Thirty SMG-managed arenas and theaters received the prestigious Prime Site Award presented by Facilities and Event Management magazine. The Facilities’ Prime Site award is given to the top entertainment, sports, and special event venues, including Arenas, Civic Centers, Coliseums, Aud

By Russ Simons, Mark Herrera, and Dr. Lou Marciani The recent events in Las Vegas have identified an area of public assembly facility event operations that involves technical production and event support personnel who need more direction, and we may not be providing all of the informa

Jimmy Earl, CFE, has been named Senior Associate Athletics Director of the Frank Erwin Center by Texas Athletics. Earl is only the third individual to lead the Frank Erwin Center since the building’s doors opened in 1977. Earl was the arena’s first Events Manager and has m

By Greg Flakus One of the emerging trends is for venues to produce their own event. The traditional model is changing as more sales departments look to find new revenues by creating their own events. We talked with three venue managers and asked them to tell us what they have learned

The Darwin Convention Centre was awarded winner of the Function/Event Caterer category at the 2017 AHA (NT) Australian Liquor Marketers Gold Plate Awards, held recently in Darwin. The prestigious annual Gold Plate Awards showcase the best of the Territory’s restaurants and dinin