Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico October 2020 Region 6 Seeking Rep Candidates Until Oct 31 Have you ever wanted to volunteer for the region? Here’s your opportunity! The Region 6 Board of Directors is currently seeking in- terest from members who would be willing to serve as Region 6 State & Country Representatives. Those who fill these roles would perform the following duties: Engage with local/state membership on issues Help promote, organize, or engage with local chapter meetings Serve as additional source of communication with state/country Participate in Region 6 meetings several times per year Those who are interested in serving should email Region 6 Director Jeff Davis, CVE at [email protected] to be added to the list of candi- dates by the October 31st deadline. The Region 6 Board will review interest and appoint for a two year term one representative for each of the following: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico. In This Issue Overland Park Named Among Best North Ameri- Tulsa’s Cox Business Convention Center Honored can Convention Centers as Top Convention Center Alamodome Reopens with Football Happy Hours, Movies Extended at WAC Venues El Paso Live Presents Drive-Up Movie Experience Jontavious Willis Returns to WAC Hello from Denver! AMP Fest Gives Patrons Beer, Music & Tech to Go Six Traits of Forward-Looking Organizations Food Truck Fridays at Simmons Bank Arena for 2020 Coppell Arts Center Officially Opens After New Director of Ops Joins FNB Arena Director of Frank Erwin Center Announces Cancelled May Grand Opening Retirement KC Global Design Names McCann First Walmart AMP Team Moves Quickly to Rescue Hawk Eisemann Center Launches Eisemann Educates Executive Director Online El Paso Live Celebrates 90 Years of The Plaza Alamodome Hosts First Major Boxing Event with UV Disinfection: An Engineering Perspective Fans Since COVID-19 Theatre 1 Page 1 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico October 2020 Jontavious Willis Returns to Walton Arts Center Following the success of the September Bonnie Bishop performance at Walton Arts Center, the next small concert will feature Jontavious Willis, multi-instrumentalist and bluesman. When Willis was at Walton Arts Center in 2017, he was opening for Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal. Willis is returning to Walton Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm, this time as the headliner. While large-scale performances are suspended through at least January 2021, intermission pro- gramming with less than 200 patrons is made pos- Alamodome Reopens with UTSA sible in part by the Ghost Light Recovery Fund. College Football Season The performance will be in Baum Walker Hall to The Alamodome reopened its doors on September 19th to begin the UTSA Col- allow for a minimum of four empty seats between lege Football Season with fans at the game on against Stephen F. Austin, on Sep- parties and every other row will remain empty. tember 25th vs Memphis, and further live events with social distance protocol to These empty rows, with select seats removed, will announce in the future. also serve as walkways to seats located in the Pre-COVID-19, the Alamodome was on the cusp of one of the best performing center of the theater while reducing contact with years ever. No one could have ever imagined the Convention and Sports Facilities other patrons seated in that row. Department would have to furlough over 260 full time positions, with 52 of them being from the Alamodome. A skeleton crew had to be identified and responded For a complete list of health and safety precau- remarkably to the obstacles of the pandemic. tions that will be in place for this and future perfor- mances at Walton Arts Center visit http:// After many months of tedious planning and intelligence gathering through industry peers and local, state and federal health organizations, the Alamodome created a WaltonArtsCenter.org. comprehensive and well thought out Reopening Plan. Part of the process included working closely with tenants including UTSA and the Valero Alamo Bowl in review- ing plans and participating in the creation of a socially distanced master ticketing manifest that would address all the needs of football as well as all other events. The final Reopening Plan includes many new protocols, such as touchless opera- tions in ticket taking, parking POS system, mobile food ordering, heavy sanitation, mandatory masks, and temperature checks. The facility was fortunate to receive CARES Act funding, but staying within budget and accomplish everything needed to create a safe COVID-19 ready facility was still a challenge. Getting creative, a 3D printer was purchased, enabling the in-house fabrication of hundreds of sup- plies including forearm door openers and wall mounted hand wipe dispensers for a fraction of the cost and resulting in thousands of dollars of savings. Patrons received new protocols positively and the Alamodome has hosted two UTSA Football games with no incidents. Another UTSA vs. Army football game on will take place on October 17th, a Davis vs. Santa Cruz boxing match on October 31st, and four days of Disney On Ice performances in November followed by other large events scheduled in the first quarter 2021. Please visit our website at http://alamodome.com/ to view our reopening video and more information on the Alamodome’s COVID-19 Safety Plan. Page 2 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico October 2020 Coppell Arts Center Officially Opens Its Six Traits of Forward-Looking Doors After Cancelled May Grand Opening Organizations After 24 months of construction and the cancelled grand open- Since the start of the pan- ing initially scheduled for May, demic, we at Tessitura have Coppell Arts Center is ready to listened. open its doors. The Center is offering guided tours of the We’ve listened to arts and newly completed building in- culture leaders, managers cluding viewing the inaugural and line staff. To theaters and exhibition "Locally Sourced" in museums, zoos and sympho- the Mr. Cooper Group Lobby nies, arts centers, and dance Gallery. The Locally Sourced companies. To fundraisers, exhibit curated by Coppell Cre- marketers, technologists, ed- atives showcases the talent of ucators. At board meetings, local Coppell artists. round tables, panels and town halls, in help tickets, Despite the canceled programming due to COVID, the Arts Center's team has been busy online forums and chat over the summer offering safe, socially distanced events for the community. The Drive-In rooms. In early morning work Movie Series held in the Center's parking lot resulted in a completely sold-out event series sessions and late-night chats. and is extended until the end of the year due to popular demand. The Arts Center added to their programming by hosting classes outdoors on the Grove Plaza as part of its Try Some- We’ve listened to the pain of thing New series, allowing patrons to gather safely to enjoy various classes, such as Yoga, layoffs, the anguish of budget Bollywood, and Art Workshops. Later this fall, the Arts Center will begin to offer socially dis- cuts and the anxiety over an tanced indoor events. A movie screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" inside a social- uncertain future. ly distanced Main Hall will be on Halloween, and Digi Land, a touch-free digital game room, will begin on November 4th. And we’ve also heard, against all odds, what is All this programming would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the Cen- working right now. ter staff. The entire team overcame the challenges that COVID-19 created and worked to- gether to design unique events for the community to enjoy. We’ve heard threads around operations, communications, To learn more about the Coppell Arts Center, see our events or our COVID-19 safety proce- experiences. Themes at or- dures, visit CoppellArtsCenter.org. ganizations faring better than others. Stories around organi- zations finding hope in all the pain. Traits around forward- looking organizations that — if not thriving — are surviving with more vigor than others. Ultimately, we found that these organizations had one or more of six traits in com- mon that point to success amidst these difficult times. Visit the Tessitura website to learn more. Page 3 Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico October 2020 KC Global Design Names McCann First Executive Director KC Global Design, an initiative positioned to elevate Kansas City as the world’s premier design community through collective efforts and expertise, announces Mary McCann the organization’s first executive director. An AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry talent acquisition veteran, McCann will focus on supporting and growing the KC Global Design effort by providing strategic leadership for priority areas, execut- Alamodome Hosts ing workgroup plans, and providing ongoing communi- First Major Boxing cation to member firms. She will serve as a consultant to the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City. Event with Fans Since COVID-19 “I’m thrilled to accept this unique opportunity and role which aligns perfectly with my passion for education and Three-time world champion talent acquisition within the AEC industry,” McCann Gervonta “Tank” Davis and said. “I’m honored to lead such a dynamic organization that is raising awareness of Kansas four-division world champion City as the epicenter of architecture, engineering, and construction professionals. What ex- Leo “El Terremoto” Santa cites me most about this initiative is the collaboration element and opportunity to further ele- Cruz will square off for the vate our collective industry that I’m so passionate about in a city that I love.” WBA Super Featherweight and WBA Lightweight Cham- “We are elated to welcome Mary as our first executive director of KC Global Design,” said pionships live on SHOWTIME Rich Smith, PE, president and CEO of Henderson Engineers and co-chair of KC Global De- PPV Saturday, October 31st sign.