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HSL Stays Busy with U.K. Pantomime Productions

Design/build company SOA of Colorado Springs steered the church in the direction of the Colour Pendant fixtures.

Back from the Flood: Pulpit Rock Church Refurb includes Elation Lighting

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — In October 2015, Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs received extensive water damage due to several days of heavy rain that unfortunately fell during a re-roofing project. With almost every room damaged, including their main worship space, Pulpit Rock underwent a building renovation that included a house lighting upgrade to Elation Colour Pendant™ LED color-changing downlights.

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The Floating Christmas Tree in Geelong near Melbourne, Australia

Geelong Floating Christmas Tree Lights Up with Assist from Total Events, Jands Vista

GEELONG, Australia — The Floating Christmas Tree in Geelong near Melbourne, Australia was lit nightly from Nov. 11-Jan. 7, incorporated a six-minute programmed light show designed by LD Mark Hammer that ran at scheduled intervals and was updated as the holiday season progressed. The setup included a Jands Vista v2 running on a powerful PC with another running tracking backup.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Circus Xtreme will conclude its tour in Providence, RI, on May 7, 2017. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Out Of This World will conclude its tour in Uniondale, NY on May 21, 2017.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Productions to Close in May 2017

PALMETTO, FL — Feld Entertainment, the producers of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus productions, announced in March 2015 that it would be phasing out the use of live elephants in its productions by 2018. Now, as it turns out, the circus productions themselves will cease. The company says the loss of its elephant acts led to a dramatic drop in ticket sales and that, along with rising costs and battles with animal activists, led to the decision to shut down after 146 years of producing “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The last shows will take place in May.

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Lighting director Stuart Pring used Martin fixtures for a Radio 2 in Concert show featuring Robbie Williams.

TV LDs Use Martin Fixtures for Christmas Shows in U.K.

LONDON — Three TV lighting directors have been making extensive use of fixtures from Martin, a Harman Professional brand, for their design solutions in the lead-up to the busy Christmas season. Tim Routledge, Stuart Pring and Oli Richards have all sourced their Martin inventory from Nick Edwards’ new TV lighting rental resource, Version 2, deploying mission critical solutions on a number of recent high profile shows.

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SES Names Chuck Young GM of Nashville Location

SES Names Chuck Young GM of Nashville Location

NASHVILLE, TN — SES (Special Event Services) named Chuck Young as the general manager of the company’s Nashville location. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, SES has additional locations in Nashville, TN, Concord, NC and Sacramento, CA. The company provides audio, lighting, video and rigging for a variety of projects.

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