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SPOKANE, WA –Even a charity dedicated to the most serious of causes can inject some humor into its events. Anyone who doubts this should have visited “Beyond Pink Designer Bra Fashion Show” at the Spokane Convention Center ballroom in mid-October.  This fundraiser was held by Beyond Pink, a nonprofit dedicated to early breast cancer detection . As part of its Old Hollywood theme, the event featured 12 different humorous fashion show vignettes, such as “Bra Wars,” which showcased Star Wars-inspired characters dressed in custom-designed bra costumes.

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NASHVILLE –  Kaleo, formed just four years ago, is already playing in front of sold out crowds across the country. The Icelandic band is currently on the road for its first-ever US tour with lighting provided by 4Wall Nashville. Lighting Designer Taylor Price was tasked with creating a look for the show that was inspired by some sketches from the production team and a video, lead singer Julius Son, had sent him. “I blended the two into a design that is low power, compact for travel, and within budget,” explained Price.

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BRONX, NY – For most of the 5,000 or so people who attended Robot-Heart, the event was a cool way to spend Halloween weekend. There was nonstop dancing, crazy costumes, artist like WhoMadeWho, a freaky robot, and a scintillating Dougie Lazer designed lightshow that featured an intense beam and strobe display using CHAUVET Professional fixtures. Those involved in putting on the two day celebration, however, also saw something beyond the free flowing party. For them, the event was another step on the way back for the hard pressed Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

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VENTURA, Ca. – Total Structures is very pleased to announce its latest training event which will be held in Ventura, California, during the month of January.  A wonderful time to be visiting the west coast with average temperatures in Ventura at that time of year being around 66 degrees! This five day ETCP recognized workshop will include instruction and advice on the safe use of outdoor structures as well as an explanation of the American National Standards ANSI E1.21 – 2013 (Entertainment Technology – Temporary Structures Used for Technical Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events)

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 NEW YORK  –  National Geographic Channel unveiled its “Experience Mars” dome on the corner of Canal and Varick streets in New York City from Oct. 26-29. The first-of-its-kind immersive activation, which invited participants on a simulated space journey and walkabout on the red planet’s surface, also served as the commercial debut for Tait’s cable coaster virtual reality simulator.

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Chauvet Professional’s COLORado 3 Solol fills a wide range of roles in a lighting designer’s tool chest. The fixture has a wide (8⁰ to 45⁰) zoom range, intense output from three 40W RGBW engines and  IP65-rated power and DMX connections.

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LAS VEGAS – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. noted a successful LDI show, both on and off the convention floor.  The company is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting, Clay Paky, Robert Juliat and other leading brands in North America. The event took place Oct. 17-23 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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MIAMI – Green Hippo noted that DMDs7udios, a leading design and production firm, recently acquired two of Green Hippo’s DisplayPort Hippotizer Boreal media servers.

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LAS VEGAS – Outdoor festival season in the U.S. extends well into the fall with festivals such as Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas – now in its fourth season – emerging as a highlight of the EDM festival calendar. Promotional events company Insomniac again joined forces with Life Is Beautiful and top lighting designer Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting to bring the fan-favorite Troubadour Stage alive, which took over Downtown Las Vegas from Sept. 23–25.

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CHICAGO – Chancelor Bennett, also know as Chance the Rapper, is a 23-year-old hip hop artist whose rise to fame was credited to his highly successful mixtape, Acid Rap. Chance, a Chicago native, is currently on his Magnificent Coloring World Tour promoting his third mixtape, Coloring Book. His mixtape is the first stream-only album to reach top 10 in the Billboards 200 receiving over 57 million streams in the first week alone. LMG Touring is on the road providing video, lighting, LED and technical support for this sold out tour. 

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ANAHEIM, CA. -When the Anaheim Ducks revamped their entertainment system in the Honda Center, lighting designer Kevin Sorg specified new automated lighting from High End Systems, including a dozen SolaWash 37 and four SolaSpot Pro CMY fixtures. The installation was part of a $10M upgrade including replacement of the scoreboard. Kevin says, “We wanted to add lighting fixtures underneath the scoreboard to give us a closer fixture to the ice, as well as be able to use them as eye candy and spotting specific areas in the arena.”

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