September 23, 2015: Apple Music Festival Gives Venue a Green Upgrade, Female Filmmakers Underrepresented at Film Festivals, What the Pope’s Visit Means for Philadelphia’s Ability to Host Big Events

1. APPLE MUSIC FESTIVAL GIVES VENUE A GREEN UPGRADE: For this year’s Apple Music Festival, which runs through Monday, the event gave host venue the Roundhouse a makeover to make it more environmentally friendly. The festival described the eco-upgrades in a F.A.Q. section on its website: “To show our love, we’re even giving the 168-year-old building an environmental makeover. We’re making major upgrades to the lighting, plumbing, and HVAC systems; installing recycling and composting bins; arranging to turn used fryer oil into biofuel; buying renewable energy credits to cover the Roundhouse's September electricity use; and offering reusable water bottles instead of plastic ones. We expect these improvements to reduce the Roundhouse’s annual carbon emissions by 60 tons, save 60,000 gallons of water a year, and divert more than 1,600 kilograms of waste from landfills.” Mashable: http://on.mash.to/1FrSB4h

2. FEMALE FILMMAKERS UNDERREPRESENTED AT FILM FESTIVALS: A review of films screened at this year’s Venice and Toronto film festivals revealed that films made by women were underrepresented. Data visualization site the Silk compiled the research and said it plans to continue the research for events including the Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest, and major award shows. The Guardian: “[The] research has established that women film-makers are being sidelined in selection for major film festivals, even in programmes expressly designed to nurture emerging talent.” http://bit.ly/1MoHgBV

3. WHAT THE POPE’S VISIT MEANS FOR PHILADELPHIA’S ABILITY TO HOST BIG EVENTS: Philadelphia has hosted big events, but perhaps none as big as the World Meeting of Families and its featured guest: Pope Francis. Officials will measure not only the number of people who attend—around 1.5 million people are expected for Mass on Sunday—but the economic impact of the event. CityLab: “Given his South American bonafides and celebrity status, plus Philly’s demographics—to say nothing of the $420 million in hotel and restaurant sales that his visit may generate—Pope Francis could set a record for Philadelphia events. In fact, the record restaurant projections and hotel occupancy rates may outpace what the Democratic National Convention will bring to the city in 2016. (The Republican National Convention generated $345 million for Philadelphia in 2000, Forbes reports.) A successful papal exhibition may be what that the National Football League needs to decide on Philly for the Super Bowl in 2019.” http://bit.ly/1KM4LFI

4. WHITE HOUSE OPENS PERISCOPE ACCOUNT TO LIVE STREAM POPE’S ARRIVAL: More than 11,000 viewers tuned in to watch the White House’s first post to Periscope: a live broadcast of Pope Francis arriving in the United States and greeting President Obama. TechCrunch: “Twitter, which owns Periscope, is hoping to capitalize on coverage of his visit. The company announced three different emoji that can be used to track the pope’s movements in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York.” http://tcrn.ch/1OR81kQ


* INDUSTRY NEWS *

Event marketing platform Splash has announced its integration with cloud computing company Salesforce. The integration aims to inform event teams on whether their events are generating real results.

* LOCAL NEWS *

ATLANTA:  Bud Light has partnered with TomorrowWorld—which takes place Friday to Sunday in Chattahoochee Hills—for the culmination of its Summer Bucket List campaign. The beer brand will sell colorful edition cans designed by TomorrowWorld artists at the festival and local stores.

AUSTIN:  Driftwood is offering a free open house today for three of its new special event venues: the Greenhouse of Driftwood, Oohla Bean Inn & Resort, and Prospect House. Austin Business Journal: http://bit.ly/1j7KMa1

BALTIMORE:  The 30th annual Natural Products Food Expo, which took place September 16-19 at the Baltimore Convention Center, drew 1,363 exhibitors and more than 25,000 attendees.

BOSTON:  The "Let’s Talk About Food" festival returns to Copley Square on October 3. The event features onstage conversations and cooking demos, and organizers expect 20,000 guests. 

CHICAGO:  The Chicago International Film Festival will take place October 15-29. The event will feature more than 130 films.

LAS VEGAS:  The ninth annual Sun City Aliante Arts and Crafts Fair will take place October 17 at the Sun City Aliante Community Center. The event will showcase handmade items and feature pets for adoption from Kiss for Homeless Animals.

The sixth annual Fashion for Autism Gala is slated for November 5 at Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas.

Jeff Victor, the president and general manager of Fremont Street Experience, has been named vice president of operations of the D Las Vegas Casino Hotel, Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and a third upcoming hotel downtown.

LOS ANGELES:  Grand Central Market will host #foodislove, an event benefiting St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, on Sunday. The event will offer tastings from the market's food and drink vendors, graffiti art installations, live music, and a cookbook authors' panel from the Last Bookstore.

Los Angeles Ballet’s 10th season kicks off October 3 with a production of Giselle.

Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  Mandarin Oriental, Miami is hosting #MiamiMyWay iPhoneography Class with two local Instagram pros offering tips on photography and editing. The evening, taking place in the hotel’s MO Bar & Lounge, will include cocktails and sushi.

NEW YORK:  This year’s Steinberg Playwright Awards will honor playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Dominique Morisseau. Scenes highlighting their work will be performed at the awards, which will take place November 16 at Lincoln Center Theater.

Restaurant reservations platform Resy will bring James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya and a pop-up version of his New Orleans restaurant, Shaya, to 231 Mott Street on Friday and Saturday. The modern Israeli concept will feature dishes like spiced lamb hummus with pine nuts and spicy chilies and roasted cauliflower with whipped feta and black cumin served family-style.

Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA:  The second Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded veterans, will take place May 8-12 at Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Next year's event is expected to be bigger than the inaugural competition that took place in London in 2014, as 500 people from 15 nations are slated to participate and Prince Harry, the event's founder, is expected to attend. Orlando Sentinel: http://bit.ly/1KyRvAJ

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar is now open at Disney Springs. Styled after an old airplane hangar and named for a character in the Indiana Jones movies, the restaurant and bar has seating for 150 people.

PHILADELPHIA:  Emmy-winning Transparent actor Jeffrey Tambor will be the speaker at this year's Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Main Event benefit, which will take place November 1 at the Please Touch Museum's Memorial Hall. Philly.com: http://bit.ly/1YAnNon

SAN FRANCISCO:  Bordeaux Under One Roof will take place October 8 at Golden Gate Club. The event focuses on affordable Bordeaux wines from American importers.

TORONTO:  Harbourfront Centre will host an opening party for its new Visual Arts Fall Exhibitions on Friday. The exhibitions focus on food-related topics, such as foraging and utensils.

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Maryland-based event production company Showcall is producing Pope Francis’s Mass at Catholic University today. The company also produced Pope Benedict XVI’s Mass at Nationals Park. Washington Business Journal: http://bit.ly/1PptPSE

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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, Jill Menze, Anna Sekula, and Ian Zelaya in New York.

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