BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #301 — Tuesday, 07.10.12
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Compiled today by Beth Kormanik in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. CUPCAKES TO GO: Could this be the next cupcake trend at events? The Washington outpost of Sprinkles bakery has unveiled a "cupcake A.T.M." that dispenses the treats 24 hours a day, following the successful model of a Sprinkles in Beverly Hills. Other locations are planned for New York, Chicago, and Houston. The Washington Post: "Resembling an ATM, the machine features a touchscreen that allows customers to scroll through a menu of cupcake flavors. Once a selection is made and paid for by credit card, a robotic arm grabs the pastry from a shelf. The cupcake, neatly boxed up, is then dispensed through a turnstile." http://wapo.st/LHBmvM
2. REMEMBERING NORA EPHRON: The New York Times on the writer and filmmaker's memorial service at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center: "Ms. Ephron had planned the memorial herself, filing the plans in a folder marked 'exit.' The program turned out to be poignant at times and uproarious at times, and there were frequent food references. … [Attendees] chatted in the lobby before the doors opened and sipped Champagne or water with lemon afterward. 'Nobody knows whether to treat it as a cocktail party or not,' the journalist Lynn Sherr said before the memorial began, 'and Nora would have liked that.'" http://nyti.ms/LYMHu1
3. OLYMPIC GOLD: The Olympics are big business—but mostly for sponsors, not the athletes. American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds is taking on the system by signing his own sponsors in an unusual way: auctioning off a patch of his skin on eBay. AdWeek: "Now more athletes are speaking out, especially on Symmonds’ Facebook page, railing against the dominance of big business and what he calls 'crippled and antiquated' rules limiting advertising that can be worn or shown during competition, which limits an individual’s earnings. Ultimately, he’s speaking for many competitors when he asks the fundamental question: Who is allowed to make money off the Olympics?" http://bit.ly/MVkTID
4. HEART ATTACK ON A PLATE: We may have gained five pounds just reading about this lawsuit over some seriously unhealthy food. Associated Press: "The Second Avenue Deli won a court fight with a Las Vegas-based burger joint Friday over the names of their gut-busting foods. The New York deli's sandwich called "instant heart attack" is made of sliced pastrami and fried potato latkes. It costs $24.95. The Heart Attack Grill in Vegas had ordered the deli to stop serving the fare on trademark infringement grounds. The deli took the grill to court, and a federal judge in New York sided with the deli." http://bit.ly/N54T5f
5. MONUMENTAL MESS: The Washington Monument may remain closed until 2014 as the National Park Service continues to oversee repairs caused by last summer's earthquake. The site sees about 600,000 visitors a year. The Washington Post: "The estimated $15 million project could require the temporary removal of part of the granite plaza surrounding the monument and involve construction of an access road on the south side of its grounds. Robert A. Vogel, superintendent of the Park Service’s National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the project also may require the temporary removal of some of the plaza’s flagpoles and benches." http://wapo.st/PB4tFC
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* LOCAL NEWS *
CHICAGO: On Thursday, Thomas Sabo will unveil its new "Sweet Diamonds" collection with a launch party at the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
LOS ANGELES: Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Miami magazine is hosting its fourth annual Splashion soiree July 18 for more than 800 guests at LIV nightclub in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Alonzo and Tracy Wilson Mourning, will host It’s All Overtown, One Night … One World, an annual fund-raiser benefiting the Overtown Youth Center July 19 at the recently renovated Rusty Pelican restaurant.
NEW YORK: The fate of the famed Ziegfeld Theatre is a little less uncertain as owner Clearview Cinemas said it would not shut it down despite losses of $1 million a year. New York Post: http://nyp.st/RLPaZv
Paul Wilmot Communications has hired Julia Cushman as senior account executive to handle Joe’s Jeans, Porsche Design Timepieces, Yummie Tummie, and IMAN Global Chic.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: Universal Parks & Resorts and Loews Hotels & Resorts will build a new hotel development at Universal Orlando that will open in 2014. The Cabana Bay Beach Resort will include 900 standard guest rooms and 900 family suites that will sleep six and include a kitchen. The developers describe the design as a "hip, vintage look … accented with bold design, dramatic, clean lines, bright, period colors and touches of neon." The hotel will be adjacent to Universal's Islands of Adventure.
SAN FRANCISCO: Key Events announced two recent hires: Marisa Ceballos as sales manager and Francesca Lee as operations associate.
TORONTO: Ontario-based Decor & More Inc. is opening a Calgary office in September.
The Smashfest charity ping-pong challenge is Thursday at the Steam Whistle Brewery, with tournaments between N.H.L. players to raise money for concussion research and a locker room-inspired party.
WASHINGTON: Belvedere is hosting a private event at SAX Wednesday to launch "The Privilege List," which refers to the venue's new door policy. The party will feature Claire Smith, Belvedere’s head of spirit creation and mixology.
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and first lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2012 National Design Awards Friday with a White House luncheon for the winners, who also will participate in an education program for local high school students before the event.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Alexandra Brandt, Rose Chevalier, Julia Elstrodt, Beth Kormanik, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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