Fireworks displays illuminated at Hotel Sorella opening
Published November 25, 2009 | 
Display location:Houston’s main square at CityCentre
City: Houston
State:TX
Date:Nov.22
Details: The Hotel Sorella opened with a bang Saturday night as several outdoor fireworks displays illuminated the main square at CityCentre and dancers twirled fire batons and hoops to herald the biggest thing to hit Houston’s west side in a long time.
Although the temperature outside was cool, the temperature inside was red hot as more than 2,000 guests jammed the hotel, spreading across the lobby and fanning out beside the cabana-lined swimming pool into the Monna Lisa lounge, where revelers danced around a fire pit – do we detect a theme here?
Guests were granted a VIP peak at the plush penthouse suites on the 11th and 12th floor, causing long waits at the elevators. On the main floor, Alex Brennan-Martin was all smiles as his Bistro Alex was packed.
A lot of people who live in the area seemed particularly pleased to have a new open-air development with the chic boutique hotel (owned by the Valencia Group), restaurants and shops where Town & Country mall once stood. The CityCentre complex has a gigantic Anthropologie shop, a Studio Movie Grill theater, and such trendy restaurants as Straits and Ra Sushi.
Seen in the crowd: Susan and Mike Plank, Deanna LeBlanc-Anon, Fox Sports’ Steve McNair and wife Paula, Mauney Mafrige, Blake Tartt, Tami Dias and Ceron.
Liuyang Fireworks Festival (9th) Opening Ceremony, May 22, 2009
Published May 23, 2009 | 
The opening ceremony of the 9th China Liuyang International Fireworks Festival was held May 22, 2009. The opening ceremony kicks off the three day fireworks event. The schedule includes the opening show on the 22nd, followed by the Pyro-Musical competition on the 23nd, and ending with new product demonstrations on the 24th.
The opening ceremony is a lavish event that features a full line-up of famous Chinese and HK pop stars performing live on stage. The tickets sell for up to 1680 rmb ($250 USD), but still the event sells out to a huge crowd of mostly mainland Chinese who are either just lovers of fireworks and pop, or are in the fireworks business in some part of China.
This year, with warnings of US visitors possibly being quarantined for one week, the foreign visitors mostly chose to stay at home. The May date also makes it difficult for US operators to attend as their busy season is just getting started.
Dominator Fireworks has uploaded videos of the fireworks portions of the opening ceremony. All effects seen in the video are avaliable for purchase from Dominator Fireworks.
As always, the show was big and spectacular. Please enjoy the show!
Video #1 – Opening Liuyang Fireworks Festival
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Leave a comment2008 Olympics Fireworks
Published July 24, 2008 | Amongst the novelties for the Olymics opening-ceremony fireworks will be smiley-face shape shells, the Chinese authorities said today in an announcement about their plans. They are part of a theme – to be reflected on staff and volunteer clothing – to soften China’s authoritarian image.
Cai Guoqiang, the artistic director for the fireworks, announced that fireworks would be launched from a staggering 1,800 sites around the city of Beijing, including major urban areas near Tiananmen Square and the Bird’s Nest stadium near the Olympic Village.
‘We want the Olympic spirit to be seen and felt throughout the entire city on the evening of the opening ceremonies,’ said Cai, a famous Chinese artist.
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