Why Guests Wore Sneakers to This Black-Tie Gala At the California Science Center’s 26th annual Discovery Ball, attendees enjoyed Dodger Dogs, danced on a basketball court, and raised paddles—or foam fingers—for a good cause.
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INDUSTRY NEWS DALLAS: M Crowd Restaurant Group—the hospitality brand behind Texas dining destinations including Mi Cocina, The Mercury, Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q, and Monkey Bar Highland Park Village—is set to open its newest location, Monkey Bar on 9, on the ninth-story rooftop of Tru by Hilton Dallas Market Center. Monkey Bar on 9 will open to the public June 13. The venue features a spacious outdoor patio and an indoor bar, offering flexible spaces ideal for private corporate events, social gatherings, and casual happy hours. LAS VEGAS: New Formula 1 attraction Grand Prix Plaza has launched Grand Prix Sundays, aka Formula 1 watch parties. The first took place May 25 with the Monaco Grand Prix. This weekly event series will broadcast each Formula 1 Grand Prix race either live or via replay on LED screens at two destinations within Grand Prix Plaza: Fuel & Fork and F1 HUB Lounge. The Neon Museum has appointed two new directors to its leadership team. This includes Frederick Hubbs Jr. as director of philanthropy and Jeff Tackett as director of collections and exhibitions. Hubbs has held senior roles at the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, while Tackett previously served as senior experiential designer at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. MINNEAPOLIS: Sheraton Hotels & Resorts unveiled the new Sheraton Minneapolis Downtown Convention Center (Sheraton Minneapolis Downtown) last week. The property—which is set on the site of the city’s historic Capp Towers Motor Hotel—resumes operations following a six-month, $40 million renovation. Expect a modernized guest experience and refreshed amenities. This includes a redesign of its 321 guest rooms, design and functional upgrades to all 19 event spaces, added public spaces, two new dining concepts, and an indoor pool. The property offers 23,500 square feet of event and meeting space. SEATTLE: Populus Seattle—a carbon-positive hotel aiming to reconnect guests to the Pacific Northwest—is now officially open in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. The adaptive reuse property features 120 luxury guest rooms and suites; a fire-and-ice dining and drinking experience at Salt Harvest, a hearth-driven restaurant, and Firn, Pioneer Square’s first and only rooftop bar featuring ice-inspired cocktails; and two meeting and event spaces.
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