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 R.V. Baugus The news came across my phone as I was driving to lunch after church on Sunday, December 29: Two parishioners killed by gunman at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement (near Fort Worth). Here we go again. It was barely more than two years ago when a madman f

Peter Ashwin, principal, Event Risk Management Solutions, is one of a number of expert speakers who will be presenting in San Diego at IAVM’s Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) and Severe Weather Preparedness programs March 10-15. On March 15, Ashwin will present A

A man choked to death when his shirt got caught in an escalator in a New York subway. The 48-year-old man was found unconscious on top of the escalator with part of his shirt caught in the machine and the neckline choking him. Officials have named him as Carlos Alvarez, according to m

An all-star panel moderated by Andy Jabbour, co-founder and managing director of The Gate 15 Company, is among the highlights at this year’s Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) taking place February 15-19 in Minneapolis. Jabbour will lead a discussion for a session t