| 1. KENNEDY CENTER HONORS TO RECOGNIZE SALLY FIELD AND ‘SESAME STREET’: Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Tilson, and Sesame Street are recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, which will take place in December. Sesame Street is the first TV program to receive the performing arts award. Washington Post: “The unusual selection of Sesame Street comes during its 50th-anniversary year, a great moment to celebrate the groundbreaking show, said Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter. … Traditionally broadcast during Christmas week, this year’s Honors telecast is scheduled for December 15 at 8 p.m., only a week after the performance. The speedy turnaround will not affect the live event, Rutter said.” 2. ARIZONA ICED TEA ADIDAS POP-UP ENDS IN CHAOS: An AriZona Iced Tea pop-up in New York that sold branded Adidas sneakers for 99 cents ended in chaos on Thursday. The N.Y.P.D. shut down the pop-up and said two people reported assaults. Eater: “Police shut down the pop-up at 208 Bowery Thursday morning before it even opened due to ‘overwhelming demand and safety concerns,’ AriZona stated on Twitter. The shop was supposed to open at 9 a.m., but the huge crowd got violent … AriZona stans reportedly showed up over 12 hours before the pop-up was supposed to open and began pushing each other in line two hours before the event’s opening time. They were all hoping to snag the $1 sneakers outfitted with the signature pink and green AriZona aesthetic.” 3. N.Y.C. TRIATHLON CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT: Organizers of the New York City Triathlon have canceled Sunday’s event due to extreme heat expected in the city. The triathlon was slated to draw around 4,000 athletes, but temperatures are predicted to be near 100 degrees. This is the first time the race has been canceled since 2001. New York Post: “‘It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the 2019 Verizon New York City Triathlon,’ organizers said in a statement Thursday evening. ‘After exhausting all options to mitigate athlete, volunteer, spectator, and staff exposure alike, we are unable to provide either a safe event experience or an alternate race weekend,’ they added. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday issued a ‘heat emergency’ for the city over the weekend—and signed an executive order mandating all office towers above 100 feet to crank their thermostats up to 78 degrees beginning Friday and ending Sunday evening.” | 