BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #343 — Thursday, 09.06.12
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Compiled today by Melissa Ward Schorsch in New York
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1. D.N.C. MOVES OBAMA SPEECH: The forecast of severe weather caused the Democratic National Convention Committee to move events from Bank of America Stadium into Time Warner Cable Arena. More than 65,000 members of the public had tickets to watch President Barack Obama accept his party's nomination in the stadium. Obama will address community credential holders in a conference call this afternoon, and organizers said they are working to ensure that those who had tickets to the event will have another opportunity to see him between now and Election Day. Politico: http://politi.co/RLfXTh
The move indoors means the fireworks planned for the stadium have been canceled, and organizers say there’s no time to get together a balloon drop like the 120,000 red, white, and blue balloons dropped on Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention. However, convention producers promise a "festive conclusion." The Daily Beast: http://bit.ly/Nei1q6
2. TEXT GUESTS APP: The iPad and iPhone Check In Easy app allows event planners to do just what it says, check in guests to an event electronically, without the time-consuming hassle of sifting through pages of paper. On Wednesday, the app launched a new Text Your Guests feature in which planners can communicate with guests via mass text messages. Event producers of MTV's Video Music Awards will be using Check In Easy tonight in Los Angeles. http://bit.ly/sEm8k7
3. APPLE iPHONE 5: Apple has announced a September 12 press event in San Francisco after months of rumors they'll announce a new-generation iPhone. Cnet: "Rarely has a product ever been so analyzed, so rumored, and so leaked as Apple's next-gen phone. Not a day, or even an hour, goes by without a new picture of the rumored case, screen, connector jack, even headphones. Has all the excitement already been spilled, or is there something completely different yet to come?” Here's a breakdown of all the rumors regarding what's expected of the iPhone 5. http://cnet.co/OksX2z
4. D.N.C. LACKS CELEBRITIES: Unlike the star-studded events of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, this year's events have been low on celebrity appearances. And B-list celebrities making the rounds seem to make the lack of the George Clooney type of Obama supporter all the more noticeable, reports The Washington Post. http://wapo.st/Qo4pIB
5. PIN HUMOR: In other D.N.C. news, it seems some of this year's event swag comes with a sense of humor. The Daily Beast: "One pin in particular caught a number of reporters’ eyes and its controversial nature suggests it was created by an independent swag seller unaffiliated with the Democratic Party. ‘Once you vote black, you never go back,’ reads the pin." http://bit.ly/NUIfcW
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* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The seventh annual Reel Rock Film Tour will feature climbing and adventure films at Arlington’s Regent Theatre on September 27.
CHICAGO: The Children’s Service Board of Ann & Robert H. Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago will host its 57th Gold Coast Fashion Award Show at the Hilton Chicago on September 28. Among the designers competing are Lyn Devon, Tess Giberson, Wes Gordon, Stacy Lomman, Misha Nonoo, Rolando Santana, Rubin Singer, and Verlaine. http://bit.ly/KtVmRP
LAS VEGAS: Airport transportation service LASxpress has named Marty Gross vice president of operations and Christopher Stuart vice president of sales.
LOS ANGELES: The Hollywood Museum’s "Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit—An Intimate Look at the Legend” has been extended through September 22. http://bit.ly/4w4YX
The Churchill’s new cocktail program by Mia Sarazen opens September 6. http://bit.ly/P0t7yO
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: MOCA’s annual Optic Nerve Film Festival is September 14, featuring short films from artists in Florida and across the country. http://bit.ly/Q9TQuD
NEW YORK: The fifth annual benefit for the Green-Wood Historic Fund is September 13 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
AsianInNY presents its fourth annual Moon Festival Celebration and Fashion Show September 22 at the Chinese Community Center Auditorium.
The Apollo Theater and BET Networks present "Vote Like Your Life Depends On It,” a discussion panel September 17. http://bit.ly/RFd4qS
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.
ORLANDO: The Soaked Extreme Watersports Festival is Friday and Saturday on Lake Eola. Sponsors include water-sports brands such as MasterCraft and Centurion Boats, as well as Chipotle, Dos Equis, and Orlando Dodge Chrysler Jeep.
TORONTO: The Chinatown Festival opens September 8 with cultural food, live entertainment, and even lion dance performances.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Melissa Ward Schorsch and Anna Sekula in New York.
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Call Sheet #343: Obama Speech Moved Inside, Text Your Guests App, iPhone 5 Announcement
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