Booking Edge

 

  • Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - www.lancastereaglegazette.com - Lancaster, OH (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette)
    The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail from Wednesday to Thursday. These are booking reports only. The city or county prosecutor will decide later whether to file formal charges.


  • ELong Shares Reach New Low After Weak 4Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
    Shares of Beijing-based online travel company eLong Inc. plummeted 22 percent Friday to a new 52-week low, after the company missed its fourth-quarter forecast and an analyst warned the company is losing market share to rival Ctrip.com.


  • Cole: 'Party band' marries covers, comedy (Knoxville News Sentinel)
    After years of touring the region under various names, local "party band" Flipside Runner offers a unique perspective on booking shows and the music business in general. Having performed original material for much of its career, the band now primarily focuses on reinvented cover songs and is a steady draw throughout the Southeast.


  • Wisconsin Valley Fair begins booking grandstand shows (Wausau Daily Herald)
    The Wisconsin Valley Fair has begun booking entertainment for its grandstand shows. The fair runs from July 31 through Aug. 5 at Marathon Park in Wausau. Weird Al Yankovic is first up, performing on July 31, according to the fairs Web site, www.wisconsinvalleyfair.com. Lonestar takes the stage on Aug. 1. Heartland performs Aug. 3 and The Wreckers perform on Aug. 4. Entertainment for the Aug. 2 ...


  • Hotel rooms hard to come by in Lee County this weekend (Bonita Daily News)
    Lee County hotels are booking up fast for the weekend, a sure sign that the busy visitor season is in full swing and setting up a strong run for area businesses.


  • Public speaking's old bait-and-switch (CNN Money)
    The business of booking after-dinner speakers for corporate events was once straightforward: A few established agencies - like the Washington Speakers Bureau, whose clients include Colin Powell, Alan Greenspan and Tom Brokaw - divvied up the talent and went about their business of oratorical matchmaking.


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