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DALLAS – Balancing lights with scenic elements will not only help churches create more engaging visuals on their sanctuary stages, it will also allow them to stretch their lighting budgets. This message is at the heart of “Lighting’s Secret Partner,” a WFX learning session by Alex Fuller, the well-known lighting and scenic director at Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Sponsored by CHAUVET Professional, the session runs from 10-10:45 am on Wednesday October 11 in room C-145 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, during the WFX Conference.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – County music superstar Toby Keith knows the power of music, whether he is traveling across the United States, or bringing the music of home to more than 250,000 troops in 17 countries. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the CMA Award winner on his Interstates & Tailgates Tour, as he made his way to the fair and festival circuit while still providing the same level of energy that has had his audience raising red solo cups for nearly two decades. With a larger show heading into these customarily smaller venues, the production team had to carefully consider weight loads.

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AUSTIN, TX – On Sept. 16, Willie Nelson announced the passing of Ben “Lovey” Dorcy III, subject of the 2017 documentary, Lovey: King of the Roadies, who had supported bands on the road starting in 1950 until mid-2017, an astonishing 67 years. He was 92.

OAK RIDGE, TN  – During the early days of World War II, a group of young Methodist scientists and engineers found themselves in eastern Tennessee working on a secret government project. Away from home and yearning for spiritual fulfillment during those difficult times, they gathered for services every Sunday in the town’s movie theatre, forming what would become the First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge.

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