‘Venues Will Be Busier Than Ever’
After a challenging last 18 months, the Royal Albert Hall’s Lucy Noble is allowing herself to feel “positive about everything getting back to normal.”
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Category: Front Row
Management: October 2021
Jasmyn Goodwin was promoted to vice president of marketing and communications for Visit Omaha.
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‘Right Time Is Today’: Michael Brill’s Pandemic Lessons
The moment the first lockdown hit Germany, Michael Brill’s D.Live focused on helping to bring back events as soon as possible.
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In Iowa, a Baseball-Hockey Doubleheader
Erik Hudson of VenuWorks and Cedar Rapids Tourism had a whirlwind week in Iowa between MLB’s Field of Dreams game and the return of ice to ImOn Ice arena.
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Bob Machen, Leader in Phoenix Venue Boom, Dies at 79
Bob Machen, who led the development of four sports venues that helped transform Phoenix into a big league market, died Aug. 9 at age 79.
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IAVM Award Winner: Denny Magruder
In his 35-plus years as executive director of WesBanco Arena and, since 2009, the Capitol Theatre, Denny Magruder has influenced countless venue managers.
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IAVM Award Winner: Russ Simons
“I must be one of the last, if not the last, person to win this award who actually worked with Joe Anzivino,” says Russ Simons, winner of the annual IAVM award for 2021.
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Management: September 2021
Kate Guarrieri is new to the talent booking team at Nederlander Concerts. (Courtesy company) Andrew Saunders was named vice president of entertainment for Seminole Gaming, with responsibility for live entertainment programming at Seminole Gaming venues throughout Florida. Saunders most recently held booking positions for AEG at Staples Center and Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles as a senior talent buyer working in tandem with the Presents division and was a VenuesNow Generation Next honoree in 2019. Nederlander Concerts added Kate Guarrieri to its talent booking team. Guarrieri worked for Live Nation as a local talent buyer and national tour director. Spectra appointed Michael Logan general manager at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Logan was Spectra’s assistant general manager and director of events at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Veteran sports executive John Brody has joined IMG Learfield as chief revenue officer. Brody was executive vice president, global […]
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Lake Shore Dive
Dan O’Conor started taking a daily jump into Lake Michigan. Little did he know it would come to raise money for independent venues.
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‘We’re Getting Back Into Our Groove’
“As an industry we’re all in uncharted territory,” said Howard Handler, president of 313 Presents. ““It’s shorter selling cycles, consumers are being bombarded with lots of different options.”
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Viva Garth Vegas!
“I have never met an artist that works harder for his fans,” Pat Christenson says of Garth Brooks.
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