BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #246 — Thursday, 04.19.12
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Compiled today by Beth Kormanik and Anna Sekula in New York.
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TODAY'S CALENDAR: Art Gallery of Ontario's Massive Party in Toronto
* INCOMING *
1. BETTING ON BET: Yesterday, while promoting its new television lineup during an upfront presentation in New York, the cable network announced it will expand the BET Awards. Dubbed the "BET Awards Experience," next year's event will include an interactive, multiplatform three-day takeover of the L.A. Live complex. Press release: http://on.mktw.net/I2yutv
2. LEAVING VEGAS: Las Vegas officials don't want to see the city blamed for the G.S.A. scandal. L.A. Times: "In recent days, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has said publicly that she doesn't want her city to be used as any scapegoat by Washington insiders who might seek to portray Lady Luck as some siren luring unsuspecting bureaucrats to their fiscal doom." http://lat.ms/JapfJh
3. AHEAD OF THE CURVE: A new unit at NBC Universal, Curve Films, is tasked with finding "new, more interesting ways to deliver materials like research data to advertising and media agencies and marketers," The New York Times reports. Examples include delivering a coffee-table-style book on trends in consumer culture and a documentary-style film on Generation Y. http://nyti.ms/J3VP0t
4. QUESTIONING DIGITAL: Social media experts shared tips on building social personality at the Ad Age Digital Conference in New York, which included offering digital followers a mix of selling and nonselling messages. However, in a presentation titled "Digital Is Dead," Gap's chief marketing officer, Seth Farbman, argued that "brands shouldn't think of digital as something they must do to stay relevant." adage.com/article...
5. E-ADS GROWING: Nevertheless, the Interactive Advertising Bureau reported Internet advertising reached a record $31 billion last year, with mobile and digital video advertising growing the fastest and retail advertisers representing the largest segment of buyers. Los Angeles Times: http://lat.ms/HSmHQP
6. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT? Communal tables may be the latest fad for restaurants, but, according to the New York Post, some diners don't want their fine dining experience to be in such close quarters. "It's part of the relentless informalization of dining, which is a wonderful and a terrible thing," said the Post's restaurant critic, Steve Cuozzo. http://nyp.st/I5o5JE
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* INTERNAL NEWS: BIZBASH FLORIDA READERS' CHOICE AWARDS *
The winners of the Florida Readers' Choice Awards were announced at yesterday's BizBash Florida Expo & Awards inside the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. Here's who you picked:
Caterer of the Year (In-House): Tony Porcellini, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel
Caterer of the Year (Off-Premise): Suzanne Sacasas-Chavez, Suzanne Michael Catering & Event Production
Corporate Event Planner of the Year: Alyssa Rhoads, Tampa Bay Business Journal
DJ of the Year: Larry Rodkin, Lawrence of Florida
Entertainment Act of the Year: Mr. Nice Guy (Tom Hall, Louis Cheramie, Johnny O, John Quinn, John Mcray, and Dave Webster)
Event Designer of the Year: Jose Zaldivar, Fiction Events
Event Producer of the Year: Sarah Martin, Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative
Fund-Raising Event Planner of the Year: Marlene Quincoces, PARK Project Inc.
Publicist/PR Executive of the Year: Mabel De Beunza, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Social Event Planner of the Year: Eric Trelles, Et Events L.L.C.
Venue Manager of the Year: Sabrina Anico, New World Center
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* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Tomorrow's celebration of Fenway Park's 100th anniversary will include a large-scale ceremony and a game between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees at the historic park. The Red Sox played the Yankees (then called the New York Highlanders) at the park on the same date in 1912. On Friday, both teams will wear uniforms from that era.
National Jean Company will host a private grand opening celebration for its Newbury Street outpost April 25. Nicole Richie is the celebrity host, and vendors include Peterson Party Center.
CHICAGO: Wednesday night, designer Cynthia Rowley and her husband Bill Powers hosted a private event at Storefront Company to celebrate the launch of the "Exhibition A" series featuring Chicago artist Gary Weidner. Hennessy and Belvedere provided cocktails.
America's Beauty Show announced its 2013 show will be March 9-11 at McCormick Place West.
LAS VEGAS: Bagatelle America partners Remi Laba and Aymeric Clemente, along with the One Group, announced a Memorial Day weekend target opening for Bagatelle Beach & Nightclub at the New Tropicana Las Vegas.
Center Cut Steakhouse is now open at Flamingo Las Vegas. The 172-person venue includes a bar, lounge, restaurant, and private dining room.
LOS ANGELES: Through May 18, the Ben & Jerry's Scoop Truck will tour Los Angeles, stopping at local businesses, nonprofits, and community events. Press release: http://on.mktw.net/JaoVKK
L.A. Times: "A new $12.3 million building is set to rise next to the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, allowing the organization to expand its cultural offerings and host more events." http://lat.ms/HQ3QoS
AOO Events has formed AOO Live, a division created to expand the company's scope to include live shows, award presentations, and meetings in which technology plays a more significant role.
Despite weather challenges, the April 14 Conservancy Ball, which benefitted the Catalina Island Conservancy, was the top-grossing event in the ball's history. High winds that day made cross-channel passage by boat impossible and more than 100 guests and the evening's entertainers were stranded on the mainland. In the end, all arrived safely and on time, after guest Geoffrey Claflin Rusack provided his private plane to take the crowd to the sold-out event.
The teams from Golden Road Brewing, Tony's Darts Away, and Mohawk Bend announced the first B3, a charity event combining bikes, brunch, and beer. Scheduled for May 20, the three-stop, 11.2-mile bike ride will raise money for the Pablove Foundation.
On May 17, Lacma will kick off what it bills as the first museum hip-hop concert series of its kind, "Through the Mic: Lacma X Hip Hop." The series is co-curated by Lacma and hip-hop artist Murs.
Stephane Lacroix is the new director of food and beverage for Dorchester Collection's recently reopened Hotel Bel-Air.
InterContinental Los Angeles will host the BritWeek Variety Film and TV Summit in its newly renovated Grand Salon ballroom April 27.
MIAMI: Today nonprofit Kristi House will mark National Prevent Child Abuse Month with its 6th Annual Breaking the Silence Luncheon at Jungle House.
The Locust Project's Spring Fling will take place April 28. Inspired by Arabian Nights, the event will have music by DJ Hottpants and a "Who Done It" silent art auction.
NEW YORK: The 50-story Holiday Inn hotel tower, which is under construction in Lower Manhattan, is slated to be the chain's tallest building. USA Today: http://usat.ly/HIo6VB
ORLANDO: Rosen Shingle Creek will host the Cattle Barons' Ball Saturday night. The benefit for the American Cancer Society is a dine-around event with food from more than a dozen providers such as K Restaurant and Wine Bar, Cuisiniers Catered Cuisine & Events, Jack's Place, and Winter Park Fish Company.
The historic Kress building in downtown Orlando will be illuminated tonight with a 3-D video projection to kick off the second Snap! Orlando celebration of photography.
SAN FRANCISCO: President and C.E.O. Robert S. MacIntosh plans to retire by the end of the year, with Taylor Safford succeeding him.
TORONTO: Hobby Star Marketing, the company that produces Fan Expo Toronto, has sued Wizard World Inc. over its use of the name Toronto Comic Con for their show, which ended last weekend. Hobby Star is claiming rights to the term "Toronto ComiCon."
MGM Resorts International is eyeing Toronto's waterfront for a luxury casino resort. The development would be worth $2 to $6 billion and include a casino, hotels, restaurants, spas, and convention facilities. MGM first has to convince city councilors, who are reportedly divided on the issue. The Globe and Mail: bizbash.com/toron...
WASHINGTON: New Orleans Po-Boy Shop will open mid-May near DuPont Circle under owners Cam McNair and Justin Snyder. The venue will be available for private events on nights and weekends.
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected]. 


With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Anna Sekula, Beth Kormanik, and Rose Chevalier in New York.
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