office to take on the same role in Los Angeles. Hickey, who joined the L.A. team last Monday, will oversee the association’s Father of the Year Awards, golf tournament, and Tour de Cure bicycle ride, helping secure sponsorship and select venues and honorees for the annual events. —Rosalba Curiel
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American Diabetes Association |
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| 08.13.08 2:50 PM |
Perry Joins Ronald McDonald House
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On Monday, Elisa Perry became the new events manager at the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House. Formerly the executive director of Reel Dreams for Youth, an organization she helped launch to expose middle-school students to nontraditional careers in the entertainment industry, Perry will handle the Ronald McDonald walks, third-party fund-raising events, and its annual Mac Tonight black-tie gala. —Rosalba Curiel
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Ronald McDonald House Charities, Reel Dreams for Youth |
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