The List for Friday, February 16th 2024

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is adding a new category to the Oscars starting in 2026: “Achievement in Casting.”  They will soon have a system in place for professional casting directors to nominate and honor each other along with the rest of the industry.

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It’s the ever-changing face of downtown Nashville…NOW… Morgan Wallen is opening his own bar in Nashville, It’s SIX stories tall, and spans 30,000 square feet. It’ll be called “This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen” it will include three live music stages, six bars, a restaurant, an open-air rooftop, a gift shop . . . This massive complex is being built now,  and will open sometime this summer.  It’s adjacent to Ryman Auditorium and directly off of Broadway.

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This is kinda cool! The Daily Mail says a new interactive attraction, based on the John Wick movies, will open in Las Vegas later this year.  The John Wick Experience will allow fans to immerse themselves in the fantasy and danger of the franchise, with a recreation of The Continental hotel and missions to complete. The attraction will feature a themed bar and retail shop.

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I don’t know if you missed it but Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Valentine’s Day and she showed off a huge new emerald ring that he got her.  Then they got up and sang lovingly into each other’s eyes.

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