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Opening Night
Denny Sanford Premier Center in Siuox Falls, S.D., opens with a sold-out show Oct. 3 During a grand opening event, there are two sides you can be on: part of the opening team assisting the facility, or...
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Heating Up
PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C., was a rehersal site for Katy Perry Though a cold snap caused trouble for a few venues, the live entertainment industry is heating up in Georgia and the Carolinas. Between Aug....
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Mr. Hospitality Lives On
Chuck Walters, Gary Dorrian and Joe Floreano, executive director of the Rochester (N.Y.) Riverside Convention Center for 30 years, enjoying the perks of riding ina limousine years ago. In business,...
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From Performing Arts to Outdoor Rock
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) opened with a country twang. The 10,000-capacity venue opened in its permanent location in Rogers with a Blake Shelton concert, June 7. This wasn’t a...
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Community-Driven Business Breeds Results
The Tessitura staff, or those people in white shirts, has grown tremendously over the past few years, stretching the entire ballroom. In 1996, the performing arts sector took action,with the...
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Version 12 Expands
Version 12 of Tessitura Software is the biggest release in company history, so big in fact, the Tessitura Network has released it in phases so users can jump on the v12 release cycle when it best fits...
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Mobile technology is officially reshaping retail. In the United States, nearly 70 percent of all mobile devices are capable of performing transactions. Tessitura VP Internet Strategy Kristin Darrow...
View ArticleLetter From Jena Hoffman
The 36th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Go the Extra Mile, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center Jan. 13-15, 2015. This premier event for entertainment ticketing...
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INTIX 2015: MEET THE SPEAKERS
Sunjay Nath Human Performance Engineer on what’s holding us back Nath will be speaking about ‘The Number One Thing That Holds Us Back.’ Nath said that the one consistent holdup is perception. “It’s our...
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INTIX Goes the Extra Mile
Denver will be the location for INTIX 2015. (Photo by Larry Johnson) The International Ticketing Association surveyed its constituents for input to create content for its 36th Annual Conference &...
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Regimented Events
Crown Complex in Fayetteville, N.C., hosts several events geared toward service memebrs each year. Fort Bragg is big. The United States Army Installation near Fayetteville, N.C., covers 251 square...
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Carrying on the Legacy
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; Valerie Jackson, the widow of former Mayor Maynard Jackson; Jay Myers of Fox Theatre board of trustees; and theater President and CEO Allan Vella...
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Papering the House
At events such as NitroJam drag racing series, the IHRA shifts the audience to make the stands look full on camera. Companies like Fillaseat, which exist to send its paying members to venues to be...
View ArticleOff to the Farm
Construction for Music Farm Columbia took about five months. (Photo by Music Farm Productions) It was a market that needed a venue. With more than 30,000 students on campus at nearby University of...
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New President for Strand Theatre
Encore Performing Arts Center has appointed Bill Lee as president and CEO of Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts in Pontiac, Mich. Bringing almost 30 years of experience in venue management,...
View ArticleExpo Center Expansion Begins
A rendering of Allen County War Memorial Coliseum's $15-million expansion. On Monday, Nov. 10, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., broke ground on its 55,000-sq.-ft. Expo Center...
View ArticleDelaware to Host Country Music Fest
Country music will travel north for a three-day music festival in Delaware this summer. Live Nation has partnered with Dewey Beach, Del.-based Highway One to present a three-day country music festival...
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Ballparks Hit Home Run Numbers During World Series
Kansas City's Kauffman Park hosted four of seven 2014 World Series games, including the final matchup. (Photo by Kansas City Royals) The San Francisco Giants were making their third World Series...
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McMenamins Launches Loyalty Program
Jamie Cullum performs at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Ore., June 11. (Photo by Kathleen Nyberg/McMenamins) It’s a pretty great experience to see a show at a hip club venue, but it’s even cooler to...
View ArticleAnother Ten Years as Rabobank Arena
Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, Calif., keeps its name for another decade. The naming rights sponsorship for AEG-managed Rabobank Arena, Theater and Convention Center in Bakersfield, Calif., has been...
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