Welcome to the first quarterly of IAVM’s Business Barometer, a new product from VenueDataSource. Launched in April 2013, Business Barometer is a tool to help IAVM members monitor current and future business conditions and provide early identification of trends that can create op

Pay per Laugh | TeatreNeu from edududu on Vimeo. Barcelona’s Teatreneu comedy club doesn’t charge a cover fee. Instead, you’re charged per laugh. The move is an effort to combat falling attendance numbers, due in part to Spanish government taxes on theatre tickets. I

Drones outside the venue continue to spark discussion and concern, but Cirque Du Soleil has released a beautiful glimpse at what it might look like for them to integrate into the experience happening on stage. HT to Slate, where you can watch a behind-the-scenes video.

We hope you got the chance at VenueConnect to check out the IAVM Sustainability Committee’s booth and mini-presentations. If not, here is a quick recap of the sessions: How OCC Achieved LEED Platinum in 2014—by Matt Uchtman The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) recently achieved LEED Pla

There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. This Mascot’s Sweet Surprise for a Deaf Fan at the Ballpark was a Grand Slam of Awesomeness —The Huffington Post Hunter Samworth, 7, is deaf and a huge fan of Heater, the mascot for the Day