On December 31, 2019, the Maker Hotel in Hudson, renowned as a design destination, threw a lavish New Year’s Eve soiree with a live cabaret show by Shanghai Mermaid. Amid the Gatsby-esque luxury of the hotel, guests dressed to the nines to enjoy the first, and for many, the last big celebration of 2020, clinking champagne flutes and enjoying the live entertainment in the company of friends old and new.