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

In this issue of the newsletter, in addition to my personal experience in an automobile driving from Dallas to San Antonio last week to attend the Texas boys’ state high school basketball tournament, you will read insightful blogs from IAVM members Jeff Davis and Steve Mackenzie

By R.V. Baugus “Hey, R.V., it’s Rachel at the Alamodome. Where are you?” Two long-time friends and I had started our drive from Dallas to San Antonio the morning of March 12 to enjoy what had become a new tradition — watching the Texas boys’ state high school basketball tourname

By R.V. Baugus UPDATE: The NBA has announced the remainder of its regular season is suspended, March Madness basketball games will be played at venues without fans attending. The call came innocently enough on Sunday night from not only my best friend but a buddy I attended 35 consecu

By R.V. Baugus The coronavirus, officially COVID-19, from an editorial perspective is one of the most difficult topics to cover if only because of how rapidly different numbers of cases are reported as well as an onslaught of news of events postponed or canceled, with the Summer Olymp