October 14, 2015: Apple to Sponsor Next Met Gala, Pitchfork Music Fest Safe as Magazine Sold to Condé Nast, Why Artificial Snow Is Hot Wedding Decor in Asia

1. APPLE TO SPONSOR NEXT MET GALA: Exploring the contrast between handmade haute couture and new technology shaping fashion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced its next Costume Institute exhibit would be called “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.” The fashion spectacle known as the Met Gala, which precedes the exhibit’s opening, will be May 2 and sponsored by Apple. The Cut: “The accompanying exhibit will juxtapose handmade haute couture pieces with machine-created clothes that incorporate technological flare, like animatronics or heat technology. And in a move of perfect branding symbiosis, Apple will be sponsoring the event. The company's handsome chief design officer, Jonathan Ive, will co-host, along with Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, and — duh — Anna Wintour.” http://thecut.io/1hDcgTu

2. PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SAFE AS MAGAZINE SOLD TO CONDE NAST: Indie music magazine Pitchfork has been sold to publishing company Condé Nast, but at least for now the popular summertime Pitchfork Music Festival will continue. Chicago Tribune: "Nothing will change with Pitchfork Festival in Chicago (or Paris, for that matter), and (festival promoter) Big Stik remains our partner in this as before," said Pitchfork president Chris Kaskie. http://trib.in/1NEGt30

3. WHY ARTIFICIAL SNOW IS THE HOTTEST WEDDING DECOR ELEMENT IN ASIA: Couples who live in the tropics of Asia looking to create unusual wedding photos have a new option: frosty landscapes created with artificial snow. Mashable: “Hong Kong-based Orient Snow is far more accustomed to setting up snow machines on a film set or in a mall at Christmas time, but there's untapped potential in the wedding circuit, an Orient Snow rep told Mashable. ’We estimate that snow photography could be a major growth area for us, perhaps providing as much as 25% to 40% of the business (eventually),’ she says. This is because wedding photography is done all year round, and could be a stable and sustainable source of revenue.” http://on.mash.to/1Mpq7Wh

* LOCAL NEWS *

ATLANTA:  The Savannah College of Art and Design has opened a new fashion museum, dubbed SCAD Fash, on its Atlanta campus. The new museum features an expanded exhibition of the late Oscar de la Renta's work. Fashionista: http://bit.ly/1GbDz30

BOSTON:  The Catered Affair is now catering events held at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. The venue seats 300 or holds 800 for receptions.

CHICAGO:  Buzz Art Auctions will host an auction at Loews Chicago Hotel on November 7. Some 50 original artworks will be auctioned off, and a portion of proceeds will benefit Best Buddies International and Ronald McDonald House charities.

LAS VEGAS:  Soul Train Weekend will be held in Las Vegas November 5-7. It will air on BET and Centric.

LOS ANGELES:  The Hammer Museum’s 13th annual Gala in the Garden raised $2.5 million on Saturday.

Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  The Delray Beach Wine and Seafood Festival is November 7-8 in a new location, A1A at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.

NEW YORK:  The sixth annual NYC Independent Film Festival will run through Sunday. Three hundred films from 38 countries will screen at the Producer's Club and Helen Mills Theater.

Rihanna, the Weeknd, and Selena Gomez are slated to perform at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which will air December 8 on CBS. Billboard: http://bit.ly/1VQDGZ3

Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA:  Grande Lakes Orlando has appointed Alissa Infante director of public relations and marketing communications for the 500-acre luxury resort that includes the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels.

SAN FRANCISCO:  The San Francisco Hip-Hop Dance Festival will take place November 20-22 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater.

TORONTO:  The Toronto Fashion Incubator Press & Buyers Trade Show will take place October 21-22 at the Studio at David Pecaut Square.

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  The Goethe-Institut Washington, a German arts and culture center that screens films and hosts events, will leave its Chinatown location at the end of the year. Washington Business Journal: http://bit.ly/1VQPhY9

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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, Jill Menze, Anna Sekula, and Ian Zelaya in New York.

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