To celebrate the holidays, Target hosted family fun nights at New York’s South Street Seaport December 12 and 13. The outdoor event featured a giant boombox DJ booth, which played holiday songs.
The pastry team at JW Marriott L.A. Live created a life-size gingerbread bar comprised of 1,300 pounds of spiced cookie dough and sugar. The bar serves a rotating array of holiday refreshments.
"The Primal lab at C2 Montréal was unlike anything I’ve ever seen at an event. Augmented reality has been experimented with at events for the past couple years, but this particular exhibit did a great job at combining visually attractive design with interactive technology. Guests were immediately drawn to the space, which was a colorful house interior. Then, staffers invited them to wear festive helmets straight out of a Dr. Seuss book, which used AR to make the space come to life as a surreal jungle. C2 introduces new interactive experiences for attendees each year, but this one definitely was the highlight for me." —Ian Zelaya, news editor
"I've been obsessed with Alexa Meade's unconventional art since I first donned a painted hat at Refinery 29's 29Rooms, so I was thrilled to check out her first solo exhibit on the west coast. Part of Beverly Hills' BOLD Holidays events, 'Immersed in Wonderland' featured painted, three-dimensional holiday-theme vignettes. Visitors were invited to interact with the art by wearing painted clothing and accessories, sitting on couches and in chairs, and even playing at a grand piano. When photographed, it gave the appearance that they were part of the painting. Meade herself was even on-hand to live-paint models. The resulting photo keepsakes were so fun, and truly unlike anything I'd seen before." —Claire Hoffman, West Coast bureau chief
In October, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Arsht Families hosted its children’s Imagination Ball. The afternoon event featured immersive activities and a light and dance show by iLuminate on the Lynn Wolfson Stage of the Ziff Ballet Opera House.
