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[caption id="attachment_281496" align="alignnone" width="800"]Area Four Industries makes a statement at LDI[/caption]

LAS VEGAS -Area Four Industries America’s presence at LDI 2017 proved to be an extremely successful follow-up to its first attendance at last year’s LDI show, where the newly launched company made its debut. Its impressive booth at this year’s show was constructed from the flexible and easy to assemble LITEC Libera series truss, which made the shape of the company’s iconic number four, and featured products from its MILOS, LITEC, EXE Technology and Mobiltechlifts brands. 

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[caption id="attachment_281348" align="alignnone" width="700"]Handel's Messiah uses Christie Projectors[/caption]

KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada – In partnership with Dejero this holiday season, Christie helped the City of Kitchener and the Grand Philharmonic Choir to bring a live broadcast performance of Handel’s Messiah from the Centre Square to Kitchener City Hall. Handel’s music was accompanied by projected images of hand-crafted illuminations from the Saint John’s Bible. Christie Boxer 4K projectors were deployed to project the pages and artwork of the Bible onto a 33-by-18-foot (WxH) screen to complement the choir’s performance of Handel’s Messiah.

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[caption id="attachment_281345" align="alignnone" width="800"]Home for the Holidays’ gets an assist from 4Wall[/caption]

NEW YORK, NY- ‘Home for the Holidays’ is a unique concert event on Broadway, bringing together winning vocalists from American Idol, The Voice and America’s Got Talent, hosted by the star of The Bachelorette, and features a special appearance by Broadway and film star Danny Aiello. Lighting Designer Jason Kantrowitz once again turned to 4Wall Entertainment for the gear needed to light this jazzy star-studded holiday concert infused with nationally recognized talent.

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NYC – RC4 Wireless sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. “RC4 Wireless joined us five years ago and they have been a hit each year. A constant presence at the national USITT conference, we’re thrilled that RC4 continues to support our educational mission at Super Saturday 2018” says workshop producer Scott Parker. The 13th Annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City.

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[caption id="attachment_281337" align="alignnone" width="700"]Scorpions conclude NA Tour[/caption]

USA -– Scorpions, the multi-platinum German heavy metal band, has wrapped the first North American leg of the Crazy World Tour 2017 with Megadeth.  A large complement of Claypaky fixtures hit the road with the legendary rockers along with grandMA2 consoles to run the show.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky and MA Lighting products in North America. The North American leg’s September and October dates included a performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the first time the band played the iconic venue since 1984.

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[caption id="attachment_281334" align="alignnone" width="741"]Register for the ESA Weather Summit today[/caption]

NORMAN, OK – Event and venue professionals thrive in an environment that requires both careful preparation and the ability to adapt to frequently changing circumstances. But recent history shows that severe weather can disrupt even the best-laid plans. When it does, the results can be physically and financially catastrophic.

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[caption id="attachment_281331" align="alignnone" width="720"]LeAnn Rimes Christmas[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Fans around the country are getting into the Christmas spirit with LeAnn Rimes, as the multi-platinum, two-time Grammy Award-winning singer takes her Today is Christmas tour across the United States. Bandit Lites is proud to be lighting the acclaimed vocalist, whose powerhouse vocals and infectious spirit brings joy to not only the audience, but to those spending the holiday season supporting the tour. “It is one of my favorite times of the year; there is something magical about it, and being able to share it with my fans makes it all the more special,” shared Rimes.

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[caption id="attachment_281325" align="alignnone" width="800"]The Birchmere adds Mavericks[/caption]

ALEXANDRIA, VA –  On April 4, 1966 a local bluegrass band stepped up to the makeshift stage at a small suburban Washington DC restaurant/bar called The Birchmere. Few took notice of it at the time, but their performance on that cold April evening marked the start of an American music hall legend, giving rise to a venue that would count Bob Dylan and Bill Clinton as audience members and play a pivotal role in the careers of stars like The Indigo Girls, Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lyle Lovett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill, and k.d. lang.

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[caption id="attachment_281298" align="alignnone" width="500"]Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards and Live Summit[/caption]

NEW YORK – Glamour magazine celebrated its 27th Women of the Year Awards at a gala ceremony at Brooklyn’s landmark Kings Theatre, which was preceded by an all-day Women of the Year Live Summit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.  WorldStage marked its twelfth year working with Overland Entertainment supporting the multi-part event with audio, video and lighting.

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NYC – The New World Rigging Symposium, taking place March 13-14, 2018 is in conjunction with the USITT Conference and Stage Expo 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Signing up as the Platinum Sponsor is Stage Rigging, Inc. a diversified theatrical rigging company that provides a full range of specialized rigging services on a global basis for tours, corporate and special events, and expositions. Chris Schmidt, Vice President and General Manager of Stage Rigging, states, “For over 40 years Stage Rigging has been an advocate of rigging standards and education, the New World Rigging Symposium is the perfect event for both.”

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[caption id="attachment_281293" align="alignnone" width="700"]Korn uses Ayrton gear[/caption]

WORLD – Korn lighting designer, Thomas ‘Church’ Christmann is no stranger to the world of Ayrton.  “On my first outing with Ayrton fixtures I was really impressed with the style, the output, the versatility and the beam options they offered me.  I was very happy with what I could achieve with my last design so when the next generation of Ayrton fixtures were launched I jumped at the chance to make my new tour design even bigger, even more flexible and even more exciting.”

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NEW YORK – BML-Blackbird was selected to provide a variety of technical services for the Louis Vuitton “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” exhibition at the former American Stock Exchange building in lower Manhattan. This was the first open-to-the-public event to be held within the 14-story building since it was vacated on Dec. 1, 2008, after the American Stock Exchange merged with the New York stock exchange and Amex Equities and Options traders moved to NYSE headquarters at 11 Wall Street. The exhibit is free to the public and open until Jan. 7, 2018.

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