The annual Event & Arena Marketing Conference hosted the fifth EAMC Awards ceremony June 13 in Toronto. Among the winners were Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., which took home the prize for Marketing and Publicity Campaign Under $10,000 for its WWE Easter Egg Hunt campaign. Above: Rupp’s Sheila Kenny and Paul Hooper with Maple Leafs mascot Carlton the Bear. Right: Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment were honored in the Marketing and Publicity Campaign Over $10,000 category for the campaign tied to the arena’s change in naming rights. (Courtesy EAMC X2) Live Nation executives Danny Eaton (left) and Anthony Nicolaidis (second from right) present ZZ Top (with manager Carl Stubner at right) a special recognition from the city of Dallas to celebrate their 50th anniversary show at Dos Equis Pavilion on May 17. (Courtesy Live Nation)

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