By Deb Churchill Tyler Schyvinck, facilities manager at Starlight Theatre, and I had the opportunity to attend the 2020 Academy for Venue Safety & Security thanks to a grant funded by LYRASIS and Performing Arts Readiness (PAR). The Academy for Venue Safety & Security provid

By Jeff Davis, CVP, CMP, CVE For my friends in the faith-based community who are continuing to hold events and services, who are out there saying this is all fear-driven, who are throwing bible verses around … please stop. Please take a moment to understand the facts. I oversee

By R.V. Baugus UPDATE: The NBA has announced the remainder of its regular season is suspended, March Madness basketball games will be played at venues without fans attending. The call came innocently enough on Sunday night from not only my best friend but a buddy I attended 35 consecu

By R.V. Baugus ASM Global announced the hiring of Taki Pappas as director of Event Booking and Business Development for the KFC Yum! Center, Lynn Family Stadium and Norton Health Sports Athletics & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky. “As we continue to solidify the Louisvill

By Andy Malt Plans to build the UK’s biggest arena venue in Manchester have been announced by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff’s Oak View Group. If it gets planning permission, it will hold 2,500 more people than the UK’s current largest, the nearby 21,000 capacity Manchester Arena. Plans