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NEW YORK – Broadway and regional scene designer Douglas W. Schmidt will be in New York City on Thursday, April 30, to celebrate the release of a new book on his work, The Designs of Douglas W. Schmidt, at The Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St. Schmidt will participate in a Talk Back interview at 5 p.m., followed by a book-signing and wine and cheese reception with the book’s authors, Annie and Barry Cleveland. Schmidt, who was recently awarded USITT’s 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design, is pictured here at the awards presentation last month in Cincinnati with USITT’s Michelle Harvey.

DAPHNE, AL – To support contemporary services at the new 1,500-seat worship center at the Malbis campus of Bay Community Church, ESB Group of Springville, AL provided a comprehensive AV assist that included eight each of Clay Paky’s Mythos and B-EYE K10 fixtures, both of which are distributed by A.C.T Lighting.

LAS VEGAS – Anchored by the Christie Freedom laser illumination system, the Christie CP42LH (Cinema), Christie D4K60LH (ProVenue) and Christie Mirage 4KLH (Immersive Environments) models are now available for widespread adoption, having been field proven with key Christie customers in 2014/2015 in both publicly-announced and non-disclosed installations.

HASSELT, Belgium – Capping a 16-year run with two of the three original band members, Flemish/Dutch girl band K3 toured with a lighting and video design by Painting With Light’s Luc Peumans that included a bold, bright, poppy and positive vibe that has characterized the band since they first rose to prominence in 1998.

LAS VEGAS – For XS, the award-winning nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, LD Steve Lieberman opted for a bold futuristic design that drew on the pixel mapping power of Nexus Aw 7×7 warm white LED panels and ÉPIX Strip 2.0 LED strips from Chauvet Professional.

LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that David Cunningham will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award for his outstanding career and scores of innovations in lighting. “David is a true innovator, and has continually generated important breakthroughs,” says Parnelli Awards producer and PLSN publisher Terry Lowe. “In addition to being one of the most brilliant members of our community, he’s also one of the most interesting, and we look forward to honoring him at the show.”