COAST TO COAST: Fool’s Gold Day Off will hold shows at the Knockdown Center in New York on August 10 and at the Midway in San Francisco on September 21.
LOS ANGELES: The 10th annual Los Angeles Times the Taste will take place August 30-September 1 at Paramount Studios. Events will include a sake demo by Courtney Kaplan of Ototo, a home-cooked Italian meal demo by Chris Bianco of Tartine Bianco, and a Spanish-inspired dishes demo by Teresa Montaño of Otoño.
For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
NEW YORK: Rihanna’s fifth annual Diamond Ball, a charity event benefiting the Clara Lionel Foundation, will take place September 12. Seth Meyers will host the event and Pharrell will perform.
Empire Entertainment has merged with PeakXV Global Events. The combined agencies will now be known as Empire.
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The Florida Festivals & Events Association’s 25th annual Convention & Tradeshow will take place August 20-22 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golf Club.
For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
SAN FRANCISCO: Hyatt Centric Mountain View has opened in Silicon Valley. The hotel has 167 rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
WASHINGTON: Kimpton Glover Park Hotel has named Renee Rothschild senior catering sales manager.
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