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NEW YORK, NY – For the third annual Ring in the Swing New Year’s Eve event, held in the 450+ capacity Appel Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 4Wall supplemented the moving light package that it provided for the installed rig with additional lighting fixtures specified by lighting director Zakaria Al-Alami.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Perhaps no other trade show combines business with pleasure like Nightclub & Bar. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 31 – April 1, what other trade show can attract the likes of Sammy Hagar, Avicii and Tiesto? Elation Professional will be there and invites lighting professionals to Booth 819 for the chance to see the latest in Elation lighting innovation for night venues.

QUEBEC CITY – A single backbone fiber ring of Luminex GigaCore Ethernet switches unifies and simplifies all the AV and lighting functions at Desjardins Hall, a performing arts venue in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, a suburb of Quebec City in Canada.  Located in the Jean-Marie Roy Community Center, Desjardins Hall is part of a multi-use facility on the site of a former college.  It will be used for community theatrical and musical performances as well as for visiting artists and troupes.

BOSTON –  For Boston University’s production of The Human Comedy, staged at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre, MFA student LD Brandon Bragwell credited Chroma-Q Color One 100 LED Par and Color Force 72 LED battens for a serious amount of precisely colored luminous output.

ORLANDO – Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Core Lighting enjoyed a busy PLASA Focus in Orlando last month and has already committed to the Kansas City exhibition in May.

CINCINNATI, OH – The fourth Rose Brand/USITT Action Design Competition at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo is only a few days away. Student designers from around the country will work to create the best scenic environment possible given limited supplies, limited time to design, and limited time to get to know their teammates. This year’s expert panel of judges includes (pictured here, clockwise from top left) Jane Greenwood, Douglas Schmidt, Teresa Eyring and Terrence Spivey.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – LD Jason Ayala of ProSho Inc. (Staten Island, NY) provided a design for the annual pre-spring break party at Rider University with an array of fixtures that included 48 PVP S5 LED panels and Q-Wash 419Z-LED RGBW moving washes from Chauvet Professional.

CINCINNATI – USITT’s 55th Annual Conference & Stage Expo, set for March 18-21, is expected to draw more than 5,000 entertainment technology professionals to the Duke Energy Convention Center with more than 280 exhibitors demonstrating lights, audio, special effects, automation, flying technology, costumes and makeup. The event also features more than 275 educational sessions and activities and recently expanded with even more attractions added to the already-packed schedule of events.

KNOXVILLE, TN — Limelite Design Service created a pixel-map-capable house lighting system for Kingston Ballroom at Bridgewater Place that uses elektraLite LED fixtures for special events.

NASHVILLE, TN – Barry Manilow has taken to the stage for his “One Last Time Tour” with Bandit Lites providing the lighting. LD Seth Jackson specified a rig that pairs Robe BFMLs with Clay Paky B-Eye K20s for spot and wash effects.

CHICAGO – Lakeshore Audiovisual (LSAV) is the newest member of d3 Technologies’ global network of rental partners. In addition to its Chicago home base, LSAV has warehouses and offices in Las Vegas, Washington, D.C. and Orlando.