1. ACTIVISTS CONTINUE PLANS TO PROTEST CLIMATE SUMMIT IN PARIS: A climate summit scheduled to take place in Paris later this month will go on as planned, with high-profile participants including President Barack Obama. Environmental activists also are maintaining their plans to protest at the event, despite increased security following the terrorist attacks last week that left at least 129 people dead. Mother Jones: "’It is absolutely necessary that we make sure civil society actions can happen,’ said Juliette Rousseau, a spokesperson for Coalition Climat 21, a major umbrella group backed by American environmental organizations such as 350.org and Avaaz. … But on Monday, French officials appeared to suggest they would block rallies and side events that were scheduled to take place outside the main negotiations. Prime Minister Manuel Valls told RTL radio that ‘a series of demonstrations planned will not take place and it will be reduced to the negotiations…a lot of concerts and festivities will be canceled.’" http://bit.ly/1lszQVz
2. OFFICIAL SUGGESTS EMERGENCY DRILLS AT VENUES: Event venues should practice how they would respond to the kind of attacks that took place in Paris last week, suggested the Brooklyn borough president, Eric Adams. New York Daily News: Adams will meet “with managers of local theaters, catering halls, malls and other large gathering spaces to outline protocol for dealing with a terror attack. Training to deal with a shooter in the building should become as commonplace as a fire drill, said the former NYPD cop.” http://nydn.us/1QEtxdw
3. HOLLYWOOD SCALES DOWN RED CARPETS FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS: Lionsgate scaled back the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, and other entertainment programs and events have acknowledged the terrorist attacks with moments of silence and other acts. Associated Press: "In many ways I feel torn, because it's like, 'Why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones?'" Madonna told fans at a concert in Stockholm. "However, that is exactly what these people want to do. They want to shut us up. They want to silence us, and we won't let them. We will never let them." http://apne.ws/1RZKEVI
* LOCAL NEWS *
ATLANTA: Chick-fil-A is slated to open its first shipping container restaurant at SkyView Atlanta early next year. Atlanta Business Chronicle: http://bit.ly/1RZNoCq
AUSTIN: Kimpton’s new Hotel Van Zandt announced the opening of its restaurant, Geraldine’s. The new concept serves Austin-inspired fare.
BOSTON: Tonno restaurant will open in Gloucester in the spring. The 4,000-square-foot venue will have a private dining room.
CHICAGO: Steppenwolf will host its 40th anniversary gala on May 14. For the first time, members of the theater’s ensemble will co-chair the event.
DALLAS: Sean Kennerty has been appointed general manager of Hilton Dallas/Park Cities.
LAS VEGAS: The Eiffel Tower Experience at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino donated $10 from every ticket sold Sunday and Monday to the French Red Cross.
LOS ANGELES: The sixth biennial Unicef Ball presented by Louis Vuitton is slated for January 12 at the Beverly Wilshire.
Baby2Baby’s annual gala on Saturday at the Hollywood Roosevelt, produced and designed by Yifat Oren, raised more than $2.1 million.
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Restaurateur Stephen Starr opens his fourth South Florida restaurant, the French brasserie Le Zoo, this month. The 200-seat restaurant is located in the Bal Harbour Shops in the former La Goulue space.
NEW YORK: Make Music New York's fifth annual Make Music Winter will take place December 21. The event involves 12 participatory musical events and parades throughout the city, including Puerto Rican caroling at the Bronx Music Heritage Center, a call-and-response vocal performance by Joan La Barbara in Washington Heights, and a smartphone-powered musical walk at the High Line.
NYC & Company has announced numerous New Year's Eve events that will take place in the five boroughs. Events include Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and a Good Riddance Day celebration in Times Square, the Coney Island LED Ball Drop, and the New York Road Runners Midnight Run in Central Park.
The marketing and events firm HL Group has acquired Alice Ryan's A Company, which focuses on the luxury brand market for events and public relations.
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: Artegon Marketplace celebrates its first anniversary this week with daily events including beer and wine tastings, food trucks, product giveaways, and a concert Saturday hosted by Joey Fatone of ’NSync. The retail and entertainment complex recently announced expansion plans that will add new stores and attractions and a 25,000-square-foot food hall by the end of 2016.
SAN FRANCISCO: The fifth annual Noe Valley Holiday Wine Walk will take place December 3 on 24th Street from Diamond to Chattanooga and on Castro Street. Stores will offer wine and food samples.
TORONTO: Toronto's first cat café, Tot the Cat Cafe, is now open. The new space offers cat-theme espresso drinks. blogTO: http://bit.ly/1HUn9rg
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Newseum will host its 17th annual "Yes, Virginia" Family Day on December 12 with activities including holiday crafts, train rides, cookie decorating, and a special "Be a TV Reporter" experience from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Santa Claus will be on hand for a reading of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and there will also be a reading of the famed New York Sun editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
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