1. NYC WINE & FOOD FEST EVENT IN JEOPARDY AFTER CO-HOSTS DROP OUT: The original plan was to hold a ramen party with some of the city’s top noodle bars at this fall’s New York City Wine & Food Festival. But after co-host Chrissy Teigen dropped out, festival organizers added blogger and performance artist Josh “the Fat Jew” Ostrovsky without consulting co-host Kenji López-Alt of the Food Lab. López-Alt objected to Ostrovsky, and now he and several participating restaurants, as well as a sponsor, have abandoned the event. Mashable: “In the meantime, tickets are still being sold at $150 apiece, and inquiring minds want to know — in the midst of Ostrovsky's social media catastrophe — why would the NYC Wine and Food Festival hire The Fat Jew to host a ramen party? Do they see him as influential in the food world? If so, they are the only ones.” http://on.mash.to/1PR3WvH
2. TECH MEDIA BUZZES ABOUT POSSIBLE APPLE EVENT: The tech media is speculating that Apple is planning to debut its new iPhone next month, tipped off by a local blog that noted someone had booked the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium for a private event. The 7,000-seat space is much larger than Apple’s usual venue, the 755-seat Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, which could mean Apple is planning a different style of launch than previous announcements. Yahoo Finance: “The filing documents say that the space is being used for a ‘trade show’ that will run until the 10th. Twitter, which has its offices very near the auditorium, holds its annual developer conference at the Bill Graham auditorium. But that's not until October. Adding to the mystery is the fact that four of the building's windows will be removed to make way for giant fiberglass logos, per the permit application. In those documents, the logo looks like a misshapen star, but that could just be something that Apple's using as a placeholder to throw off the scent.” http://yhoo.it/1KLVY2o
3. MTV CREATES MOONMAN TWITTER EMOJI FOR V.M.A. TWEETS: Viewers who tweet about the MTV Video Music Awards using the #VMA or #VMAs hashtag will automatically include an emoji fashioned after the network’s Moonman trophy. The emoji is a partnership between MTV and Twitter to promote the awards, which air Sunday. Advertising Age: “Marketers and media companies have been creating emojis as a way to be part of the social conversation. McDonald's has anthorpomorphized emojis on TV, while Domino's this summer began letting customers order by tweeting a pizza emoji. And FX Networks introduced an emoji app last month that features expressions inspired by popular shows.” http://bit.ly/1KL6cjz
* LOCAL NEWS *
AUSTIN: The second annual Stargayzer Festival, which celebrates L.G.B.T. music and performance, will take place October 15-17 at Elysium, North Door, and Cheer Up Charlie's.
BOSTON: Tonight, the Marimekko store on Newbury Street will host an event to celebrate its third anniversary. The event will offer music from DJ Abby Duran, cocktails, and snacks.
CHICAGO: Chicago Gourmet will host a new program this year: "The Punch Kings, Pigs ’n Tiki" party. Bringing together mixologists and farmers, the September 26 event will feature rum cocktails and a pig roast.
LAS VEGAS: Combate Americas, the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts franchise founded by U.F.C. co-creator Campbell McLaren, will launch “Road to the Championship,” a multiyear live event series on NBC Universo September 17 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
After a summer residency at Flamingo Las Vegas, Jeff Civillico will be a permanent headliner inside the resort’s Bugsy’s Cabaret.
Fitness Gurls magazine will have its annual swimsuit release party at the Azure Luxury Pool at the Palazzo Las Vegas September 20.
LOS ANGELES: Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer will keynote the L.A. Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo auto-tech conference and exhibition at JW Marriott L.A. Live November 17.
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The 2016 U.S. Travel Association Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations will take place next August at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
Brasserie Azur, a new concept from the team behind Villa Azur Restaurant & Lounge on Miami Beach, has opened in Midtown. It seats 110 indoors and 80 outdoors.
NEW YORK: Manhattan Brew & Vine, helmed by executive chef Denzell Washington, hosted its grand opening on Tuesday. The Upper West Side lounge—previously a 99-cent store before an extensive renovation—has seating for 50.
The ninth annual Adcolor Awards will take place at Pier 60 September 19. Transgender activist and writer Janet Mock will host the event.
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: Walt Disney World Resorts has announced that Stars Wars-theme races will take place April 14-17 in Orlando, with a 5K, 10K, kids' races, and a half-marathon called the Star Wars Dark Side Challenge. Tampa Bay Times: http://bit.ly/1LyLUiW
PHILADELPHIA: Eastern State Penitentiary is looking to fill 200 positions for the upcoming season of its "Terror Behind the Walls" attraction. Philadelphia Business Journal: http://bit.ly/1LyWbvz
SAN FRANCISCO: Hampton Inn by Hilton San Francisco Downtown/Convention Center is now open. The property has 174 rooms, a business center, and a pool.
Chef Alexander Alioto's Nostra Spaghetteria and Bar Mia will open in the Mission district September 1. The menu will feature Alioto's popular pasta dishes, and Bar Mia will offer Italian cocktails paired with small bites.
TORONTO: Art Toronto, a modern and contemporary art fair, will be held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre October 23-26.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Events DC announced programming in the week before the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic. Events will include Technoir: the Innovators Classic, a tech pitch competition, a debate competition, a kickoff rally, and more leading up to the September 18 game between Howard University and Hampton University at RFK Stadium.
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