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PIGEON FORGE, TN – It is not every day that families can make their way through an castle holding a mirror maze, but in Tennessee’s mountain resort town of Pigeon Forge, thousands find themselves embarking on an adventure to rescue a princess in a space with more than 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored walls. Bandit Lites provided the attraction’s unique lighting and effects.

RALEIGH, NC – Alpha Production Group provided Chauvet Professional Rogue and COLORado fixtures for a “Run Dance Glow” event held on the 1,314-acre Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University. The event, with a visual design by Daniel “Tebo” Thibault of Life Is Art Studios, raised awareness for the Special Olympics.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Toucan Productions added Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot luminaires to their rental inventory.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church turned to Illuminate Production Services for an assist with its goal to brighten its sanctuary with broadcast-friendly white light fixtures. LD Rick Franke specified Elation’s DW Fresnel, DW Profile, and TVL F1WW LED Fresnels along with Elation’s Cuepix Blinder WW2 fixtures.

MOORESTOWN, NJ – Starlite Productions systems programmer, Mark Pacitti (pictured here) has attained the designation of “Crestron Certified Master Programmer.”

NASHVILLE, TN – American rock band ZZ Top may be nearing 50 years together, but the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group shows no signs of slowing down as they continue selling out shows across all of North America. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for ZZ Top in a design made to match the band’s rock sound.

MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall New York will open its doors to the public again this month for the annual 4Wall Vendor Showcase and BBQ event.  Joining the 4Wall team this year are more than 30 of the industry’s top manufacturers.

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Drape Kings was honored recently at both the 2015 ISES DC Influence Awards, bestowed on May 11 by the greater Washington D.C. chapter of the International Special Events Society, and the Chicago N.I.C.E. Awards, presented April 20 to honor Chicago area members of ISES and NACE (National Association for Catering and Events).

Calgary Stampede adds two NanoLumens NanoSlim 6MM 16 X 9 HD LED display platforms for this year’s events.

UNIONDALE, NY – LD Tom Kenny included 50 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 LED panels for The Who’s North American tour. PRG is providing the panels, along with the other lighting fixtures used for the tour. PRG Nocturne is supporting the tour’s video needs. 

NEW YORK – WorldStage provided Chauvet Professional Next NXT-1 panels for JCC New York’s “White Hot Night Through The Looking Glass” fundraiser. Liron David, founder and CEO of Eventique, the visionary team behind the event, used the fixtures to transform a gym on Manhattan’s Upper West Side into a ballroom for the event.