One Offs

The National Hot Rod Association is going to use Ticketmater’s all-inclusive model (the all-fees-included price the Eagles experimented with last year) for the 2009 U.S. National Drag Race in Indianapolis Sept. 23 …

The Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to allow an investment group from China to become a minority owner of the basketball franchise and its Quicken Loans Arena …

Usher joined the board of trustees of the Woodruff Art Center – the parent organization to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra …

Broadway shows (at least the ones that didn’t shutter) are doing well, with producers saying the gross receipts of $943 million during 2008-09 are a sign that people need escape from the recession, according to the New York Times …

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino bought 19,300 more shares in the company May 19 …

Correction: John Ciulla has been named GM of Team San Jose, not GM of the San Jose Civic Auditorium.