By Hilarie Carpenter, CTA The Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority (CAA) recently announced that Charlie Secchia will step down from the board after nearly 10 years of service. Secchia was appointed to the seven-member board that oversees DeVos Place, DeVos Performance

TheatreDNA announced the hiring of IAVM member Alex Hargis as Principal to expand the firm’s operations consulting services along with the promotion of senior team members Keith Gerchak and Lars Klein to the role of Principal. The new leadership positions will allow TheatreDNA t

By R.V. Baugus Denise Zigler, CVE, has accepted a position as the Venue and Events Coordinator for the St. Joe County Public Library in South Bend, Indiana. The downtown South Bend library has undergone an extensive two-year renovation and addition. The Community Learning Center addit

By R.V. Baugus We at IAVM only became recently aware of the passing of Richard Huff, who most recently served as Executive Director of the Irving Arts Board and the Irving Arts Center. Despite his passing in 2020, we wanted to share his obituary and to send belated condolences. Richar

By R.V. Baugus and Travel+Leisure Travel+Leisure magazine recently came out with a list of the 10 Most Impressive Art Deco Buildings in the World. The list, we are happy to share, includes the Paramount Theatre in San Francisco (pictured, photo by Cathe Centorbe), and Fair Park, TX in