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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. Wednesday is Tax Day, so cut yourself a break: We've got a full lineup of media parties, events, and conferences to help you take your mind off of paperwork and deadlines.
PR professionals and mediaphiles won't want to miss Tuesday's Crisis Communications seminar, where New York Times spokesperson Catherine Mathis and Comcast corporate communications SVP D'Arcy Rudnay will be speaking about social media PR strategies. Later in the week, Rachel Maddow will take the stage at the F5 Festival, where creative types will be discussing art, film, design, and digital media.
On Tuesday, the festivities kick off with Thrillist's third annual pool party -- expect plenty of fleshy blogger antics. Skin should also be on display that night at Inked's book release party for editor Jason Buhrmester's debut novel, Black Dogs: The Possibly True Story of Classic Rock's Greatest Robbery at Angels & Kings. On Wednesday, mediabistro.com's UnBeige blog is teaming up with MoMa to host a celebration of American design at Amalia. If you can't make it to New York, mediabistro.com is also throwing cocktail parties in Philadelphia and Chicago this week.
Last week, we were reminded that nightclubs make awful media party venues. Uptight door staff is one reason to hate club parties: On Wednesday, we tried to stop by Blackbook's anniversary party for the magazine's "Good Night Steve Lewis" column, but Greenhouse, the SoHo party venue, was less than accommodating. We were unable to get there early because the event was scheduled during Passover, but we thought an 11pm arrival wouldn't be a problem since the invite said the party would last until 2 a.m. At Greenhouse, we were told the party was over at 11 -- and overheard regular club guests being charged a $100 minimum bar tab. Those prices and attitude seem pretty outrageous for a small club next to the Holland Tunnel. On Thursday, Paper editor Peter Davis experienced another downside of club parties: overcrowding. Davis was denied entry to the "Beautiful People" party his own magazine threw at Hiro Ballroom because the club was full.
We'll be back next Monday to forecast which upcoming media events you'll want to know about, along with all that went down at the prior week's hottest happenings. Be sure to check out 'Conferences, Etc.' and 'Beyond New York' for media events beyond the five boroughs in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, and on the West Coast....
Monday April 13, 2009
From Business Plan to Reality
Panel with startup advisers on creating business plans
Host: Pace University
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 5:30pm-7:30pm, Monday, April 13
Where: Pace University, One Pace Plaza, New York
Brandhacker Meetup
Author John Gerzema talks about his marketing business book, The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It
Host: Brandhackers
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-9pm, Monday, April 13
Where: Legends 33, 6 W. 33rd Street, New York
An Evening with Jeff Koons
Artist Jeff Koons discusses two new books featuring his work
Host: Strand Bookstore
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Monday, April 13
Where: Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Inked Magazine's Book Party
Party celebrating the release of Inked editor Jason Buhrmester's debut novel, Black Dogs: The Possibly True Story of Classic Rock's Greatest Robbery
Host: Inked
Access: Limited/Available on request
When: 6pm-9pm, Tuesday, April 14
Where: Angels & Kings, 500 E. 11th Street, New York
Crisis Communications 2.0
Seminar on using social media for corporate crisis communications
Host: NYU Steinhardt Dept. of Media, Culture and Communication
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Catherine Mathis, D'Arcy Rudnay
When: 6:30pm-8pm, Tuesday, April 14
Where: New York University, Kimmel Student Center, Silver Board Room, 914, 60 Washington Square S., New York
Thrillist Third Annual Pool Party
Drinks and pool party games
Host: Thrillist
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Richard Blakeley, Nick McGlynn
When: 7pm-11pm, Tuesday, April 14
Where: The Grace Hotel, 125 W. 45th Street, New York
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Annual George Polk Seminar
Panel with some of the winners of the 2008 George Polk Awards
Host: The Deadline Club, The Foreign Press Association of New York, Long Island University
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: David Barstow, Adam Davidson, Stefan Forbes, Paul Salopek
When: 5:30pm-8pm, Wednesday, April 15
Where: Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn
Women in Publishing Happy Hour
Monthly publishing networking event for women
Host: NYC Women in Publishing
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6pm-9pm, Wednesday, April 15
Where: Stone Creek Bar, 140 E. 27th Street, New York
mediabistro.com & MoMA Celebrate American Design
Drinks and conversation for design professionals
Host: UnBeige, The Museum of Modern Art
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Stephanie Murg
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, April 15
Where: Amalia, 204 W. 55th Street, New York
Thursday April 16, 2009
George Polk Awards Luncheon
Luncheon celebrating the winners of the 2008 George Polk Awards
Host: The Deadline Club, The Foreign Press Association of New York, Long Island University
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Guests: David Barstow, Adam Davidson, Stefan Forbes, Paul Salopek
When: 11am, Thursday, April 16
Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street, New York
Bigger Than Hollywood: Working in Cinema for a Greater Purpose
Film panel discussion and networking event
Host: The New School
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Thursday, April 16
Where: The New School, 65 W. 11th Street, New York
L Magazine Literary Upstart Fiction Search Semifinals
Reading featuring writers competing for a spot in L Magazine's fiction issue
Host: The L Magazine
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Ben Greenman, Adam Bonislawski, Katherine Fausset
When: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, April 16
Where: The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard Street, New York
Friday April 17, 2009
DESIGNintermix Launch Party
Launch party for a new online community for artists and designers
Host: DESIGNintermix, Parsons The New School for Design
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6pm-8pm, Friday, April 17
Where: Parsons The New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Saturday April 18, 2009
Michael Horvath Book Signing
Author Michael Horvath signs copies of his book, Brighter/Graphite
Host: Barnes & Noble Books
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7:30pm, Saturday, April 18
Where: Barnes & Noble Books, 267 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn
Conferences, etc.
AdMonsters Leadership Forum
Ad operations workshops and presentations
Host: AdMonsters
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8am-5pm, Thursday, April 16
Where: The Desmond Tutu Center, 180 Tenth Avenue, New York
F5 Festival
Media, art, and design exhibition
Host: F5 Festival
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Rachel Maddow
When: Thursday, April 16-Friday, April 17
Where: Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd Street, New York
Health Journalism 2009
Health journalism conference
Host: Association of Health Care Journalists
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Thursday, April 16-Sunday, April 19
Where: Grand Hyatt Seattle, 721 Pine Street, Seattle
Shaping the New Age of Application Development
Two-day conference for application developers
Host: SDForum
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Friday, April 17-Saturday, April 18
Where: TechMart Center, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
Beyond New York
BtoB's NetMarketing Breakfast Atlanta
Experts discuss interactive marketing technologies
Host: BtoB Magazine
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7:45am-10am, Thursday, April 16
Where: Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel, 3315 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta, GA
Berkeley Mystery Writing Intensive
One-day mystery writing workshop with Bay Area crime novelists and law enforcement professionals
Host: Cornelia Read
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 9am-5:30pm, Saturday, April 18
Where: Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Chicago
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Stuart Cleland, Marianna Swallow
When: 6pm-8pm, Thursday, April 16
Where: Crimson Lounge, 333 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Philadelphia
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Meredith Broussard, Michael Schaffer
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, April 14
Where: World Cafe Live , 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
The Value of Online Communities Lunch Meetings
Lunch seminar on the value of online communities to publishing companies
Host: The Western Fulfillment Management Association
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Seth Familian
When: 12:30pm-2:30pm, Friday, April 17
Where: Delancey Street Restaurant, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco
