1. ARE THESE THE BEST EVENT PLANNERS?: Departures magazine has named the "World's Best Event Planners," a list that includes Karla Dascal of Karla Conceptual Event Experiences in Miami, Stefanie Cove of Yifat Oren & Associates in Los Angeles, Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event in Chicago, and Bryan Rafanelli of Rafanelli Events, Boston. See the full list: http://bit.ly/19zo0Lf
2. VENUE OWNERS DEFEND RIGHT TO BAN GAY MARRIAGES: After denying a gay couple who wanted to get married at the venue, an Iowa couple is suing the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, saying they feel pressure to host same-sex marriages despite their religious beliefs. Quad City Times: "Lee Stafford and his partner, Jared, filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and claimed the business could not discriminate based on religion because the former church is a public venue. The Görtz Haus serves as a gallery, bistro and private event venue. [Owner] Betty Odgaard said her business has suffered from a boycott following the denial, and she and her husband received threatening email messages, Internet postings and phone calls. She said their denial was not discriminatory." http://bit.ly/1bYQa6V
3. MICHELLE OBAMA CANCELS APPEARANCES AT CALIFORNIA FUND-RAISERS: The first lady has dropped out of two mega fund-raisers for the Democratic National Committee with tickets of as much as $32,000 a head, declining to travel during the government shutdown. Hollywood Reporter: "The shutdown now has put the whole affair on a back-burner, as even privately financed travel is a non-starter for the first family." http://bit.ly/17kJY3Q
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Eater Boston has a guide of "street eats" that extend beyond food trucks to include an ice cream stand in a converted shipping container, a cart devoted to vegetarian fare, and a trolley serving Lebanese fare. http://bit.ly/197gMlJ
Cape Cod Restaurant Week runs from October 14-20.
The Faneuil Hall Marketplace Street Performers Fall Festival takes place this weekend. The event will include live music and restaurant specials.
CHICAGO: Homestead on the Roof will remain open year-round. The venue seats about 60 inside and has an 85-seat patio. When the weather turns cold, the patio space will be used for hot drinks, and servers will dole out blankets; there's also a fireplace outside.
The 20th Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Fair is November 1 to 3 at Navy Pier.
LAS VEGAS: Caesars Entertainment has deployed Passkey’s GroupMAX hotel booking technology at all of its Las Vegas hotels.
LOS ANGELES: Fig & Olive is gearing up for the opening of its flagship Orange County location at Fashion Island in December. The 12,000-square-foot, 330-seat venue consists of six individual spaces.
Taste of L.A., presented by NBC4 Southern Calfiornia, is slated to take place for the second time during the 30th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, November 1-2 at Santa Anita Park.
Gala co-chairwomen Wallis Annenberg and Jamie Tisch and honorary co-chairmen Brad Pitt and Robert Redford will host the opening night gala of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 17 to celebrate the center’s opening after 10 years of construction.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Loews Miami Beach Hotel will host its third annual Celebrity Golf Tournament benefiting the educational nonprofits DonorsChoose.org and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives. Chef Josh Capon of Lure Fishbar and the resort's executive chef, Frederic Delaire, will serve a seafood lunch; the event also includes a silent auction and gift bags.
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Kathy Semmes its director of sales, regional sales, Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK: Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will conceive and operate the food and beverage program at the King & Grove New York Hotel. The hotel will open a new Italian restaurant helmed by Maialino executive chef and partner Nick Anderer set to open in mid-2014. Maialino partner and director of operations Terry Coughlin will oversee the service and front-of-1house operations. Press release: http://bit.ly/19wNP4J
Andaz Fifth Avenue is hosting a salon event Thursday featuring a reading from Condé Nast Traveler editor at large Hanya Yanagihara of her debut novel, The People in Trees.
Hope: An Evening Celebrating Superstars, benefiting Maya's Hope, is October 22 at the Ukrainian Institute of America. Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs is catering the event, and Bidtech is sponsoring the event technology.
Taste of the N.F.L., the nonprofit organization that hosts the annual fund-raising event Party with a Purpose has hired King & Company to develop its public relations strategy for the event, which is February 1 at Pier 12 of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
Eater: "The Brooklyn Night Bazaar, which started off as a four-night food, shopping and music festival at Dekalb Market two years ago, is about to take up permanent residence at a warehouse in Greenpoint. After a successful five-weekend run in Williamsburg last year, founder Aaron Broudo is moving the night market into a 24,000 square foot former bakery, where he plans to be open every Friday and Saturday night." http://bit.ly/1fX5cyY
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: The Orlando Extreme Watersports Fest will take place October 19 at Lake Ivanhoe.
PARIS: Associated Press: "Paris has won the bid to host the 2018 Gay Games, the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender community's answer to the Olympics. The Gay Games, which expects more than 15,000 competitors, is held every four years and is taking place this year in the Ohio cities of Cleveland and Akron." http://abcn.ws/17keGKB
TORONTO: The Mercedes-Benz Start Up group will host a runway show at World MasterCard Fashion Week on October 22. The show will take place in the tents at David Pecaut Square, and will feature spring/summer 2014 collections from designers including Dreamboat Lucy.
WASHINGTON: Events DC, the city's convention and sports authority, named Misty Johnson Oratokhai its "chief people officer." She will lead the human resources team.
The Ford’s Theatre Society has relocated several performances of The Laramie Project to the First Congregational United Church of Christ while Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site is closed due to the government shutdown.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Lauren Matthews, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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