1. MET GALA BECOMES EVEN MORE EXCLUSIVE: The high-profile and high-fashion Met Gala is raising the ticket price to $25,000, doing away with a less-expensive $15,000 ticket. The spring event is a fund-raiser for the Met's Costume Institute. New York Post: “Increasing the ticket price will make the Met Gala even more high-fashion, even more exclusive and even more aspirational.”
2. NEW YORK COMIC CON HACKS ATTENDEES' TWITTER ACCOUNTS: Attendees at New York Comic Con who signed up for R.F.I.D. badges did not realize they were handing over control of their Twitter feeds to organizer ReedPop—until ghostwritten tweets started appearing under their handles. A sample tweet: "So much pop culture to digest! Can’t. handle. the. awesome. #NYCC." The feature baffled and angered attendees to the point where ReedPop disabled it and apologized. Wired: http://bit.ly/1eiUuyP
3. SHIPPING CONTAINERS TURN INTO EVENT VENUES: Meet Boxman Studios, the company that transforms shipping containers into event spaces for Google, Nike, Samsung, and CoverGirl. Charlotte Observer: "The company’s wares have carved out a niche in the business-to-business marketplace, that capitalizes on a reality of the increasingly global marketplace: To stand out to consumers, you’ve got to be remembered. And to be remembered, your business must create an experience worth remembering." http://bit.ly/H1aJ7H
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Hotel Commonwealth, an independent boutique in Back Bay, has announced plans to add 94 rooms and more than 14,000 square feet of event space.
Nia Vardalos, star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, will speak at Horizons for Homeless Children's 15th annual Women's Breakfast at the Westin Copley Place on November 6.
CHICAGO: Voz de Mando, a Los Angeles-based Latin-music ensemble, will perform at the Latin Grammy Acoustic Sessions at Chicago Cultural Center on Thursday. Presented by 7Up and the Lincoln Motor Company, the private concert series will next travel to Dallas.
The Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports & RV show is scheduled for January 16-20 at McCormick Place.
DALLAS: Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group announced that Ray Risley has been promoted to vice president of operations and will lead the 19 Sullivan’s Steakhouses across the country.
LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas Informer: "On Friday, Oct. 11, Jon Taffer, president of Nightclub & Bar Media Group and host and executive producer of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue, celebrated the release of his newest title Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions with an exclusive book signing presented by Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show at Tryst Nightclub inside Wynn Las Vegas." http://bit.ly/1gFrdjM
LOS ANGELES: The sixth annual Noor Iranian Film Festival will present the N.I.F.F. achievement award to the only Oscar-nominated Iranian-America, Shohreh Aghdashloo, at the closing award ceremony at the Skirball Cultural Center on October 24.
Los Angeles Times: "It may only be the earliest weeks of fall in Southern California, but events showcasing spring and summer 2014 collections as part of Los Angeles Fashion Week appear to be blooming everywhere all at once like a springtime field of California poppies." http://lat.ms/1cgqt1N
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Slow Food Miami kicks off of its new “Snail Social” event series on October 28 fat Essensia at the Palms Hotel, South Beach, with guests chef Julie Frans farmer Teena Borek. The events will continue throughout the season at other locations.
Key West's Suite Dreams Inn recently completed renovations. The guest house, which accommodates 18, is available for buyouts.
NEW YORK: Cara Soernen is the new senior events manager at UrbanDaddy. Her first event will be a house party October 29 to launch the latest speaker from Sonos.
Tavern on the Green is planning to open New Year's Eve. DNA Info: "The venue will be 'food focused' and not a raucous party hall like the last iteration at the famed Central Park venue." dnain.fo/1acXxUU
Alpha Workshops and New York Design Center will host their annual Masquerade Ball October 24 at the Prince George Ballroom. The theme for the costumed event is Lost in Space-Age.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
TORONTO: Toronto Life: "Delysées, a contemporary French bakery at King and Tecumseth, was inspired by modern pastry shops in Paris. The pristine space is filled with eye-catching details like metallic chairs by French designer Philippe Starck, a glass-walled cake decorating room and a $20,000 refrigerated case displaying rows of impossibly pretty desserts." http://bit.ly/19IjKx6
WASHINGTON: After 30 years in Philadelphia, the American Made Show announced its move to Washington for the 2015 show. Formerly known as the Buyers Market of American Craft, the show is the largest wholesale trade show of American-made products, featuring categories such as fine and fashion jewelry, home and office decor, apparel and accessories, kitchen and gourmet, furniture, woodwork, garden and outdoor, eco-friendly, religious and spiritual, and metalwork.
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October 15, 2013: Met Gala Becomes Even More Exclusive, New York Comic Con Hacks Attendees' Twitter Accounts, Shipping Containers Turn Into Event Venues
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