NATIONAL: Marco Experiences—a marketplace for virtual, hybrid and in-person team-building experiences—is launching a Heritage & Awareness Month Experience Series. For Black History Month in February, the company will offer experiences centered around race, culture and the Black experience; future experiences will center around Women’s History Month in March, Mental Health Awareness Month in May, AAPI Heritage Month in May and Pride Month in June.
DENVER: Midnight dance party The Party Portal—Danceportation is set to take place at Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station on Feb. 26. The event will feature nine DJs playing nonstop until 4 a.m. across three stages, each with its own creative decor and theme. Danceportation is the first event kicking off the collaboration between Meow Wolf and Live Nation; the new partnership is set to include exhibition takeovers, off-site festivals and other unique gatherings.
LOS ANGELES: As the Super Bowl approaches, national nonprofit In Our Backyard is aiming to raise awareness of human trafficking issues surrounding the event. On Jan. 29, the group is partnering with local anti-trafficking organizations Forgotten Children Inc. and South Los Angeles Anti Trafficking Committee to host the 13th annual Anti-Trafficking Awareness and Missing Children Outreach event at the Center of Hope in Inglewood. Attendees will be trained by local experts before a lunch and Q&A session.
NEW YORK: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Party will return in person on May 10. Taking place at The Glasshouse in New York City, the Elizabeth Hurley-hosted gala will honor June and Rochelle Jacobs along with BCRF president and CEO Myra Biblowit.
WASHINGTON, DC: AC Hotel Washington DC Capitol Hill Navy Yard will open on Feb. 3 as the third AC Hotels by Marriott in the city. The 255-room property will have a rooftop restaurant serving American fare, a 10,000-square-foot fitness center and 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space.
