Community During Shutdown

We encourage you to join the EAMC discussion group on Facebook. This group is a great place for event marketers to discuss industry-related challenges, issues, and lean on each other during this trying time. 

Faced with a surplus of perishable food following event cancellations at the facility, the PA Convention Center worked with its food service provider, Aramark, to donate over 800 pounds of perishable food to assist local residents. 

TCF Center, with close guidance from FEMA, is serving as a temporary alternate care facility in Detroit, relieving the burden on local hospitals treating patients with COVID-19.

The Utica Comets joined the New York Hockey Gives Blood initiative, along with the Syracuse Crunch, Binghamton Devils, and Rochester Americans, to partner with the American Red Cross in each team's city. The initiative seeks to help New York State maintain a healthy blood supply for hospital patients.

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have teamed up with various local food-service and restaurant industry partners during this time to assist their community. 

Ticketmaster is continuing to share what they're seeing across the landscape in various ways to their clients. Such as this Social Media Resource for event marketers.

Seven Venues has compiled a list of Norfolk community resources for those in need.

In partnership with the Cleveland Clinic and American Red Cross, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse has organized multiple blood drives.

With games canceled around the world, players too are unable to work. The Indy Fuel, an ECHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Rockford IceHogs, held a jersey auction to raise money for players and their families.

Paciolan has been aiding event marketers during this uncertain time by publishing a slew of helpful articles. 

The Springfield Thunderbirds teamed up with two of their local restaurant partners to deliver meals to the frontline staff at both Baystate Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center.

Comerica Center is making mealtime a little easier by offering its community Family Meal Kits in partnership with their in-house caterer, RS3 Strategic Hospitality.

Springfield Thunderbirds Foundation announced the start of its “From the Heart” campaign, which will feed essential workers at non-profits, medical facilities, and public safety organizations over the coming ten weeks.

Our local Blumenthal Arts has put together a daily digest full of fresh and fun content from local Charlotte artists, Broadway stars and more!

AXS has put together quite the impressive collection of upcoming and past livestreams by your favorite artists, allowing you to get your groove on without leaving your couch.

NJSO musicians have been sharing intimate performances from their homes that you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

Liam Gallagher and the O2 will host a free concert for NHS staff and a guest this October. 

Nederlander Concerts and the City National Grove of Anaheim announced the launch of Block party, a series of twice-weekly virtual programming intended to bring the community together for music, food, and entertainment.

The team at Budweiser Gardens has put together an expansive list of artists' live streams and streamed concerts so that fans can still enjoy live music while at home.

In the spirit of Easter, Xcel Energy Center hosted a virtual egg hunt challenge across their website. 

Hampton Arts are offering a breadth of online activities from dance classes to museum virtual tours, there's something for any lover of the arts!

Paramount Fine Foods Center is making it easier for fans to stay entertained by sharing music, live events, and activities while safely connected at home. 

It's important that even our younger fans remain positive, Chartway Arena is doing their part by offering kids a free activity book download.

SSE Arena Wembley will be holding a free concert for frontline NHS workers in October featuring Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.

They've polled their team for ways to have fun #FromYourCouch, including a read-along of books from their favorite bands, a listing of live concert replays for streaming, and some artist's favorite cocktails!