Unique structures for a performance art installation

October 1, 2013  |  Project Briefs

Rainier Industries designs unique interlocking structures for performance art installation. Seven custom-designed, interconnected structures by Rainier Industries, Seattle, Wash., provided the space for a unique experiential performance art installation debuting at the Luminato Festival in Toronto, …
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High-profile fundraiser requires “presidential” details

August 1, 2013  |  Event Production, Project Briefs

A fundraiser with a former president requires a flawless tented installation. A Very Important Person, a high-profile fundraiser, and a valued client all add up to a tented event that must be carried out at the highest professional level—without a hitch. “The client knew that EventQuip h…
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Wedding at the family farm

August 1, 2013  |  Event Production, Project Briefs

A family farm serves as the setting for the tented weddings of siblings with different tastes. Several years ago, Party Plus–Taylor Rental of Baltimore, Md., provided tents for a true farm-themed wedding—imagine hay bales, camouflage linens, and the bride and groom on ATVs. This year, th…
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Big business for Absolute Tent & Event Services

August 1, 2013  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

From tenting to film support to storage solutions—the Absolute Group stretches the limits in south central Ontario, Canada. The Absolute Group of companies, of which Absolute Tent & Event Services is a part, began as a company serving the on-location rental requirements of the local film, …
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Transforming a tent into an iconic blue gift box

August 1, 2013  |  Event Production, Project Briefs

Arena Americas overcomes installation challenges at New York City’s Rock Center. To pull off an event at Rockefeller Center in New York City you have to have experience, ingenuity and vision. Arena Americas—formerly Karl’s Event Services—has been in the business since 1966 an…
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An arts-centered wedding reception

June 1, 2013  |  Event Production, On the Job, Project Briefs

Chattanooga Tent Co. meets logistical challenges for a wedding reception at the Hunter Museum of American Art. An arts-centered venue with stunning natural views is an inspired and inspiring choice for an upscale wedding reception in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the March 2013 event, Chattanooga Tent Co. …
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Theatrical tent installation

June 1, 2013  |  Event Production, Project Briefs

Starr Tent soundproofs and customizes tent for off-Broadway show. When the off-Broadway, eletro-pop opera “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” premiered in the fall of 2012, set contruction within the theater couldn’t overcome the fact that the space was too small and limi…
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Tent on ice

April 1, 2013  |  Project Briefs, Tent Décor

Built within a tent, the BLU Ice Bar and Lounge on Lake Superior draws a chill crowd. Birds may fly south for the winter, but one Minnesota resort is luring tourists north—with an ice bar built within a tent. In its third season in 2012–2013, the BLU Ice Bar and Lounge at Grand Superior …
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Eco-Tent for the Everglades

April 1, 2013  |  Features, Industry News, Project Briefs

TUUCI and the University of Miami combine expertise to build prototype structure for national park. Miami-based shade structure fabricator TUUCI Inc. has partnered with the University of Miami School of Architecture to design and build a prototype “Eco-Tent” for the Florida Everglades Na…
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Majestic mountaintop wedding

April 1, 2013  |  Project Briefs, Tent Décor

Clifton Park Rental Center creates an enchanting Adirondack-style wedding on a mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y. More than a quarter mile of winding driveway up a mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y., Clifton Park Rental Center, Clifton Park, N.Y., created a high-end, rustic Adirondack wedding fitting of its m…
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