MINNEAPOLIS – There are many entertaining and informative places to visit while in the Twin Cities. Mill City Museum (pictured here) and the Minnesota History Center offer visitors and residents alike a chance to experience Minneapolis and St. Paul’s rich history. Their interpretive and interactive exhibits are driven by Alcorn McBride audio, video and show control equipment.
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LONDON – Curtain Up: Celebrating 40 Years of Theatre in London and New York at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, celebrates the extraordinary story of theatre in both London’s West End and New York’s Broadway. Created in partnership with The Society of London Theatre, the V&A and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, it explores the craftsmanship that goes into creating award-winning plays, musicals and productions.
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CUIJK, The Netherlands – Dutch rental company Primetime Eventtechniek + Inrichting lost everything in a major fire last August that reduced their building to ashes. Devastated yet undeterred by the major setback, Primetime owner Patrick Michiels vowed to rebuild and wasted no time getting the company back on its feet with an admirable “full speed ahead” attitude and the recent acquisition of an Elation Professional lighting package. Michiels is pictured here (left) with Fritz Abrahams, owner of Elation partner Fritz-Events.
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LYON, France – A total of 232 Robe moving lights – including 80 BMFL Blades, 70 LEDWash 1200s, 84 Pointes and eight LEDWash 300s – were part of a colorful opening ceremony for the new 415 million euro Grande Stade de Lyon in France. Lighting designer Tony Anzalone was working for Lyon based GL events Audiovisual, who coordinated and supplied the high profile event’s technical production.The grand opening show featured a high energy son et lumière with a cast of 1500 people culminated in a show-stopping performance by rapper will.i.am.
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Lighting
Schemerhorn Symphony Center, Bradfield Stage Lighting
Venue
Schemerhorn Symphony Center,
Nashville, TN
Veteran country music artist Marty Stuart once declared, “If country music had a Vatican, it would be the Ryman.” The venerated venue in Nashville has attracted a multi-generational cornucopia of music biz names to play its hallowed hall, which is known for its great acoustics. Everyone from Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs and Robert Earl Keen to Aretha Franklin, ZZ Top and the Zac Brown Band has played there. It is often called the “Mother Church of Country Music” with good reason, and a recent expansion will help keep it an alluring Mecca for tourists and music fans alike.
In this current world of hate, it’s really nice to be able to put out an issue that’s taking a month to focus on Nashville. That’s because nowhere else in the world do I see so many people smiling all day as in Music City. Whether people are working the scene or just hanging at a honkytonk, the folks from this town always smile and greet me with open arms.
