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BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #24 — Monday, 05.23.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. CEE LO'S FLOATING PIANO: Hollywood Reporter: "One of the standout moments of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards had to be Cee Lo Green's flying piano during a medley of his hits. The bedazzled baby grand was lifted from the stage and flown more than 12 feet in the air, pivoting into a 360-degree turn that had the soul singer singing upside down."
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Here's a video:
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2. MUSEUMS LIKE EVENT MONEY: "In a cash-strapped era, renting out spaces for weddings, anniversaries, company parties and other private functions is an increasingly important revenue source for museums," reports The Chicago Tribune, looking at parties and prices for the likes of the Field Museum and the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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3. PUCK TOP CHEF: Wolfgang Puck tops the Daily Meal's ranking of "America's Most Successful Chefs": "Just one of his enterprises, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, which oversees his casual dining restaurants and food products, is estimated to be worth over $400 million, and some estimates of the total annual income generated by his various concerns reach more than twice that." The rest of the top 5: Jamie Oliver, Alain Ducasse, Joel Robuchon, and Paula Deen.
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4. ENTERTAINING UNDER FIRE: Lavish corporate entertaining got Sal Ferarra, head of Ferrara Pan Candy Company, ousted and then reinstated last week. "You've got to spend money to make money," insists Ferarra, who will host a private dinner for 300 guests of the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago at Gene and Georgetti's this week. Chicago Business:
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5. AMFAR'S BIG PULL: Thursday was Amfar's Cinema Against AIDS gala at the Cannes film festival. WWD: "Hosted by Bold Films, Chopard and The Weinstein Company and co-sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company, L’Oreal Paris and Palisades Tartan, the event set a new record by raising more than $10 million for AIDS research…The night’s musical entertainment came from Milla Jovovich, Bebel Gilberto, Courtney Love and Boy George, who seemed less than thrilled with the audience response." Karl Lagerfeld provided decor for the dinner tent—"giant black-and-white photo-booth style portraits of celebrities."
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* LOCAL NEWS *
CHICAGO: The Makeup Show Chicago will take place at Venue One on June 12 and 13, with celebrity makeup artists Joanna Schlip and Sam Fine as keynote speakers.
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Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago has been ranked #1 city hotel for service in the U.S. and Canada–and fourth city hotel in the world–in Travel & Leisure's 2011 World’s Best Service readers’ survey.
Imerman Angels, a cancer-focused charity, will host its first annual golf outing on June 17. The event takes place at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont.
LOS ANGELES: Christopher Street West has announced performers for the 2011 L.A. Pride event. Mya, CeCe Peniston, Prince Poppycock, Matt Morris, Upright Cabaret, Estelle, Sam Sparro, and 2011 Morris Kight lifetime achievement award-winner Margaret Cho will take to the stage as part of the three-day program in West Hollywood next month.
NEW YORK: With summer on the way, New York magazine has a rundown of "The city’s best new outdoor spaces for afternoon snacks, midday beers, or late-night entertaining."
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ORLANDO: The Orange County Convention Center is hosting 8,000 people from more than 70 countries for the American Society for Training and Development's International Conference and Exposition. The event runs through Wednesday and includes more than 250 education sessions.
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