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Montevalle Spa & Wellness Resort Shakes up Wellness Travel Just South of the Border
A Whole New Way to Travel for Wellness
Montevalle Spa & Wellness Resort Shakes up Wellness Travel Just South of the Border
The new Montevalle Spa & Wellness Resort puts the well in wellness. The spa sanctuary, just 90 minutes south of San Diego, was created by Carlos Bautista, MD, as a tranquil space immersed in nature where guests can enjoy relaxing and receiving treatments designed to detox the body and supercharge the immune system.
For more than 25 years Dr. Bautista has used alternative medicine to treat patients with autoimmune, chronic degenerative diseases and infectious diseases. Today spa goers searching for treatments that go deeper than the standard massage and facial can find it at Montevalle.
Some of the cutting-edge treatments at Montevalle Spa & Wellness Resort include:
- Rife Therapy: Promotes detoxification and immune stimulation and counters inflammation using electromagnetic energy waves.
- Mag Ray-Heat lamp therapy to promote reduced inflammation.
- Infusion Treatments: A potent blend of vitamins and minerals delivered directly to the bloodstream. These nutrients contribute to overall health and help reinvigorate the body. Can be customized to focus on detox, energy, immune boosting, skin health, weight loss, heavy metal issues, hydration and increased vitality.
- Biomagnetic Therapy: A relaxing treatment using a magnetic mat designed to increase blood flow which promotes detoxification and increased immune response.
- Hyperbaric Therapy: Made famous by Michael Jackson, the oxygen chamber accelerates healing, enhances recovery, promotes detoxification and can help a host of health issues.
Located in the heart of the burgeoning wine country of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja, Mexico, Montevalle has a 25-acre bucolic setting in the middle of lush lavender fields and olive trees. The all-inclusive, adults-only property boasts 14 private villas decorated with minimalistic, Zen decor.
The property’s Liebre restaurant, perched high on a hill, offers stunning views and gourmet, good-for-you cuisine. The farm-to-table meals at Montevalle are sourced from local, organic ingredients and prepared with a focus on flavor.
In addition to spa treatments, guests can also enjoy walking the labyrinth, or the reflexology pathway, working out in the gym or on the pickleball court or relaxing in the pool and jacuzzi.
About Montevalle Resort & Spa
Founded by Dr. Carlos Bautista, Montevalle Spa & Wellness Resort is centered on providing cutting-edge spa services designed to promote healing. Located in the heart of the burgeoning wine country of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja, Mexico, Montevalle has a 25-acre bucolic setting in the middle of lush lavender fields and olive trees. The all-inclusive, adults-only property boasts 14 private villas, gourmet dining, spa treatments and property amenities including pool, jacuzzi, tennis and pickleball courts and a labyrinth and reflexology path.
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WORKERS AT GLENSTONE MUSEUM VOTE TO JOIN TEAMSTERS
Art Staff Overcomes Union Busting to Join Local 639, Prepares for Negotiations
Workers at the Glenstone Museum, a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, have joined Teamsters Local 639. The group of 89 workers includes all hourly guides, café workers, registration, grounds, engineering and maintenance, community engagement, and housekeeping staff.
“I was proud to vote yes in this election because I believe that everyone who works at Glenstone deserves a happy, healthy, and fulfilling work environment,” said Lynx Merchant, a guide at Glenstone and new member of Local 639.
“We are the face of Glenstone. From interacting with visitors in the galleries and dining locations to the spotless windows and maintenance of lush landscape, we keep Glenstone running through our daily labor,” said Elizabeth Shaw, a grounds and visitor liaison and new member of Local 639. “I am excited about the opportunity to bring the realities of our work to the bargaining table and negotiate a contract that will ensure the sustainability of our employment.”
Glenstone workers organized with the Teamsters to secure livable wages, improved benefits, and safer working conditions. Many at Glenstone are forced to work second jobs, and part-time employees are not provided health care benefits. Weather safety is also a major concern, with staff being forced to work outdoors during extreme heat and cold.
“We organized with the Teamsters because we need a livable wage and better working conditions,” said Mohannad Shoair, a café attendant at Glenstone and a new member of Local 639. “There is absolutely no justifiable reason any of us should be required to work two jobs to pay rent or work in unsafe conditions. We can’t wait to negotiate a strong first contract that addresses our collective concerns and provides the wages, benefits, and working conditions that we deserve.”
During the organizing campaign, workers faced an intense union-busting campaign orchestrated by the museum’s multi-billionaire owners, Mitchell and Emily Rales. The Glenstone Foundation, which reported net assets of $4.4 billion in 2022, spent tens of thousands of dollars on union avoidance consultants from known union-busting firms Proskauer Rose and the American Labor Group.
“These workers defeated a sophisticated union-busting assault personally waged by some of the wealthiest people in America,” said Bill Davis, President of Local 639. “I want to welcome them to our local union, and I look forward to helping them negotiate a first Teamsters contract.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Atomic Museum to Host “In FOCUS” Atomic Photo Contest for Amateur Photographers
The Atomic Museum’s Trinity Exhibit.
(Photo Courtesy of the Atomic Museum)ATOMIC MUSEUM TO HOST “IN FOCUS” ATOMIC PHOTO CONTEST FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS, JULY 11, 13
Top Contestants Receive Premier Prizes, Photos Displayed Inside Museum
The Atomic Museum announces it will host its first “In FOCUS” atomic photo contest this July. With the theme of technology, adult, teen and youth amateur photographers will receive exclusive access to photograph noteworthy museum artifacts. Top contestants will earn premier prizes and the distinctive opportunity to have their images temporarily displayed inside the museum following the contest.
The adult photo session for ages 18 and up will take place on Thursday, July 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.; the teen photo session for ages 13 to 17 and youth photo session for ages 8 to 12 will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will enjoy exclusive photography access under the supervision of the Atomic Museum team.
The top three contestants from each category will have their winning images temporarily displayed to the public inside the Atomic Museum’s main gallery. Contest winners will also have their works shown at the Spring Valley Library this fall.
Additionally, the contest winners will receive the following prizes.
Adult Category:
- 1st Place: Private guided tour and lunch for the winner and up to nine guests with a museum docent and former Nevada Test Site worker, a plaque, $50 Visa gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 2nd Place: $25 Visa gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 3rd Place: Framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
Teen Category:
- 1st Place: Private guided tour and lunch for the winner and up to nine guests with the museum curator, a plaque, $50 museum store gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 2nd Place: $25 museum store gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 3rd Place: Framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
Youth Category:
- 1st Place: Private guided tour and lunch for the winner and up to nine guests with the museum director of education, a plaque, $50 museum store gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 2nd Place: $25 museum store gift card, framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
- 3rd Place: Framed print, t-shirt and four museum passes.
“Our inaugural photo contest will provide the public with the unique opportunity to experience the Atomic Museum like never before,” said Rob McCoy, chief executive officer, Atomic Museum. “With the chance to photograph historic artifacts from behind their display cases, we can’t wait to see the creative images produced in this competition.”
Registration for the photo contest will be open from Monday, June 24 through Monday, July 8 at atomicmuseum.vegas. Space will be limited to 50 photographers in each category and participants must be Nevada residents. Teen and youth participants must have one adult chaperone age 18 or older to accompany them. The entry fee will be $20 per adult or chaperone. While the teen and youth sessions are free, they require one adult chaperone in attendance per teen or youth.
Photo contest participants must submit one digital image of choice between Thursday, July 11 and Monday, July 22 at 12 p.m. on the Atomic Museum’s website. Only photographs taken at the Atomic Museum and of the museum’s exhibits and artifacts by registered participants will be considered for the contest. The top three finalists in each category will also be required to re-submit their winning images at a resolution that will enlarge to an 18-inch by 24-inch print.
By entering this contest, participants agree to grant the Atomic Museum rights to utilize their photos for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media, website content, email newsletters and more. All participants will also be invited to show off their work on social media by tagging the museum at @atomicmuseum on the platform of their choice.
ABOUT THE ATOMIC MUSEUM
The Atomic Museum is operated and maintained by its parent company, the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation (NTSHF), an IRS 501(c)3 charitable, non-profit organization chartered in Nevada. The Atomic Museum is one of 37 museums designated as an Affiliate Partner of the Smithsonian Institution and is a repository for one of the most comprehensive collections of nuclear history in the world. Covering nuclear history beginning with the first test at the Nevada Test Site on January 27, 1951, the Atomic Museum’s exhibitions and programming also address current affairs related to the nuclear industry. For more information, go to atomicmuseum.vegas and follow on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter) and TikTok. -
DREAMBOX360º – An Immersive, Intimate 5D Experience – To Open On Las Vegas Strip This July
L to R: Interior Rendering of DREAMBOX360º; Exterior Rendering of DREAMBOX360º.
(Renderings Courtesy of DREAMBOX360º)DREAMBOX360º – AN IMMERSIVE, INTIMATE 5D PROJECTION EXPERIENCE – TO OPEN ON LAS VEGAS STRIP THIS JULY WITH “THE ARCTIC GHOST SHIP” ADVENTURE
Premier Experience Developed in Partnership With World-Class Projection Company Lumen and Forg
DREAMBOX360º, the immersive and intimate 5D projection experience, announces it will open at The LINQ Promenade on the Las Vegas Strip this July. Conceived and developed by Noel Bowman of Minus5º ICEBAR, DREAMBOX360º will offer several captivating projection experiences, including a thrilling 360-degree, 5DX movie experience created in partnership with Lumen and Forge titled “The Arctic Ghost Ship: A Quest in Search of the Lost Rum.”
Lumen and Forge specializes in world-class projection shows, custom content production, 360-degree video, modern visual storytelling and more.
Featuring a 15-minute original, animated movie adventure, “The Arctic Ghost Ship” experience will invite guests to sip cocktails with Captain Flint McGreggor as they embark on a thrilling quest for the lost rum. Surrounded by 360 degrees of hi-res visuals and sound, guests will become even more enveloped by this unique journey thanks to 5DX effects such as rain, mist, wind and more.
DREAMBOX360º will also offer a variety of other immersive experiences when it opens. On Friday and Saturday evenings, it will transform into The Weekend Trip – a psychedelic experience offering mind-altering, trippy projections, a live DJ, open bar featuring an array of libations and 5D effects such as thunderstorms and blizzards. The versatile space will also be customizable for corporate events and product launches with branded logos and imagery. The Birthday Box experience allows for bespoke slideshows that can be produced for personal surprise celebrations and private events such as engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, reunions and more.
Distinctive from other projection attractions around the globe, DREAMBOX360º will cater to small audiences of up to 55 to create an uncommonly intimate and immersive atmosphere.
“Through our collaboration with Lumen and Forge, ‘The Arctic Ghost Ship’ is more than a short, animated movie adventure—it’s a testament to the magic that happens when innovation meets storytelling,” said Noel Bowman, owner, DREAMBOX360º. “The experience promises to be a thrilling, cutting-edge, dramatic experience, so we can’t wait for guests to be transported to a realm of wonder this July.”
DREAMBOX360º will be located at 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd. next to Minus5º ICEBAR at The LINQ Promenade on the Las Vegas Strip. Tickets to DREAMBOX360º experiences will be available in the coming months. Guests must be 10 years of age or older to visit the attraction. For more information or to inquire about private events, visit dreambox360.com.
ABOUT LUMEN AND FORGE
Lumen and Forge covers virtually everything to do with immersive and augmented experiences. Their goal is to inspire audiences and bring 360° theater into the future. To us, immersive communication offers much more than just a sensory experience. It is a powerful platform with the potential to transform an audience and encapsulate them in story.ABOUT DREAMBOX360º
Slated to open in July of 2024, DREAMBOX360º will combine cutting-edge, projection visuals and sound with 5D elements such as rain, wind and mist to create truly immersive moments. Guests will soon experience a number of unique adventures, including “The Arctic Ghost Ship: A Quest in Search of the Lost Rum,” The Weekend Trip, The Birthday Box and more. DREAMBOX360º will also be customizable for an array of private and corporate gatherings. The destination will be located at The LINQ Promenade on the Las Vegas Strip. For more information, visit dreambox360.com. -
The Fondation Maeght celebrates its 60th anniversary this summer
The Fondation Maeght, the first foundation for modern and contemporary art in France, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in the summer of 2024. A unique and timeless place on the French Riviera, where art, architecture and nature converse in perfect harmony, the Foundation Maeght is inaugurating a new 500 m2 space, to display masterpieces from its collection: Braque, Léger, Chagall, Miró, Calder, Mitchell, Kelly…
The Cour Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti. Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation © Succession Alberto Giacometti / ADAGP, Paris 2024
Friendship at the heart of the Fondation Maeght’s creation: a site for and with artists
The Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght is now one of the great international cultural institutions. Opened in 1964, the Foundation was born from the friendships between the collectors couple Aimé and Marguerite and several of the most important artists of the 20th century, including Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Alberto Giacometti, Marc Chagall and many others.
The Cour Giacometti and Josep Lluís Sert’s architecture, Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation
A unique place inspired by the great American foundations
Bereaved by the death of their second child in 1953, Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, encouraged by Georges Braque, traveled to the United States, where they visited the great American references – Guggenheim, Barnes, Phillips – and returned full of ideas and ambitions: the creation of a foundation.
The Cour Giacometti and Josep Lluís Sert’s architecture, Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation
A masterpiece of modern architecture
In constant, close dialog with Aimé Maeght, architect Josep Lluís Sert designed a village architecture equally dedicated to artists and open and welcoming to art lovers. Josep Lluís Sert brought a modernist eye to the codes of the Mediterranean village – whiteness, earth, patios… Miró, Giacometti, Braque, Tal Coat, Chagall, Ubac created works that are integrated into the building and its natural surroundings: the Giacometti courtyard, the Miró Labyrinth, the mosaic murals by Chagall and Tal-Coat, the pool and stained glass by Braque, the Bury fountain.
Miró Labyrinth, 1964-1973, Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation Maeght © Successió Miró / Adagp, Paris, 2024 / Le Jardin des sculptures, Alexander Calder, Les Renforts, 1964, painted sheet metal. Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation © 2024 Calder Foundation, New York / Adagp, Paris
One of the most important collections in Europe
The Fondation Maeght has one of the most important collections of paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by modern and contemporary artists in Europe, with over 13,000 masterpieces by Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque and many others.
Panoramic view of Saint-Paul-de-Vence © Office de Tourisme de Saint-Paul-de-Vence – Photographe : Elisabeth RossolinSaint-Paul-de-Vence, land of artists
In the heart of the French Riviera, the Fondation Maeght is located 25 km from Nice and near the famous village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, considered as one of the most beautiful villages in Provence, and that was for many years a favorite destination for artists: Marc Chagall set up home here. Henri Matisse lived nearby in Vence. Jean-Paul Sartre, Pablo Picasso, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Lino Ventura and the poet Jacques Prévert were regulars at the famous hotel-restaurant La Colombe d’Or. Today, Saint-Paul-de-Vence remains a very popular tourist destination, attracting over 2 million visitors a year.
Miró Labyrinth, 1964-1973, Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives Fondation Maeght © Successió Miró / Adagp, Paris, 2024The sculpture garden, a green oasis
As soon as visitors enter the Foundation, the lawns of the garden present ceramic work by Fernand Léger, a playful fountain by Pol Bury, Alexander Calder’s monumental stabile and a wind sculpture by Takis. In this garden, enclosed within a mosaic wall by Pierre Tal-Coat, the monumental sculptures are locked in permanent dialog: Jean Arp, Eduardo Chillida, Erik Dietman, Barbara Hepworth, Joan Miró… all presented to the rhythm of the seasons. Other works are incorporated directly into the buildings: the mosaic Les Amoureux (The Lovers) by Marc Chagall on the bookshop wall, and stained-glass windows by Georges Braque and Raoul Ubac that illuminate the St Bernard chapel. Not to mention Miró’s extraordinary labyrinth-garden, where visitors are led by an Ariadne’s thread as soon as they enter the Foundation.
The Foundation’s entrance – Photo Olivier Amsellem – Archives FondationThe Fondation Maeght: a place of living art at the crossroads of art, fashion, music and dance
For over 60 years, and with more than 150 exhibitions featuring the great artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, the Fondation Maeght has truly impacted the history and dissemination of art with its unique vision. “Les Nuits de la Fondation Maeght”, a major event in contemporary music and dance, welcomed artists as singular and innovative as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Terry Riley, la Merce Cunningham Dance Compagny, John Cage, Jasper Johns, Robert Morris, Frank Stella…
Extension project: Large room under the Giacometti Court © Glamodrama for Silvio d’Ascia / Archives Fondation Maeght
2024: a summer of celebrations
To celebrate this anniversary, the Fondation Maeght is presenting this summer, a special exhibition entitled ‘‘Amitiés, Bonnard-Matisse’’, which focuses on the friendly and respectful relationship between Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse and their links with the Maeght family. The Foundation is also opening the new exhibition spaces with the display of a selection of highlights from its collection. Finally, the Fondation Maeght is planning a month of celebrations including concerts, dance performances, lectures, documentary films and more. In the shade of the Foundation’s Aleppo pines, the restaurant-café “Sous les Pins”, with furniture designed by Diego Giacometti, offers a gourmet and committed cuisine showcasing the products of the Nice terroir.
Extension Project – the Grande Salle underneath Nicole Dassault the Giacometti Courtyard © Glamodrama for Silvio d’Ascia
