People/Events/Accounts: News about Grammys, Rolling Loud, Multicultural Media Correspondents Association, and More

DES MOINES, IOWA: Hilton Des Moines Downtown has appointed Dan Carlino general manager.

LOS ANGELES: Nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will be announced on November 20. The ceremony will take place January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center. 

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MONTREAL: M.C.I. Group Canada has appointed Michel Bourdon director of business development for its Montreal office. Bourdon previously was vice president of sales and conventions services for Tourism Montreal.

NEW YORK: North 3rd Street Market’s Summer Block Party will take place July 13 in Williamsburg. Vendors will include Brooklyn Shave Ice, Diggy’s Dogs, and Bun. 

Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research’s inaugural Midsummer Angel Gala raised more than $93,000. The fund-raising event took place June 24 at Moxy N.Y.C. Chelsea. 

Wimberly Interiors has appointed Josh Held vice president and director of entertainment.

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ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: Digital marketing agency Feathr has acquired Springful, a digital ad agency based in Gainesville. 

SAN FRANCISCO: This year’s Rolling Loud music festival will take place September 28-29 at the Oakland Coliseum Grounds. Future, G-Eazy, Migos, and Lil Uzi Vert are slated to headline. 

WASHINGTON: The Multicultural Media Correspondents Association’s fourth annual Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner will take place July 9 at the National Press Club. Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley will host the event.


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