1. FOR SUPER BOWL EVENTS, IT’S NEW YORK VS. NEW JERSEY: While this season’s Super Bowl will be played in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, most observers acknowledge the real excitement will be across the river in New York. New York Times: “For the Super Bowl, New Jersey desperately craves attention. It dreams of the dollars that Super Bowl fans will spend. It dreams of not having to manufacture the appeal that comes naturally to New York, where there will be velvet ropes, party after party and mile-long guest lists. New Jersey dreams of the respect it never seems to get. So towns near the $1.6 billion stadium, the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets, are scheduling their own celebrations, though maybe not with boldface names and V.I.P. receptions or the official imprimatur of the National Football League.” http://nyti.ms/18Be3S0
2. SEATTLE GIVES OK TO POT PARTY: A marijuana activist will host an all-day pot party next month to mark the first anniversary of the drug’s legalization in Washington. Seattle Times: “It’s a free, adults-only event, open to the public, at which Livingston plans to have light music, light catering and outdoor pot smoking by up to 500 people behind a double fence, or smoking ‘moat,’ as the permit says. But it wasn’t easy to accomplish. Livingston said Seattle Center officials initially rejected the idea because marijuana remains federally illegal. It took three months, he said, of arguing and pressing his case before city officials came around.” http://bit.ly/1bJOQlJ
3. EDM EVENTS FACE COMPETITION: Coachella producer Goldenvoice is moving into the electric dance music arena with a new partnership with San Diego-based promoter LED. Billboard: “The partnership will also enable LED to challenge current Cali leader Insomniac Events—which promotes club nights as well as its marquis Las Vegas festival Electric Daisy Carnival—and its parent company Live Nation.” http://bit.ly/1b04SHg
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The Greater Boston Chef & Restaurateur will host a holiday fund-raiser to benefit Boston Children's Hospital throughout the month of December. Local restaurants Tryst and Cook will set up Web sites to collect donations online; patrons can also scan QR codes set up at either restaurant to donate on site.
CHICAGO: The 29th annual New Year's Day 5K is scheduled for (of course) January 1. Benefitting Lake View Citizen's Council, the race starts at 11 a.m. at 1600 Stockton Drive, and a post-run bash will take place at O'Brien's Restaurant.
Brunswick's in Buffalo Grove will host Bears Bowl 2013 to benefit Bears Care on December 3. The event will feature current and alumni Bears players, as well as bowling, dinner, cocktails, and laser tag.
LAS VEGAS: Minus5 Ice Bar is partnering with the Toys for Tots Foundation to collect donations for its annual holiday toy collection. For each donated item, guests will be given complimentary two-for-one entry into the ice bar located inside the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.
LOS ANGELES: The Rainbow Push Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund held their annual Awards Gala Friday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and honored Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli plans to open Cavalli Restaurant & Lounge by the end of the year. The Miami Beach Italian restaurant will have a dining room on its first floor and a lounge available for private events on the second floor. The space will also have outdoor seating on a large terrace.
Le Basque catered the Collection's 2014 Maserati Ghibli private unveiling event November 21, with special guest Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat.
NEW YORK: Rolling Stone: “Lady Gaga will play the last shows ever at New York City's Roseland Ballroom, which will close its doors for good next year. The pop star is scheduled for an intimate, four-night hometown residency on March 28th, 30th, 31st and April 2nd.” Tickets go on sale today. http://rol.st/1jjxz75
The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York is March 2-4 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. More than 550 vendors are expected to be in the exhibit hall, and the show also includes the 25th annual United States Pastry Competition, which will have the theme "Film Animation."
At the fourth annual WishNYC: A Toast to Wishes benefit last week, the under-40 New Leadership Council of Make-A-Wish Metro New York raised more than $550,000 to help grant wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. About 750 guests attended the sold-out event at Marquee, with another 300 attending the after-party at Raven.
Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO: The space that formerly housed Hue restaurant in Thornton Park will reopen early next year as a new concept lead by Greg Richie, former chef of Emeril's Tchoup Chop and Roy's. Scott Joseph's Orlando Restaurant Guide: http://bit.ly/I4A41m
TORONTO: Mad About Margaret's Fund-Raiser is scheduled for December 2 at George Restaurant. Mary Ito of CBC Radio's Fresh Air will host. For the first time this year, an on-site pop-up shop will sell items designed by the women of Margaret's.
WASHINGTON: USA Today: "President Obama's next state dinner will honor his counterpart in France, Francois Hollande. The dinner will be Feb. 11, the White House announced Friday." http://usat.ly/I85OD3
Washington Post: “Hugh Jackman will helm TNT’s annual Christmas in Washington concert Dec. 15, the network said Thursday. Filmed at the National Building Museum with the president and first lady, this year’s eclectic line-up features Pat Monahan from Train, the Backstreet Boys, Sheryl Crow, Janelle Monáe and Anna Kendrick.” http://wapo.st/I2GMF8
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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Lauren Matthews, and Anna Sekula in New York.
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