DALLAS – Maryland-based event production company Showcall Inc., working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced dedication events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Says Ajay R. Patil, principal at Showcall, Inc., “While we are accustomed to working on high caliber events, this was different. It was an incredible experience for our team to see the work come together on a sunny day in Texas, with all five living presidents together on one stage!”
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GERMANTOWN, MD – Event production company Showcall Inc., working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced dedication events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
The official dedication ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center took place April 25, and featured a rare public appearance by five US Presidents, presidential families, world leaders and luminaries from the Bush Administration. The dedication event was followed by the lighting of Freedom Hall that evening, which highlighted Freedom Hall through a theatrical lighting and pyrotechnics show.
The Bush Center, which houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, combines the nation’s 13th Presidential library and museum with a leading-edge policy organization that continues the public service of President and Mrs. Bush.
Showcall provided a broad variety of event production services as the overall producer, including event planning and management, design, host broadcast, web-streaming, pyrotechnics, broadcast and theatrical lighting, stage management, audio visual reinforcement, staging, scenic, perimeter security elements, media logistics support, credentialing, VIP advance and guest experience support.
“Our goal was simple: to produce a spectacular event for President and Mrs. Bush to properly recognize the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center,” says Sally McDonough, vice president, Marketing, Communications, and Events, George W. Bush Presidential Center. “Showcall helped us orchestrate a flawless and beautifully presented three-day celebration to mark the historic occasion.”
Says Ajay R. Patil, principal at Showcall, Inc., “We were deeply honored to have had the opportunity to serve as the event producer for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. While we are accustomed to working on high caliber events, this was different. It was an incredible experience for our team to see the work come together on a sunny day in Texas, with all five living presidents together on one stage! Words can’t describe the pride I have in our team!”
“Our company has had the opportunity to work for celebrities, pontiffs, world leaders and political parties. But the privilege to help bring this page of American history to the guests and millions of television and web viewers is one we will always cherish,” says A. Blayne Candy, principal at Showcall, Inc.
Showcall Inc., founded in 2001 by Ajay R. Patil and A. Blayne Candy, has produced landmark events such as Pope Benedict XVI’s Mass at Nationals Stadium, the last (six) US hosted international summits, the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian’s National African American Museum, the dedication of NJ’s 9/11 Memorial and 10 Year Anniversary and the Dedication of the US Air Force Memorial.
