March 13, 2019: People/Events/Accounts

COAST TO COAST: Resy’s second annual Women Of Food series runs April 2-May 14. The culinary series, which highlights women chefs, will travel to Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, New York, and Washington. A portion of event proceeds benefits Women In Hospitality United. More information can be found on Resy’s website.

KCon, a Korean pop music and culture fan convention, will take place July 6-7 at Madison Square Garden in New York and August 15-18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Staples Center.

LOS ANGELES: Spa Montage, located at Montage Hotels & Resorts locations, has entered new partnerships with Valmont and Tata Harper. The skincare lines will now be available in spa menus and experiences. 

For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles 

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The National Hotel will host the third annual Baguette Battle Miami on March 17. Casa Tua Cucina, Madruga Bakery, Buon Pane Italiano, and Les Délices de France will compete for the title of “best baguette.”

NEW YORK: The 34th annual April Fools’ Day Parade and third annual Trumpathon, a gathering of Donald Trump lookalikes, will take place April 1. The event will begin at Grand Army Plaza at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street and march down Fifth Avenue. 

Bric, an organization that offers free cultural programming in Brooklyn, will host its third annual Bric Open April 24-27. The festival will focus on the theme of justice through art, music, performance, film, neighborhood walks, and more. 

For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork 

PHILADELPHIA: Lightfair International, an annual lighting and design industry trade show and conference, will take place May 21-23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. 

The 12th annual Roots Picnic music festival will take place June 1 at the Mann Center at Fairmount Park. H.E.R., 21 Savage, The Read podcast, and more are slated to headline. 

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s annual Art Bash will take place May 22. 

Hotel San Luis Obispo has named Lydia Bates director of sales and marketing. Slated to open in June, the hotel will have 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space available for groups of as many as 330 people. 

TORONTO: Digifest, design and tech conference organized by the digital media and gaming incubator at George Brown College, will take place April 25-27 at Corus Quay. 


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With contributions from Claire Hoffman in Los Angeles and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, and Ian Zelaya in New York.


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