INDUSTRY NEWS: Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon will announce the 73rd Annual Tony Award nominations April 30. The nominations can be viewed live at 8:30 a.m. ET on CBS This Morning and will be live streamed at tonyawards.com and facebook.com/thetonyawards.
BOSTON: Encore Boston Harbor, which is set to open in June, has appointed Warren Richards executive director of food and beverage. He oversees the gaming resort's 15 dining and lounge venues, as well as food and beverage operations for banquets and special events.
The Whitney Hotel, which opens this spring in Beacon Hill, announced the appointment of Marina Aslanidou as its general manager.
DALLAS: The multi-million dollar renovation of the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas is complete. The hotel boasts more than 27,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor meeting spaces, with 12 event rooms, including 550-square-foot boardrooms and a 10,000-square-foot ballroom that can accommodate up to 1,000 guests.
LAS VEGAS: Tropicana Las Vegas is set to kick off the 2019 pool season on April 1 with new cabanas and menu offerings.
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA: The Arc of Loudoun’s Annual Gala will be held at Lansdowne Resort March 23. The 2019 Sherwood R. Simons Achievement Award will be presented to Loudoun residents and business owners Stephen and Shannon Mackey.
MIAMI: The Setai, Miami Beach announces the appointment of Eric Segreti as hotel manager.
Swedish electro-pop duo Icona Pop will headline Miami Beach Pride on the Celebrity Stage in Lummus Park April 7 at 9 p.m.
MINNEAPOLIS: The 2019 N.C.A.A. March Madness Music Series will feature the Jonas Brothers at the Armory in Minneapolis during the men’s Final Four weekend on April 6. The three-day music series is developed by Turner Live Events in partnership with the N.C.A.A. and CBS with N.C.A.A. Corporate Champions AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Capital One.
NEW YORK: The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will host its fourth annual YoungArts New York Gala in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 16.
The Topics & Trends Education Program for the 41st Annual Artexpo New York, which takes place at Pier 90 from April 4 to 7, will include an extensive series of seminars, moderated panel discussions, and Art Talks. Subjects and themes include “Trending In Today's Art World,” “Success Secrets of Amazing Fine Art Photographers,” and “Copyright and Trademark Law.”
The New York Academy of Medicine’s 2019 Annual Gala will take place October 21at Cipriani 25 Broadway.
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PHOENIX: ON Services, a GES company and full-service audiovisual provider supporting live event productions, opened a new location in Phoenix.
SAN FRANCISCO: MUTEK San Francisco takes place May 2-5 across various venues. The festival is presented in several tracks: A/Visions highlights the most avant-garde and artful audiovisual and multi-sensory works in electronic arts and music; Nocturne is dedicated to contemporary rulebreakers and legendary tastemakers; and Experience is an all-day party at the multi-use complex the Midway.
Mother Jones and Food Tank’s Food For Thought: Access, Affordability, and Equity in the Food System will take place May 29 at SFJAZZ Center.
TORONTO: GES, a full-service provider for live events, announced the appointment of Patrick Lukan as senior vice president and general manager of GES Canada.
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