THE thrill of a crowd and the experience of state-of-the art audio visual equipment, combined with an international artist, is a recipe that has had Lara Portelli, events and entertainment manager of the SunBet Arena at Time Square, hooked since joining Sun International in the 1990s.
From gala dinners for 1 400 people to music shows for 10 200, Portelli, who grew up in Gqeberha, has seen it all.
During her 27-year career, she has rubbed shoulders with the now late Tina Turner, Quincy Jones, Meat Loaf, Jackie Chan, Westlife, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sarah Brightman, among other international superstars and celebrities who have visited Sun Interna- tional properties in South Africa.
“My first role with the company was as guest relations officer at the Lost City, where I was involved…
