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A Party for 1.8 Million People: Minnesota State Fair
August 30, 2016Known as “The Great Minnesota Get-Together”, the Minnesota State Fair is in the midst of its 12-day run that concludes Labor Day. Nearly 1.8 […]
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Rigging Upgrade for Outdoor Theatre
August 23, 2016Several years ago, J.R. Clancy inspected the rigging at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, Texas, and found it was near the end of […]
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Breaking Barriers to Broadway: New Accessibility Site
August 16, 2016When visiting New York City, theatregoers with disabilities now have a helpful resource at their fingertips to make their trip more positively memorable. This […]
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National Arts Index: Curtain Falls on Project
August 9, 2016Earlier this year, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) published its sixth and final report on the health and vitality of arts and culture in the […]
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Lighting Designer Reflects: Part 2 of 2
August 2, 2016Last week: Wierzel described his formative years, education and the role of the performing arts. “I feel strongly that lighting design is an art […]
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7 Steps to Choosing Right Audience Seating
July 22, 2016We don’t mean street-corner scalping or queuing in the rush line. On the day before the VenueConnect trade show opens in Minneapolis, we’re focused […]
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Stretching Venue Possibilities: Active Acoustics Event July 25
July 19, 2016How can performing venues stretch their acoustic potential to better host a variety of events? Attendees at the upcoming VenueConnect annual conference in Minneapolis […]
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“Old Withered Dude” Offers Holiday Hope
December 22, 2015Surgical glue secures his gray wig from temple to temple, impervious to his sweating under the stage lights during a two-hour performance. A mic […]
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Need to Calculate A Load Capacity? There’s An App For That.
December 15, 2015If you’re a rigging professional and you own an iPhone, chances are you already have J. R. Clancy’s iRigging app—but if you’re still making […]