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URGENT: SBA is Clawing Back Some Shuttered Venue Operators Grants
Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) began sending letters to some recipients of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — the $16.25 billion program that kept many venues and other live businesses afloat during the pandemic—demanding repayment. Bandit Lite’s Michael T. Strickland offers some points to deal with this issue if you received one of these letters.
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3G Productions Acquires Main Light’s Nashville Operations
3G Productions LLC has acquired Main Light’s 70,000-sq.-ft. location in Nashville as part of its ongoing initiative to expand into a coast-to-coast, full-service production and systems integration provider. 3G has taken over Main Light’s Antioch neighborhood building, its full inventory, and all seven employees.
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Robe Rocks For People
The Rock For People music festival celebrated its 30th anniversary in style with an impressive 5-day event, an all-star lineup, and an expanded capacity of 50,000 which saw a fully sold-out audience flock to the Park 360 site in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Stray Production Services Turns to all-Purpose Paragon for WJTL Fest
Christian radio station WJTL held WJTL Fest—a day filled with inspiring music, fun activities, and uplifting moments. Stray Production Services brought its new Paragon LED profile luminaires for the event, and Stray’s Jon Boyer handled the lighting design.
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Remembering John Conklin, Designer
John Conklin was admired around the world for his career as a highly acclaimed stage designer. His style was conceptual rather than literal, and through his open approach to design possibilities Conklin had an enormous influence. He was one of the principal figures in American stage design, both for opera and for theater, and his set and costume designs were seen in opera houses, theaters, and ballet companies across the world. In 2011 Conklin was an NEA Opera Honoree. Here is the video celebrating him made for that honor.
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Speaking Rock Unveils Outdoor Stage with All-Elation Lighting
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center has raised the bar for outdoor live entertainment in El Paso, TX, by installing a cutting-edge Elation lighting rig for its new outdoor stage. A cornerstone of the community’s live entertainment scene, the venue now meets the demands of high-profile touring acts.
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Claypaky Fixtures Help Celebrate Montreal’s ‘Gala Dynastie’ 2025
Claypaky lighting comprised the bulk of the fixtures illuminating ‘Gala Dynastie’ 2025 at Montreal’s Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts. Montreal’s Omnison supplied the luminaires to Lighting Designer Steve Wary of SW Design Lumière for the televised awards ceremony.
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GLP’s Latest Tech Allows the Ehrlich Brothers’ ‘Diamonds’ Tour to Sparkle
The Ehrlich Brothers have been touring arenas in Germany with their show, ‘Diamonds’ with a production design by Thomas Gerdon. With the help of exceptional lighting and stage technology, the magician duo is setting standards in the live entertainment world.
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