Venue managers and tour professionals took over the mics for an IAVM sponsored back-of-house discussion at PollStar 2014. Moderated by Scott Johnson (Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina), the panel dug into venue selection, day of show dynamics, and what a tour looks for to build conf

There’s an interesting article on npENGAGE about arts and cultural organizations, and I thought I’d share it with you. According to Jonathon Leeke, a product manager at Blackbaud, these are the top four concerns in guest services. 1) Technology “The path from start t

Some interesting stats came out of The Broadway League‘s 16th annual demographics report, “The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2012-2013,” and I thought I’d pass them along to you. The findings pertain to New York, so they may not exactly match your findi

The GreenBiz Group recently released its listing of the top 10 cities for green meetings in 2014. Let’s take a look the top five and which venues were highlighted. 1. Denver “In January, Denver’s Colorado Convention Center led the charge when it earned Level One cert

The Starlight Avatar, a new “autoluminescent” plant, is the latest effort in exploring organic lighting as an alternative to traditional electric sources. The current plant variety developed by the St. Louis research company Bioglow has a lifespan of two-to-three months an