BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #57 — Thursday, 07.14.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. ROYAL DINNER PICS: Yesterday we posted exclusive photos from the Bafta Brits to Watch dinner on Saturday in L.A. attended by Prince William and the former Kate Middleton. Designer Amanda Davis of AD Events International: "My design focus was to give the event a stylish, cool Britannia feel with a modern Anglo-mania twist…An eclectic mix of English style and high fashion."
http://bit.ly/pyX94d
L.A. bureau chief Alesandra Dubin's report from the polo match earlier in the day is here:
http://bit.ly/oMaRYc
2. TWITTER IN 2012: AdWeek says Obama's Twitter Town Hall experiment is just the tip of the iceberg for the social media company's use in a political context, implying Twitter could host a presidential debate. Communications director Matt Graves: "2012 will be a major election cycle, not only in the U.S. but around the world. We believe Twitter can be a valuable platform for anyone running for office, and look forward to seeing the creative ways campaigns will use the service over the next year."
http://bit.ly/ps3HLg
3. RUSSIAN RUMORS: The Federation Fund, a Russian fund-raiser for a children's hospital, drew the likes of Isabella Rosellini, Jeremy Irons, and Woody Allen to an event this past weekend in Moscow. Negative speculation about the charity has being growing since last year's event, which didn't stop Kevin Costner from returning. The New Yorker: "Hearing about all this on a warm July evening overlooking the smoggy distances of Moscow, Chris Noth became visibly concerned."
http://nyr.kr/rt1VAU
4. BUSINESS TRAVEL SPENDING SLOWING: AP: "Business travelers are now expected to take 447.2 million trips this year, up 2.3 percent from last year, but down from a projected increase of 3.4 percent just three months ago, the Global Business Travel Association said Tuesday...The higher cost of travel is keeping spending on pace at $250.2 billion, up nearly 7 percent from last year, and the same outlook as three months ago. The group still expects travel spending to continue next year with a 5.8 percent increase. It's forecast to reach pre-recession levels by the middle of next year."
http://buswk.co/rmciJi
* INSPIRATION BREAK *
"'Painting Reality' is a public art project in which unsuspecting drivers unwittingly painted Berlin’s Rosenthaler Platz intersection a strobe-like composition of blue, yellow, purple and red. In an act of guerilla art, the artists IEPE & the anonymous crew poured vats of water-based environmentally-friendly paint at each corner of the intersection, while traffic was temporarily halted. As the lights turned green, some 2000 cars, including bicyclists, spread the 500-liters of paint in every direction." Here's a cool video on Architizer (via Gawker):
http://bit.ly/ok7bkc
Plus: The second edition of “A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present” is out this week, more than four decades after the first edition. NYT:
http://nyti.ms/qvNP8p
Amazon:
http://amzn.to/raru9f
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority booked 77 events in fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30. This is the most future conferences signed at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center since 2007.
http://bo.st/o77D5f
CHICAGO: The World's Largest Block Party, a benefit for Old St. Patrick's Church, will take place in the West Loop this weekend. Expected to draw a crowd of 20,000, the event will take over two city blocks and offer performances from the Plain White T's, Farraday, and Cobra Starship.
http://bit.ly/nG4k3r
We got the date wrong for the Diffa Dining by Design kickoff in Call Sheet #56: The correct date is July 27.
LOS ANGELES: Journalist and communications consultant Lisa Porter, a former deputy political director at ABC News and executive producer at WashingtonPost.com, is the Lippin Group's new vice president. Porter will be based in L.A. and will be involved with corporate entertainment and emerging media clients.
To launch its Status phone, HTC is hosting the “HTC Status Social” at Paramount Studios July 19 with a performance by Usher streaming live to the HTC U.S.A. Facebook fan page.
Bistro West in Carlsbad has a new 750-square-foot private room, West Room, adjacent to the main dining room.
MIAMI: The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale will host a '70s-themed full moon party Friday with a charitable component–all guests are invited to write First Class cards to troops stationed overseas using markers, and after doing so.
NEW YORK: The Queens Botanical Garden is hosting a seminar called "Planting the Seeds for Green and Sustainable Meetings and Events" July 20.
http://bit.ly/q4VsiE
Fashion designers continue to explore video projections, the latest being designer Alexander Wang, who last night introduced his fall ready-to-wear collection by projecting a new video campaign around the city. Wang told WWD that to produce the stunt, he rented trucks and used the vehicles to shine the moving images on sides of buildings in various neighborhoods. The designer will repeat the promotion tonight and tomorrow.
http://bit.ly/nv2LLr
Contributor Jim Shi: Escada has named Laura Lachman senior manager for special events. Lachman comes to Escada after 10 years of producing high-level events for luxury and consumer brands around the world, previously holding positions as senior manager of fashion and retail events at Vogue and special events manager at Gucci.
ORLANDO: Two new restaurants opened in the Sanctuary condominium in Thornton Park this week. Nick's Italian Kitchen and the Prickly Pear are the newest venues from Eddie Nickell and Nicholas Olivieri, the same folks that created Funky Monkey Wine Company and Bananas diner.
TORONTO: In honor of the Canadian premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" on Tuesday, the intersection outside of the theater, John and Richmond Streets, were renamed Hogwarts Way and Harry Potter Boulevard. CBC:
http://bit.ly/mTYXYz
WASHINGTON: Among the local Bastille Day festivities today are baguette and French maid races, Tour de Fromage, and French Festival. The Washington Post has a full list:
http://wapo.st/pf5ieJ
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 Erica Petri, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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