 The Occasional When-we-feel-like-it Electronic Newsletter from Sapsis Rigging, Inc. Vol. 12, No. 3 (we think) August 2007 |
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Sapsis Rigging in New York Sapsis Rigging recently provided rigging services for two special events in New York City.
At the same time Sapsis Rigging provided the rigging for the latest 7th on Sale AIDS Benefit held at the 26th Street Armory in NYC. Sapsis Rigging has provided the rigging for every 7th on Sale event since they began in 1990. The rig for this year's production included over 75 hoists and approximately 3000 feet of truss. The semi-annual affair features fashion designer clothing and samples on sale via an eBay auction and three sale days at the Lexington Avenue & 26th Street Armory. 100% of the money raised goes to services and housing for those living with HIV and AIDS. |
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LRLR & Behind the Scenes News
 For the third year in a row, Bill Sapsis, Greg Williams & Alice Neff of the
Long Reach Long Riders and the rest of the ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes crew, raffled off a motorcycle at LDI. The annual event, always a highlight on the
last day of the show, attracted quite a crowd at the Behind the Scenes booth on
the show floor. The motorcycle, dubbed The Broadway Chopper, was donated by Neil
Mazzella, owner of Hudson Scenic. This is a custom bike built by Hudson Scenic
and was very much a crowd pleaser.  The bike was won by Ken Udell of Madison Wisconsin
who wasn't present to accept his prize, so it will be shipped to him. Right after
the show closed, however, Bill and Greg took the bike out back for a spin in the
Convention Center parking lot. It's definitely a hard tail but boy can it move
down a straightaway. (Shhh. Don't tell Ken)
In addition to the bike raffle, it was announced at the show that ETC, the lighting
equipment manufacturer in Madison, Wisconsin is offering a $50,000.00 challenge
grant to Behind the Scenes. Fred Foster, President of ETC, made a short but eloquent
speech at the raffle and invited everyone to support the program. The challenge
grant will run for a year.
______________________________________________________________ Planning has begun on the 5th annual ride in 2008. The ride will start and end in Las Vegas, NV with stops in Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Moab, Silverton, Monument Valley and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Ride dates for 2008 are May 12th through May 18th. For more information please contact: Bill Sapsis Bill@sapsis-rigging.com Loren Schreiber lschreib@mail.sdsu.edu
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For the launch of the new Target Model-Less Fashion Show, Sapsis Rigging provided an eight-legged, self-climbing ground support system in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station. The rig was 40' wide and 80' long and was used to support lighting, audio and Barco projectors. The projectors were side-mounted to allow images to be projected in several directions. The Model-Less Fashion Show was billed as the world's first fashion show without models.
Congratulations to Sarah Spencer-Danke, Vice President of Professional Services at ETC and husband Kobi Danke who announce the arrival of
