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Top Tech Trends
Companies like Tessitura are creating more mobile tools for venue managers and promoters, not just fans. (Photo by Tessitura) With ticketing relying so heavily on ever-changing technology, the next...
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Creating a Seamless Tech Experience
Guests in VIP areas are entertained by new Samsung screens. During the construction process, General Manager Brian Crowne knew he didn’t want Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (Walmart AMP) in Rogers,...
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Q&A > Kendra Wright > President of Saffire Events
Temporary tattoos and tacky holiday parties aren’t usually the first things that come to mind when thinking of web companies, but Saffire Events is working to change that under the energetic leadership...
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Kelly Austin has accepted a position with Global Spectrum Facility Management as director of Marketing at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. A native of London, Ontario, Austin served as Budweiser...
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Boss Talk
The “go big or go home” mentality that permeates sports has naturally found a place in arena concessions, and the most recent item created under this philosophy is the Hugo’s Boss Burger at Time Warner...
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Mr. Northwest (Extended Edition)
Jimi Biron and I had too much to talk about. You saw part of our conversation in the February issue of Venues Today, now enjoy our web exclusive extended edition. McMenamins is so much more than music...
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Tanya Baugus Suddenly Gone
The late Tanya Baugus and her husband R.V. in happier times a month ago at Villa Real. Tanya Baugus, 48, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, leaving a big hole behind at both Coaches Outreach, Dallas, where...
View ArticleLuukko Grabs Opportunity Out of Nowhere
Peter Luukko instructs kids in the art of hockey while with the Philadelphia Flyers. On March 1, Peter and Casey Luukko will relocate from West Chester, Pa., to a condo on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale,...
View ArticleArena is Recertified Gold
AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami earns LEED Gold recertification. Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena was recently awarded LEED Gold recertification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Over the past...
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StubHub Center Guests Get Their Grills
LA Galaxy Forward Alan Gordon gets ready for the 2015 season tailgating in a video explaining the new regulations. (Photo by LA Galaxy) Previously banned, tailgating will become a staple at LA Galaxy...
View ArticleSMG Grows UK F&B Portfolio
Earlier this month, SMG announced that it acquired CGC Events Limited (CGC) — a catering company based in Yorkshire, England — to expand its hospitality presence in Europe. The company will pay an...
View ArticleDiscussing the Art of Grand Openings
The panel included moderator Russ Simons, Venue Solutions Group; Don Jordan, SP+ Gameday, Bob Hart, AECOM/Hunt Construction Group, and Lanson Nichols, HNTB. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM HOLLYWOOD, Calif....
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Paramount Theatre Returns to its Roots
Paramount Theatre opened in Brooklyn in 1928 as a movie palace. Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, an affiliate of Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., has partnered with Long Island University...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 11, 2015
Pitbull performs at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, Feb. 7. Latin music spiced up this week’s Hot Tickets, starting with Calibash at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 24. Almost 17,000 people...
View ArticleManaging Your Career
Dan Gallagher, senior vice president, Strategic Growth, Comcast-Spectacor, moderates a session on career management at PACnet ’15 with David Benedict, COO, Auburn University; Chris Plonskly, athletics...
View ArticleWinter Weather Hinders Midwest Venues
Winstar Dome in Pontiac, Mich., gives way under the weight of the season. Winter storms that pounded the Midwest earlier this month had venue operators and owners biting their nails about event...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
Generation Next is next. Two pursuits the Venues Today staff enjoy as much as all-original news reporting are bestowing well-deserved awards and planning interactive, participatory, information-packed...
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Talking Points
Cotton Rosser Owner Flying U Rodeo CURRENT CITY: Marysville, Calif. UNIVERSITY: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo HOW DID YOU GET THE JOB YOU HAVE NOW? I rodeoed professionally for 15 years, then I broke both...
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Social Stadiums
The Rooftop at Coors Field in Denver provides a new interactive space for fans to gather. (Photo by Populous) The ability to provide fans with the tools to use social media seems to be the buzz of the...
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Modernizing PACs
Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City is designed to attract touring Broadway production upon opening in 2016. (Rendering by Pelli Clarke Pelli) In assessing performing arts center projects that are...
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