NEW YORK – Indiana vocal group Angelus has announced it will donate all proceeds from its July 16, 2010 New York concert of sacred music to The ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes charity. Part of their summer tour to New York, the concert will take place at 1 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin at 145 West 46th Street.
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS – Alpha Video added Jerry Gale to its Marketing Department. Prior to joining Alpha Video, Gale managed all of the nationwide marketing activities for SPL Integrated Solutions and, prior to that, worked as a Territory Manager for InFocus.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Due to special arrangements with the testing company, the deadline for submitting applications to sit for the paper and pencil examinations to be given at InfoComm in Las Vegas has been extended. All applications must now be submitted to the ETCP office no later than May 21, 2010.
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NASHVILLE – After two days of relentless storms doused Music City with 13-plus inches of rain, the city's entertainment infrastructure is still drying out from the ensuing flood. Many of Nashville's iconic venues closed due to water levels on the Cumberland River that exceeded 50 feet – more than 12 feet above flood stage. They include the Country Music Hall of Fame (it re-opened May 7), the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Grand Ole Opryhouse, which are still using alternate venues for their staged productions.
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MEMPHIS, TN – Thunderstorms had passed through Memphis the morning May 1, so there was a feeling of gratitude in the air, along with sunshine, when the three-day Beale Street Music Festival got back underway on its second day.
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MILAN, Italy – The set for Zelig, a popular variety show on Italian TV, is being lit once again by an Clay Paky-dominated rig supplied by Renato Neri's Xenon. The fixture lineup includes Alpha Spot HPE 1200s, Alpha Spot 575s, Alpha Wash 575s, Stage Color 1200s, Stage Profile Pluses, CP Color 400s and Alpha Beam 300 motorized ACL lights.
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SYRACUSE, NY – The Board of Directors of USITT named David Grindle to the newly-created position of executive director. Along with the new position, USITT noted an organizational shift from an operational to a governance model with greater empowerment for volunteer participants.
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PHOENIX – Enliven Production Group named Christy Adams business development manager. Adams will be based in Las Vegas, Nev.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced that Entertainment Power Systems power distribution units are now UL listed, meeting the safety requirements of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Read More »WESTLAKE, TX – The ESTA Technical Standards Program is organizing another Control Protocols Plugfest, set for July 23-25 at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Marriott Solana Hotel in Westlake, Texas. The three-day event will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday July 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday July 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 25.
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SYRACUSE, NY – J. R. Clancy, Inc. named Jim Crooks vice president, sales. Crooks, who has more than three decades of industry experience, worked for a single group of entertainment lighting, dimming and energy management companies for the last 17 years.
Read More »FAIRFIELD, NJ – MB Productions president Brian Brooks had a very specific use in mind when opting to purchase a Vista Spyder X20 video processor: "for every multi-screen show where we need to have unique content routed to different destinations," Brooks said.
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