1. FEY AND POEHLER TO HOST GOLDEN GLOBES FOR NEXT 2 YEARS: After a successful debut in January, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the Golden Globes in 2014 and 2015. New York Post: "It’s understandable why NBC and Dick Clarke Productions would want to bring the former SNL stars back for 2014 and 2015. This year’s co-hosting gig brought in critical raves and 19.7 million viewers, the largest audience the show had had in six years." http://bit.ly/1gI9jx0
2. KITCHEN & BATH SHOW LEAVES CHICAGO: In a huge loss for Chicago's McCormick Place convention center, the Kitchen & Bath Show will join with the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Chicago Tribune: "McCormick Place labor costs were seen as too expensive for exhibitors, especially at a time when the housing market had collapsed, said Karin Fendrich, show director. That decision preceded the labor rule changes. The show more recently decided to return Chicago to its lineup in 2016. Exhibitors like the city and its strong architecture and design community, she said, though they still think labor costs for moving heavy equipment remain high." http://trib.in/1epWlBX (registration required)
3. MARFA COMES TO MANHATTAN: Marfa Dialogues/New York, a two-month series of public events, is the third such festival from the gallery Ballroom Marfa. But the Manhattan series is the first outside of the small but intensely cultural city of Marfa, Texas. It has attracted New York institutions such as the High Line, Pratt, and Cooper Union. New York Times: "In fact, this roadshow might be the first step towards a truly mobile—and global—festival. [Ballroom Marfa’s co-founder Fairfax] Dorn said she’s already been contacted by institutions in Paris, Berlin, Miami and Los Angeles, all interested in importing that Marfa magic." http://nyti.ms/1eqAlH3
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Estelle's Southern Cuisine, which offers private dining, has a new lunchtime menu. Offerings include the Big Chopped Salad, Cajun chicken po' boys, and a vegan burger. Our Estelle's walkthrough: http://bit.ly/GOg6XO
Dress for Success Boston and InStyle Essentials will host a pop-up shopping event at Copley Square this Friday and Saturday. Highlights include a mobile lounge and dressing room for guests to try on items from the Perfect White Shirt Collection.
CHICAGO: BeKnown Company is a new office catering service that offers dishes featuring locally sourced ingredients for groups of four or more. Each to-go order includes items like Moroccan chickpea salad with carrots and raisins, gluten-free cookies, and homemade maple almond nut milk. It also caters private dinners and buffet-style events for as many as 110 people.
The Boo Bash is at Park West on October 27. A benefit for Facets, the family-friendly affair includes carnival games and a costume contest.
Gilda’s Club Chicago presents its annual “Night of a Thousand Noogies” fund-raiser at Park West October 19, featuring members of Second City performing skits and improv.
Holiday Inn has launched a multimillion-dollar campaign called "Change Your View" to reintroduce the brand to a new generation of guests. With the investment, the brand is placing more focus on arrival and welcome services and guest room and guest bath amenities; there's also a new logo and signage. The Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza will host an event on October 24 to showcase the changes.
LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "The local nonprofit Catholic War Veterans will hold its gala dinner Friday to raise money to help needy veterans and their families with food, rent, utilities, transportation and clothing." http://bit.ly/1cORNqE
LOS ANGELES: Susan Santiago has been appointed area vice president and general manager of Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
NEW YORK: Techweek New York will close its inaugural conference with a fashion tech runway show October 17 at 82Mercer.
Association for a Better New York will host a breakfast discussion about Super Bowl XLVIII October 24—101 days before the game. Fox Sports reporter Pam Oliver will moderate a panel, which includes Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., president and C.E.O. of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee; Woody Johnson, co-chairman of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee and chairman and C.E.O. of the New York Jets; and Jonathan Tisch, co-chairman of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, co-chairman of Loews Corporation, and treasurer of the New York Giants.
Trump SoHo New York has named Monica Bewak as the new director of catering and conference services. She comes to Trump from the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, where she served as associate director of catering for the past seven years.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: SeaWorld Orlando has added a new show to its holiday celebration. "Elmo's Christmas Wish" will include Sesame Street characters such as Rosita, Grover, Zoe, and Cookie Monster as they work together to help Elmo find his Christmas wish.
The Orange County Convention Center has become the largest convention center in the world to achieve LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Gold certification from the Green Building Certification Institute. "The demand for green meetings and sustainable convention facilities continues to grow and our convention center is a premier venue for location, size, and sustainability," said George Aguel, president and C.E.O. of Visit Orlando.
WASHINGTON: Politico: "The annual Marine Corps Marathon, scheduled for Oct. 27, could be jeopardized if the government shutdown continues." http://politi.co/171W6O2
The Walk This Way fashion show benefiting Becky's Fund is November 8 at the Embassy of Italy, with an after-party at Malmaison.
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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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