As you head into your weekend, take a moment and watch this delightful “30 for 30” short about the San Francisco Giants’ mascot from the 1980s. “The Anti-Mascot” is directed by Colin Hanks and tells the story of a team, the fans, and a hated crab.

There are a lot of great discussions happening on our member-only VenueNet site, and some of you may not have time to read them all or participate. If you’re one of those people—or someone who would rather listen to a discussion than read about it—then we have the solution for y

More than 600 people participated in two webinars last week that addressed adverse situations at venues. In the “Public Demonstrations and Civil Unrest Affecting Public Assembly Facilities” webinar, speakers offered recent examples of venue disturbances and how managers an

We announced the recipients of the IAVM Foundation’s inaugural class of 30|UNDER|30 last week and told you we’d spotlight the recipients over the next few weeks. Our first spotlight is on Abbie Vander Bol, the event supervisor for the Show Me Center on the campus of Southe

Ticketfly recently had Harris Poll conduct a survey to find out how U.S. adults are using their smartphones during live events. Here are the top findings, according to a release from Ticketfly. —Thirty-one percent of 18-34 year olds are using their phones during half of an event or lo