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Fiesta Bowl hires University of Arizona president as executive director The Associated Press via Google News Share    
The Fiesta Bowl has turned to University of Arizona President Robert Shelton to lead the rehabilitation of its tattered reputation. The bowl announced that it has hired the respected academic as executive director to replace the ousted John Junker. Shelton, who has held the top position at the Tucson, Ariz., university for five years, is a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football's national champion. More
Another death at Bonnaroo draws attention to music festival safety Los Angeles Times Share
Heat, drugs and alcohol can be a deadly combination at large summer music festivals like the Bonnaroo Festival Music & Arts that recently wrapped up in Manchester, Tenn., where a second death was reported. Entertainment Weekly reports that a 24-year-old man died from hyperthermia, a condition that occurs when the body gets too hot and can't cool itself. Temperatures at the festival were in the 90s, and large crowds of sweaty bodies probably didn't help the situation. More Festival storage depot idea proposed Brockville Recorder and Times Share
Leeds and Grenville could become the center of a festival-storage depot for eastern Ontario under a proposal to a United Counties committee. Jan Bonhomme, executive director of the St. Lawrence War of 1812 Bicentennial Alliance, told the governance and finance committee her group hopes to establish a depot and would like the counties to take it over after the alliance disbands in 2014. More
Surveillance cams, undercover cops to monitor parade crowd WFAA-TV Share
Dallas police are preparing to deal with more than 250,000 fans expected to attend the Mavericks victory parade. The department will monitor everything out of the Fusion Center and two command centers. They’ll keep a close eye on what's happening with the parade crowds. DPD will use downtown surveillance cameras and a live view from its helicopter. More Tourism a rare winner in old budget 9News Share
The natural disasters that swept Queensland, Australia, this year have hit the state budget hard, but after taking a battering for the past six months the tourism industry at last has something to smile about. There'll be an extra $83 million for tourism events over four years to help recover from the floods and cyclones, the global financial crisis and the effects of the strong Australian dollar. More Summerfest sets up foundation to help renovate grounds Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Share
Just days before the opening of Summerfest 2011, the nonprofit corporation that runs the festival moved to create a separate Summerfest Foundation and use tax credits to help finance a major renovation of the Henry Maier Festival Park in 2012 More How to sell a Facebook sponsorship using YouTube Radio Ink Magazine Share
Social media is meaningless if you have nothing meaningful to give your listeners. Give them excitement, give them unique content, give them characters, give them what they've come to rely on your station for and not only will your social media strategy click into place much easier but pretty soon you'll be generating revenue. Rodney Whitaker is the Interactive Sales Manager at Maverick Media in Santa Rosa, Calif. Whitaker describes how a simple idea turned into a sponsorship using social media. More A career day at some of the world's biggest festivals Creative Boom Share
The National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural is working once again with Industry Members Live Nation and Festival Republic to set up a heart-racing program of Festival 'Stage Side' Days as part of their Live Music Production Days Program for students across Britain, organized by Music Industry Liaison Officer Steve Cheney. More Contactless wristbands join wellies and camping gear as festival essentials Fine Extra Share
Distributed to people in the VIP enclosure on a first-come, first-served basis, the PayPass prepaid wristbands were pre-loaded with £30, which could be used to purchase food and drinks with a simple tap of the wrist at Central Catering's bar and Jamie Oliver's 'Fabulous Feast' restaurant. More Wisconsin festivals benefit from slow economy WBAY-TV Share
The slow economy hasn't seemed to hurt Wisconsin's festivals and big events. The popularity might be because of high gas prices. Even as the economy continues to show signs of uncertainty, local events, like Country USA, are thriving. With just a week to go before opening day, ticket sales continue outpace last year — especially among people living in Northeast Wisconsin. More |
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