“I have a dream”: We all know those infamous words and the man who said them.
On August 28, 1963, thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington DC to listen to Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. give his “I Have a Dream” speech. And on August 28, 2011, exactly 48 years later, his legacy will be memorialized forever alongside the likes of Washington and Lincoln with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.
Renaissance Hotels wants you to be a part of this special moment in history. Be there when the memorial honoring MLK is unveiled and take advantage of a special offer at the Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel. The offer includes overnight accommodations and up to four complimentary passes to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedication event on Sunday, August 28, 2011.
Having previously performed at the TED conference in 2009, it was only fitting that ELEW return to the RLife LIVE stage at Renaissance Long Beach to give this year’s TED attendees another energetic show.
Guests danced in the aisles and nursed signature drinks at SIP Lounge while ELEW and his accompanying drummer and upright bassist pounded out familiar hits in their trademark jazz and rock crossover genre “rockjazz,” earning special props for their Coldplay number and rendition of “Sweet Home Alabama.”
Trust us, you’ve never seen a pianist do this before.
From cheeseburger-inspired to Cookie Monster-shaped, cupcakes have blown up in a big way this past year. A simple Google search for these diminutive desserts turns up plenty of eye candy in photo and recipe form. But even better than salivating over image search results? Seeing — and devouring — the perfected desserts in person.
On Saturday, February 5th, bring your sweet tooth to Renaissance Hollywood in Los Angeles for the annual Cupcake Challenge, where you can sample more sugar than your dentist would recommend. Tickets are on sale now. For 40 bucks, you can have your adorable little cake and eat it, too.
If you’re a fan of Bethenny Frankel, then you already know that she’s a natural-foods chef, New York Times best-seller, nutrition and wellness expert, television personality, and new mom with the body of a 21-year-old. Busy women everywhere look to Bethenny for life guidance, and she recently spoke at Renaissance Times Square to dish out some of that sought-after advice.
Drugstore.com asked the quintessential modern mom to meet with bloggers in NYC to discuss the products from the website she and her family can’t live without. From Ziplock bags to St. John’s Wort, Bethenny revealed her personal shopping list to the writers at Renaissance.
Bethenny is an inspiration to hard-working women everywhere and we can’t help but say it… she’s a Renaissance Woman.
Want to see more pictures from the event? Check out the album on Facebook…
Any R-Lifer worth his salt in sequins knows what a good party will do for the soul. It won’t exactly soothe it, but it will definitely bring it back to life.
We hit up the Renaissance New York Hotel 57’s launch party in search of just that kind of resuscitation. We weren’t disappointed.
Renaissance New York Hotel 57 hosted a private event for our top group customers and Maya Azucena Band brought the house down with her soulful performance. For more information on this Grammy winning artist who has shared the stage with Roberta Flack, Joss Stone, Platinum Pied Pipers, and John Legend among others, check out her myspace page. She’s one of many hidden gems that Renaissance seeks from time to time to share with you, our guests.
In the good old days, speakeasies were saucey joints filled with well-dressed drunks and women belting out sad tunes.
In the good old days, speakeasies were saucey joints filled with well-dressed drunks and women belting out sad tunes. Tomorrow night, Renaissance Hollywood will be transformed into a 1920’s “Speakeasy”, complete with jazz lounge, original drinks from LA’s top mixologists, and all the dark, sexy atmosphere you can handle.
See how you can score free tickets ($75 value each) at LA Blog
UPDATE: the speakeasy was an event not to be missed….here’s a sampling of images from the event….only a few to give you a taste. You’ll have to come to the next one for the full experience!
News flash: scientists now believe – no joke – that laughing can burn calories. What fashionista wouldn’t want that?
Get a good workout from your personal trainer, Sarah Silverman at the Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival. She’s headlining the closing event, held at Washington DC’s 930 club on October 25.
The Real Housewives of New York were back in action Wednesday night for an event inside the OPIA Lounge at Renaissance Hotel 57. Pictured: Jill Zarin, Mick Rock, Kelly Bensimon. Photo courtesy of Nick McGlynn – www.randomnightout.com
Rat-a-tat-tat, baby. Jazz has always been an improvisation. We like to scat as much as much as any R-Lifer, but sometimes it’s simply best left to the professionals. Take jazz pianist Eric Lewis, for example, when he took the stage at last Wednesday’s VIP kickoff at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel for the Atlantic Magazine’s “First Draft in History” event.
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