EVENT & HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY CELEBRATION

YOU, Your COLLEAGUES and INDUSTRY ASSOCIATES Are INVITED TO

 

The Premier “Razzle Dazzle” Presented by  Event City and Broadway Studios 

This event is a Showcase and Mini-Expo for the Events & Creative Industries. These industries and their vertical markets will all be represented by the Event City Network as they prepare for their Live Launch.

The industries represented are:

Special Events, Meeting Planning, Hospitality, Travel

ART, Music, Motion Picture and Entertainment 

The Premier Razzle Dazzle is on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012  –  5:00pm – 10:00pm 

BROADWAY STUDIOS VENUE

435 Broadway at Montgomery, North Beach, San Francisco, 94133

A Fine Selection of Complimentary

Appetizers and Delicious Samples from top Northern California Caterers

Wine Tasting, Live Music, Entertainers, Variety Performers

Artists, Aerials, Comedians, and more…

Live Performances by

The Houserockers

KFOX Last Band Standing Winners

Voted the Best Dance Cover Band in the Bay Area

SPONSORED CATERERS

Tango Fusion Bistro & Tapas Bar -  Red Pepper

Hot Italian Pizza  -  Michi Catering  -  Deelish Carribean Cuisine

New Ganges Indian Cuisine  -  Beaver Creek Vineyards

SPONSORS

Broadway Studios  -  Event City  -  HouseRockers

Scott Production Services – Arroz Records

Balloons By Design  -  RadioSlot  -  ArtRockx

Urban Diversion  -  SF Sailing Company

Please go here to register 

To inquire about Sponsorship and Exhibiting opportunities at this or future Razzle Dazzles please Email us.

Virgin America Appoints New VP of Marketing

Virgin America Airline Appoints New VP of Marketing

Virgin America, California-based airline told Event City that they have appointed Luanne Calvert as its vice president of marketing.

Luanne Calvert New VP Marketing For Virgin America

Calvert will take the place of Porter Gale who left Virgin earlier in 2011 to pursue other opportunities.

Calvert will lead the airline’s Brand and Online Marketing, In-flight Content and Loyalty teams.

She will play a leading role in developing the Virgin America brand as the airline continues to grow into new markets across North America.

Calvert comes to Virgin America with an impressive array of successful companies as a leading digital marketing strategist and online consultant with Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy’s (LVMH) Fendi and Moleskine brands in Italy as well as Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Netflix and Ebay. Calvert served as creative director at Google, where she managed the brand globally and developed campaigns to bring Google products directly to consumer and business audiences — including Google Checkout, Google Apps, iGoogle and Google Maps.

Virgin America, known for its use of social media and edgy marketing campaigns, has been successful at conveying the idea that the company provides an entertaining and comfortable way to travel.

Calvert said her approach to marketing and advertising steers away from use of traditional vehicles like TV and billboard advertising. She prefers using other avenues – like social media or events – to draw in customers.

The airline, based in Burlingame, flies to 14 cities, increasing to 16 by the end of the year. The company said sales grew to $724 million last year, a 32 percent improvement over 2009.

Virgin America is planning the first major renovation of its in-flight offerings. The move holds big implications for the airline, which has attracted a strong following among travelers who say they are drawn to amenities like power plugs at every seat, a wide array of video games and even techno music in the bathrooms.

Travelers won’t see the changes until 2012, executives said. We wish Ms. Calvert the best of success for her and Virgin America in the coming years!

Nolan Apostle
Contributing Editor
Event City Premier Magazine

Special Events Tradeshow in San Jose May 12

Bring your business cards and brochures. Balls if you juggle, a guitar if you play and a trick or three up your sleeve if you are a magical performer, but whatever and whoever you are, if you are involved in the Special Events Industry this is the place to be on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Here’s a Special Event for the Special Events Industry, and Event City’s Premier magazine will be there covering the show. The event takes place in the southern Silicon Valley at a venue known for being “The Center for Business and Events”, CLUB AUTO SPORT. The company’s slogan, “Where so many businesses are driven to success”, is a great location for parties and special events of all types. A beautiful showroom with the potential for so many different types of projects and special events!

The event is being hosted by the Encore Company, a Wedding Fair producer from the San Jose California area, they are also producing this premier event. You can register for free at their website or by clicking on this registration link.

Club Auto Sport hosts a unique business model with the idea of building an in-house network of commerce. It is a vibrant, vital business community that accelerates growth through a built-in marketplace. A unique commercial condominium facilty for sale or lease from a single executive office suite to 8,000 sq.ft or more.

The stunning 10,000 sq. ft. Event Center at Club Auto Sport is a perfect venue for a variety of social, charitable, political, or corporate functions — from your company’s holiday party to a major event or a private gathering of friends for a special occasion. Whether your interest is cars, cabernets or camaraderie with those who shape the valley, Club Auto Sport is your destination.

Event City has never covered an event at Club Auto Sport, and this Editor has not had the privilege  of attending a function there either, so expect my raw coverage of what this event location will offer to our Events & Creative Industry audience.

By Nolan Apostle
Producer, Editor and Photographer
Event City Premier Magazine

Ad Tech Visits San Francisco Next Week

Ad Tech, touted as the largest gathering of Digital Marketers in the world will be in San Francisco at the Moscone Center April 11-13, 2011 this year. Each year for the last couple of years Event City has covered Ad Tech from a general sense of the show. This year, as we launch we will look at Ad Tech through the eyes of you our loyal readers and members. Looking for advantages, opportunities and general information that could benefit you and your business endeavors.
We hope to find a great deal of business opportunities for you. Ad Tech takes place all over the world in these locations:

BEIJING, LONDON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, SYDNEY and TOKYO

Some tidbits about Ad Tech:

Bringing together digital marketers and advertisers for more than 14 years and reaching buyers and sellers with 10 annual events across the globe.

Ad Tech’s exhibition hall affords participating vendors unparalleled opportunities to reach brand advertisers, agencies, publishers and key members of the trade media.

The exhibit hall itself features technologies and software and services employed in the world of digital marketing today, including:
Advertising Networks, Mobile, Ad Servers, Portals, Affiliates, Publishers, Creative Services, Research, Email Marketing, Search Engine Marketers, Rich Media, Search Engine Optimization, Media Planning and Buying, Software, Metrics/Analytics, Viral Marketing

One of the companies involved in this world is OpenX, the world’s leading independent provider of digital ad technology, enables businesses to maximize their revenue by combining ad serving technology with one of the top ad exchanges. Major publishers like Groupon, Excite Japan, and France Telecom/Orange have selected OpenX to power their advertising businesses. OpenX ad serving products are used by 200,000 websites in 100 countries and serve over 350 billion ads monthly. OpenX Market reaches over 400 million monthly unique users globally.

Look for more information on OpenX and other superior companies to help you move into the world of digital marketing.

By Nolan Apostle & Danny Hewlett
Contributing Editor/Producer
Photographer/Reporter
Event City Premier Magazine
Events & Creative Industry Blogazines

MPI Hosts Event & Meeting Planners Conference-Tradeshow

By Event City Creative Magazines
Nolan Apostle – Contributing Editor
Cheryl Boyd – Writer, Photographer
Danny Hewlett – Reporter, Photographer

MPINCC’s (Meeting Professional International Northern California Chapter) is hosting its Annual Conference & Expo as a full day event this Thursday, January 21st, 2010.  It will feature multiple workshops, a luncheon and expo plus a networking reception. Year after year the event grows and is highly respected by the attendees and exhibitors alike.

This is also a great opportunity to learn about the MPI organization and how important it is as a serious Planner or business person in these industries to become part of this Association.

The Event City Creative Magazine teams have covered this event for numerous years and have witnessed the growth and professional quality of production and creative endeavors. As we begin our live launch process we will cover more and more of these events and bring you a great deal of information specifically showcasing the features and benefits for those of your in these industries.

We look forward to seeing you at the show.  Below please find the list of Exhibitors currently listed who will be participating in this event.  If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event please visit the Sponsor and Exhibitor Links below.

Attendee Registration Info:
Click Here for attendee registration.

Hotel Info:
The W San Francisco, sponsoring hotel partner for the MPINCC 22nd Annual Conference & Expo, is pleased to offer a free libation in the bar with any reservation booked. Negotiated room rates are $169 single, $189 double. Cut-off date is Monday, January 18, 2010, 5:00 p.m. PST.

W San Francisco * 181 3rd Street * San Francisco, CA 94103. For online reservations use the following link: W Reservations.
Click here for map & directions.

Sponsorship Info:
Annual Conference & Expo Sponsorship Info: Click here for sponsorship info.

Exhibitor Registration Info:
For additional information and to register for booth space, Click Here.

 

Click here to see the live floorplan and who is exhibiting in 2010.

Exhibitor List for the 2010 Show
Anaheim & Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau * ARIA Resort & Casino * AT&T Park * Atlantis, Paradise Hotel * Barcelo Hotels & Resorts * Bardessono * Bellagio * Bently Reserve * C/O Paris Las Vegas * Canadian Tourism Commission * Carey San Francisco * Carmel Valley Ranch * Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa * Certain Software, Inc. * Cirque du Soleil * Crowne Plaza Concord * Destination DC * Destination Mexico * Disney Resort Destinations – Disneyland Resort * Elite Meetings International * Extranomical Adventures Inc. * Fiesta Americana Hotels & Resorts, Posadas * Fontainebleau Resorts Miami Beach * Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts * Freedom Bakery & Confections * Freeman * Gateway Limousines * Gaylord Hotels * Grand America Hotel * Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau * Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau * Harrah’s Entertainment * Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau * Hilton Sonoma Wine Country * Hilton Worldwide * hinton+grusich * Holiday Inn Civic Center * Hotel Nikko * Hyatt Hotels & Resorts * Innovative Entertainment * Jakedog Productions * Joie de Vivre Hotels: Hotel Kabuki * Kimpton Hotels * KLS Resorts * LA Inc. The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau * Loews Hotels * Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau * Madison Avenue Signs * Maggiano’s Little Italy * Mammoth Mountain Ski Area * Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino * Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group * Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau * Marriott International * MGM Grand Hotel * Millennium Hotels & Resorts * Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau * Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa * Mosaic Global Transportation * MPI Northern California Chapter * New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau * Newport Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau * NYC & Company * Oceano Hotel & Spa Halfmoon Bay * Omni Hotels * Orange Photography * Palm Event Center/Casa Real * Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities CVA * Paradise Point Resort & Spa * Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau * Peppermill Resort Spa Casino * Plan Elements * Plan-It Interactive * Portola Hotel & Spa * Rock the Stars * RockResorts, Vail Collection * Renaissance Clubsport Hotel * Rosewood Hotels & Resorts * Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau * San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau * San Diego North Convention & Visitors Bureau * San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau * San Francisco Helicopters LLC * San Francisco Private Dining Venues * San Mateo County – Silicon Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau * Santa Clara Convention & Visitors Bureau * Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk * Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau * Seaport Hotel * Seascape Beach Resort * Silverado Resort * Simon Pearce Glass * Sonoma County Tourism Bureau * SupperShuttle International * Syncopate * The Carneros Inn * The Grand Del Mar * The Mirage * The Presidio Trust * The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company * ThinkREG Event Registration * Tuolume Visitors Bureau * Universal Orlando Resort * Vancouver Convention & Visitors Bureau * Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau * Visit Berkeley, Convention & Visitors Bureau * Wynn Las Vegas * Yosemite Park Hotels & Tenaya Lodge

Event City At The Fancy Food Show

It’s that time of the year for one of the most important shows for our Members, mostly who are in the Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Film and TV industries. The San Francisco Fancy Food Show at Moscone Center.

You will see some of the most interesting products from the show as well as many Product Showcases, Product Reviews, ideas from our very own “Tasting Labs(tm)”, and much more. Of course we will preview many product types with special interest for our Members. Some of these might include – Appetizer Products, Delicatessen items, Baking products, Coffee companies from around the world, specialty products for Restaurants, Caterers, Hotels and Food Service companies.

The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade’s Fancy Food Shows® are the premier marketplace for specialty foods and one of the best shows in the world where retailers, restaurateurs, caterers, food buyers, distributors and others discover innovative, new food and beverage products.

Recently, Fancy Food Shows have been up in attendance levels and have attracted up to 24,000 attendees from every major food buying channel, influential members of the trade and consumer press and other related businesses. These attendees come to see thousands of exhibitors from around the world; most are passionate entrepreneurs who created their recipes for some of the most incredible products and may be at the beginning stages of marketing their companies. These trend-setting businesses showcase more than 250,000 innovative products at these annual Shows.

At Event City we have been reporting on this show since we started our Magazines and Blogazines several years ago, and have found some of the most incredible food products before their introduction into the market, whatever market that may be. We look forward to reporting this year on the many new products we find at this incredible show.

Coverage by
Nolan Apostle – Contributing Editor
Cheryl Boyd – Writer, Photographer
Danny Hewlett – Reporter, Photographer

Event & Meeting Professional’s Mixer – NorCal

By Nolan Apostle
Contributing Editor
Event City Creative Magazine

The Northern California Chapter of PCMA will be hosting a mixer and all Bay Area Event, Meeting and Hospitality Professionals are encouraged to attend. This event is being held at the beautiful Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. Besides some of the wonderful people you will meet, Wine and Delicious Food will be present as well. The Julia Morgan Ballroom, is located on the 15th Floor of the Merchants Exchange Building in the Financial district of San Francisco.

It has become one of San Francisco’s premiere event facilities and is a popular event destination for hundreds of important businesses and notable individuals over the years. Some of their clients include Industrial Light & Magic, Cisco, Siemens, Wells Fargo, Bain & Company, AES, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, Novartis, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Ketchum Advertising, Actuate, The Bar Association of San Francisco, Sedgwick, Moran & Arnold, Guinness, Los Angeles Times, the NAACP, John Kerry, Robert Redford, and Steve Jobs.

The Ballroom is centrally located in San Francisco’s vibrant Financial District, at the century-old Merchants Exchange building. It is easily accessible by public transportation, and steps away from the City’s finest hotels, dining, and shopping. Ballroom staff can provide full and discreet service throughout the day and evening of your event, allowing you to focus with confidence on your party, event, conference, or meeting, whatever the business at hand may be.

First serving as San Francisco’s “Commercial Club” in the early 1900s, the stylish, neoclassically designed Julia Morgan Ballroom hosts exclusive corporate events, weddings, charitable functions, meetings and special occasions in a truly one-of-a kind San Francisco experience. The Ballroom is simply a historic gem, a classic San Francisco “structure” with great historic value.

The Julia Morgan Ballroom is generously supporting the event. Event City understands and supports all organizations within the Events & Creative Industries who are making it easier for planners to work within these industries as well. Bringing Event Professionals together to help them expand their professional possibilities is an important goal at the Event City Network, as well as with the PCMA.

Invited to this event will be the members of the local chapters of MPI, HSMAI, IAEE, SITE and ASAE, and if you do not belong to one of the associations please come as well. One of these organizations may interest you. So come on out for a great evening of food, wine and unlimited networking possibilities!

The event’s attire will be business casual and don’t forget them business cards. This is a FEE based event, which we know is different than most Event industry mixers covered by one of our magazines or bloggers, but there should be a good selection of Event Planners attending this function and of course some fine food. Speaking or food….

Catering the event is La Bonne Cuisine, they will be providing scrumptious treats for you. They were established in 1995 by Award-winning Executive Chef, Christophe Kubiak, primarily as a corporate catering company specializing in cocktail parties, executive luncheons, buffet and sit-down dinners, La Bonne Cuisine Catering quickly became known as one of Greater Bay Area’s best, most reliable and refined catering companies. They are renowned for their creativity, originality and more importantly, taste in special food concepts, along with sublime presentation and attention to detail. As far as this reporter is concerned, this alone is a great reason to not miss this GREAT event!

EVENT MIXER DETAILS:

When: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Where: Julia Morgan Ballroom Merchants Exchange 465 California Street 15th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104

Students fee $30.00

PCMA Member Fee $30.00

Non-Member Fee $35.00

Photography by Nolan Apostle

Until we have a permanent location for the Nolan Apostle Photography Collection his images will appear at numerous locations on the Web, as well as Event City, and the Nolan Apostle Photography Facebook Fan Page. Photos from the Photography Collection of Nolan Apostle including some from the Way Back Machine, the Imagination Unlimited Photography days. Photos will be showcased here, usually before any other location on the web. See the links below to view the collection of photographs for each one.

Images are viewable in a smaller format online, if you would like to purchase larger, good to high quality prints for a nominal fee shoot us an email to make arrangements for your purchases. All captions are written by Nolan.

To receive updates, don’t forget to sign up as a FAN of Nolan Apostle Photography you might see some pictures of YOU on here too!

Johnny doing what he loves best, WIRLING in a Fun World USA WIRLBALL™!

Boxer Joe Gumina hanging out

Michelle & Tammy Gumina - How Sweet!!

Having fun at the Fox!

Alan, our fearless retired leader.

Joe & Barbara being goofy; Yaaaaaayy!!

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom with Event City's AJ

Gavin Newsom delivering a GREAT speech.

Gavin on the drums, "Not bad Mr. Mayor"!

Event City's, Felix Solomon, hanging out.

Clay Summers, Event City's David Molinari & Charles Peterson, way back in the day.

Journey's Steve Perry having fun.

My good ol' friend TK - Damn I miss him!

Here are some new photos recently posted from the personal collection of Nolan Apostle Photography. We hope you enjoy them! There are plenty more to come.

The Gumina Family Holiday Party

Gavin Newsom’s Campaign Party on Pier 23

Scouting in Pacifica California Also available on the Event City GigaTribe location – request your Event City Official ALL ACCESS PASS once you become a Member of the Event City Network!

Fox Theater Grand Reopening

Imagination Unlimited Photography (Early photos from Nolan’s photography career)

We looking forward to seeing you on the Event City Network.

Fox Theater Oakland Reopening Party

Nolan Apostle – Contributing Editor, Producer
Event City Creative Magazines
Event City BlogaZines

Evening of the Fox Reopening

What the Fox might of looked like back in the day

A musical stiltwalker enjoys a stroll by the Fox

It’s been over a week since the big bash at the Oakland Fox Theater in Northern California and some of you have already sent us some nice emails about some of the photographs we have uploaded to several of our sites. You can see many of the FOX photos at my personal Facebook page and also at my new Facebook Photographic page. It will showcase a great deal of work from the days when I was a full time photographer, band manager and concert producer.

Many photographs from the Event City Creative Magazine will also be placed at various locations throughout our different websites. Please feel free to download the images for your personal use. If you would like to purchase a high quality image scan print, or higher quality photographs please contact us, we will be happy to help you with your order. Most of our photographs are available for sale including those from our Archived Collection – “Imagination Unlimited Productions“.  We offer great pricing on our images as well as our Full Color Printing Services.

Here’s some fun pictures for your perusal. Click on the image to see it’s full size.

A couple of "Flashers" from the past!

A couple of “Flashers” from the past!

A musical stiltwalker enjoys a stroll by the Fox

Bruce Springsteen & E-Street Band at Superbowl XLIII

Bruce S & E-Street Band ROCK the Superbowl

I had just turned on the TV late afternoon on Sunday to catch some of the Superbowl, and Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band were announced and Wow what a show it was!! They rocked to many favorites and the crowd did not let up at all. Fireworks lit up the sky in Tampa Bay tonight, and the crowd sung along to Born to Run and many other awesome Springsteen hits.

Watching Bruce and the E-Street Band perform today brings back many memories of my days in the Rock’n'Roll world. Bruce Springsteen, the BOSS, is the Robert De Niro of the Music Industry! Those in the movie biz know how nice, openly friendly and courteous, a real gentleman Mr. De Niro is; and not just to his friends and co-workers but everyone. One of the most powerful men in Hollywood and he’s a sweetheart!

I had the opportunity to work with Bruce Springsteen and company back in the 70’s and 80’s and they were all very professional, extremely well organized (something very rare back in those days for Rock’n’Rollers), and Bruce and the gang were just the nicest of them all. No egos flying every which way, no attitude, just good times and getting their job done with a flair to please the masses.

I’ll never forget the night I gave a ride to one of Bruce’s close friends who was attending his concert from out of town. It was very late, but I lived on the Peninsula and I was giving him a ride to Bruce’s parents house who also lived on the Peninsula.

When we got there everyone was just so tired. Bruce was sitting at the table across from his wife, his hand on his forehead, obviously extremely tired, and he looked up at me and said, “Hey, you sure look exhausted”. Here he was, just finished an exploding show, in his mom’s kitchen, and he still had it in him to say “hey” to someone he barely knew. Suffice it to say, I rested for about 15 minutes, got a few aspirins, said my good-byes, and got the biggest hug from Mama Springsteen, you would of thought I was one of her own!! I was told later she is that way with all of Bruce’s friends!!

At that moment I realized why Bruce is the beautiful guy that he is, why he chooses to have those kind of people around him, and after seeing him there exhausted, I realize he really is the “Working Man” that he so often signs about.

Back to the show — “IT’S BOSS TIME”,

Little Stevie belted out those words at the end of their set at Superbowl 43!! What an incredible show, you can’t help but feel good watching them play! Those of you that know me know I am not that big of a spectator sports fan, I’d rather be playing than watching, and as far as I am concerned, I just watched the Superbowl!!

May Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band live forever!!

Bruce Springsteen - "You can't help but feel good watching them play"

Nolan Apostle – Contributing Editor, Producer
Event City Creative Magazines
Event City BlogaZines
magazine@eventcity.net

On April 17th, 2008 Bruce’s dear friend and keyboard player Danny Federici died after a 3 year battle with Melanoma. During the Superbowl they debuted a “Danny Fund PSA” and it can be seen at the Danny Federici Memorial Site. Please visit it now to learn more how you can help in this great cause. From everyone here at the Event City Network, our heartfelt condolences go out to Danny’s family, Bruce Springsteen, his entire band and management at Thrill Hill Productions and all of Danny’s friends.