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ALSD Tackles Dynamic Suite Pricing
Curtis Baddeley from United Center in Chicago wraps up his panel at ALSD with moderator Adam Kellner, director of stadium Sales & Services, Chicago Bears, and Ryan Coyle from Olympia Entertainment...
View ArticleCalgary Stampede Opens in Face of Floods
A child stands at the grandstand during the 2011 Calgary Stampede. In spite of flooding that covered most of the grounds at the Calgary (Alta.) Stampede two weeks before opening day, the event managed...
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San Diego County Fair Puts on Game Face
A family plays a life-size version of Operation in the theme exhibit at San Diego County Fair. This year’s San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, Calif., June 8 – July 4, saw attendance drop 6.5 percent...
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On the Menu: MLB All-Star Game
Executive chef Robert Flowers shows off his All-Star Meatball Hero.MLB All-Star Game, July 16 (All-Star events occurring at Citi Field July 14-16) Citi Field, New York AramarkAttendance Attendance is...
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Chirpvision Takes Stage At Bonnaroo
For an up-and-coming act, playing Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., for the first time is a “we made it” moment. For the technological company Chirpvision, putting on a show...
View ArticlePaula Abdul and SMG Team Up For Ignite!
Paula Abdul with cheerleading coaches Jesse & John Ciolfi during the press announcement for Ignite! Spark the Moment at SMG’s Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Paula Abdul and SMG are...
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Hot Tickets for July 10, 2013
Pink enters the stage from above to kick off her show at the sold-out Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., March 19. (Photo by Tony Nelson) Australia loves P!nk. The singer wrapped a four-show run...
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Final Curtain: Fred Norman
The original poster for the inaugural show at the Morrison Center, directed by Norman. (Photo courtesy Morrison Center Collection)FRED NORMAN— 78, passed away July 2 at his home in Mesquite, Nev....
View ArticleAEG Inks Hawai‘i Convention Center
Outside the Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu After a lengthy selection process, AEG Facilities has been selected to manage the Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, announced the Hawai‘i Tourism...
View ArticleQ&A with Tim Leiweke, CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Since arriving in Toronto as the new CEO and president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment six weeks ago, Tim Leiweke has been just as busy as he ever was in 18 years of building AEG in Los...
View ArticleThe Peaceful Riot and the Championship Ring
The low and the high points for Kim Stone revolve around Miami Heat National Basketball Association championships. As executive VP and GM of AmericanAirlines Arena and The Heat Group, she hit the...
View ArticleK’nekt-ing: A look at the courses
The k’nekt program has grown from a sales class offered at the College of Charleston, S.C., to Sales Training I, II, & III, Formal Customer Service Training, Event Management, Sales Administrative...
View ArticleThinking Outside The Fox
It’s not enough to be concerned with what’s going on within your four walls, explained Adina Erwin, GM of Fox Theatre, Atlanta. “It’s also important to think outside of the Fox,” she said. Fox Theatre...
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Harnessing Passion
Adina Erwin knows that to stay relevant, one can’t stay still. You’ve got to keep moving. It’s not so much about moving between organizations as it is moving organizations to action, and few venue...
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NOLA Resurgence
Inside Big Mama's at the House of Blues, New Orleans, one of several new entertainment-driven bars to open up in the Big Easy after the city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As strong as the...
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On the Right Road
Karen Totaro In the back of her mind, Karen Totaro has always wanted the chair position at the International Association of Venue Managers. It’s a goal that began during her days as a student at...
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Board on a Bayou: Q&A > Kim Bedier > Sec. Vice Chair, IAVM & GM, Tacoma...
In planning this year’s VenueConnect for the International Association of Venue Managers, Kim Bedier is in a much different place from she was a year ago during IAVM’s annual conference in Fort...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
An after-hours e-mail last week from Venues Today Database Manager Rob Ocampo advised that based on the ringtones he was hearing in our office, either Managing Editor Dave Brooks or I had forgotten...
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Talking Points
KATE DES ENFANTS MCMAHONVP-SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETINGTHE MESSINA GROUP – AEG LIVEAUSTIN, TEXAS HOMETOWN: I’m from central Illinois and went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. FIRST...
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The Kindness Queen
Maureen Ginty has made a career out of being nice, and making sure everyone else at SMG is, too. You don’t stay at a company for 22 years without getting along with everyone. Ginty has risen through...
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