TAMPA – Bay Stage Lighting had a busy Valentine's Day weekend, providing lighting and décor for two benefit galas – the Suncoast Hospice Foundation and WEDU, a local PBS affiliate. conceptBAIT, a special event design firm, also provide drapes for both events. The 9th annual Hospice Ball, held at the Palm Court Ballroom at the St. Petersburg Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, was themed "All You Need Is…Love." The lighting scheme started with a simple palette of white and progressed to a sea of color, turning conceptBAIT's white draped fabrics a progression of reds, purples and blues.
For that event, Bay Stage Lighting provided 50 Color Kinetics Color Blast LED fixtures, 10 Vari*Lite VL2500 spots, six VL2500 washes, a Reel EFX DF 50 hazer, six Lekos and scoop fixtures. The tables and centerpieces were also equipped with color-changing LED fixtures.
Bay Stage Lighting also provided two projectors that beamed 1960s-themed content onto projection surfaces, and a troupe of dancers and live musicians also entertained the guests.
For WEDU's Sojourn Gala, held at Tampa's A La Carte Event Pavilion, Bay Stage Lighting provided 50 Color Kinetics Color Blast LED fixtures, eight Vari*Lite VL2500 spots, six VL2500 washes and some Lekos fixtures.
The Sojourn Gala had an Italian theme and a fashion show, and live models stepped through a Styrofoam replica of an ornate, gold-leaf picture frame, measuring 14 feet by 16 feet, which Bay Stage Lighting also provided. The frame also served as a backdrop during the live auction and for the entertainment.
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