COAST TO COAST: United Airlines has announced the six finalists for the Her Art Here contest, which gave women artists the chance to submit designs for a United Boeing 757. Three finalists are from California and three finalists are from New York and New Jersey. Two winners representing each region will be selected and given the chance to work with artist Shantell Martin to finalize a design for their respective region’s planes, both of which will take flight this fall. Finalists and winners also will have their artwork displayed inside United terminals through 2019. The public can vote for their favorite designs on United’s website through April 19.
LOS ANGELES: VegFest Los Angeles will take place May 5 in Encino. The vegan lifestyle event will have more than 150 exhibitors and 80 food booths and trucks.
For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Marketing and communications firm Finn Partners has expanded its cruise marketing services to provide B-to-C and B-to-B capabilities for cruise lines, cruise ports, and cruise-related products. The firm’s Fort Lauderdale office and New York headquarters will lead the initiative.
NEW YORK: Snap has partnered with HBO to bring dragon-theme augmented-reality Landmarkers to the Flatiron Building, timed to the final season of Game of Thrones, which premiered Sunday. Snapchat users near the location can summon a dragon onto the building after selecting an icon on the app’s Lens Carousel and pointing their phone camera toward the building.
Whiskey brand Bulleit will bring the 3-D Printed Frontier Lounge to the Tribeca Film Festival from April 24-26 at Studio 525. The lounge will feature a 3-D printed bar and serve 3-D printed cocktails.
Harlem EatUp! festival has added former New York mayor David Dinkins, chef Kwame Onwuachi, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Gina Gallo, and chef Anne Burrell to its lineup and events. The fifth annual festival takes place May 13-19.
For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
WASHINGTON: Awesome Con, Washington’s comic convention presented by Third Eye Comics, will take place April 26-28 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is produced by LeftField Media.
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