Reducing Stress For Fair Managers
Mark Mayfield, CFO, Mayfield Productions REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS — There’s a difference between stress and inconvenience, and learning the difference can make you a better manager.“Will it make the 6...
View ArticlePiston's Return To Downtown Detroit
Rendering of Little Caesars Arena, Detroit The Detroit Pistons will return to downtown Detroit beginning with the 2017-2018 NBA season, in a deal that will see them occupy the same arena as the...
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City Admin's Santana Takes Top Spot at Fairplex
The 487-acre Fairplex in Pomona is seen as a lifestyle destination center. Having been one of the kids bused to the Los Angeles County Fair to experience a different life, Miguel A. Santana, City...
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Legends Introduces Upscale, Flexible Food
Legends food service at Live Nation Amphitheaters includes wine by the bottle, a perk usually missing entertainment venues. Serving gourmet burgers at an amphitheater and even going so far as to...
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Spectra's Dennis to Atlantic City
Dean Dennis, GM/Spectra, Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention Center Dean Dennis has been named general manager of the Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention Center for Spectra by Comcast Spectacor. A 20-year...
View ArticleGreen Solutions On The Rise
Outdoor green recycling bins feature four separate containers for cans, paper, glass and plastic. Venues and event planners discussing sustainability when booking events is becoming more common as...
View ArticleTacoma Dome Set for $21.3M Upgrade
Tacoma (Wash.) Dome Washington State’s largest venue is about to get some much-needed attention. The City of Tacoma has committed $21.3 million in improvements to modernize the 33-year-old Tacoma Dome....
View ArticleHot Tickets for December 6, 2016
Pentatonix, Moda Center, Portland, Ore. Pentatonix wrapped up their Pentatonix World Tour 2016 with supporting act Us The Duo Nov. 22. Before ending this 84-stop tour, Pentatonix managed to find their...
View ArticleFrenette Named to IAFE Hall of Fame
Marla Calico, IAFE president and CEO; Gary Slater, CFE, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines. REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS — The Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Conference & Trade Show wrapped after...
View ArticleFeld Taking Over Sesame Street Live!
Sesame Street characters Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Caddaby. Just a few details have emerged since the Nov. 17 announcement that Feld Entertainment Inc. and Sesame Workshop have partnered in a...
View ArticleLegends Acquires ISG
Legends acquires ISG Legends, the U.S.-based venue hospitality company owned by the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys, has announced the acquisition of International Stadia Group (ISG), a...
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BSE and Cooper Holdings Form Entitle
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and Cooper Holdings' successful collaboration on naming Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., helped propel formation of a new partnership, Entitle. Two clients have...
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Bolton Takes Charge In Durham, N.C.
Rebecca Bolton Rebecca Bolton has taken over the GM job at Durham (N.C.) Convention Center, managed by Spectra Venue Management. Bolton’s last position was GM, Las Cruces (N.M.) Convention Center for...
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Dean Justice Archived the Industry
The collection of the history of the touring industry housed at the Briscoe Center for American History can be viewed online.W. Dean Justice, 88 Not only was W. Dean Justice among the first to bring...
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Marketing Genius Egan Knew How to Promote
The late Vince Egan with the late Jim Henson, the originators of Sesame Street Live! When Feld Entertainment bought Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice, Vince Egan, who was VP of marketing for the shows...
View ArticleVote now for the 2017 Box Office Star awards!
It's time to vote for the 2017 Box Office Stars. We will be honoring this year's outstanding ticketing professionals during the INTIX convention in New Orleans, January 24-26, 2017. Vote now to make...
View ArticleMontana’s New Shed Set for 4,000-Capacity
Rendering of the KettleHouse Amphitheater near Missoula, Mont. A new 4,000-capacity amphitheater is slated to open near Missoula, Mont., next May, giving entertainment goers, producers and musicians...
View ArticleHot Tickets for December 13, 2016
Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hyde, Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. Stevie Nicks has one last stop on her 24 Karat Gold U.S. Tour with the Pretenders Dec. 18 in Los Angeles at The Forum. Nicks made...
View ArticleAlliant Center Hires SMG
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. In the first partnership of this type for Wisconsin’s Dane County, SMG has been chosen to handle Alliant Energy Center’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum’s sales and...
View ArticleVIP Fair Experience Expanded
Maggie Ellison, Event Marketing Strategies; Paula Beadl, Carnival Marketing; Tracey Gardner, Mississippi State Fair; Tracy Whittenfeld, Washington State Fair, Puyallup; Jessica Bojorquez, Tandem...
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