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INDUSTRY NEWS NEW YORK: Fandom is heading to New York City for a can’t-miss event during New York Comic Con. The Fandom Party New York, presented by Universal Orlando Resort, will be held at The Venue On Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York in Times Square on Oct. 18 and will bring together fans, celebrities, influencers, industry partners, and press for a fun-filled night. Expect programming like a photo booth, a scavenger hunt, an AR experience, and more. The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and Eventbrite, a global events marketplace, announced an expansion of their partnership to empower the independent live entertainment community. Eventbrite will be the exclusive partner of NIVA’s Industry Affairs Committee, which supports artists and independent venues, helping shape strategy for the broader live entertainment industry on all industry-related issues, initiatives, and programs. ONTARIO, CALIF.: The City of Ontario, the Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), and the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced the official name of their multiuse sports complex: the Ontario Sports Empire. Set to open in fall 2026, the complex is positioned to become the premier venue for major regional and national tournaments. The facility will span 190 acres and feature 20 long fields, 14 youth diamond fields, eight full-size diamonds, four football/rugby fields, and two championship baseball fields. SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Travel Association announced the appointment of Anna Marie Presutti as president and CEO, effective immediately. Presutti had been serving as San Francisco Travel’s interim president and CEO since mid-May. She is San Francisco Travel’s first female CEO. Prior to accepting her new role, Presutti was vice president and general manager of Hotel Nikko San Francisco. She made history there as well when she was appointed the first female vice president for Tokyo-based Nikko Hotels International in 2006. WASHINGTON, D.C.: The much-anticipated Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi officially opened on Sept. 9. The noted chef returns to the nation’s capital with a concept inspired by D.C. surveyor Benjamin Banneker and his heritage to the West African Dogon tribe. Pronounced “Doh-gon,” the restaurant celebrates the cultures within D.C.’s four quadrants and serves cuisine through an Afro-Caribbean lens drawing from Onwuachi’s unique Nigerian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Creole backgrounds.
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