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INDUSTRY NEWS INTERNATIONAL: The IMEX Group has announced new dates for IMEX Frankfurt 2022. The 20th-anniversary trade show will now take place May 31 to June 2, giving the global meetings, incentive travel and event industry an additional five weeks to prepare amidst an increase in Omicron cases across Europe. NATIONAL:Event software companies MeetingPlay and Aventri have merged and received a growth equity investment from Sunstone Partners and Camden Partners. Together they will provide full-service event software for events of all sizes. Eric Lochner, who has over 25 years of experience in building technology and technology-enabled services companies, has been named CEO of the new company. ATLANTA: The 86th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival will return to Piedmont Park from April 8-10. The event will include an artist market of 260 artists selected by a jury of visual arts professionals, plus entertainment like international performers, dance troupes, folklore theater, singing groups, and local indie rock and jazz bands.
LOS ANGELES: The third edition of the BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, Calif., will take place May 13-15 on the waterfront. The event will be headlined by Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins and Steve Miller Band, with additional performances by the likes of 311, Sheryl Crow, Stone Temple Pilots and more. There will also be culinary experiences from local chefs, plus a speakeasy stage with a pop-up art gallery and acoustic sets from rock and punk musicians.
NEW YORK: The Toy Association has canceled this year’s Toy Fair New York, originally scheduled for Feb. 19-22 at the Javits Center. The trade show had been expected to draw 700 exhibitors, but some key toy companies like MGA Entertainment had already pulled out due to COVID-19 concerns. It’s the second year in a row that the 117-year-old trade show's in-person event was canceled.
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