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NEW YORK’S
TOP 1OO
EVENTS
annual events in New York, a select few probably
come to mind: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade,
the New York City Marathon, maybe the Auto Show.
Those events are big, and certainly rake in cash. But
we have 97 more events you should know about too,
like Advertising Week, our top event for the advertising industry, or the National Magazine awards, the
media industry's number one event. The top events
are also bellwethers of trends, like Fashion Week,
which gathers the city’s garment industry for a week
of runway shows and high-profile parties twice a year,
or the Tribeca Film Festival, which debuts new films
and increases consumer spending in Lower
Manhattan. No matter what industry you work in,
you'll want to keep these events in mind when you're
scheduling and planning your own.
These events make an impact on the city year after year. Here’s a behind-the-scenes
look at the people and companies who put them together.
Compiled by Francine Cohen, Emily Distel, Alesandra Dubin,
Wendy Hubbert, Suzanne Ito & Mara Siegler
Trade Shows &
Conventions
1. NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW More than
1.3 million attendees will get to check out the designs of 40 vehicle
manufacturers’ cars, trucks, and SUVs at this year’s show April 14
through 23. An automotive technology competition and career fair
are included at the Javits Center. Show director Candida Romanelli
plans the show and related events, and Sams Crispe Communications
handles PR. Bentley will host a charity gala April 13 to benefit the East
Side House Settlement.
2. NEW YORK NATIONAL BOAT SHOW
This show came to Javits from December 31, 2005, until
January 8, 2006, and displayed more than 1,000 vessels from
534 exhibitors. The National Marine Manufacturers Association
produces the event; Michael Duffy has been the show’s manager for 15 years, and Rae van Maanen has handled PR for 10.
How does Duffy keep the century-old show fresh? “Every year
we look forward to providing special features and giveaways,”
Duffy says. This year that included the “Boats of Bond” exhibit,
which showcased memorabilia and five souped-up vessels from
decades of James Bond movies. “It was a good fit because we
thought it would appeal to the adventurous spirit of boaters.”
van Maanen adds, “These days the show is a media magnet—
not only do we get coverage, but since we are the first show of
the year we’re the bellwether for the entire industry.”
5. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR
Beanie Babies, Teletubbies, and other colorful characters fill this annual show, operated by the Toy
Industry Association. The show hosts more than
20,000 attendees and 15,000 exhibitors from
roughly 30 countries to see the latest trends and
products in the industry. Two new sections this
year will feature electronics and art-inspired goods.
More than 325,000 square feet of exhibits will be
at the Javits Center and in showrooms throughout
the Toy Building from February 12 to 15.
Toy Fair exhibits at the Javits Center.
6. INTERNATIONAL VISION EXPO EAST Coowned by Reed Exhibitions and the Vision Council of
America, this trade show and conference celebrates
its 20th anniversary this year. An opening ceremony
kicks off the show for suppliers and attendees. Eileen
Baird is vice president of event management with
John Moriarty as event director. Tina Jordan handles
PR. The show will be held at the Javits Center from
March 31 to April 2.
7. NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ANNUAL
CONVENTION & EXPO The world’s largest retail
trade association brought 15,000 attendees to the
Javits Center and covered 135,000 square feet of
exhibit space. In addition to its sessions and panels,
this year’s related events included a lunch with
Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond and a silent
auction to benefit the NRF Foundation. MasterCard
sponsored this year's show, held January 15 to 17.
8. THE INCENTIVE SHOW Incentive and
Potentials magazines host this 71-year-old show,
where exhibitors hawk everything from logoed keychains and tchotckes to gift cards and spa products.
The two-day event at the Javits Center attracts attendees in sales, marketing, human resources, public
relations, purchasing, and related fields. VNU Expositions produces
the show, held May 3 to 4. General Colin Powell will give the
keynote speech; Link Marketing Communications handles the
show's PR.
3. NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR More than 2,000
exhibitors and 43,000 buyers converge on nearly 650,000 square
feet of exhibit space twice a year—making this the largest gift show
in the country. George Little Management owns and produces the
fair at the Javits Center, Penn Plaza Pavilion, and Piers 90, 92, and
94. The first show was January 28 to February 2, and the summer
show will be August 12 to 17. Leslie-Nathan Street is the show
director and Deborah Hilfman is show manager.
4. GREATER NEW YORK DENTAL MEETING The Javits
Center holds an international crowd of 42,000 health care professionals and 1,500 technical exhibits during the Greater New York
Dental Meeting, one of the largest conferences and educational
programs of its kind. This year's meeting November 24 to 29 marks
the 81st year, and is sponsored by the Second District Dental
Society and the New York County Dental Society.
When you think about the biggest
9. THE MEDICAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING EAST
EXPO AND CONFERENCE This show runs concurrently with
three industry-relevant co-located shows: Atlantic Design &
Manufacturing Show, the EastPack packaging show, and
Automation Technology Expo. Known as MD&M East, the show
boasts 900 exhibitors and expects 9,000 buyers to attend. This
year’s show at the Javits Center will run June 6 to 8, and is produced by Los Angeles-based Canon Communications.
10. NATIONAL STATIONERY SHOW More than 1,400
exhibitors and 14,000 buyers attend this expo to check out the
newest goods in the stationery industry. George Little
Management organizes the show, at the Javits Center from May
21 to 24 in conjunction with the Supply Side, Surtex, and
International Contemporary Furniture Fair. The “Pen Pavillion,”
launched in collaboration with the International Pen Association,
makes its debut this year.
Legal Events
1. NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
MEETING More than 5,000 members of the bar attend this
event over its six-day run; this year's meeting took over the
Marriott Marquis from January 23 to 28. Thirty-five programs and
other events took place, including classes, committee meetings,
dinners, and awards ceremonies. Notable politicians and legal
leaders served as speakers. Kathleen Heider, director of meetings
for the NYSBA, oversees the event.
2. UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK’S JUDGE JOSEPH
M. PROSKAUER AWARDS This December event, held at the
Grand Hyatt, is hosted by the UJA-Federation’s Lawyers Division
and is attended by more than 700 members of the Jewish legal
community. Last year Elena Ralph, Miss Israel 2005, was the
guest speaker. UJA event manager Lainie Greenberg planned
the awards dinner, and in something that's become a tradition,
Foremost Caterers’ kosher meal was donated to Jewish nonprofits that assist the needy.
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Industry Events
1. TELEVISION NETWORK UPFRONT WEEK Network executives and TV talent court ad buyers and journalists with a week of
presentations promoting new and old shows. Last year NBC kicked
off the week at Radio City Music Hall, with Tina Fey and Amy
Poehler of Saturday Night Live poking fun at the network’s lackluster
ratings. Ratings winner ABC presented at Avery Fisher Hall, and
both UPN and the WB drew crowds to Madison Square Garden.
Fox took over City Center and followed with a party at the Central
Park Boathouse. This year’s presentations run May 15 to 19.
2. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL When the Tribeca Film
Institute launched this spring festival in 2002, 150,000 people
attended. In 2003, the attendance doubled to 300,000 and
the festival generated $50 million for local businesses. Dalzell
Productions’ Karen Dalzell and her team have been producing
the festival’s special events—roughly 20 of them per year—for
the four years since its inception. Among her innovations is
the “Tribeca Drive-In,” a slate of movies shown on an enormous screen at the North Cove at the World Financial Center
(moved from last year’s Pier 25 location). “Since day one [the
institute’s mission] has been about showing great films and
driving attendance numbers up. The special events really support that initiative,” Dalzell says. This year, the festival runs
from April 25 to May 7.
A Muppet movie premiere.
3. NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Film industry professionals,
critics, and cinema buffs flock to Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully
Hall, and the Walter Reade Theater for this event thrown by
the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The festival, this year
September 29 through October 15, showcases new and
notable works by directors around the globe. Maria Laghi handles corporate sponsorship.
4. TONY AWARDS This joint venture of the League of American
Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing honors
the year’s best in Broadway. This year’s ceremony on June 11 at
Radio City Music Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the event.
Elizabeth McCann, managing producer of Tony Awards
Productions, will work with Cherry White Entertainment to produce
the event. PMK/HBH will return to handle PR.
5. CMJ MARATHON College Music Journal’s September music
festival and conference gathers more than 90,000 music industry professionals, artists, and fans for four days of conferences and shows.
Last year Lincoln Center hosted music industry panels, and concerts
took over venues including Bowery Ballroom and Webster Hall.
6. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
SALUTE The American Museum of the Moving Image hosts this
annual black-tie gala, which honors top film industry figures. This
year’s honoree has not been named, but the December ceremony
will be held—as always—at the Waldorf-Astoria. Event Associates
coordinates ticket sales, and the event will be overseen by museum
director Rochelle Slovin. Springer Associates PR does publicity.
9. ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS This
year’s March 13 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at the WaldorfAstoria will induct Miles Davis, Blondie, and others in front of 1,200
music industry execs and artists. Suzan Evans, executive director of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, plans the event.
1. ADVERTISING WEEK This annual event unites 75,000
advertising and media professionals, marketers, and civilians
for a week of conferences, panel discussions, and special
events such as the Advertising Hall of Fame ceremony and the
ad agency battle of the bands. The American Association of
Advertising Agencies established the event in 2004; it’s
already the largest such gathering in North America, and will
be held this year from September 25 through 29.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DALZELL PRODUCTIONS (TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL)
Ad Week’s parade of ad icons.
1. THE ARMORY SHOW Also called the International Fair of
New Art, this is the world’s leading art fair devoted exclusively to
contemporary art. Its eighth annual exhibition, held March 9
through 13 at Piers 90 and 92, will present 148 international galleries, including many of the best-known contemporary dealers.
Forty thousand people attended last year’s show, for a recordbreaking $45 million in sales for the participating galleries. The fair
commences with an opening night preview party on March 9.
Katelijne De Backer directs the show.
2. INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR
From May 20 to 23 at the Javits Center is the ICFF’s 18th
annual exposition of contemporary design. Including exhibitions of furniture, lighting, textiles, flooring, and interior
accessories, the fair is attended by more than 21,000 interior
designers, architects, retailers, facility managers, wholesalers,
store design professionals, hotel and restaurant designers,
and manufacturers. Phil Robinson from George Little
Management oversees the planning, and Tobin and Tucker
handles marketing and promotions.
ICFF at the Javits Center.
7. GOTHAM AWARDS The Independent Feature Project/New
York holds this event to honor visionaries in the indie film community.
Those not on the 800-person guest list for last year’s gala at Pier Sixty
could view the broadcast on NYC TV. IFP executive director Michelle
Byrd planned the event with Dalzell Productions; ID/PR handled publicity. No date has been set for the December 2006 gala.
8. MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO GALA This $1,000per-ticket gala pays tribute to the achievements of television professionals. This year’s event will shower praise on Saturday Night
Live and NBC’s Bob Wright. Awards producer Spike Jones Jr. oversaw this year’s gala at the Waldorf-Astoria on February 2.
Advertising
Industry Events
Art & Design Events
2. NEW YORK AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION’S
EFFIE AWARDS No points for prettiness here: the Effies honor
the effectiveness of an ad campaign. Approximately 1,000 marketers and agency personnel nationwide don black tie for the
show; last year’s big winner was TBWA Chiat Day for its ubiquitous
iPod silhouettes campaign. Denise McDevitt, associate director at
the NYAMA, will plan this year’s June 7 award ceremony at the
Marriott Marquis.
3. AD:TECH More than 7,000 agency and interactive marketing
personnel are expected to attend this event from November 6
through 8 to see the new technologies that will drive marketing.
Television over the Internet and “advergaming”—the use of computer games to promote products—are expected to be prominent
topics. Show director Paul Beckley is in charge of the event, which
takes place at the New York Hilton.
3. DIFFA DINING BY DESIGN BENEFIT The Design
Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ Dining by Design benefit
challenges top event, fashion, and interior designers to create
unique dining environments for this fund-raiser sponsored by Elle
Decor and GE. After three years at the Hammerstein Ballroom, this
year’s event will take place at the Waterfront from March 11 to 13.
Diffa special events manager Steven Williams plans the event,
which will tour to six other U.S. cities after the New York kickoff.
4. THE ART SHOW Seventy of the nation’s most prominent art
dealers will exhibit paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs by artists of all periods at the 18th annual Art Show.
Organized by the Art Dealers Association of America, the exhibition will run February 23 through 27 at the Seventh Regiment
Armory. The gala preview will be held at the armory February 22 to
benefit the Henry Street Settlement. Sanford Smith & Associates
manages the show, and Fitz & Company handles PR.
5. DIA ART FOUNDATION GALA A chic crowd of design and
fashion folk gathers for this annual benefit, usually held at the
foundation’s Chelsea home. Laura Raicovich, Dia’s director of
external affairs, works with Melissa Feldman of MF Productions
to produce the event. Black and white Missoni fabrics and
tableware decked the tables at last year’s gala at Skylight.
Missoni sponsored the evening, Olivier Cheng Catering &
Events catered, and lighting was by Bentley Meeker.
Missoni’s eye-popping Dia tables.
4. ONE CLUB’S ONE SHOW About 700 creative types will
gather for these awards, which mark the end of the week-long One
Show Festival, a series of exhibits, a film festival, and presentations.
Last year more than 17,000 entrants vied for the double-sided pencil-shaped awards, which reward excellence in design and creativity.
The One Show will return to Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 10; One
Club executive director Mary Warlick plans the event.
5. ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS’ SHOW Like the Super Bowl, this show is all about
commercials, and now includes spots from any video media,
including movies and cell phones—not just television. Held
June 8 at the Museum of Modern Art, the show will gather
2,000 filmmakers, production experts, and agency execs. The
event launches a 17-city worldwide tour of the advertisements. Out of thousands of entries, 72 winners will see their
entries become a permanent part of MoMA’s department of
film and media. Ileana Montalvo, AICP director of events,
organizes the event.
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Fashion & Beauty
Industry Events
nificant tastemakers with this annual event since 1983; this year’s
event will be on October 26 at Cipriani 42nd Street. Bigtime celebrity guests and honorees are the norm: past honorees include Audrey
Hepburn, Oscar de la Renta, and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Association
president Margaret Hayes oversees production.
Hospitality Industry
Events
1. FASHION WEEK Designers, editors, models, and miscellaneous hangers-on fill the city twice a year for the frenzy of shows
and parties that is Olympus Fashion Week—this year from February
3 to 10, and again in September. While parties happen in restaurants and nightclubs around town, many runway shows take place
under the 7th on Sixth tents in Bryant Park. Sports and entertainment marketing giant IMG owns Fashion Week, managed by IMG’s
7th on Sixth fashion show production arm. IMG also owns The Daily,
the glossy trade magazine published during the weeklong event.
5. INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY SHOW This show, held at the
Javits Center with the American Spa Expo and Skincare Congress,
attracts more than 52,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors. Dana
Lupton is the group show director and Mike Boyce is the show
manager. Avanstar Communications produces the show, presented by American Salon and American Spa magazines, running
April 30 to May 2 this year.
1. INTERNATIONAL HOTEL/MOTEL & RESTAURANT
SHOW Everything from aprons to luxe linens to professional ovens
will be on display at this annual trade show, sponsored by the New
York State Hospitality & Tourism Association, the Hotel Association
of New York City, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
The massive show fills the Javits Center with about 40,000 attendees each year; the 2006 show runs November 12 to 14.
6. MARCH OF DIMES’ MILLION DOLLAR BEAUTY BALL
This benefit will bring 750 well-heeled guests to the WaldorfAstoria on March 8. Bigtime beauty execs and would-be net2. COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA’S
AWARDS The most important awards show in New York’s fashion workers dine at $30,000 tables, and there is an extensive auction. Coty Inc. C.E.O. Bernd Beetz is the recipient of this
industry, the CFDAs will be held on June 5 at the New York
year’s Beautiful Apple award, and Condé Nast’s Lawrence
Public Library, despite rumors it was moving to a bigger space.
Aiken is the honorary chairman. The event, anticipated eagerly
The CFDA’s Karen Peterson oversees the event, and KCD produces it. No additional vendors were confirmed at press time, but by beauty types each year, has raised more than $20 million
KCD typically works with Kadan Productions and JKLD to create a over its 31-year history, and represents a quarter of the
greater New York chapter’s operating budget. Special event
stylish look.
director Jennifer Schwartzenberg
Very Special Flowers’ 2005 Beauty Ball decor.
3. FIFI AWARDS The Fragrance
oversees the ball this year.
Foundation hosts this presentation of
7. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
the fragrance industry awards. More
DREAM BALL This well-established
than 1,000 people are expected to
ball will bring high-level beauty indusattend this year’s 34th annual event
try executives to the Waldorf-Astoria
April 3 at the Hammerstein Ballroom,
on September 12 to raise money for
where Evelyn Lauder will receive the
the American Cancer Society’s “Look
lifetime achievement award. The founGood … Feel Better” program. ACS
dation’s aptly named president
senior director of special events
Rochelle Bloom produces the event
Denise Anderson and director Regina
with Dalzell Productions.
Limchayseng oversee the event,
4. FASHION GROUP
which counts Mary Kay cosmetics and
INTERNATIONAL’S NIGHT OF
Avon among its major sponsors, and
STARS BENEFIT Nonprofit associatypically raises more than $2 million
tion FGI has honored the industry’s sigfor the program.
2. NYU’S HOSPITALITY INVESTMENT CONFERENCE For
the 12th year in a row, Loews Corporation C.E.O. Jonathan Tisch
will be the chairman of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for
Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management’s annual gathering,
which drew more than 1,500 attendees in 2005. Speeches, workshops, and conferences will fill this three-day event, from June 4 to
6 at the Marriott Marquis.
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3. NYC & COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING The New York
tourism industry raked in $24 billion last year, and on January 17,
600 of the city’s tourism cheerleaders gathered at the Marriott
Marquis to talk about how to grow that amount. The usual speaker
suspects—Jonathan Tisch, Cristyne Nicholas, Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, and Dan Doctoroff—spoke at the daylong meeting.
4. HSMAI’S ADRIAN AWARDS Successful hospitality, tourism,
or travel-related marketing campaigns win these awards doled out by
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. More than
700 guests attended the 16th annual black-tie awards dinner at the
Marriott Marquis on January 30. Melanie Penoyar, director of development and awards competition for HSMAI, coordinated the event.
5. CORPORATE TRAVEL WORLD If part of your job requires
buying the plane tickets and booking the hotel rooms for executive travel, you’re in the same boat as 300 people who attend
Business Travel News’s Corporate Travel World. Two days of educations sessions, panels, and exhibits fill the 21-year-old show, which
will return to the Hilton New York from April 3 through 4.
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Getting a Piece of the Action
You don’t have to host the top events to use them as marketing opportunities. Here’s how these companies did it.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF EVOLUTIONARY MEDIA GROUP (STYLELOUNGE), COURTESY OF PINK INC. (JETBLUE)
JetBlue Takes Flight in
Halloween Parade
Kodak and Mercury Take
Fashion Week
Just because Olympus is the official title sponsor of Fashion
Week doesn’t mean there aren’t lots more sponsorship
opportunities up for grabs at other venues. LiveStyle
Entertainment started up StyleLounge in 2004 as one alternative at Times Square Studios, offering designers with
smaller budgets a facility subsidized by media sponsorships.
“Ours is a more integrated place,” says executive producer
David Manning. “A good example: Mercury wanted to
focus on fashion to reach its target market for its new luxury
sedan. We created a program whereby the designers
[arrived in] the Mercury Milan.” Another big sponsor,
Kodak, used the opportunity to unveil its new digital camera
series; Kodak gave models cameras to shoot backstage, and
provided stations for printing pictures.
O R D E R
F R O M
T H E
The annual Village Halloween Parade is commonly
known for the, let’s say, R-rated costumes many of its
participants wear (or don’t wear). But thanks to a guerilla
marketing tactic employed by JetBlue, there were some
G-rated ones too. Pink Inc. created 12 cute stretchy fabric airplane costumes for airline employees to wear
alongside the parade’s other 50,000 participants, putting
the brand in front of the two million paradegoers and an
even bigger television audience. The stunt was part of a
campaign showcasing the new design of JetBlue’s new
planes, and was spearheaded by Aimee Wiercinski from
the airline’s marketing team (which also contributes
sponsorship dollars to the event).
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Perfume Party Piggybacks on
Tennis Tourney
With more than 600,000 tickets sold each year, the U.S.
Open is the highest-attended annual sports event in the
world. To capitalize on all that tennis hype without actually
being on the courts in Queens, Parlux Fragrances
launched its scent named for tennis star Maria Sharapova
at a flower-filled party at the Angel Orensanz Foundation
in Manhattan five days before the tournament started last
August. Event designer Jassi Lekach and floral designer
Raul Avila gave the launch a garden-inspired look complete with Astroturf-covered cubes that recalled the sunny,
outdoor qualities of tennis courts. —Alesandra Dubin
S H O P
THE MINI COLOR GUIDE
'Color Revisted
Flowers and events in
perfect harmony!'
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1. PRSA’S SILVER ANVIL AWARDS The oldest and most prestigious of PR industry awards, the Public Relations Society of
America’s awards will be back at the Equitable Center for the 10th
year on June 8. PRSA director of special events Karla Voth plans
the event.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF PRSA-NY, PATRICK MCMULLAN (LITERACY PARTNERS)
2. PR WEEK AWARDS The largest PR industry awards in New
York are hosted by PR Week, one of the industry’s top trade publications. The ceremony will mark its seventh year on March 2, when
the event will fill Tavern on the Green with more than 1,000 corporate PR pros. Jennifer Burke, PR Week’s event manager, plans the
event; Empire Entertainment has booked comedian Adam Ferrera
to host the ceremony.
Media Industry
Events
1. NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS These awards honor the
best in editorial content, design, and photography in magazine
publishing. This year’s event on May 9 will mark the awards’ 40th
anniversary, and will move from its afternoon digs at the Waldorf to
an evening slot at Jazz at Lincoln Center to accommodate a larger
crowd. ASME executive director Marlene Kahan oversees the
awards; Kirsh Productions produces the show.
2. NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION’S NATIONAL BOOK
FOUNDATION AWARDS Established in 1950, this award luncheon attracts some of the top names in literature. Garrison Keillor
hosted last year’s ceremony, where the winners included Joan
Didion and E. L. Doctorow. More than 750 people are expected
this year on November 15 at the Marriott Marquis.
3. PEABODY AWARDS The Peabody awards honor the best of
television and radio at a reception for 700. The awards are administered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism
and Communication. Last year Jon Stewart took home an award for
The Daily Show’s election coverage. Peabody president Horace
Newcomb will oversee the June 5 awards at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The Big Apples at the Rainbow Room.
3. PRSA NEW YORK CHAPTER'S BIG APPLE AWARDS
Some of the world's biggest and most prestigious PR agencies
call New York home, making the city’s PRSA chapter and its
awards among the most coveted in the industry. The ceremony
morphed from a lunch to a dinner last year. “The organization
just wanted to change the tone: make it more elegant and more
upscale to our potential audience,” says executive director Carol
Davis-Grossman. “We had increased the ticket cost significantly
[from $95 in 2004 to $195 in 2005], and it still drew more people
than the year before.” The Big Apples will take over the Rainbow
Room on May 25. Al Roker will give this year’s keynote. speech.
4. LITERACY PARTNERS GALA
EVENING OF READINGS Run by
Literacy Partners and the organization’s honorary chairwoman, Liz
Smith, this gala each year attracts 700
leaders of New York’s entertainment,
philanthropic, and publishing communities. Last year’s event featured readings by Lauren Bacall and Renee
Fleming. Buckley Hall Events will manage this year’s May 1 gala at the New
York State Theater, with Atlas designing the flowers.
5. THE MAGAZINE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
This black-tie event is a combined presentation by the American
Society of Magazine Editors and the Magazine Publishers of
America. At this year’s event on January 25 at the Waldorf-Astoria,
Hearst Magazines president Cathleen Black received the Henry
Johnson Fisher award, and William F. Buckley Jr. of the National
Review was inducted into the editors hall of fame.
6. THE MATRIX AWARDS Since 1970, these awards have honored women with outstanding achievement in communications.
Produced by the New York Women in Communications, this year’s
event on April 3 at the Waldorf-Astoria will be hosted by Oxygen
Media C.E.O. Geraldine Laybourne, with Ellen Degeneres as M.C.
This year’s honorees will include Glamour editor in chief Cyndi
Leive and New York Times managing editor Jill Abramson.
7. THE NEW YORKER FESTIVAL Thousands of literati turn out
for this series of readings, panels, and interviews. Last year’s speakers included CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and British author Zadie
Smith. Events took place at various venues including the French
Institute’s Florence Gould Hall and the Condé Nast auditorium.
New Yorker director of special events Rhonda Sherman produced
the 2005 event with Overland Entertainment. Look for this year’s
festival October 6 through 8.
8. FINANCIAL FOLLIES Twelve hundred Wall Street execs and
beat reporters gather for the New York Financial Writers Association’s
biggest annual fund-raiser. At the Marriott
Marquis on November 17, this year’s edition
will carry on the tradition of poking fun at the
year’s newsmakers. Jane Reilly, executive manager of the NYFWA, oversees the show.
Literacy Partners’ striped look in 2005.
9. FOLIO: SHOW More than 1,800 attendees come to this three-day magazine publishing conference, which moves from the Hilton
New York to Cipriani 42nd Street this year. The
show, from October 23 through 25, also doles
out the Eddie and Ozzie awards for editorial
and design excellence. Red 7 Media manages
the event, produced by Spectrum Productions.
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Benefits
1. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART’S COSTUME
INSTITUTE BENEFIT Its exclusivity and reputation as the
“party of the year” restored by the 2005 bash, the theme of
this year’s benefit will be “British invasion,” courtesy of sponsor Burberry. Slated for May 1, the benefit draws a crowd of
fashionable notaries. It-girl-of-the-moment Sienna Miller, Vogue
editor in chief Anna Wintour, and Burberry C.E.O. Rose Marie
Bravo and designer Christopher Bailey will host. Vogue’s
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff and Holly Lemkau Doran, and the
Met’s Nina Diefenbach and Ashley Potter will plan the massive,
high-profile event.
2. ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION BENEFIT Big is the word for
this event: big crowds, big celebs, and of course, very big money
($31.9 million raised in 2005). This year’s June 14 gala will host
4,000 New Yorkers and others at the Javits Center. Laurie Fabiano,
Robin Hood’s director of communications, marketing, and events,
will orchestrate the event, and Avi Adler and David Stark will build a
decor installation worthy of a venue that size. Event Associates will
handle ticketing, and Clear Channel will head up production—which
will be spectacular, if history is any indication.
3. AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE SPRING GALA After watching a selection of ABT’s repertory favorites at the New York State
Theater on May 22, benefit guests will head to the tent in Damrosch
Park for dinner and slightly-less-choreographed dancing of their
own. ABT director of special events John Banta and events manager Katie Diamond will team up with freelance event coordinator
Jane Emerson and event designer Bill Tansey to produce the gala.
4. WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART FALL GALA
This October benefit is still going strong—it takes some cash, after
all, to maintain a 76-year-old institution. Last year, up-and-coming
designer Gill Hockett worked with artist Richard Tuttle on the decor,
nearly banishing flowers from the building, opting instead to make
spiraling neon centerpieces for the dining room and a stark red
atmosphere for cocktails. Kimberly Goldsteen, the Whitney’s director of special events, plans the glowing affair.
6. METROPOLITAN OPERA OPENING NIGHT GALA Five
hundred swellegant opera lovers will converge on Lincoln Center on
September 25 for the Met’s opening night gala. The costumes seen
onstage in the Met’s first-night production of Puccini’s Madame
Butterfly may rival the attire sported by New York’s cultural elite in
the audience. By Robin handled last year’s decor: red and pink rose
centerpieces on lavender and pink tablecloths. Glorious Food
catered. Wendy Westwood, the Met’s director of special events, will
plan the 2006 event.
7. CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY’S FREDERICK LAW
OLMSTED AWARDS LUNCHEON Suits, not dresses, and hats,
not super-coiffed hairstyles, will dominate this annual ladies-only luncheon that benefits the CPC, Central Park’s caretaker. Slated for May 3,
the luncheon will honor CPC Women’s Committee past president
Karen LeFrak. Lydia Thomas, director of the Women’s Committee,
oversees the 1,200-guest springtime luncheon with the assistance of
coordinator Kendria Smith and design consultant Laura Hall.
8. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART’S PARTY IN THE GARDEN
The springtime event—no date was set as of press time—always
draws New York’s social elite. Last year MoMA director of special
programming and events Nicholas Apps planned the affair—its first
time in the garden after a three-year hiatus off-site during the museum’s renovation—where Avi Adler decorated open tents with sunny
yellow flowers and linens, and Glorious Food served corn off the
cob, lobster thermidor, and asparagus for dinner.
9. SOCIETY OF MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER
CENTER AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Baby boomers are turning 60 this year, and so is the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center. The center’s awards honor individuals from the world
of medicine, business, and philanthropy. Last year’s event at
Sotheby’s drew more than 300 guests, who dined on Great
Performances’ cuisine in a pretty pink dining room designed by
Antony Todd. Sloan-Kettering special events manager Olivia Striffler
works with Susan Bell Events to produce the affair, which will be in
May this year.
10. NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARY LIONS
BENEFIT One November evening, Astor Hall and the Celeste
Bartos Forum will buzz with the sound of 450 NYPL supporters for
the library’s biggest annual fund-raiser. At last year’s event, guests
were wowed by David Monn’s breathtaking installation of thousands
of autumn leaves covering the walls of the Bartos Forum from floor
to 15-foot ceiling. NYPL director of special events Kathryn Laino
planned the fund-raiser, which brought in more than $2 million.
PHOTOS: ALAN KLEIN (FRICK)
Young swells at the Frick.
5. FRICK COLLECTION’S YOUNG FELLOWS BALL The
Frick’s stylish benefit brings in socialites and patrons of the arts
dressed in costumes related to an exhibit-inspired theme.
Following last year’s “17th century chic” dress code that borrowed from the look of the Vermeers and Rembrandts on display, this year’s party on March 9 has a “Tango and Tapas”
theme inspired by the late-career works of Spanish artist
Francisco Goya on exhibit. “I’m most looking forward to seeing
our guests dressed to tango as they arrive,” says the Frick’s
head of special events, Colleen Tierney, who is overseeing the
gala for the first time this year, taking over for former event
manager Sarah Milestone. “And with this historic mansion serving as a backdrop, it’s exciting to see a fresh theme come to
life.” Galen Lee will design the decor, and Vera Wang will be
among the sponsors, which are typically fashion related. The
annual gala was once as much as a month earlier—in early
February—and has crept its way into March this year. “The
member and press openings for the exhibition require us to
use the same space that is used for the event,” says media
relations and marketing manager Heidi Roseneau. “To move
from one to another was not possible in the same week, as the
ball’s complex decor takes several days to set up.”
11. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN CONSERVATORY
BALL This is no ordinary garden in the Bronx, and this annual
event—June 1 this year—raises more than a million dollars to maintain the garden’s stately grounds. Last year Robert Downs Clark created a romantic dining room with pink and white rose centerpieces
and delicate chandeliers with small pink lampshades. Penny Arnold,
director of special events development for the garden, worked with
Buckley Hall Events to plan the affair. M Communications handled
the audiovisual production, and Glorious Food catered.
12. WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW OPENING NIGHT GALA
The city’s social set kicked off New York’s winter social season on
January 19 with the Winter Antiques Show opening night party at
the Seventh Regiment Armory. Elle Decor sponsored, and proceeds
went to the East Side House Settlement. Show coordinator Eula
Johnson worked with Bill Tansey and Taste Caterers to produce the
gala. Coach C.E.O. Reed Krakoff sponsored the January 26 Young
Collector’s Night, the show’s partner event for the under-40 set.
13. ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER In
November, 1,400 dance lovers will witness the world premiere
of a yet-to-be-determined work performed by the worldfamous modern dance company. Last year’s introduction of a
new ballet choreographed by artistic director Judith Jamison
was followed by dinner at the Sheraton in an Avi Adlerdesigned dining room, inspired by the performance’s colorful
costumes. Less athletic dancing was done to the Starlight
Orchestra’s music.
14. NEW YORK CITY BALLET OPENING NIGHT BENEFIT
Last year’s “American Music Celebration” benefit hosted 700
guests, including Beverly Sills, Julia and David Koch, and Christy
Turlington and Edward Burns. Glorious Food matched the theme
with an all-American classic dessert: apple pie. Antony Todd’s lush
Neue’s young supporters.
15. NEUE GALERIE GALA This five-year-old museum in a
former Vanderbilt mansion has a four-year-old gala that has
garnered lots of public and press attention in its short lifetime.
Since Bloomberg sponsored the museum’s first event in 2002,
it’s become considerably more fashion focused, counting
Asprey and Gucci among its more recent sponsors. “We gave
Vogue the exclusive [press access] in 2004, and it exploded
after [the magazine’s coverage],” says the gallery’s director of
membership, Mirja Spooner, who has planned every gala but
the first. The number of guests topped out at 700 in 2004, and
was limited last year to 550. “That was a much more comfortable number,” Spooner says. Last year the gala raised
$250,000 for the gallery. The Neue’s gala is typically held on
the second Thursday of December, and it will tentatively be
December 7 this year. At press time, Spooner said she was
“very close to confirming a fashion sponsor.”
palm fronds set in a sea of white and turquoise accents filled the
dining room. Kara Minogue, director of special events for the ballet,
coordinated the event, which will be on November 21 this year.
16. NEW YORK CITY OPERA’S OPENING NIGHT GALA
Wine enthusiasts and opera buffs will converge at the New York
State Theater on March 7 for the opera’s opening night of Most
Happy Fella starring Paul Sorvino, and then partake in a Napa
Valley-theme post-performance dinner, a nod to the opera’s setting,
Northern California. Sarah Denton, the opera company’s director of
special events, will work with event producer David Bowen and
Catering by Restaurant Associates.
17. MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY GALA More than 400 preservationists, architecture fans, and society folk gather for the annual fall
gala. Glorious Food fed honorees and guests last year in a lush,
Robert Isabell-designed environment at the historic Seventh
Regiment Armory. Vice president of development Jean Tatge plans
the evening.
18. ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION’S
KIDS FOR KIDS BENEFIT On May 20, the vast Industria
Superstudio morphs into the ultimate old-fashioned carnival for the
Kids for Kids benefit. Parents and kids—2,000 of them in 2005—
descend upon the studio for an afternoon of fairway games and
story time hosted by celebrities—past years have included Brooke
Shields, James Gandolfini, and Julianne Moore. Jayme Rubright,
the foundation’s special event marketing manager, will coordinate
the event with Dalzell Productions.
19. MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK’S DIRECTOR’S
COUNCIL PARTY Traditionally held in the summer, this annual
party moved to February 13. Six hundred guests—many dressed in
Oscar de la Renta in honor of the evening’s fashion designer sponsor—will nibble on Callahan Catering’s hors d’oeuvres while mingling within the museum’s ornate rooms. Carly Gottsegen, the
museum’s director of special events, will produce the event with
fashion florist favorite Raul Avila and Posse Productions.
20. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION BENEFIT
You can sing along, but not too loudly, with Tony Bennett at the
Waldorf-Astoria on April 10—if you can snag a ticket to the popular
BCRF benefit. Monroe Alechman of Origins will create the alwayspink decor, and BCRF director of special events Anne MacGillvray
expects 1,100 guests, hosted by Estée Lauder senior corporate vice
president and BCRF founder Evelyn Lauder.
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1. ALFRED E. SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION DINNER
Prominent figures in national politics attend this benefit named for
former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith. Last year raised more
than $900,000 for Catholic charities. The Alfred E. Smith
Foundation runs the event under the auspices of the Archdiocese
of New York. Mirianne Maguire, associate director of development
for the foundation, plans the October event at the Waldorf.
2. HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE FOR THE U.N. DELEGATIONS
AMBASSADORS’ BALL A fund-raiser with international flair, this
December event gathers society types, friends of the committee,
and U.N. diplomats (often turned out in their countries’ native garb)
for a night of dinner, dancing, and fund-raising. Guests of last year’s
ball danced to Harrington Music and singer Nancy Celeste Walker.
3. UNA-USA GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS DINNER
Last year more than 700 hundred diplomats, V.I.P.s, and guests
joined the United Nations Association of the United States of
America to honor Angelina Jolie, recipient of the Global
Humanitarian Action award. Kathleen Hearst, UNA-USA’s director
of development, will run this year’s event in the fall.
4. THE INNER CIRCLE SHOW More than 1,200 guests attend
this black-tie event, where reporters perform song-and-dance routines spoofing the city’s politicians. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to
perform a rebuttal at the end of the evening; he’s slated to appear at
this year’s March 11 show, called “Spent” (referring to his $85 million
reelection campaign), which will be held at the Hilton New York.
5. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ANNUAL DINNER The organization’s annual “Voices for Justice” event honors activists with a
series of receptions in 10 cities in five countries around the world.
This year’s New York dinner and reception is scheduled for
November 2 at the American Museum of Natural History. The
HRW’s associate director of international and special events,
Michelle Leisure, plans the program, which began in 1988.
Sports Events
1. U.S. OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The United States Tennis Association’s biggest
tournament set record numbers last year for
television viewing, traffic on its Web site, and
attendance. More than 659,000 fans headed
to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens,
to watch world-class tennis matches; visitor
spending during the open is estimated at
$420 million yearly. The Arthur Ashe Kids’
Day family event offers tennis, festivities, and
music the Saturday before the open's first
day. The grand slam tournament will return to
Flushing for the 2006 tournament August 28
through September 10.
2. ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
While about 36,000 runners will participate in
this five-borough race November 5, and more
U.S. Open
than two million spectators will watch, only a
small handful of runners actually compete for the $500,000 prize
purse. Last year's marathon had expanded entertainment offerings,
featuring a total of 100 live bands. The Copacabana hosted last
year's post-race party. The event is organized by the New York
Road Runners with the help of roughly 12,000 volunteers.
3. BELMONT STAKES The last race of the Triple Crown, the
mile-and-a-half long course is the longest in the series. Belmont
Park in Elmont, New York, hosts about 60,000 spectators for the
stakes. Last year's winner, Afleet Alex, became the 18th horse to
win both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. This year's stakes—
the 136th running of the race—will take place June 10.
4. HEISMAN TROPHY AWARDS CEREMONY AND
BANQUET These coveted bronze awards are given by the
Downtown Athletic Club to the year’s most outstanding college
football player. Established in 1935, the mid-December event has
grown in stature and prestige: it now includes more than a dozen
different events over Heisman weekend. This year, trophy finalists
will be announced at the Nokia Theatre on December 10, and the
ceremony will return to the Hilton New York on December 12.
Heisman executive director Rob Whalen and director Tim Henning
oversee events.
5. MILLROSE GAMES Madison Square Garden hosted the
games—the biggest indoor track and field event in the city—for
the 99th year on February 3. While the races are serious endeavors
for the athletes, one of the biggest attractions of the games is the
Fastest Kid in New York race. Event marketing firm Pro Sports &
Entertainment owns and operates the event.
6. WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW Carlee, a
German shorthair pointer, won Best in Show at last year's installment, beating out 165 other breeds who pranced before thousands
of spectators at Madison Square Garden, and even more home
viewers watching the show on the USA Network. North Carolinabased dog show superintendent MB-F Inc. produces the show,
which will fill MSG for the show's 130th year February 13 to 14.
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Food & Restaurant
Industry Events
Parades, Walks &
Holiday Events
1. FANCY FOOD SHOW More than 22,000 people attended
last year’s show—the biggest of the three annual Fancy Food
shows hosted by the National Association of Specialty Food
Trade. Restaurateurs, food trend watchers, and about 2,100
exhibitors will flock to the Javits Center from July 9 through
11 to attend.
1. MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE In 2005, 2.5 million spectators lined Broadway from 77th Street and Central Park
West to Macy’s Herald Square store to witness this Thanksgiving
Day spectacle. Die-hard fans—or tourists in town just for the
event—watched the balloons being inflated on 77th and 79th
streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue the
evening before. Robin Hall, Macy’s group senior vice president for
special events, oversees the massive spectacle.
2. INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT & FOODSERVICE
SHOW OF NEW YORK This is a must-attend for more than
18,000 members of the hospitality and food industry, who will fill
the Javits Center from March 5 through 7. A new attraction this
year is an exhibit space devoted to bars and nightclubs sponsored
by the New York Nightlife Association. Reed Exhibitions event
director Ron Mathews will produce the 2006 show.
PHOTO: STACEYJOY ELKIN
3. JAMES BEARD AWARDS Called “New Orleans: A Culinary
Legacy,” this year’s James Beard Foundation awards on May 5 at
the Marriott Marquis will pay tribute to New Orleans’ contributions
to the culinary world. Yvon Moller, director of sponsorship and
awards support at the foundation, and Melanie Young of M. Young
Communications, produce the event, which honors the best restaurants, chefs, cookbooks, and food-related journalism in the country.
4. CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS TRIBUTE TO JAMES BEARD
“Tutto Italia” is the name of this year’s big Beard tasting on June
12, which will honor Restaurant Associates C.E.O. Nick Valenti.
The Rockwell Group will design an Italian street festival atmosphere, and Party Rental will donate the use of tables, chairs, and
tableware. Director of special events Heather Gere is in charge.
5. FOOD & WINE’S BEST NEW CHEFS EVENT This fun,
festive event is a big draw for restaurant and food industry folk: the
top chefs named at this event are at the forefront of the country’s
food trends. Last year, Melissa Meyer, Food & Wine’s senior promotions director, took the event to Skylight. This year’s event on April
4 will be at the Battery Maritime Building.
2. NEW YEAR’S EVE IN TIMES SQUARE The Times Square
New Year’s Eve celebration is a monumental affair: it includes more
than a ton of confetti and 750,000 spectators on hand to watch the
Waterford crystal-decorated ball drop from the top of a 77-foot
flagpole at 1 Times Square. Behind the big night are Karen Zornow
Leiding and Tim Tompkins of the Times Square Alliance, and event
production firm Countdown Entertainment.
3. ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Fifth Avenue will be a slowly
snaking sea of green clothes on March 17, when
the parade wends its way from 44th Street to
86th. Produced by St. Patrick’s Day Parade Inc.,
this year’s parade will include more than
150,000 participants and more than three million spectators.
4. WEST INDIAN-AMERICAN DAY
CARNIVAL Three million people line Eastern
Parkway from Crown Heights to Prospect
Heights in Brooklyn for this Labor Day event
filled with Caribbean dance, music, food, and
culture. Vibrant costumes and steel drum
music draw huge crowds, making it the
biggest and most well-attended parade in
Brooklyn. The West Indian-American Day
Carnival Association’s Yolanda Lezama-Clark
produces the event.
5. ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING Every holiday
season, millions of tourists come to see the enormous Christmas
tree. In 2005, a 74-foot-tall Norway spruce from Wayne, New Jersey,
decked in 78,000 lights and one big Swarovski crystal star, stood in
Rock Center from November 30 through January 6. Glenn Mahoney,
director of special events at Tishman Speyer, Rockefeller Center’s
landlord, oversees the late November-early December event.
6. NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE This parade
will take over Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 86th with more than
two million spectators and about 100,000 marchers June 11.
Festival Productions president Mike Laino will be in charge of planning the parade and many of its surrounding events.
7. GAY PRIDE PARADE More than a million spectators view the
500,000-participant Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride
March (the official name), which runs down Fifth Avenue into
Greenwich Village. Nonprofit Heritage of Pride organizes the
parade, this year held June 25, and also coordinates the four other
major events held June 18 to 25.
8. HALLOWEEN PARADE The annual Halloween parade takes
on a different theme every year—the 2005 parade had a Mardi Gras
theme as an homage to Hurricane
Katrina victims. Village Halloween
Parade Inc. artistic and producing
director Jeanne Fleming organizes
this theatrical event, which has hundreds of puppets, bands, and costumed New Yorkers marching along
Sixth Avenue.
A West Indian Day carnivalgoer.
9. REVLON RUN/WALK FOR
WOMEN On May 13, this annual
5K run/walk will begin in Times
Square and end in Central Park’s
East Meadow. Produced by the
Davis Group, the event generates
funds for organizations fighting
women’s cancers. Last year’s walk
had 50,000 participants.
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2OO6 Event Calendar
Don’t plan an event for the rest of the year without checking our comprehensive listings for potential conflicts.
W1
T2
S4
Olympus Fashion Week, New
York (to 02.10)
Writers Guild of America
East’s awards, Waldorf-Astoria
Millrose Games, Madison
Square Garden
M6
W8
T9
F10
S11
Super Bowl XL, Detroit
MusicCares Person of the Year New York Society of
gala, Los Angeles
Association Executives’ We
Love New York Day, Hilton
Citizens for New York City’s
New York
New Yorker for New York
awards, Waldorf-Astoria
New York Botanical Garden’s
Orchid Dinner, Rainbow Room
McGraw-Hill Companies’
Media Summit New York,
McGraw-Hill Building (to 02.09)
China Institute’s Chinese New
Year Family Celebration, Puck
Building
Human Rights Campaign gala,
Waldorf-Astoria
National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences’
Grammy awards, Los Angeles
Berlin International Film
Festival (to 02.19)
Association of International
Photography Art Dealers’
Photography Show, Seventh
Regiment Armory (to 02.12)
S12
M13
T14
W15
T16
American International Toy
Fair, Javits Center, Toy Building
(to 02.15)
Westminster Kennel Club dog
show, Madison Square Garden
(to 02.14)
Valentine’s Day
Advertising Women of New
York’s Roast and Toast, Supper
Club
Destinations Showcase expo,
Washington, D.C.
S19
M20
ENK International’s Fashion
Coterie/Sole Commerce
fashion trade shows, Show
Piers on the Hudson (to 02.16)
London Fashion Week
(to 02.19)
T21
Presidents Day
W22
T23
F24
Art Dealers Association of
America’s Art Show gala preview
American Apparel and
Footwear Association’s annual
meeting, Aventura, Florida (to
02.25)
The New York Times Travel
Show, Javits Center (to 02.25)
M27
T28
W1
Paris Ready to Wear Fashion
Week (to 03.06)
Broadcasters’ Foundation’s
Golden Mike awards, WaldorfAstoria
Museum of Modern Art’s
Corporate Luncheon
Ash Wednesday
American Cancer Society’s
Mother of the Year luncheon,
St. Regis hotel
Asia Society gala, WaldorfT2
Astoria
PR Week awards, Tavern on the
Green
Careers Through Culinary Arts’
Preview of Spring Dining
West Side YMCA Community
Spirit dinner, Mandarin Oriental
hotel
New York State Restaurant
New York City Opera’s openAssociation Educational
ing night, New York State
Foundation TY Awards dinner, Theatre
Marriott Marquis
American Hotel & Lodging
Association’s Legislative
Action Summit (to 03.08)
March of Dimes Million Dollar
Beauty ball, Waldorf-Astoria
M13
T14
W15
Diffa’s Dining by Design gala,
the Waterfront
Advertising Hall of Fame pres- Advertising Women of New
Merchant’s House Museum’s
entation, Waldorf-Astoria
York Woman of the Year lunch- Different Affair benefit, India
eon, New York Hilton
House
London Book Fair (to 03.07)
S12
Ring of Fire opens, Barrymore
Theatre
Public Education Needs Civic
Involvement in Learning’s
benefit at Hammerstein
Ballroom
Milan Ready to Wear Fashion
Week (to 02.26)
South Beach Food and Wine
Festival, Miami (to 02.26)
Modern Show art expo, 69th
Regiment Armory (to 02.26)
F3
Diffa’s Dining by Design benefit
S4
New York Junior League winter ball, Cipriani 42nd Street
T9
F10
S11
Works on paper expo, Seventh
Frick Collection’s Young
South by Southwest Music,
Regiment Armory (to 03.05)
Fellows’ ball, at the museum
Film, and Interactive conferArtexpo New York, Javits
ence, Austin (to 03.19)
Armory Show, the
Center (to 03.06)
International Fair of New Art,
Piers 90 and 92 (to 03.13)
T16
Brooklyn Philharmonic
Orchestra’s spring gala,
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Catalyst awards, Grand Hyatt
New York
F17
Chicago Flower and Garden
Show (to 03.19)
New England Spring Flower
Show, Boston (to 03.19)
Inner Circle Show, Hilton New
York
S18
St. Patrick’s Day parade
S19
M20
T21
W22
T23
F24
S25
Los Angeles Fashion Week (to
03.23)
PrintMedia conference and
expo, Hilton, New York
Interphex pharmaceutical and
medical manufacturing show,
Javits Center (to 03.23)
Construction Expo, Javits
Center (to 03.23)
Brooklyn Academy of Music
spring gala
Winter Music Conference,
Miami (to 03.28)
Gay and Lesbian Business
Entertainment Expo, Javits
Center (to 03.26)
T28
W29
T30
F31
S1
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International’s Affordable
Meetings Mid-America exposition and conference, Chicago
(to 03.30)
International Vision Expo East, New York Home Textiles
Javits Center (to 04.02)
Show, Javits Center (to 04.03)
Auto Show
M27
Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation’s Media
Awards, Marriott Marquis
Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts’ spring gala
New Directors/New Films festival, Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts and the
Museum of Modern Art (to
04.02)
Meeting Professionals
International Greater New
York Chapter’s Terry Spinelli
auction, Puck Building
MARCH
M6
International Restaurant and
Foodservice Show, Javits
Center (to 03.07)
Beverage Retailer Beverage
and Food convention and
trade show, Las Vegas
(to 03.08)
W8
S18
Whitney Museum of American
Art’s Biennial exhibition (to
05.28)
S5
Academy Awards, Los Angeles
F17
Barefoot in the Park opens,
Cort Theatre
Lighthouse International’s
Winternight gala, Marriott
Marquis
S26
T7
WSA/the Shoe Show, Las
Vegas (to 02.13)
Council of Protocol Executives’
Eventpower conference, New
York Palace Hotel
Art Dealers Association of
America’s Art Show, Seventh
Regiment Armory (to 02.27)
Fragrance Foundation’s Fifi
New School’s Beacons in Jazz awards finalists breakfast,
and Contemporary Music gala, Mandarin Oriental hotel
Pierre hotel
Brooklyn Academy of Music’s
Hedda Gabler benefit
Toy Industry Association’s Toy
of the Year awards, Marriott
Olympic Winter Games, Torino, Marquis
Italy (to 02.26)
F E B R U A RY
S5
Museum of the City of New
York’s Director’s Council
Winter ball, at the museum
T7
F3
New York International Gift
Museum of Television and
Fair, Javits Center, Show Piers
Radio gala, Waldorf-Astoria
on the Hudson, Pier 94 (01.28 to
National Black Fine Art Fair,
02.02)
Puck Building (to 02.05)
BiZBash.TO’s Event Style
Show, Toronto (01.31 to 02.01)
International Asian Art Fair,
Seventh Regiment Armory (to
04.05)
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M3
T4
W5
Fragrance Foundation’s Fifi
awards, Hammerstein Ballroom
Eye for Travel’s Travel
Distribution Latin America &
the Caribbean 2006 conference, Mexico City (to 04.05)
Milan International Furniture
Fair (to 04.10)
Glaad Media awards, Los
Angeles
BiZBash Event Style Awards,
Pacha
Specialty Equipment Market
Association’s International
Auto Salon, Fort Washington,
Penn. (to 04.09)
New York Women in
Communications’ Matrix
awards, Waldorf-Astoria
Corporate Travel World trade
show, Hilton New York (to
04.04)
S9
Macy’s Flower Show, New York
(to 04.23)
M10
W12
T13
F14
Passover begins at sundown
Lestat opens, Palace Theatre
Good Friday
Las Vegas International Hotel
& Restaurant Show (to 04.13)
East Side House Settlement’s New York International Auto
Auto Show Preview gala, Javits Show, Javits Center (to 04.23)
Center
New York International Art &
Antiques Show, Seventh
Regiment Armory
Global Travel & Tourism
Summit, Washington, D.C. (to
04.12)
S16
M17
W19
T20
Easter
Film Society of Lincoln
Center’s gala tribute, Avery
Fisher Hall
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International Travel Internet
Marketing Strategy
Conference, Hilton, New York
MPA Magazine Day, Marriott
Marquis
Travel Industry Association
TravelCom conference, Hilton
New York (to 04.19)
Three Days of Rain opens,
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Pulitzer Prize ceremony,
Columbia University
Macy’s Flower Show
S23
M24
T25
W26
National Multiple Sclerosis
Walk, South Street Seaport
Billboard Latin Music Flowers
and Design benefit, Miami (to
04.27)
Tribeca Film Festival, New York
(to 05.07)
New York Philharmonic’s
spring gala, Avery Fisher Hall
M1
T2
International Beauty Show
New York, Javits Center (to
05.02)
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s
Costume Institute benefit
“The High Style of Dorothy
Central Park Conservancy’s
Draper” exhibition, Museum of Frederick Law Olmsted
the City of New York (to 08.27)
awards luncheon
Incentive Show, Javits Center
(to 05.04)
Lincoln Center’s Real Estate
and Construction Council gala,
New York State Theater
Literacy Partners’ gala, New
York State Theater
S7
M8
National Association of
Specialty Food Trade’s Spring
Fancy Food Show, Chicago (to
05.09)
New York Pops’ Birthday gala, National Magazine awards,
Carnegie Hall and New York
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sports Club
Accessories the Show, Javits
Center (to 05.09)
W3
T9
James Beard awards, Marriott
Marquis
F21
T27
F28
S29
National Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences’
Daytime Creative Craft Emmy
awards, Los Angeles
Coachella Valley Music and
Arts Festival, Indio, Calif. (to
04.30)
American Association of
Museums’ conference, Little
Rock, Ark. (to 05.01)
National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences’
Daytime Emmy awards, Los
Angeles
T4
New Orleans Jazz Festival (to
05.07)
F5
New York International
Independent Film and Video
Festival (to 05.11), New York
M15
T16
Mother’s Day
Television network Upfront
Week, New York (to 05.19)
New York Botanical Garden’s
Founders award dinner, New
York Botanical Garden
Travel Industry Association of
America’s International Pow
Wow trade show, Orlando, Fla.
(to 05.10)
New York Urban League’s
Frederick Douglas awards,
Sheraton New York
Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Ky.
Fashion Week of the Americas,
Miami (to 05.10)
W10
T11
F12
New York City Ballet’s spring
gala, New York State Theatre
Cancer Care’s Under the Sea
gala, Pier Sixty
Brooklyn Designs show, St.
Ann’s Warehouse (to 05.14)
National Coalition of Black
Meeting Planners’ spring conference, Louisville, Ky. (to 05.14)
M AY
S21
M22
National Stationery Show,
Javits Center (to 05.24)
American Ballet Theatre’s
Chelsea Flower Show, London
spring gala, Metropolitan Opera (to 05.27)
House
Indianapolis 500
Monaco Grand Prix auto race,
Monte Carlo, Monaco
One Club’s One Show, Jazz @
Lincoln Center
T18
W17
Cannes Film Festival, Cannes,
France (to 05.18)
F19
S20
BookExpo America,
Washington, D.C. (to 05.21)
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric
AIDS Foundation’s Kids for
Kids benefit, Industria Super
Studio
Preakness Stakes horse race,
Baltimore
T23
Senior PGA Championship golf
tournament, Edmond, Okla. (to
05.28)
National Restaurant
Association’s Restaurant HotelMotel Show, Chicago (to 05.23)
W24
T25
Society of Government
Meeting Professional’s
Conference, Denver (to 05.28)
Fleet Week gala, Intrepid Sea,
Air & Space Museum
S27
Glaad Media awards, Miami
T30
W31
M29
Memorial Day
T1
S3
New York Botanical Garden
Conservatory ball
American Ballet Theatre’s
Family Day benefit,
Metropolitan Opera House
International Exposition of
Sculptural Objects and
Functional Art, Seventh
Regiment Armory (to 06.04)
ALSO WATCH FOR IN MAY: Society of Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Awards for Excellence
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Ninth Avenue Food Festival,
Ninth Avenue between 37th and
57th Streets (to 05.21)
PRSA-NY’s Big Apple awards,
Rainbow Room
Amfar’s Gift for Life gala, B.B.
King’s
Seed of Peace’s annual gala,
the Pierre
International Contemporary
Furniture Fair, Javits Center (to
05.23)
Seattle International Film
Fleet Week, New York (to 05.30) Festival, Seattle (to 06.18)
French Open, Paris (to 06.11)
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International Fine Art Fair,
Seventh Regiment Armory (to
05.17)
Global Gaming Interactive
Summit & Expo, Montreal (to
05.18)
S28
S6
Revlon Run/Walk, New York
Packaging Services Expo,
Chicago (to 05.18)
Information Resources
Management Association’s
International conference,
Washington, D.C. (to 05.24)
New York Horticultural
Society’s Library benefit, at the
society
Bicycle Film Festival, New York
(to 05.14)
S14
Surtex trade show, Javits
Center (to 05.23)
S22
New York Tabletop Show,
New York Merchandise Mart
(to 04.26)
San Francisco International
Film Festival (to 05.04)
New York Antiquarian Book
Fair, Park Avenue Armory (to
04.23)
S15
National Multiple Sclerosis
Walk, Historic Richmond Town,
Staten Island
New York International Orchid
Show, Rockefeller Center (to
04.23)
Hospitality Design 2006
Conference & Expo, Las Vegas
(to 04.29)
Kips Bay Decorator Show
House (to 05.23)
S30
National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences’
Sports Emmy awards, Jazz at
Lincoln Center
S8
ALSO WATCH FOR IN APRIL: Jesse H. Neal National
Business Journalism awards, Horticultural Society of New
York’s Flowers and Design benefit
NCAA Final Four Basketball
tournement, Indianapolis
Wedding Salon showcase,
Gotham Hall
F7
Food & Wine’s Best New
Chefs event
Breast Cancer Research
Foundation benefit, WaldorfAstoria
APRIL
T6
International Contemporary
Furniture Fair
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M5
T6
W7
Original Bar Show, Javits
Center (to 06.05)
Council of Fashion Designers
of America’s awards, New York
Public Library
Medical Design and
Manufacturing East Expo and
Conference, Javits Center (to
06.08)
New York American Marketing American Institute of
Association’s Effie awards,
Architects’ National
Marriott Marquis
Convention and Design
Exposition, Los Angeles (to
06.10)
NYU’s Hospitality Investment
Conference, Marriott Marquis
(to 06.06)
Peabody awards, WaldorfAstoria
Amercan Liver Foundation’s
Liver Walk, Riverside Park
Travel Industry Association’s
International Pow Wow,
Orlando, Fla. (to 06.10)
T13
W14
Citymeals-on-Wheels Tribute
to James Beard, Rockefeller
Center
Museum Mile Festival, Fifth
Avenue
Robin Hood Foundation
benefit, Javits Center
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International’s Affordable
Meetings West, Long Beach,
Calif. (to 06.15)
M19
T20
Gay Pride Week (to 06.25)
Hospitality Industry
Technology Exposition and
Conference, Minneapolis (to
06.22)
Direct Marketing Days, Javits
Center (to 06.22)
Cannes Lions International
Advertising Festival, Cannes,
France (to 06.24)
Licensing International Show,
Javits Center (to 06.26)
New York Public Library’s
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights
ISES New York chapter’s Big
Corporate Dinner, at the library
AIDS’ Broadway Bares benefit,
Apple awards gala, Cafe St.
Roseland Ballroom
Barts
“Dada” exhibition, Museum of
Modern Art (to 09.11)
M26
S25
Wimbledon tennis tournament, C3 Corporate and Channel
London (to 07.09)
Computing Expo, Javits Center
(to 06.29)
Gay Pride parade, New York
T27
S10
Belmont Stakes, Elmont, N.Y.
Parrish Art Museum’s
Landscape Pleasures event,
Southampton, N.Y. (to 06.11)
Glaad Media awards, San
Francisco
Art Basel expo, Basel,
Switzerland (to 06.18)
North by Northeast Music &
Film Conference & Festival,
Toronto (to 06.10)
AICP Show, MoMA
F16
S17
Bonaroo Music and Arts
Festival, Manchester, Tenn. (to
06.18)
JUNE
M12
National Puerto Rican Day
Parade, New York
S18
F9
Country Music Academy’s
Music Festival, Nashville (to
06.11)
S11
Tony awards, Radio City Music
Hall
T8
PRSA Silver Anvil Awards,
Equitable Center
T15
T22
F23
S24
T29
F30
S1
Montreal International Jazz
Festival, Montreal (to 07.09)
Montreux Jazz Festival,
Switzerland (to 07.15)
Essence Magazine Music
Festival, Houston (to 07.03)
Circulation Management
Los Angeles Film Festival (to
Conference and Expo, Chicago 07.02)
(to 06.16)
W21
Summer begins
W28
Roskilde music festival,
Roskilde, Denmark (to 07.02)
ALSO WATCH FOR IN JUNE: Museum of Modern Art’s
Party in the Garden, God’s Love We Deliver’s Cocktail Party,
Southampton, N.Y.
Watermill Center’s gala in the
Hamptons
S2
T4
W5
T6
F7
S8
Independence Day
Tap City, the New York City
Tap Festival (to 07.15)
Macy’s Fourth of July
Fireworks, New York
Parrish Art Museum’s
Midsummer gala,
Southampton, N.Y.
Hampton Court Palace Flower
Show, East Molesey, England (to
07.09)
T11
National Association of
Specialty Food Trade’s Fancy
Food Show, Javits Center (to
07.11)
International Dance Festival,
New York (to 07.30)
S16
M17
T18
W12
W19
New York City Triathlon,
Central Park, Hudson River Park,
Hudson River
M24
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S30
F14
New York Asian American
International Film Festival,
Manhattan and Long Island (to
07.30)
Resort Hotel Association’s con- Watermill Center’s Grand
ference, McCall, Ind. (to 07.17) Opening Weekend, Watermill,
N.Y. (to 07.16)
Scope Hamptons fine art fair
(to 07.16)
S15
T20
F21
S22
F28
S29
Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts’ Mostly
Mozart Festival (to 08.26)
Convention Industry Council’s
CMP Conclave, Rio Grande,
Puerto Rico (to 08.01)
American Society of Business
Publication Editors’ National
Editorial Conference, Chicago
(to 07.21)
National Association of
Catering Executives’
Educational Conference,
Phoenix (to 07.19)
S23
T13
J U LY
S9
T25
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International’s World Quest
conference, Grand Hyatt New
York
M31
W26
International Conference on
LGBT Human Rights, Montreal
T27
Ovarian Cancer Research
Fund’s Super Saturday 9 benefit, Watermill, N.Y.
T1
WSA/the Shoe Show, Las
Vegas (to 08.04)
Super Saturday
S5
International Association of
Assembly Managers’ conference and trade show, San
Antonio (to 08.08)
Orlando Gift Show and
Jewelry & Accessories Expo,
Orlando, Fla. (to 08.08)
ALSO WATCH FOR IN JULY: Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge,
Bridgehampton, N.Y.
S6
M7
Accessories the Show, Javits
Center (to 08.08)
God’s Love We Deliver’s
Trump National Golf Club
benefit, Bedford, N.Y.
T8
Pacific Northwest Apparel
Association’s Seattle Trend
Show (to 08.07)
San Francisco International
Gift Fair, San Francisco (to
08.08)
F11
Florida Fashion Focus Apparel
& Accessories Show, Miami (to
08.14)
New York International Fringe
Festival (to 08.27)
S12
AUGUST
F4
New York International Gift
Fair, Javits Center and Piers 92
and 94 (to 08.17)
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M14
Los Angeles Shoe Show, Los
Angeles (to 08.14)
LinuxWorld Conference and
Expo, San Francisco (to 08.17)
Mode Accessories Show,
Toronto (to 08.15)
T15
W16
T17
Seattle Gift Center and Home
Accessories Shows, Seattle (to
08.22)
Dallas Women’s & Children’s
Apparel & Accessories Market
(to 08.20)
F18
Travel Industry Association of
America’s Educational Seminar
for Tourism Organizations, St.
Paul (to 08.22)
LinuxWorld in New York 2004
The Seattle Gift Show (to
08.22)
AUGUST
Empire State AIDS Ride,
Niagara Falls to New York (to
08.20)
S20
M21
T24
F25
Parrish Art Museum’s Summer
Family Party, Southampton,
N.Y.
M28
Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences’ Primetime Emmy
awards, Los Angeles
Accessories the Show/Las
Vegas (to 08.30)
T31
T29
Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences’ Creative Arts Emmy
awards, Los Angeles
S26
Western Foodservice and
Hospitality Expo, Los Angeles
(to 08.28)
International Special Events
Society’s EventWorld conference, Honolulu (to 08.26)
S27
S19
F1
S2
Telluride Film Festival,
Telluride, Colo. (to 09.04)
W30
U.S. Open Tennis Tournament
(to 09.10)
ALSO WATCH FOR IN AUGUST: MTV Video Music Awards,
Central Park Film Festival
S3
M4
T5
W6
T7
F8
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International’s Affordable
Meetings National,
Washington, D.C. (to 09.07)
Toronto International Film
Festival, Toronto (to 09.16)
Olympus Fashion Week, New
York (to 09.15)
T12
W13
T14
F15
S16
American Cancer Society’s
Dream Ball, Waldorf-Astoria
International Casual Furniture
and Accessories Market,
Merchandise Mart, Chicago (to
09.16)
W20
T21
F22
S23
OEM New England-Premier
Design & Manufacturing
Event, Worcester, Mass. (to
09.21)
Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center’s opening night
gala, Alice Tully Hall
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Women’s Ready to Wear
shows, Milan (to 9.26)
W27
T28
F29
S30
“Picasso and American Art”
exhibition, Whitney Museum of
American Art (to 01.28.07)
Film Society of Lincoln
Center’s New York Film
Festival (to 10.15)
Labor Day
West Indian-American Day
Carnival
SEPTEMBER
S10
M11
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation’s Race for the
Cure, New York
World Business Forum, Radio
City Music Hall (to 09.13)
S9
New York Philharmonic’s opening night gala, Avery Fisher Hall
S17
M18
T19
Spa & Resort Expo and
Conference, Javits Center (to
09.18)
PhotoMask Technology conference, Monterey, Calif. (to 09.22)
S24
M25
T26
Advertising Week (to 09.29)
Material World fabric trade
show, Javits Center (to 09.28)
Metropolitan Opera opening
night gala
Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association
International & NYU Industry
Strategy Conference, New York
ALSO WATCH FOR IN SEPTEMBER: CMJ Music Marathon,
Feast of San Gennaro, Billboard Dance Music Summit, New
Yorkers for Children benefit
S1
M2
T3
W4
T5
F6
S7
Chicago International Film
Festival, Chicago (to 10.19)
The New Yorker Festival (to
10.08)
Luxury Travel Expo, Javits
Center (to 10.07)
International Art & Design
Fair, Park Avenue Armory (to
10.11)
Open House New York architectural tours, New York (to
10.08)
W11
T12
F13
S14
NeoCon East design trade
show, Baltimore (to 10.12)
Digital Life Consumer
Technology & Entertainment
expo (to 10.15)
S21
OCTOBER
Yom Kippur begins at
sundown
S8
M9
International Facility
Management Association’s
World Workplace Conference
& Expo, San Diego (to 10.10)
Columbus Day
S15
M16
T10
Frieze Art Fair, London (to
10.15)
T17
W18
T19
F20
“Americans in Paris, 18601900” exhibition, Metropolitan
Museum of Art (to 01.28.07)
Hamptons International Film
Festival (to 10.22)
Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Foundation dinner, WaldorfAstoria
International Fine Art &
Antique Dealers’ show, Park
Avenue Armory (to 10.26)
American International Fall Toy
Show, New York (to 10.23)
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W25
T26
F27
S28
Fashion Group International’s
Night of Stars gala, Cipriani
42nd Street
New York Tabletop Market,
New York Merchandise Mart (to
11.01)
ALSO WATCH FOR IN OCTOBER: Carnegie Hall’s opening
International Society of
night, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s National
Hospitality Consultants’ conferDesign Awards, Whitney Museum of Art’s fall gala, Central Park ence, Miami (to 10.29)
Conservatory’s Halloween ball
S29
M30
Daylight savings time ends
T31
W1
Halloween
Art Cologne fair, Cologne,
Germany (to 11.05)
Greenwich Village Halloween
Parade, Avenue of the Americas
T2
F3
S4
T9
M6
T7
W8
F10
S11
ING New York City Marathon
International Spa conference,
Las Vegas (to 11.09)
Election Day
Avignon/New York Film
Festival, Hunter College (to
11.12)
Chocolate Show, Metropolitan
Pavilion & Altman Building (to
11.12)
Veterans’ Day
BiZBash Event Style Show, Pier
94 (to 11.09)
Canstruction design competition (to 11.23)
T14
W15
T16
American Hotel & Lodging
Association’s fall conference,
Marriott Marquis (to 11.14)
Alzheimer’s Association’s Rita
Hayworth gala, Waldorf-Astoria
National Book Foundation
awards, Marriott Marquis
New York Gift Cash & Carry
Show, Javits Center (to 11.19)
World Travel Market expo,
London (to 11.09)
Ad:Tech, New York (to 11.08)
S12
M13
Public Relations Society of
America’s International
Conference, Salt Lake City (to
11.14)
S18
F17
New York Financial Writers’
Financial Follies benefit,
Marriott Marquis
International Hotel/Motel
Show (to 11.14)
S19
The International Hotel/Motel
& Restaurant Show, Javits
Center (to 11.14)
M20
T21
W22
New York City Ballet opening
night benefit, New York State
Theatre
T23
F24
Thanksgiving
Greater New York Dental
Meeting, Javits Center (to 11.29)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade
NOVEMBER
S5
O C T.
Folio: Show, Cipriani 42nd
Street (to 10.25)
S25
World Economic Forum,
Istanbul (to 11.24)
S26
M27
T28
India Economic Summit, New
Delhi (to 11.28)
S3
M4
Hotel Electronic Distribution
Network Association’s
Conference, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. (to 12.05)
T5
W29
F1
S2
ALSO WATCH FOR IN NOVEMBER: American Museum of
Natural History’s Museum ball, Dia Art Foundation gala,
Hospitality Committee for the U.N. Delegation Ambassador’s
ball, Glamour’s Women of the Year awards, Rockefeller Center’s
tree lighting, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s opening
night, New York Public Library’s Library Lions benefit
World AIDS Day
Human Rights Watch annual
dinner, American Museum of
Natural History
W6
F8
S9
F15
S16
New York Shoe Expo (to 12.07)
T30
T7
Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day
Art Basel Miami Beach (to
12.10)
S10
M11
ALSO WATCH FOR IN DECEMBER: Nobel Prize ceremony,
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Hospitality Committee for the
U.N. Delegations Ambassador’s ball, American Museum of the
Moving Image Salute, Gotham awards, UJA-Federation of New
York’s Judge Joseph M. Proskauer awards, New York National
Boat Show, Municipal Art Society gala
S17
M18
T12
W13
T14
Heisman Trophy awards ceremony and banquet, Hilton New
York
Rockefeller Center tree lighting
DECEMBER
Neue Galerie gala, at the museum
Hanukkah begins at sundown
T21
F22
S23
F29
S30
First day of winter
S24
M25
T28
Christmas
For the latest
event news and
calendar listings,
go to BiZBash.com
S31
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve celebration at
Times Square
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