Today's Call Sheet (our 50th!) has another by-coincidence-only theme: music festivals—fitting for this holiday-weekend Friday. American readers, enjoy Independence Day. Toronto readers, happy Canada Day. The Call Sheet is taking a nice long weekend, and will return Wednesday, July 6.
—Chad Kaydo, editor in chief, BizBash
BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #50 — Friday, 07.01.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. COMPARING LOLLAPALOOZA APPS: To get the best mobile app for the upcoming music festival in Chicago, organizers opened up its API and held a contest called HackLolla. Mashable has a video galleries of the 19 entries—a great, easy way to see what kinds of things app developers are dreaming up for large events:
http://on.mash.to/kG7MKo
2. VIDEO GAME COMING TO LIFE: Hollywood Reporter: "Los Angeles will become ground zero for Activision’s 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' this Labor Day weekend. Activision has partnered with lead sponsor Microsoft to host the first-ever Call of Duty XP 2011 fan festival…Activision will secure a 12-acre section of urban Los Angeles and turn it into a video game fan festival for more than 6,000 gamers…activities include a paintball firefight on a life-sized 'Call of Duty' multiplayer map, an onsite 'Call of Duty' armory and museum, concerts, and panel discussions with the creators of the games."
http://bit.ly/j2wNZq
3. ITUNES IN PERSON: The fifth iTunes Festival starts today at the Roundhouse in London, with 31 consecutive nights of live music from more than 60 artists. Headliners include Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Adele, Linkin Park, and Paul Simon. All tickets are free—consumers win tickets online—and fans can watch the shows via iTunes online or the iTunes Festival app on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
http://bit.ly/lY40t9
4. ALSO KICKING OFF TODAY: The Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Performers include Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Boyz II Men, Kanye West, and Mary J. Blige, and a series of seminars will be at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Coca-Cola is the presenting sponsor; other partners include Coors Light, Covergirl Queen Collection, Ford, McDonalds, and Pantene. Partner Quint Events helped create a V.I.P. tickets package.
http://bit.ly/jFwwsr
5. OBAMA'S TWITTER TOWN HALL: Washington Post: "President Obama will host the first White House Twitter town hall next week, an event announced [Thursday] on (of course) Twitter. On July 6, the president will answer questions tweeted to #AskObama live from the White House via webcast. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will moderate, and Twitter will use its own curation methods to choose the questions."
http://wapo.st/lBXhb6
* FRIDAY BLOG ROLL *
Highlights of this week's event-related blog posts:
Speaker Tips For Live Stream, Backchannel, Face to Face Events [Jeff Hurt/Midcourse Corrections]
http://bit.ly/m0lpJU
6 of the Top Mobile Trends to Watch
http://bit.ly/m1Dc9a
Co-Location, Combination and Inconjunction With: The Future of Events?
http://bit.ly/iAeIPC
* AWARDED *
The ISES New York Metro Chapter presented its Big Apple Awards last night. Here are the winners:
* Best Corporate or Association Event: Barkley Kalpak Associates, LG Mobile Worldcup
* Best Nonprofit Event: Elizabeth Rose Consulting, Celebration of Courage
* Best Social Event: Eventsful Inc., Marvel Wonders
* Best Graphic Design for Invitation, Signage, and Other Print Collateral: Ceci New York, the Knot Industry Gala
* Best Design Decor (Budget over $50,000): Marc-Antoine Inc., ChairmanĘĽs 2010 Holiday Party
* Best Design Decor (Budget under $50,000): Claudia HanlinĘĽs Wedding Library, Tuxedo Park Garden Club
* Best Venue: Renaissance Times Square, R. Lounge at Two Times Square
* Best Creative Support Use of Photo/Video: Proteus Productions LLC, Light the Night Walk Video 2010
* Best AV/Lighting: Levy Lighting NYC, Celebrations Book Launch
* Best Entertainment Production: MME Productions, FFL Players Association
* Best Catered Event: NeumanĘĽs, The World in 2011
* Best Planner, Social Private Event: Aventina Events, Celebrate the Miracle: Miracle-on the Hudson
* Best Planner, Corporate Events: Wizard Studios, Star Chefs International Chefs Congress
* Best Rental Product: Pink Powered by Moss, Juce Bar Charging Station EZ Engage
* LOCAL NEWS *
ATLANTA: Dan Nolan III, Sam Wodetzki, and Arnie Seyden have formed a new ownership group and purchased local companies Tents Unlimited Inc., Event Rentals Unlimited Inc. and Event Flooring Unlimited Inc.
CHICAGO: The Green Tie Ball will celebrate its 25th anniversary on September 17. Held on tented grounds at the A. Finkl & Sons factory, the event will offer tasting stations from more than 50 local restaurants and food trucks.
The Chicago Loop Alliance's gala will take place at the Modern Wing of the Art Institute September 30. Sponsors include Turner Construction and Pressure Washing Systems.
LOS ANGELES: The Taste, the four-day food and wine festival taking over L.A. Labor Day weekend, has announced new lineup details. Aida Mollenkamp will be on hand for the “Picnic in the Hills” event on September 5 in Beverly Hills, where Melissa d'Arabian will demo. Alex Guarnaschelli is confirmed to participate in “Street Eats” September 4 at Paramount. Fabio Viviani will be hosting a chef demo. And Aarti Sequeira is confirmed for “Secrets in the Kitchen and Cellar” September 3 in Beverly Hills.
NEW YORK: The Times on the New York Asian Film Festival: "As it celebrates its 10th year with a program of 40 features, showing Friday through July 14 at the Walter Reade Theater and Japan Society, it’s time to acknowledge that this outsider actually belongs in the top tier of New York’s film festivals, next to some very serious, very inside gatherings."
http://nyti.ms/jMI6L9
ORLANDO: Laura Fage, vice president of communications at Tampa public television station WEDU, is leaving to launch an event planning division within her existing interior design company, Casa Terra Design. The new division will be called Spellbound.
TORONTO: Among those perforing during the final days of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival at the outdoor stage in David Peacaut Square this weekend: The Roots, Bootsy Collins, Jayme Stone, and the Francois Bourassa Quartet.
http://bit.ly/m5WEva
COAST TO COAST: Starz is staging the “March of Soulless” with a group of people in masks recreating a scene from the new series “Torchwood: Miracle Day" in cities across the country, including New York (in Grand Central July 7), Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, and Dallas.
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, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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