ATLANTA: Live Nation Women and The United State of Women are teaming up to present Beautiful Noise Live—When All Women Vote Week of Action, taking place Sept. 19-23, 2022, in Atlanta. The week of live event programming will feature panels, workshops, interviews, forums, and concerts that use the power of music, women’s voices, and civic engagement to shine a light on issues that affect women, while encouraging them to get out the vote. Non-partisan voter registration activations will be on-site at concerts throughout the week including shows from Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys.

NAPA, CALIF.: Napa Valley resort The Meritage Resort and Spa has announced plans to renovate its event and conference venues. The redesign project, spearheaded by HBA San Francisco, will modernize the hotel's ballrooms by late 2022 and early 2023; the spaces will include a fresh color palette inspired by California’s seasonal changes. The Heritage Ballroom, which will get a fall- and winter-inspired palette of rich reds and golds, holds 1,000 or can be divided into 10 separate spaces. Meanwhile, the Carneros Ballroom, which will take on an olive green and yellow palette inspired by spring and summer, holds 800 guests and can also be divided into smaller rooms.

NEW YORK: The ninth annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo takes place Sept. 24-25 at New Jersey’s Meadowland Exposition Center. Presented by High River Sauces, the two-day festival will feature more than 50 vendors, along with craft brews and cocktails and a variety of adventurous eating challenges on the so-called “Stage of Doom." General admission tickets are on sale now; children under 10 can attend free with an adult.

New York’s NoMo SoHo hotel has opened the Rose Garden, a whimsical patio space surrounded by pink roses and lush greenery. The outdoor venue, open Mondays to Fridays from 4-7 p.m., offers a unique dining experience that allows guests to taste flavors from various world cultures, along with cocktails that evoke the essence of a garden. The sidewalk eatery is attached to the NoMo Kitchen, a greenhouse-like restaurant and event space that holds 200 people for receptions. Overall, the hotel has 10,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor meeting space.

PHOENIX: Visit Phoenix has announced that Lorne Edwards, senior vice president of sales and services, has been named chief sales officer effective immediately. Lorne Edwards joined the Visit Phoenix team in 2012 as the director of sales and has been an integral part of the leadership team. Edwards oversees the Convention Sales, Destination Services and Travel Industry Sales departments. Under his leadership, the Visit Phoenix sales teams have consistently met or exceeded production goals and introduced innovative programs and business development strategies.