INDUSTRY NEWS: Tarsus Connect announced on Monday its purchase of BizBash. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition of BizBash adds four premier events—including the BizBash Live in New York and L.A. shows for event pros—to the current Connect portfolio of more than 30 national, regional, and vertically focused events around the United States. Connect will now also publish BizBash’s magazines and oversee all of its digital properties. In cities where Connect and BizBash events overlap, they will combine efforts, including some pop-up events in markets new to BizBash.
HOUSTON: Benchmark is set to operate a major new resort property: the first Margaritaville Resort in Texas. Scheduled to open the summer of 2020, the Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe-Houston, an all-suite resort, will feature 335 guest suites. Bars and restaurants will feature signature Margaritaville dining concepts—the LandShark Bar & Grill with boat slips on Lake Conroe, the 5 o’Clock Somewhere Swim Up Pool Bar, the Lone Palm Pool Bar & Restaurant, the License to Chill Bar & Grill, Joe Merchant Grab n’ Go, and a Margaritaville retail shop.
LOS ANGELES: The Paley Center for Media will present An Evening with Derek Hough and Julianne Hough on December 5 at the Center’s Beverly Hills location. The event will celebrate the siblings’ television careers, as well as their upcoming holiday special, Holidays with the Houghs, which airs December 16 on NBC.
Geffen Events has a new brand identity: The event firm will now be called Ink Events and Design.
For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
NEW ORLEANS: The sixth annual Luna Fête will be held December 12-15. The outdoor public art show will showcase illuminated installations, video-mapping projections, and digital sculptures featuring a roster of international, national, and local artists.
NEW YORK: The Outsider Art Fair has unveiled its list of exhibitors for next year’s edition, taking place January 16-19. New features will include a redesigned floor plan, revamped café, three curated projects, special programs, and first-time exhibitors from Japan, India, and various U.S. cities. Participants for the 28th edition of the fair include 61 exhibitors, representing 34 cities from nine countries. Seven first-time galleries will be in the show.
For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
SAN JUAN: Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a new general manager and the announcement of a $10 million renovation, starting with its 503 guest rooms, the lobby and bar areas, as well as an upgrade to the 35,000 square feet of meeting space. Roberto Mosquera has been tapped to lead the hotel.
WASHINGTON: The eighth annual Embassy Showcase will be held December 5 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Over 50 embassies are participating.
With contributions from Claire Hoffman in Los Angeles and Rayna Katz, Beth Kormanik, and Michele Laufik in New York.
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