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A Highlands Christmas

Lighting Co.
Theatrical Lighting Systems/Huntsville, Ala.

Venue
Church of the Highlands
Birmingham, Ala.

Video Games Live

Lighting Co.
Theatrical Media Services, Inc.

Venue
Budweiser Events Center
Loveland, Colo.

Hanging with the Clergy

Every January, Tour Tech East in Halifax, Nova Scotia hosts a mini trade show and maxi charity event and party benefiting AIDS research. If you've never been then you owe it to yourself to make a point of going. It's a great way to get some quality time with different people in the industry and to help support a worthy cause at the same time.

Rockin’ In 25 New Years

When LD Lee Rose of Design Partners first lit Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve, Ronald Reagan was in the White House and Johnny Carson was the host of The Tonight Show. For 2010, the NYRE show featured The Black Eyed Peas, pictured above, plus Colbie Caillat, Robin Thicke, Keri Hilson, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber – and, once again, Lee Rose as LD.

Paramore’s UK Arena Tour Lit with “Green” Design

Paramore's popularity in the U.K. has grown since the film Twilight featured "Decode" on the soundtrack. That left LD Chad Peters with a dual challenge: find fixtures bright enough for arena-sized venues, yet still meet the band's strong "green" preference.

Iluminated Artwork Draws Nighttime Visitors to Downtown Blackpool

Blackpool's city council was looking to encourage people to linger in the downtown area and take advantage of the area's many restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs and performance venues. They commissioned £3.5 million for a public art projection, Brilliance, which consists of six aluminum-clad arches traversing Birley Street.

Video Imagery Animates “The Happy Embalmer”

With so many Broadway shows becoming glossier and more high tech, it can be difficult for smaller shows to compete with bigger production values. The solution? Bring in people who work on those larger shows, which is what The Happy Embalmer director Kelly Devine did when she mounted her catchy, off-the-wall musical at the New York Musical Theater Festival last fall.