May 14, 2015: Silicon Valley’s Ill-Fitting Fashion Show, International C.E.S. Announces Record Attendance, the Best and Worst of Venice Biennale Pavilions

1. SILICON VALLEY’S ILL-FITTING FASHION SHOW: The three-night Silicon Valley Fashion Week, sponsored by the clothing start-up Betabrand, closed with a burlesque show, not exactly the right look for a tech industry dealing with a culture of sexism. Mashable: “Maybe the performance was just that — all in good, sexy fun. We have nothing against burlesque. But for an industry that is working hard to appear, and actually be, more inclusive to women, ending its very first fashion week attempt with scantily-clad women doing risqué dance routines sends a message. And probably not the one the show's creators were going for.” http://on.mash.to/1A2cLzr

2. INTERNATIONAL C.E.S. ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTENDANCE: A record 176,676 attended the 2015 International C.E.S., according to an independent audit released by the show owner and producer the Consumer Electronics Association. Press release: “The 2015 CES also set a number of other records, including more than 3,600 exhibitors, more than 2.23 million net square feet of exhibit space, 6,952 media and analyst attendees, 703,602 mentions of #CES2015 during the show with 7.51 billion total potential Twitter impressions, and 153 countries represented.” http://bit.ly/1Pl9t11

3. THE BEST AND WORST OF VENICE BIENNALE PAVILIONS: At the Venice Biennale, the exhibiting countries have produced a range of pavilions—some beautiful, some thought-provoking, and some bizarre. From a skeleton in Albania’s pavilion to France’s installation of slow-moving trees, here’s a look at what they came up with. New York: “Going to the Venice Biennale is like getting a tour of dozens of different countries, each with its own showcase, all in the course of a day. It’s a bit like going to Epcot, but instead of some animatronic puppets celebrating progress and capitalism, you have contemporary art from around the world showing off whatever that country’s arts elites think is appropriate to show the world.” http://bit.ly/1ID4mna

4. NEW TICKETING APP HAS BACKING FROM SPORTS OWNERS: Gametime, a new app offering mobile-only tickets, announced $13.3 million in Series A financing and announced owners of the San Francisco Giants, New Jersey Devils, and Sacramento Kings as investors. New York Post: “San Francisco-based Gametime currently provides last-minute tickets to 150 major US teams. And it’s the only online service to sell tickets up to an hour after a game begins — an impulsive buy, if ever there was one, that already accounts for 3 percent of company sales.” http://bit.ly/1e32tFd

* LOCAL NEWS *

BOSTON:  Phantom Gourmet’s BBQ and Music Festival will take place at Rochester Fairgrounds June 26-28. The event will feature snacks from international pit masters, country music, and carnival-theme entertainment.

CHICAGO:  Celebrated Chefs Cook for a Cause will host its first event, a benefit for Camp Kids ard Kids Chicago, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago on June 4. The event will feature tasting portions of dishes from local chefs such as Carrie Nahabedian and Tony Priolo.

LAS VEGAS:  Life Is Beautiful and Insomniac announced that they will partner to produce the third annual edition of the Life Is Beautiful Festival September 25-27.

A new location of New York-based Carbone restaurant will open this fall at Aria Resort & Casino. The Italian-American concept comes from Major Food Group.

LOS ANGELES:  Scuba Show, the largest scuba and diving expo in the country, will host its 27th annual show at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center June 6-7. The show will cover more than 76,000 square feet and have more than 300 exhibitors.

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

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  Concrete Beach Brewery’s Social Hall in Wynwood has planned a soft opening on May 21 with entertainment and educational programming set to begin in June. The venue holds about 150 people.

NEW YORK:  The Association of Fundraising Professionals' New York City chapter will hold its annual 2015 Fundraising Day June 12 at the Marriott Marquis. The event will include exhibits, sessions, and panel discussions covering all aspects of the fund-raising process. The event's keynote speaker will be Emily K. Rafferty, who retired in March as president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Trump SoHo New York announced its appointment of James Locker as director of catering and conference services.

The American Folk Art Museum’s Long Island City Block Party is June 4. The free event, which will celebrate the museum’s new facility for research, education, and conservation, will be followed by a ticketed event, the Young Folk Warehouse Party.

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

ORLANDO:  Marlow's Tavern will open a third Central Florida location June 9 at Waterford Lakes Town Center.

PITTSBURGH:  Picklesburgh, a new pickle festival, is planned for July 17-18 and will take place on the Rachel Carson Bridge. H.J. Heinz is the presenting sponsor and will have a giant flying Heinz pickle balloon at the event.

SAN DIEGO:  The San Diego chapter of M.P.I. has opened registration for its annual awards and Installation Gala, which takes place June 1 at Vintana Wine & Dine.

TORONTO:  On May 23, the Spin Cycle Concert will take place in a new venue: Koerner Hall. The three-stage concert is part of the 21C Music Festival.

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Bayou Bakery DC, a second location of the New Orleans-theme eatery, has opened on Capitol Hill.

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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, and Anna Sekula in New York.

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