Editor's note

3 weeks ago | plsn.com | Michael S. Eddy |Editor's note

InfoComm 2025 presents another opportunity for people in the live event industry to reconnect. Michael Eddy also reflects on three people the industry recently lost. For the full article, CLICK HERE

3 weeks ago | fohonline.com | George J. Petersen |Editor's note

Welcome to Summer 2025. I’m sure purists out there will insist that Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 20, with the arrival of Summer Solstice (the longest day of the year). However, for most of us in the live audio biz, the summer “Sound Season” starts around Memorial Day — the busiest time of the year for many of us. Sound companies get swamped with graduations, festivals, winery shows, street fairs, rodeos, state / county fairs — often all falling over the same two-week period.

1 month ago | fohonline.com | George J. Petersen |Editor's note

Having experienced CES Las Vegas, Anaheim NAMM and ISE Barcelona earlier this year, we now are well into the tradeshow season. Usually, such events are held at least a few weeks apart. And while the interval between this year’s NAMM (Jan. 21-25) and ISE (Feb. 4-7) shows was rather tight, it was certainly manageable for any dedicated — yet slightly jet-lagged — attendees seeking to visit both expos.

1 month ago | plsn.com | Michael S. Eddy |Editor's note

Editor Michael S. Eddy brings attention to information resources in PLSN and the Event Production Directory, noting that the 2025 edition of the EPD is now online. Another highlight this month is PLSN’s coverage of Just in Time, the Broadway musical about Bobby Darin. CLICK HERE

Feb 24, 2025 | kappanonline.org | Kathleen Vail |Editor's note |Teresa Preston

In each edition of Kappan, we ask our Educators Rising students to answer questions related to our editorial focus, and we run those answers in our Students Speak column. For this issue, with Understanding Today’s Students as our focus, we asked them:“What do you wish adults in your school understood about students’ lives today? What do you think would change at school if more adults really understood what your lives are like?”We got a large number of responses to the questions.