BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #110 — Wednesday, 09.28.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo and Jana Schiowitz in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. SNOWY SUPER BOWL?: The NFL unveiled the logo for the 2014 Super Bowl co-hosted by New York and New Jersey Tuesday. The blue and white design has a snowflake in the middle. The Wall Street Journal: “The game at MetLife Stadium will be the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather venue. Although the lowest Super Bowl kickoff temperature has been 39 degrees, average February temperatures at East Rutherford, N.J., are 24 to 40 degrees.”
Another likely record-breaker: "I expect our ticket prices will probably be the most expensive ticket prices of any Super Bowl that's been held," host committee chief executive Al Kelly said, "but I think that's a decision that sits with the NFL, and it's a decision that hasn't been made yet." (This year’s tickets were $600 and $1,200.)
22 businesses have signed on as sponsors and will pay a minimum $1 million each. Among them: Goldman Sachs & Company, The New York Times Company, PepsiCo Beverages Americas, BNY Mellon, BlackRock; and Tiffany & Company.
http://on.wsj.com/qdOuvx
The New York Post shows the logo:
http://nyp.st/ohY3VT
2. LINKEDIN'S “FOLLOW” FEATURE: The site announced plans to emphasize its “Follow Company” option. AdWeek: "Attracting followers now, while the feature is still relatively new, will cost much less than courting them down the road, when brands might have to lure them away from rival companies they’ve already decided to follow. While Twitter and Facebook both offer advertisers similar (and arguably better known) follower features… With a global membership of well-educated, more affluent professionals, and a business-first context… LinkedIn is a better place for companies to reach consumers with messages around financial services, business travel, and other similar topics."
http://bit.ly/po9CeP
3. APPLE HOLDS IPHONE EVENT: Media invitations were sent out yesterday for the October 4 event on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California. The event will begin with breakfast and a coffee bar followed by a presentation announcing the new iPhone. The New York Times:
http://nyti.ms/nCi9Ef
4. EXPOSURE ON TUMBLR: Mashable lists six ways brands can grow their presence on the platform:
http://on.mash.to/qIvaHr
* ABOUT LAST NIGHT *
Creative Edge Parties hosted a seven-course tasting dinner as part of the Creative Edge Culinary Council, a guest-chef exchange program that invites an international chef to visit the caterer's kitchen and share ideas with the staff. Owner Carla Ruben launched the program earlier this year. For this go-round, chef Rafa Pena, of Gresca in Barcelona, brought along his friend Johan Jureskog from Sweden. Favorite course: A tie between the trout with horseradish and lemon butter, and the red fruit sorbet with Mediterranean herbs. But opinions varied; this was ambitious stuff more likely to inspire than be replicated exactly on event menus. Best idea to steal: Serving grilled bone marrow from a giant bone cut length-wise to start.
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Hotel Indigo restaurant Bokx 109 American Prime has unveiled a new fall menu. Items include squash bisque, pumpkin gnocchi, and a fried chicken basket.
http://bit.ly/n165WP
Some 40,000 walkers are expected at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Sunday.
CHICAGO: Rush University Medical Center's Woman's Board will host its annual fashion show next Thursday at the Palmer House Hilton. The evening will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a live auction, and a runway show.
http://bit.ly/nNzfWX
The Grey Goose Chicago Beach Polo World Cup will include a runway show Saturday, with looks from Cityblue Apparel and Denim.
http://bit.ly/cPmZr2
The Big Shoulders Fund Auxiliary Board will host its annual ball at the River East Art Center Friday. More than 500 young professionals are expected to attend.
http://bit.ly/c6ZVpp
LAS VEGAS: Shakira will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year at a tribute dinner and concert November 9 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The future of professional golf in Las Vegas beyond 2012 lies with the PGA Tour, which must decide whether to grant the Shriners its request to move its tournament from the fall to the spring.
http://bit.ly/oM2KyM
LOS ANGELES: The Westlake Village Inn has begun construction on its new Tuscan-style coffeehouse and wine tasting room. The Stonehouse, a 2,800-square-foot structure within the inn's vineyard, is slated for a late-spring 2012 opening.
The six-month program "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980," the largest project like it in the region's history with 60 partner institutions, opens October 1. Opening weekend will include a free day on October 2 with more than 25 participating institutions with support from presenting sponsor Bank of America.
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Silvia Barisione has been appointed curator at the Wolfsonian-Florida International University. Barisione had worked with the Wolfsoniana in Genoa, Italy for 20 years.
NEW YORK: The New York Film Festival begins Friday with 318 films, 99 more than last year, and new venues including spaces at Lincoln Center. New York Post:
http://nyp.st/nszGOR
Last night chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Andrew Carmellini, along with restaurateurs Drew Nieporent and Jeremy Marsha, showcased their new menus for Madison Square Garden. Available in at the Garden this fall, the menus were sampled at Tribeca Three Sixty.
Danny Meyer will cater the New York City Marathon. New York Post: “The restaurateur will provide food at all events for the Nov. 6 run, including the pre-race pasta dinner the night before, and themed food stations in all five boroughs.”
http://nyp.st/nMEtun
Marc Jacobs International president Robert Duffy will be honored at the 10th annual My Hero Gala in New York on November 8, which benefits Aid for AIDS International. WWD:
http://bit.ly/olRseD
ORLANDO: Orlando-based Hard Rock Cafe will celebrate its 40th birthday this Saturday with a free, eight-hour block party downtown. Headline acts include Collective Soul, Everclear, Tonic, and DMC. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London in 1971.
http://bit.ly/pLhISk
TORONTO: On Sunday, the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life Toronto raised over $430,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto, surpassing last year's total by $10,000. Over 1,100 people walked the 5k downtown route for the cause.
Greenbuild is hosting its first trade show outside the U.S. October 4-7 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Trade Show News Network:
http://bit.ly/o2tuPG
WASHINGTON: The Washington Humane Society's Fashion for Paws and Hope for Henry organizations will benefit from the Passport to Style event at the Shops at Wisconsin Place, October 13.
http://bit.ly/aZjFmn
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Jana Schiowitz, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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