BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #71 — Wednesday, 08.03.11
Compiled today by Jana Schiowitz & Courtney Thompson in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. LOLLAPALOOZA PREVIEW: From BizBash Chicago bureau chief Jenny Berg: Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary edition kicks off in Grant Park Friday. Throughout the weekend, 130 acts including Eminem and Muse will take to the festival's eight stages; related events will take place throughout the weekend. Here are some festival highlights:
On Thursday night, official preview party Galapalooza will take place at the Petrillo band shell with a performance from Grace Potter and the Noctournals. Sponsors include Charter One, Best Buy, and Classic Party Rentals.
BMF Media Group is producing the Miami Express Yourself Oasis and the Express Rocks Suite at the Hard Rock Hotel. Open throughout the weekend, the suites will offer brand experiences, live entertainment, tattoos, spa services, and even a tattoo parlor. Filter magazine will take over the hotel's Fender ballroom for after-parties on Friday and Saturday nights; lobby bar Angels & Kings will host open-to-the-public parties dubbed "AK Nights" throughout the weekend.
On Friday night, British brand TopShop/TopMan will host a private after-party at Bar Deville with a performance from U.K. rapper Tinie Tempah. Also on Friday night: The Music Blogger's Association of America's after-party at the River East Art Center.
Belvedere vodka will take over the W Chicago City Center with the Belvedere Music Lounge, also produced by BMF Media, on Friday and Saturday nights. The by-invite event will offer specialty cocktails and appearances from bands such as Fitz and the Tantrums. Sponsors include Soul by Ludacris and Benefit Cosmetics.
Saturday's events include Gilt City's "Better-Than-Backstage" rooftop pool party at EnV. Open to select Gilt City customers and invited guests, the afternoon event will offer snacks from Hot Chocolate chef Mindy Segal and performances from Cults and the Hood Internet. Playboy's midnight cruise, produced by Global Adrenaline, will also take place on Saturday.
2. SELF-SERVE FOURSQUARE PAGES: Foursquare announced yesterday that businesses can now create free, customized Foursquare pages on their own. Mashable: “For the past 18 months, Foursquare has created about 3,000 business pages in-house, relying on its developers and designers and coordinating with brand creative teams along the way. It was a time-consuming, unsustainable and restricting growth model that limited the amount of businesses that could be “followed” on Foursquare… Foursquare’s new self-serve model for brand pages will be particularly beneficial to small businesses, who have gained from managing their venues on Foursquare, but have not had the ability to interact with users by leaving Foursquare tips.”
http://on.mash.to/oMaW1q
3. TWEETING TACTICS FOR BRAND MARKETERS: Twitter is here to stay, and that has brands trying to figure out what to say to engage their audience. Ad Age: "Marketers know it's worth collecting fans and followers, but once they have them, they're left with little to say... So what's a brand to do? For starters, brands can learn from the best publishers on the web, like Huffington Post or Gawker/Gizmodo. These outlets combine small amounts of stock content with large amounts of flow content. The former is used to attract new audience and the latter to keep them engaged. To achieve this, brands need to start thinking about their inputs, or who they pay attention to, as much as their outputs, how they look, act and talk."
http://bit.ly/qhpYvs
4. E.L.I. LAUNCHES CLASS ON CATERING: The Event Leadership Institute (E.L.I.) is releasing a new class today called "Catering Creativity Exposed." The course will be taught by Stella Ballarini, owner and creative director of Scoozi Events. The beta cost for a subscription is $25 per month or $250 per year with two months free.
http://bit.ly/fRY7Yq
5. EXTINCT CUISINE: The Daily: "While the consumption of frog legs seems to most Americans a foreign fad, the truth is we may be eating them to extinction...The tons of frogs legs consumed annually—along with the deadly fungus carried over during the importation of the live animals—has depleted populations around the globe, rendering some species at very scarce levels."
http://bit.ly/oRX88U
* LOCAL NEWS *
COAST TO COAST: Gap joins the food truck craze with Pico de Gap, a customized vintage taco truck celebrating the launch of the 1969 fall denim collection. The truck will host different celebrity chefs who will visit New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago beginning August 8.
BOSTON: The Jamaica Plain Music Festival heads to Pinebank Field August 20. Two stages will be set up for performances by 20 musical acts.
http://bit.ly/olnp11
CHICAGO: Philanthropist Richard Driehaus held his annual birthday party for 1,000 guests in Lake Geneva on Saturday. A local radio station timed its music to coincide with the event's fireworks display. Crain's Chicago Business:
http://bit.ly/qdadsS
The Chicago Air and Water show will take place August 20 and 21. New this year is a V.I.P. viewing area called the Bravo Zulu Lounge, which will be stocked with a barbecue buffet and a Bud Light bar. Tickets can be purchased online.
http://bit.ly/Gb4gU
Tickets to the second annual Hamburger Hop, the kick-off event for Bon Appetit presents Chicago Gourmet 2011: a celebration of food and wine, are now available. The event will be held September 23 at the Harris Theater Rooftop in Millennium Park.
http://bit.ly/9cgSr1
Urban Daddy Chicago has a "guided tour to eating at Lolla." Recommended snacks: sausage pizza from Lou Malnati's, barbecue potato chips from Smoke Daddy, and burgers from Kuma's Corner.
LAS VEGAS: The new Task Force division of global site selection and meeting procurement company Hospitality Performance Network Global is taking on its first project with Dolce Hotels and Resorts, placing a sales associate at Ravella at Lake Las Vegas to help the hotel expand into new markets.
http://bit.ly/cdelgx
LOS ANGELES: Stage and theatrical drapery rental supplier Rent What? Inc. has announced the addition of a new collection in its specialty drapery series, a splashy, glittery line called "Swanky."
http://bit.ly/qOiXGc
Snoop Dogg will pick up the BMI Icon award at the 11th annual BMI Urban awards August 26 at the Pantages Theatre.
Other award news: Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones, and makeup artist Dick Smith were chosen last night by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive the Governors Awards, handed out at the Academy's 3rd annual Governors Awards dinner November 12 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Los Angeles Times:
http://lat.ms/4mRGOR
MIAMI: More plans for the Biscayne Bay waterfront site have been announced. A casino, hotels, restaurants, condominiums, and retail shops are apparently in store for the 14-acre spot, purchased by the Genting Group for $236 million. The Miami Herald:
http://bit.ly/oLUwj6
The National Association of Catering Executives (N.A.C.E.) has announced a new partnership with Feeding South Florida.
NEW YORK: The Apple store planned for Grand Central Terminal is sure to bring more crowds to the busy transit hub, but today the big draw will be the 2011 Teen Masters National Championship Finals. The event will build a full-length bowling lane and spectator stands inside Vanderbilt Hall. Eight teenagers are competing for $64,000 in college scholarship funds.
http://bit.ly/rjzo7b
Cort Event Furnishings has announced two new hires for their Eastern Event Team in the New York district. Gina Capozzi is now an account executive in New Jersey and Vera Goodman is an account executive in New York serving West Manhattan. Capozzi joins Cort from Pitney Bowes, and Goodman from Baker Knapp & Tubbs, a Kohler Company.
Lacoste hosted a tennis clinic with Andy Roddick—the tennis star gave editors some serve tips—to mark the launch Roddick’s signature performance apparel line for the brand at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club on Friday. WWD:
http://bit.ly/o8I9d8
ORLANDO: Victory Casino Cruises began sailing Friday out of Port Canaveral. The 1,200-passenger ship offers more than 600 casino games such as slot machines, craps, roulette, blackjack, poker, and sports betting, along with dining and live entertainment. The ship is available for buyout for private excursions.
http://bit.ly/nYWCTg
SAN FRANCISCO: The San Francisco Travel Association has partnered with Convention Management Resources, Inc. (C.M.R.) to offer San Francisco Travel Convention Housing, Powered by C.M.R, which will be available for events beginning July 2012.
TORONTO: Stevie Wonder, Lil' Wayne, Nas, and J. Cole made surprise appearances at the second annual October's Very Own Festival at the Molson Amphitheatre this past Sunday, which drew 16,000 fans. Drake, who organized the concert, also performed along with Polaris-nominated R&B singer the Weeknd.
http://bit.ly/oiB7qE
WASHINGTON: The Washington Ballet announced yesterday its participation in the 9th International Bodrum Ballet Festival, which will be held August 15 through September 3 at Bodrum Castle, on the southwest Turkish coast. Seventeen company members will perform the company’s Rock & Roll program, which first debuted at the Harman Center for the Arts’ Sidney Harman Hall in February.
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Erica Petri, Jana Schiowitz, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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