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How a Single Brown M&M Could Cancel Your event production

How a Single Brown M&M Could Cancel Your event production

Stories Of “Misdemeanor Excess” of Celebrity Riders Celebrities from all types of entertainment frequently make the news for the “riders” or checklists they have regarding their personal preferences for their need to have things “just right” for them, including anything from room temp …

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MFA Council Party - Summer indoor outdoor lighting

MFA Council Party - Summer indoor outdoor lighting

We were thrilled to create a summer rooftop party atmosphere in the Shapiro Courtyard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. With a 4-hour time crunch for setup (and a priceless Chihuly glass sculpture to avoid!), we rigged nine runs of 120-foot festoon strings a full 30 feet above the e …

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MGH The 100 - Video Shines Light on Deserving Honorees

MGH The 100 - Video Shines Light on Deserving Honorees

Port Lighting Systems, in collaboration with Ice 9 Productions and Rafanelli Events, designed and installed the 360-degree video and lighting experience at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Annual "The 100" Dinner. (This awareness and fundraising event celebrates hope in the Boston can …

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Pedestrian Bridge Lighting Makeover

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PORT just finished up an architectural lighting installation at a major corporation headquarters in Boston's Metro West.

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Four Events, Four Nights, 250 Mayors, Lots of event lighting services

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At PORT, we love a challenge. When Michael P. Wasserman, Inc. hired us to design and install lighting, provide technical direction, and manage production (overseeing event lighting, video, rigging, audio, staging, power, and aerialists) for the evening events for the 86th Annual Meeti …

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Ringing in the New Year with a SPLASH at First Night Boston!

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There’s nothing quite like winter in New England. And there’s nothing quite like lighting an outdoor event in winter in New England. Especially…in the center of one of Boston’s busiest public walkways. From noon to midnight. On New Year’s Eve. When weather conditions can range from po …

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