ATLANTA: The Atlanta Jewish Life Festival is returning to the Georgia Aquarium for the third year on Feb. 27. The event, founded by the Atlanta Jewish Times, is the city's largest single-day festival promoting and celebrating Jewish and Israeli arts, food, music and culture while also connecting the community to local synagogues, nonprofits and social action groups.
LAS VEGAS: Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace has debuted 182 redesigned guest rooms and suites after completing a multimillion-dollar refresh. The world’s first Nobu Hotel now features a more modern, residential feel with design inspiration from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold epoxy.
NASHVILLE: Scott Schult is the new chief marketing officer for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. The industry veteran previously spent 12 years as executive vice president of marketing for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and nine years with the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
NEW YORK: Motto by Hilton opened this month, marking Hilton’s first lifestyle hotel in New York City and the first new-build property for the Motto brand. The 374-room, 42-story hotel in Chelsea offers 19 sets of connecting rooms, which give guests the ability to book up to three unique rooms together. For events, there’s a 10-person boardroom and gathering space with a terrace that holds 150.
SAN FRANCISCO: After canceling its 2022 event due to Omicron concerns, SF Sketchfest has announced new dates for its 20th anniversary special. The event will take place Jan. 20 to Feb. 5, 2023. Organizers say that the majority of shows and events originally scheduled for 2022 will carry over into the 2023 event.
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