1. NEW TRADE SHOW PREVIEW ATTRACTS EXHIBITORS: Plush, a consumer show of luxury children's products in Los Angeles, is starting a trade show next year at the World Market Center’s Pavilions in Las Vegas. The show is more than a year away, but its owner brought in potential exhibitors for a preview event this week. Las Vegas Review-Journal: "About 100 established manufacturers are coming this week to meet the Plush staff and determine whether the new trade show is something in which they’d like to participate. Plush aims to provide a focused show with about 200,000 square feet of leasable area." http://bit.ly/19SLQrI
2. EVENT COMPANY CARVES NICHE IN TECH: Kapow Events has found its niche by planning events for technology companies in Chicago. Instead of charging clients for its services, the firm charges venues a marketing fee for brining them the events. Like the clients it serves, Kapow uses data to track trends. Chicago Tribune: "the average dollar amount spent per attendee for client events is $178, the average number of attendees is 29 and the average number of days to plan a tech event is 49. Twenty-five percent of the tech company events take place on a Wednesday, and 71 percent of the events take place after 5 p.m. The average amount spent on these all events is $5,154, and 44 percent of tech events in Chicago are sporting events." http://bit.ly/16Oca3B
3. CARNATIONS: LOVE THEM OR LOATHE THEM AT EVENTS: A reader of Preston Bailey's blog asked his opinion of carnations, a flower she adored but her bride-to-be daughter disliked. Bailey shared his solution for working with the often-maligned floral. "As you may or may not know, carnations are a controversial topic in the flower industry, in that, people either love them or hate them. Most people hate them. To be honest with you, I was one of these people for many years until one day (very recently), I had a client who changed my mind." See the creation Bailey's team came up with: http://bit.ly/1eoVP6Z
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Here's a unique idea for a costume party: The Hawthorne is hosting an event that encourages guests to come dressed as their favorite cocktails on Halloween. The event will also offer festive activities such as bobbing for apples and vintage horror movie screenings.
CHICAGO: Sculptural Objects Functional Art and Design is November 1-3 at Navy Pier. This year's fair will feature 18 galleries from 11 countries—marking an increase in its international exhibitors—and will showcase glass, jewelry, wood, fiber, metal, and more.
The wine and culinary event Chill is November 14 at LuxeHome at the Merchandise Mart. Some 40 chefs will offer tastings in the mart's 30 kitchen and bath boutiques.
The International Dairy Show runs November 3-6 at McCormick Place.
The Carl Sandburg Literary Awards gala is Wednesday at the Forum at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The event will honor authors Isabel Allende and Michael Lewis.
LAS VEGAS: Legends in Concert at the Flamingo Las Vegas will stage its holiday-theme show December 2-30 featuring tributes to artists such as Madonna, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, and Elvis.
Creative Destinations, a destination management company from Jennifer Landaz and Jill Jensen, has opened for business.
LOS ANGELES: Raymond | Lawrence, a boutique from event designers Larry Abel and Raymond McCallister, will open a satellite at the Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs.
GenArt Fresh Faces will take place tonight at Rivera 31 at the Sofitel.
The Mistake Room, an independent international contemporary art space, hosted a launch party Sunday at Siren Studios. The gallery will open in January.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: At Art Basel, a free, public panel discussion called "the Un-Private Collection: Designing the Broad" about the under-construction museum in Los Angeles, will feature museum co-founders Eli and Edythe Broad; architect Elizabeth Diller, Broad founding director Joanne Heyler, and moderator Paul Goldberger, an architecture critic. The December 4 event will take place at New World Center in the main performance hall.
The Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, will debut a pink ice skating rink during the holiday season November 1-January 1. The color serves double-duty: as a tribute to the pink-hued resort and as a benefit, with a portion of the proceeds going to American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. The rink can accommodate as many as 100 skaters.
NEW YORK: Lara Spencer will host the National Board of Review Awards Gala January 7 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Macy's celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Culinary Council Tuesday with an event at Stella 34 Trattoria & Bar at Macy's flagship Herald Square location. Press release: http://on.mktw.net/1hYEfXn
Enjoli Duval is the new communications manager for David Yurman.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, located on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast, appointed Elyse Graver as the resort’s newest regional sales manager. Based in Plano, Texas, Graver will direct the resort’s sales efforts in Texas and the West Coast territories.
WASHINGTON: Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington and Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando have joined Associated Luxury Hotels International.
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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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