1. BIG CHANGES AHEAD FOR NEW YORK FASHION WEEK: In an interview, IMG Fashion’s Catherine Bennett, who oversees New York Fashion Week, confirmed plans to move out of Lincoln Center for September 2015 shows and discussed interest in producing events in the mega market of China and style-obsessed Los Angeles. Hollywood Reporter: “L.A. is a market we want to expand into. We'd love to do something consumer-facing there—kick off awards season with a show of cocktail clothes and gowns and invite stylists, celebrities, editors and bloggers.” http://bit.ly/1AT41WI
2. COACHELLA CREATORS TAKE OVER NEW FESTIVAL: Coachella creators Goldenvoice announced plans to produce the Firefly Music Festival, which sold 80,000 tickets at this year’s event. Red Frog Events founded the festival in 2012. Billboard: “The joint venture with Firefly significantly boosts the festival portfolio of Goldenvoice and its parent, AEG. In addition to Coachella—the biggest festival in the world, with more than $67.2 million gross and 180,000 tickets sold over two weekends in 2014, according to Billboard Boxscore—Goldenvoice is partnered or exclusively produces Stagecoach, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in partnership with Quint Davis and Festival Productions, and the FYF in Los Angeles, in partnership with promoter Sean Carlson.” http://bit.ly/1uK5PRL
3. BEAUTYCON EXPANDS FROM SIGNATURE CONFERENCES: After finding success with its fashion and beauty events, BeautyCon is raising money to market brands through YouTube. TechCrunch: “We are doing media builds with brands and we have fans that are paying to come to the summit portion where they meet 100 different brands,” said Moj Mahdara, BeautyCon’s chief executive. “We’re essentially building a big content business around experiences.” http://tcrn.ch/1wsenMC
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The “What the Fluff” festival, which pays homage to marshmallow creme, is September 27. The event will include a burlesque show inspired by the “Flufferettes,” a 1930s music group that promoted Fluff on the radio.
CHICAGO: Taste Talks, a three-day food festival with panel discussions, underground dinners, and a celebrity-chef driven barbecue, is October 3-5.
LAS VEGAS: Cort Trade Show & Event Furnishings raised $2,500 to support ALS research and awareness through a large-scale, 60-person ice bucket challenge Friday at its Las Vegas location.
Motley Brews’ 2014 Downtown Brew Festival, Nevada’s largest fall craft beer event, is Saturday at the Clark County Amphitheater; more than 3,000 attendees are expected.
LONDON: For the first time, the city will require tickets for its New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations to reduce the number of people attending and offer a better experience. The mayor's office will distribute 100,000 tickets to the public, who can reserve them online starting September 26.
LOS ANGELES: The Museum of Contemporary Art has returned to live arts programming with Step and Repeat, a new performance series at the Geffen Contemporary that combines performance art, music, comedy, and poetry. The next event is Saturday.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: South Florida Business Journal: "The Palm Beach County Commission will vote Sept. 23 on whether to provide $90 million in hotel taxes for a spring training ballpark for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. The Major League Baseball teams have offered to sign 30-year leases for a proposed $140 million, 6,500-seat stadium to be located south of 45th Street between Military Trail and Haverhill Road." http://bit.ly/1wEhvHZ
NEW YORK: The second annual American Fine Craft Show Brooklyn is November 22-23 at Brooklyn Museum’s Beaux-Arts Court.
The Upsider, a new "gastro bar" from former EMM Group managing partner and director Danny Volk, opened in Midtown East Wednesday. The 2,200-square-foot space has 65 indoor seats.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: A second Shake Shack will open in Orlando next spring in the I-360 dining, shopping, and entertainment complex on International Drive. The first location opened in Winter Park this summer. Orlando Sentinel: http://bit.ly/1sibUjF
TORONTO: The Ronald McDonald House Young Professional Committee will host its first fund-raiser on October 9. At Steam Whistle Brewery, the night will feature music, an open bar, and late-night McDonald’s snacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Salamander Resort & Spa achieved LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The designation reflects the property's sustainable initiatives, which include placing nearly 200 of the its 340 acres into a conservation easement, planting 2,000 trees, and constructing water and wastewater facilities for its hometown of Middleburg, Virginia.
Ryan LaRoche is the new executive chef of Park Hyatt Washington, coming to the property from from Park Hyatt Chicago, and Brad Deboy has been promoted to chef de cuisine of Blue Duck Tavern.
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