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VENTURA, CA – Total Structures is organizing a four day workshop devoted to outdoor structures. The Feb. 16-19 event is an ETCP approved training program and will provide qualified attendees with 21 renewal credits towards their rigging qualification renewal. The first two days focus on outdoor structure engineering principles and safety.  The third day will focus on rigging. The final day’s focus is the safe operation and use of Pointman electric chain hoists.

ANAHEIM, CA – It was déjà vu all over again for Chauvet DJ at NAMM.  Just as it did at last January’s show as well as in January 2014, the company received one of the music and entertainment product industry’s most prestigious honors, winning the MMR Dealers Choice Lighting Line of the Year Award. Pictured here, from left, are MMR (and also PLSN) publisher Terry Lowe and Albert Chauvet of Chauvet DJ.

NORMAN, OK — The Event Safety Alliance noted that a detailed agenda for the 2016 Severe Weather Summit March 8-9, 2016 is now available. Held at the National Weather Center’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, the Severe Weather Summit is designed to aid event, sports, and venue professionals in preparing for and responding to dangerous weather conditions.

NEW YORK — The closure of Broadway due to the Blizzard of 2016 on Saturday, Jan. 23 was not without precedent. The threat of a big storm in Jan. 2015 did the same thing, and theatres also closed during Hurricane Sandy in late 2012. But the 2016 storm, which dumped more than 26 inches of snow in Central Park, remained iffy enough on Jan. 23 that some Saturday matinee audiences were already in their seats when the plug had to be abruptly pulled.

NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites recently added to its inventory with a sizeable purchase of Ayrton’s newest fixtures, including Ayrton CosmoPix-R, IntelliPix-R, MagicBlade-R, MagicDot-R and MagicRing-R9 units.

NEW YORK – Frost Productions worked with LDs Walter Chavez and Jason “Blends” Ayala on a project within the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur exhibit. They leveraged the color mixing prowess of Rogue R2 Washes and WELL FLEX fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

LONDON – LD Dan Hill used a grandMA2 Light console to control a Clay Paky-centered rig for the Wombats’ shows last fall, including the biggest concert on their U.K. run, the Oct. 1, 2015 show at Alexandra Palace (aka ‘Ally Pally’). Ambersphere Solutions sources both the Clay Paky and grandMA brands in the U.K.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Three new African countries are airing new version of the TV singing competition, The Voice – South Africa, Angola & Nigeria. All three series recorded at and broadcast from Stage One, Sasani Studios, Johannesburg. Each features more than 100 Robe moving lights prominently in their respective lighting rigs.

SYRACUSE, NY — USITT launched eSET, a new proficiency program for entry level technicians. The program includes online skills and safety tests in three disciplines — Lighting & Electrics, Rigging, and Costuming — as well as the basic Terms & Safety Test required for any eSET exam.