--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Ion description: Ion | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/ion#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Ion [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ETC-Valentines.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/02/happy-valentines-day-from-etc) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [Happy Valentine’s Day from ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/02/happy-valentines-day-from-etc) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 13-Feb-2020 What better way to share your love than with some printable Valentine’s Day cards from ETC? We’ve gone through over 100 punny suggestions from our fun-loving team to give you the best and brightest printable cards for the holiday. 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[Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/05/portlands-theatre-scene-gets-a-double-upgrade-with-etc) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/17_pex_2018-750x499.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/01/etc-boards-the-polar-express) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [ETC boards the Polar Express](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/01/etc-boards-the-polar-express) By [Kate Kling](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-kling) 23-Jan-2019 When guests arrived at the train platform for a ride on The Polar Express this holiday season, they knew they were in for a magical evening — but chances are they never thought about the technical challenges that come with mounting a show on a moving train … [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/01/etc-boards-the-polar-express) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/WhiteLight-meet-the-team-web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/12/white-light-from-london-theatre-to-the-world-market) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [White Light – From London theatre to the world market](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/12/white-light-from-london-theatre-to-the-world-market) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 11-Dec-2018 The Royal Court Theatre in London’s Sloane Square changed British theatre forever. 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[Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/02/antaeus-theatre-keeps-classics-alive) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Globe-FestivalTheatre-web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) [SoCal](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/socal) ### [San Diego’s Old Globe: Eucalyptus groves, multiple stages, and Source Fours](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 17-Oct-2017 Only in Southern California will a Spanish Mission bell tower share the skyline with an array of Source Four fixtures rigged on telephone poles. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logo-collage-750x499.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [What’s in a name?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 11-Jul-2017  Would a [Source Four](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Source-Four/) by any other name light so sweet? That’s the type of question that keeps some of us at ETC up all night. At some point in ETC’s 40 years of product manufacturing, you must have had a strong reaction to the name we chose for a new product, whether you absolutely loved it or... 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