BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #448 — Friday, 02.15.13
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1.PRESTON'S WEDDING: At midnight on Valentine's Day, Preston Bailey was married at a King Kong-themed wedding on the top floor of the Empire State Building. Joan Rivers officiated, Martha Stewart was an attendant, and the ceremony featured several surprises. People: "As guests turned around to see [Bailey], there appeared a 12-ft.-tall sculpture of a bridal gown that had been custom created by designer and guest Reem Acra. What looked to be Bailey dressed as a "bride" was in fact a body double – as evidenced when Bailey himself emerged from inside the sculpture, wearing a custom Reem Acra tuxedo." http://bit.ly/XaXsv3
2. TOP CLUBS: Nightclub & Bar released its Top 100, a revenue-based ranking of nightlife venues. Las Vegas venues nabbed 21 spots, including the top one with Marquee at fhe Cosmopolitan earning annual revenues in excess of $80 million. Press release: "Venues from other major markets including Southern California, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, and Washington, D.C., also made the cut. In addition, nightclubs and bars located in areas as varied as Pensacola, Fla. and Bloomington, Ill. also appear. While many clubs are making repeat appearances on the Top 100, several newer venues also qualified." http://bit.ly/YhzDmj
3. SUBWAY STYLE: Targeting influential bloggers, Cole Haan invited a group to a kickoff event for its #SubwayStyle marketing campaign during Fashion Week. "Twenty bloggers met at a subway station in Manhattan, where they received a MetroCard, as well as the Transit Museum's address. The bloggers were unaware of what awaited them, but were taken on a tour of the museum upon arrival. Cole Haan and Tumblr representatives encouraged attendees to tag their photos and mention Cole Haan on Twitter, promising that the top three posts would receive Cole Haan gift cards. But the museum's underground location meant there was absolutely no cell-phone reception. … Most of the hashtag traffic came from bloggers who tagged photos and tweets while traveling aboveground, or shortly after they left the event." http://on.mash.to/Yfo2Ek
4. CHANDELIER MOMENT: New York Times T Magazine: "Grand chandeliers fit for the palaces of French royalty softly lit designer’s visions setting a romantic ambiance. Jason Wu had his girls in gowns walk around his Phantom of the Opera-esque version; Tory Burch kept things posh at the Pierre for her uptown woman; and Ralph Lauren took a trip to Aspen via Moscow with his staghead candelabras." http://nyti.ms/12mjHFl
5. CONFERENCE SPEAKER SLAP: The Knight Foundation is apologizing for its choice of speaker at a recent conference: disgraced journalist Jonah Lehrer, who was paid $20,000 for the appearance. Daily Beast: While the foundation says it started considering Lehrer before his plagiarism scandal, it later decided "his tale would be 'poignant' at a decision-making conference.'" http://thebea.st/Zf57OY
6. WILD DETROIT: A Detroit City Council candidate wants to create a red-light district downtown, an idea politicians there have considered before. The idea is that "designating a zone for strip clubs could help attract tourism and give a jolt to the city's economy." HuffPo Business: http://huff.to/12GGdEp
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* LOCAL NEWS *
AUSTIN: The second annual Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival is April 24 to 27. With more than 90 stand-up, improv, and sketch comics, the festival includes Dana Carvey, Bill Hader, and Janeane Garofalo performing in venues around downtown Austin.
BOSTON: Haymakers for Hope will host its "Haymakers for Hope Rock 'n Rumble" boxing charity event at the House on Blues on May 16.
Swissbäkers will open a new Boston location this month. The Swiss-style bakery will offer lunch items, such as soups, sandwiches, and daily specials, all prepared with organic and natural ingredients.
CHICAGO: Nellcôte's Orange Carpet Oscars Bash on February 24 will have specialty cocktails inspired by nominated films. The "Les Mis," for example, combines Moët Imperial champagne with Grand Marnier, gold flakes, and a lemon twist. For more of these types of ideas, see our story on Oscar menu items: http://bit.ly/12ONRkm
LAS VEGAS: Condé Nast Traveler hosted an event celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Leading Hotels of the World at Mr C Beverly Hills on Wednesday.
To fete the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, Pearl Media set up a huge 3-D mapping project over 51,000 square feet, splashed across Caesars Palace. The look included models surrounded by 3=D images and was live streamed across the Web.
LOS ANGELES: Marc Friedland will once again create the envelopes and announcement cards bearing the names of the winners for the Oscars telecast. He also produced all Oscar event invitations for the academy for the first time this year. Further, Friedland has designed a new digital collection of academy-sanctioned invitations for Oscar viewing parties available on Evite Postmark.
Kevin Stuckey has left Genart for a position at Allied Integrated Marketing,
where he will handle publicity for national accounts as well as build campaigns for African-American consumers with the Allied Moxy division.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The 20th Feast With the Beasts, a culinary event that supports the Zoological Society of Florida, is scheduled for March 1. The event will include tastings from 40 local restaurants and caterers, open bars, wild animal encounters, and live entertainment.
NEW YORK: Ballet Hispanico's spring gala is April 8 in the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom. The black-tie event will honor Randy Falco, president and C.E.O. of Univision Communications, with its Civic Inspiration Award, and Ballet Hispanico Company and students of the Ballet Hispanico School of Dance will perform.
Chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton plans to open a branch of her Los Angeles pizzeria Mozza, a joint effort with Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich, in Terminal 4 at JFK airport. The Hollywood Reporter: http://bit.ly/WL6rGN
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/newyork
WASHINGTON: LivingSocial and Events DC are presenting a Mardi Gras Masquerade gala Saturday at Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes such as masks and capes, and the event will feature a cajun buffet, performers from Trapeze School of New York-Washington, D.C., Bacardi rum tastings, and music by Out of Town Blues Band and DJ EPX.
The Penthouse Pool Club and Lounge is hosting a hospitality wine reception for event planners February 22 at its U Street location.
Where did the Obamas dine for Valentine's Day? Minibar, José Andrés's restaurant in Penn Quarter. Politico: http://politi.co/14VqVOV
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Joana Mangune, Lauren Matthews, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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