Category: Theaters & Clubs

Jared Shahid To Innovate At Palm Beach PAC

Jared Shahid has been named executive director of The Innovate, a 400-capacity indoor venue set to open in Palm Beach, Florida, in spring of 2025.  The project redevelops the old Royal Poinciana Playhouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and will feature a 68-foot stage, multiple seating configurations and a prime location on the Palm Beach waterfront. Continue Reading Jared Shahid To Innovate At Palm Beach PAC

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Q&A: Live Music Society Executive Director Cat Henry

As part of its presence at NIVA ’24 in New Orleans this week, the Live Music Society hosted its first Music In Action Summit. The one-day meeting on June 6 brought together representatives of the 31 Music In Action grantee venues for the first time to address day-to-day issues faced by venues with caps of 300 or less. Continue Reading Q&A: Live Music Society Executive Director Cat Henry

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Newark Symphony Hall Restoration to Enter Phase 2

RESTORING A GEM: Talia Young, who has a background in finance, has deep connections to the Newark community. (Courtesy NSH)  Education lab, new freight elevator on tap As it nears its 100th anniversary, Newark Symphony Hall in New Jersey continues to remake itself as the country’s largest black-led arts and entertainment venue. After renovating the Terrace Ballroom, attention now turns to phase 2 of the historic building’s restoration, which involves architectural firm Clarke Caton Hintz and will result in the activation of the venue’s Arts + Education Lab, “a 30,000-square-foot creative hub for community gathering, artistic expression and cultural enrichment.” “The strongest component of this campaign is that the state, the governor, and the mayor want to see this institution thrive,” said NSH CEO Talia Young, a VenuesNow All-Star in 2023. “That’swhy you see, three years consecutively, a line item in the governor’s budget and an increase in funding from the… Continue Reading Newark Symphony Hall Restoration to Enter Phase 2

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