1. GAY ADVOCACY GROUPS SEEK WINTER OLYMPICS BOYCOTT: A new antigay law in Russia has prompted gay-rights groups to call for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian resort area of Sochi. Leaders of the movement say they hope to convince sponsors to withdraw their support of the games and athletes to speak out on the issue. Skift: “We don’t think we can get as far as for the athletes to not go to the Olympics—and actually that’s not our goal,” said Nia Long of Rusa L.G.B.T. “But maybe they could, while there, speak up on the question of equality.” http://bit.ly/134HKaI
2. SOCIAL CALENDAR APP OFFERS NEW WAY TO MARKET EVENTS: Social event planner UpTo has relaunched its mobile calendar app, allowing users to share their calendars and view event listings from their friends as well as local businesses. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Ticketmaster, and the state of Michigan have already signed up to use the service. TechCrunch: "For users, this means that they now have the ability to peruse mobile calendar streams of their favorite local teams, venues, bars or even their children’s soccer club. Once they find events they want to remember, like an upcoming soccer game, they can add it to their calendar or just follow the teams’ stream on UpTo." http://tcrn.ch/1568jLM
3. BASEBALL CARDS DISPLAYED AS ART: In time for next week's M.L.B. All-Star Game in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened a show of 600 rare baseball cards. The exhibit draws from the 31,000-card Jefferson R. Burdick Collection. New York Times: "The museum does not provide the intriguing back stories of the men depicted in these cards. For that you may need the indispensable Web site baseball-reference.com, or, better yet, the classic oral history The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence S. Ritter, probably the best baseball book ever written. So do some research first, perhaps, and then go to the museum to slip into another baseball era." http://nyti.ms/13F5Mw6
INDUSTRY NEWS
Mark S. Andrew, regional vice president and general manager of the Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, has been appointed chairman for Green Meetings Industry Council Sustainable Meetings Foundation. The other members of the board of directors are: vice chairman Carrie Abernathy, director of education, training, and events at Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm; treasurer Chris Brophy, vice president of corporate sustainability at MGM Resorts International; and past chairman Richard Aaron, president of BizBash Media.
* LOCAL NEWS *
COAST TO COAST: To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Chipotle Mexican Grill is hosting a three-week online treasure hunt dubbed "Adventurrito," beginning Saturday. The first 20 participants to complete the puzzle will win the grand prize of free burritos for 20 years.
BOSTON: Boston Fork Lift Food Fest is July 18-21 at City Hall Plaza and will include chef tastings, culinary demos, and book signings. Participating chefs will include Jody Adams, Andy Husbands, and Andrew Yeo.
CHICAGO: A launch party for Crafthouse Cocktails—handcrafted, bottled cocktails—is July 23. Jared Van Camp of Nellcote and Old Town Social will cater.
LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "You might notice some changes at the next Shot Show in Las Vegas. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has replaced its management partner for more than 30 years, Reed Exhibitions, with Las Vegas-based ConvExx." http://bit.ly/132bfu0
Five50 Pizza Bar, the first casual concept from James Beard award-winning chef Shawn McClain, is now open at Aria Resort & Casino.
LOS ANGELES: Echo Park Patch: "The Los Angeles Zoo aims to draw in a new crowd with the launch of 'Roaring Nights' this week. … Special events coordinator Nicole Fodera said the event is designed for people 18 and older." http://bit.ly/12p67jP
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony Lin Arison was among the 12 honorees awarded a National Medal of Arts by President Obama Wednesday at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The other recipients included Herb Alpert, Joan Myers Brown, Renée Fleming, Ernest Gaines, Ellsworth Kelly, Tony Kushner, George Lucas, Elaine May, Laurie Olin, Allen Toussaint, and the Washington Performing Arts Society.
NEW YORK: Chef Paul Liebrandt is set to debut his newest restaurant, the Elm, tonight in Williamsburg. The eatery will be located below the King & Grove hotel and offer dishes like lamb neck with charred eggplant and chicken Kiev. Eater: http://bit.ly/12Hnx7G
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: The Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando has two new rooms for private events and meetings. The Magnolia Room is just more than 1,000 square feet and the Camellia Room is 435 square feet. Both connect to a 720-square-foot covered patio.
The Alfond Inn will open August 18 in Winter Park. The 112-room hotel is owned by Rollins College and will have 10,000 square feet of event space and a restaurant, Hamilton's Kitchen.
SAN FRANCISCO: The first World Congress of Play conference is September 9-11 at the Hilton Union Square and will bring together creators of children's entertainment, such as video games and theme parks.
TORONTO: The Honda Indy Toronto is this weekend at Exhibition Place and will feature back-to-back races for the first time. TorontoLife: http://bit.ly/12HoUU3
WASHINGTON: Art Soiree and Alliance Francaise will host a Bastille Day celebration Saturday at Beacon Sky-Bar Rooftop with live French music from Hot Club of DC, dancing, and video and light projections.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Haley Holton, Beth Kormanik, Lauren Matthews, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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