BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #399 — Thursday, 11.29.12
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Compiled today by Beth Kormanik in New York
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1. IS THE DINNER PARTY OVER?: The New York Times: "The seated dinner, with its minuet of invitation and acceptance, its formalities and protocols, its culinary and dietary challenges, its inherent requirements of guest and host, alike is under threat, many say. … What has also occurred, said David E. Monn, a prominent event planner, is that party manners have become so rusty from disuse, and guests so generally clueless, that a need has emerged for people like him to train socialites not to eat peas with a knife." http://nyti.ms/TvIqRt
2. CHINA'S BOX OFFICE: China will surpass the United States as the largest film market by 2020, according to a report Ernst & Young released Wednesday at its Global Media and Entertainment Markets Executive Forum in Shanghai. It also predicts that China’s advertising market would become the second-largest by next year. One executive told the Hollywood Reporter "companies would also need an understanding of the 'cultural nuances across geography, age and income level' to sustain brand loyalty from Chinese customers. The report suggests foreign investors build strong brands and establish successful partnerships with digital-savvy Chinese counterparts." http://bit.ly/V2Fhb3
3. TRIBUTE TO DICK CLARK: ABC's New Year's Eve broadcast will begin with a two-hour tribute to Dick Clark, who died in April. The iconic show from Times Square also will keep its name since 2005, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. New York Times: http://nyti.ms/U3X7Y4
4. LIVING SOCIAL LAYOFFS: The daily deals site and growing player in the event market may cut as many as 400 jobs across the United States. The Washington Business Journal: "For the 5-year-old social commerce company, the long-rumored layoffs reflect a struggle to stabilize itself financially after a frenzied head count expansion in 2011." http://bit.ly/V7ZNFx
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* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The American Repertory Theater's third Valentine's gala is February 11 at the Revere Hotel. Max Ultimate Foods is the caterer.
CHICAGO: The National Hellenic Museum is launching the Holiday Shop & Sip, a one-day shopping event today with vendors such as Chocolates by Maria and the Pan-Hellenic Pastry Shop.
LAS VEGAS: The Sugar Factory at the MGM Grand will host a popcorn pop-up December 1 with the Las Vegas-based Popped Gourmet Popcorn Spot.
LOS ANGELES: Associated Luxury Hotels International has promoted Chris Riccardi to vice president of global sales.
RentalCompare, a listing of event rentals from companies worldwide, acquired RentStuff in an all-cash deal.
The Trevor Project will live stream red carpet interviews and arrivals from Trevor Live at the Hollywood Paladium December 2.
Nick Cannon and Pastry Shoes founders Vanessa and Angela Simmons are hosting a Skate and Donate holiday party December 8 at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale in support of Toys for Tots. NCredible’s DJ Cam will perform.
The Los Angeles Times’s 15th annual travel extravaganza returns to the L.A. Convention Center February 23 and 24. Headliners include Rick Steves, Phil Keoghan, Andrew McCarthy, and Arthur Frommer.
The Hollywood Museum opens “Loretta Young: Hollywood Legend,” a collection of authentic Hollywood memorabilia, to mark her 100th birthday, January 8.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival has launched its holiday auction online through December 5.
NEW YORK: Lalia Rach, the divisional dean of the New York University Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, is heading to the University of Wisconsin-Stout as the associate dean of the College of Management and director of the School of Hospitality Leadership.
Grace Potter of Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Tony Vincent performed at Tuesday’s annual tree-lighting ceremony at Citi Pond at Bryant Park, helping to light the 55-foot Norway Spruce, decorated with more than 30,000 LED lights.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: SeaWorld Orlando has announced some of the entertainment for its Bands, Brew & BBQ festival, taking place Saturdays and Sundays February 9 to March 17. Performers will include Merle Haggard, Styx, Big & Rich, Third Eye Blind, and Josh Turner.
TORONTO: The Mill Street World Caroling Challenge is at Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market December 8. More than 15,000 carolers are expected.
WASHINGTON: The 2013 Washington Winter Show, a charity antiques show, will feature Ménéhould de Bazelaire, director of cultural heritage at the Hermès private collection and curator of the Emile Hermès Museum in Paris, as the guest speaker at a luncheon January 11 at the Katzen Arts Center at American University.
Tony Conte has been named the group executive chef of the Oval Room and 701 Restaurant. The restaurants also will have new chef de cuisines: Lucas Sousa at 701 and James Barton at the Oval Room.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik and Anna Sekula in New York.
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