Author: James Zoltak

Hot Wheels Drive-Thru Rolls Out

Hot Wheels Drive-Thru Rolls Out

Posted by | Dec 10, 2020 | , ,

The Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru is drawing crowds in Ontario, Calif. (Courtesy Raycom-Legacy Content Co.) Live tour spins off new event, debuting at California’s Toyota Arena Raycom-Legacy Content Co., producer of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live tour, launched a new attraction based on the iconic Mattel toy brand, the Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru, last week in the parking lot of Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif.  The drive-through experience, which is more than two miles long, is due to run through Jan. 2 but could be extended another week depending on sales, which are reported to be strong, according to Raycom-Legacy President and CEO Ken Hudgens, who said 25,000 cars and over 100,000 guests are expected to take in the experience. Tickets, priced from $45-$60 a vehicle, went on sale Oct. 30. Though additional cities have not yet been announced, the family attraction — with more than 50 life-size Hot… Continue Reading Hot Wheels Drive-Thru Rolls Out

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R.I. Convention Center Taking Patients

R.I. Convention Center Taking Patients

Posted by | Dec 3, 2020 | , ,

The convention center, managed by ASM Global, has become a 600-bed field hospital. (Courtesy venue) Set up as field hospital in spring, it’s now getting COVID-19 overflow The Rhode Island Convention Center is again being used as a field hospital. The ASM Global-managed facility in Providence had been set up over two weeks in late March and early April as a field hospital to handle overflow from local hospitals as the novel coronavirus spread in the U.S. But as was the case at a number of convention centers and other venues, it wasn’t ultimately needed, said Lawrence Lepore, general manager of the convention center and the adjacent arena, the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The hospital had been set up by the Army Corps of Engineers, which awarded a contract to AECOM to design it. It was about to be decommissioned and the state hired a contractor in early November to convert… Continue Reading R.I. Convention Center Taking Patients

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Inside the True Tickets-Tessitura Partnership

Inside the True Tickets-Tessitura Partnership

Posted by | Dec 3, 2020 | , ,

True Tickets’ relationship with Tessitura Network stems from their work together at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Deal built on technology that allows PACs to better know their ticket holders True Tickets’ partnership with the Tessitura Network will expand the company’s reach into the performing arts center segment and is validation of the value of the secure contactless digital ticketing platform it has built, True Tickets founder and CEO Matt Zarracina says. The partnership, announced in October, makes True Tickets services available to the more than 700 not-for-profit arts and cultural institutions, across 10 countries and three continents, that make up the Tessitura Network. “Tessitura is the gold standard for ticketing, customer relationship management in the not-for profit arts space,” Zarracina said. “For us, it is an incredible opportunity we are happy to have and we feel validated that they wanted to partner with… Continue Reading Inside the True Tickets-Tessitura Partnership

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Spotlight: Paramount Importance

Spotlight: Paramount Importance

Posted by | Nov 29, 2020 | ,

Paramount Theatre General Manager Chris Goddard talks about the Denver theater’s distant and recent past and what the future holds for the 1,870-seat venue. 

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‘Good Time to Be Talking About These Issues’

‘Good Time to Be Talking About These Issues’

Posted by | Nov 24, 2020 | , ,

Spectra has named the company’s first chief diversity officer, elevating its senior vice president of human resources, William Hughston, to the position. 

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