BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #451 — Thursday, 02.21.13
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1. CONAN HEADS TO WASHINGTON: Conan O'Brien will host the White House Correspondents' Association dinner this year. It will be O'Brien's second time as M.C., having hosted in 1995 when Bill Clinton was in office. Fox's Ed Henry made the announcement yesterday via Twitter, and O'Brien also tweeted about the gig: "Get ready for two minutes of jokes, then 40 minutes on public employee pension reform." Rolling Stone: http://rol.st/11VCMyT
2. OSCAR INFAMY: Just how did the infamous Rob Lowe-Snow White duet come together at the Oscars 24 years ago? The Hollywood Reporter finally has the scoop on the performance that many see as one of the show's lowest moments and an interview with Eileen Bowman, the aspiring actress who played Snow White. It also notes that the man behind it all—Allan Carr, "a bombastic Hollywood oddball famed for wearing caftans and hosting debauched parties at his disco-equipped house in Benedict Canyon"—never worked in Hollywood again. http://bit.ly/YAw4Yx
3. VENUE NIGHTMARE: The Connecticut Science Center kicked out a group of Wesleyan University seniors just a few hours into an event after reports the students had vomited on a staircase, had sex and did drugs in the bathrooms, and climbed on a dinosaur exhibit. WTNH: http://bit.ly/15xwxAb
4. GEM OF A SHOW: The New York Times takes readers inside the annual Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase. "The name scarcely hints at the scope of an event that takes over Tucson each winter—43 shows in 41 locations, including hotels, motels, dusty parking lots, the city’s big convention center, and tent cities set up by frontage road along Interstate 10. … Hardly a jeweler at work—from industrial Goliaths like Tiffany & Company and Bulgari to fashionable artisans like Mr. Pedrini, Ted Muehling, Susan Reinstein, and Brian Ross of Reinstein Ross, or Ramji Bharany of the century-old Bharany’s in New Delhi—has skipped a visit to Tucson." http://nyti.ms/Wcdhl5
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BOSTON: On March 19, Theatre 1 at the Revere Hotel will launch "Reel Chefs: Inspired Pairings of Food & Film." The series will offer dinner-and-a-movie pairings curated by local chefs; the inaugural event will include a screening of The Goonies with a three-course tasting menu inspired by the movie. Tickets are $50 a head.
The spring exhibition “By Land or Sea” will feature landscapes and seascapes by a number of artists, who will also attend the opening reception Friday.
CHICAGO: The Art Institute of Chicago is the first museum to offer tours with "indoor GPS" for Apple and Android devices. Powered by Meridian, the free app offers 50 tours of the museum's public spaces and works.
Tonight, Neiman Marcus will open its Gift Galleries room for a kick-off reception to benefit the Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth gala. The gala takes place May 11 at the Hilton Chicago.
Excalibur and Vision nightclubs will be replaced with a new, multi-venue spot called the Castle. With a grand opening party scheduled for February 28, the venue has LED video walls and 3-D projection systems and can host events for 3,000 guests.
Katherine Anne Confections will host a preview party February 27 to debut the March flavors of truffles, caramels, and marshmallows. The event will include savory bites from FIG Catering, and guests will sample cherry-Earl-Grey truffles, tea-and-cookie marshmallows, and more.
The Americas Incentives, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition has announced J. Walker Smith as the keynote speaker for the 2013 exhibition in Chicago in June. Smith is principal of the Futures Company and will address the value of face-to-face relationships.
LAS VEGAS: Life is Beautiful Festival named 10 notable chefs from across the country to a Culinary Advisory Board to provide creative direction and programming for the culinary portion of the two-day music, food, and arts festival planned for downtown Las Vegas this fall.
LOS ANGELES: Staples Center will add several vegetarian food items to those already offered at concession stands throughout the arena for Morrissey's March 1 concert, at the singer's request.
Liza deVilla Ameen is joining the American Film Institute as chief marketing officer.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The bar Tobacco Road will bring in 15,000 pounds of tomatoes for the second annual Flying Tomato Smash and Bash Saturday.
NEW YORK: New York City has the most highly rated restaurants in the country, with six of the 10 best in the Daily Meal's annual poll. Reuters: "'This (New York) is still considered by most chefs the ultimate proving ground of their talents and their ability to run a restaurant,' said Colman Andrews, editorial director of the Daily Meal." http://reut.rs/YFhhe6
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: The Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference is today through Saturday at the Orange County Convention Center. More than 9,800 printers, designers, and creative professionals from more than 90 countries are expected to attend. The program includes more than 70 educational sessions and exhibits from 250 vendors.
TORONTO: The annual Bloor-Yorkville IceFest returns Saturday for its eighth year, with ice-sculpture displays, events, and more.
WASHINGTON: Marjorie Meek-Bradley has been named executive chef of Ripple. Previously she was chef de cuisine at Graffiato.
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Joana Mangune, Lauren Matthews, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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