Author: James Zoltak

Boston’s Boch Center Rocks On

The Wang Theatre at Boston’s Boch Center is celebrating its 95th anniversary with an exhibit of photos of 1970s-era artists.

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GFSE Hires Masciangelo

GF Sports & Entertainment has named Lindsey Masciangelo executive vice president of entertainment as the company expands its leadership team under President Shawn Tilger.

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Schedule Due Soon for Orlando PAC’s Outdoor Series

Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle, England, provided inspiration for the Orlando festival. Dr. Phillips Center’s Front Yard Festival to launch in December The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has secured $500,000 to launch a socially distanced outdoor live event series that is set to debut in early December on its Seneff Arts Plaza. The funds come from Orlando’s Community Redevelopment Agency and Orange County. The Orlando City Council initially approved $250,000 for what’s being called the Front Yard Festival. The county subsequently matched that amount through a grant from United Arts of Central Florida, Dr. Phillips Center spokeswoman Lorri Shaban said. United Arts is a nonprofit organization that provides millions of dollars annually to support the arts. The schedule of ticketed and free events for the six-month festival will be announced next week, along with sponsorships and other details, Shaban said. The outdoor space will be fenced… Continue Reading Schedule Due Soon for Orlando PAC’s Outdoor Series

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New Jersey Convention Centers Team Up

The new coalition is working toward the day when members can welcome back full-size crowds. (Courtesy New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center) Six complexes get ‘on the same page’ for reopening Six New Jersey convention centers have joined forces to coordinate protocols and measures to ensure operations resume after the pandemic shutdown in as safe and responsible a manner as possible. The Spectra-managed Atlantic City Convention Center, the state’s largest with over 1 million square feet, spearheaded the effort to form the group, the New Jersey Convention Center Coalition. It also includes the Cape May Convention Center, Meadowlands Convention Center, New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Ocean City Music Pier/Civic Center and Wildwoods Convention Center. Ronnie Burt, the Atlantic City center’s vice president of sales and marketing, said the coalition idea arose when the convention center served as a 250-bed field medical center. “We knew that field medical center was… Continue Reading New Jersey Convention Centers Team Up

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Making Sure It’s a Clean Election

Public assembly venues are lining up for election duty, and janitorial service companies are stepping up to keep those arenas, stadiums and convention centers as safe as possible for voters and workers.

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