By R.V. Baugus The images that came across from the path of tornadoes that ravaged Middle Tennessee hit home as eerily similar to the destruction that tornadoes caused in the Dallas area last October. There was one major difference: the ones in Tennessee resulted in the deaths of 25 p

By Sarah McAlister Kerry Painter, CVE, director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, announced that Jim Lavery, general manager of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, will retire at the end of March after a 40-year career. Michelle Bradley will serve as a

By Erin Kogler and Adam Benavides Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) announced its partnership with Levy to design and operate the food, beverage, and hospitality experience inside the new Symphony Center at the renovated Warner Grand Theater, set to open in fall 2020. Levy has collab

By Barbara Cosio Moreno The stage of the San Diego Civic Theatre was transformed into a classroom for important security, safety and crowd management training. On Thursday, January 16, 2020, Mark Herrera, Director of Education and Life Safety for the International Association of Venue

By R.V. Baugus The LinkedIn profile says it all about Bill McElrath: RETIRED at Des Moines Performing Arts. That, folks, would seemingly say it all, but it really does not scratch the surface of the career of an industry icon who spent 47 years in the business, the last 20 as business