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Mar 29 2008

GATEWAY TRIO: March 29, 2008

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The Gateway Trio, with special guests Hopkins and Miller, performed to an audience of over 200 on March 29, 2008.    It was a treat to hear such great entertainment without having to leave Shelbyville!    Hopkins and Miller will be back on May 17, 2008. 

Maurice Finkel at the Hammond providing pre-show music.

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Mar 29 2008

OPEN HOUSE - April 6, 2008

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April 6, 2008
1:00 pm

Strand Theatre Public Open House

The volunteers of the Strand will host an open house on Sunday April 6, 2008 from 1:00 - 4:00pm.   If you want to see the transformation of the theatre yourself, now is a great opportunity.   We will have tours of the Backstage area, Projection Booth and other spaces normally not open to the public.   

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Mar 27 2008

Exiled Few: April 12, 2008:

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April 12, 2008
7:00 pm

Exiled Few.  Blues/Rock  April 12, 2008  7:00   $5 / $7

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Mar 27 2008

Travis of the Cosmos: April 5, 2008

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April 5, 2008
7:00 pm

Travis of the Cosmos 7:00pm April 5, 2008.   $5/7$

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Mar 27 2008

Strand Theatre Weekly Email - 03/27/2008

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Hello All…
 
As spring approaches, we are taking advantage of the warmer weather.   Soon we will start work on our facade.   This will be delayed a little waiting on a grant request.   There are still several things we need to do inside the theatre to prepare for the outside makeover.    As the weather gets warmer still, we will start having some Saturday work sessions to get things done.   This time, however, we have a new twist…..the theatre is being used!   Our work sessions will be scheduled around our performance calendar.    So far the mornings are clear, but that could change at any time.
 
I am pleased that so many people are approaching us for their venue.   You might have read in the Shelbyville News that the Strand will be the site of the part of the "Shelby Idol" series.   It will be fun to see local talent on our stage.     Things are popping up on the schedule all the time.   Our web site has had a few Events calendars that we have tried.   Our trusty web developer Shane K. is looking for a permanent solution.   We are also still working on the Community Calendar module for our web site.     There has been lots of work done, but as we know all to well, there is a tremendous of work ahead of us.   These bits and bytes are a like our plaster.   Sometimes it just seems to crack or fall off.   Well, we whipped our plaster into shape, so I have no doubt that the virtual stuff will succumb to our wishes too.
 
This weekend the GATEWAY TRIO will perform at 7:30 on Saturday March 29, 2008.   There are still plenty of tickets available.   I hope you all listened to the nice interview with Pat Brunner from the Trio WSVX Thursday morning.    A big thank you to our friends at the radio station for helping get the word out.   Please come and hear this fun group perform.
 
On a theatre note, the Hammond organ that was donated to the Strand project when it began came out of hibernation this week.   My Dad will play it as people before the concert this Saturday.    It came through fine.   It has been covered and shuffled around in the theatre since June 2005.  It has been just about everywhere in the building while we were in construction.   We oiled it up, plugged it in….and lo and behold we heard music!    This C-2 is a great addition to the standard equipment we have to offer.    We also did some modification to our sound system yet again.  It is a slow process, but will be worth the investment of time.  Thank you to Ron B. for leading the charge on getting it right.    Electrical work has continued.  Steve D. and Darin M. have been eliminating old dangerous circuits and re-routing them to our new panel.   This too is a long process, but ever step makes our theatre, and our whole block, safer.
 
Here is the schedule:
 
Gateway Trio               March 29, 2008    7:30    $15
Travis of the Cosmos    April 5, 2008        7:00    $5 / $7
Open House                April 6, 2008        1-4      Free
Exiled Few                  April 12, 2008      7:00    $5 / $7
Poetry Reading            April 24, 2008      7:00    Free
 
Hope to see you at an event.  Thank you for your support of the Strand and the performing arts in Shelbyville and Shelby County.

David

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Mar 27 2008

Poetry Reading: April 24, 2008

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April 24, 2008
7:00 pm

Poetry Reading sponsored by Three Sisters Bookstore.   This is an open mike poetry night.  It will take place in the Cabaret Area of the theatre. 

April 24, 2008    7:00   Free

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Mar 22 2008

Strand Theatre Weekly Email - 03/22/2008

Published by David under Weekly Emails

Hello All…..
 
The Gateway Trio will be performing Saturday March 29, 2008 at the Strand.    They will have special guests Hopkins and Miller taking the stage as well.   Before the show my Dad will play the Hammond Organ for everyone as they come in to the theatre.   This should be a fun evening of great music.    It will be nice to hear this group in a venue like the Strand.   The Gateway Trio members grew up in Shelbyville and have been together for 40 years.   I do have to admit that the last time I heard them was when I had hair down to my shoulder.   You can guess what year that was.      Tickets are available at Mickey’s T-Mart and the Shelbyville Antique Mall for $15.   When you are in buying your tickets, please thank them for their support of the Strand by selling our tickets.   Tickets are going fast, so please don’t delay.
 
Someday we hope to have our ticket office staffed regular business hours.    I think that will be in the distant future, we have to get this theatre on its feet.   It is very difficult to arrange and coordinate these events.   Our volunteers have really put in some monster hours getting this accomplished.   If you would like to help, please contact us.   There are several exciting things in on the schedule already.   We will need help with ticket sales, ushering, concessions and general fun stuff.   
 
Did you see us at the Trade Fair?  If not, you missed a great event that highlights the best of Shelby County.     This was the 20th year for the event.   The Chamber of Commerce makes it easy for us all to be successful.    This year we are were flanked by the Shelby County Players, and the Shelby Arts Council on either side of our booth.  It was a fun and enjoyable event.   Bob S. spent all day at the booth.   Last year he found us (or was sent to us by a high power) at the Trade Fair.  This year the tables were turned, how quickly things change in one year!
 
Speaking of one year, we are coming up on our first anniversary of the start of our renovation.   April 7, 2007 Steve, Chris and I had our very first work session at the theatre.    We had waited until the weather had changed until we did any work.    That Saturday was the first.   We had about 10 volunteers and we started working our plan for renovation.     In less than a year (January 17, 2008 to be exact) we opened.   That is quite an accomplishment.   To celebrate that very first day, we are hosting an Open House on Sunday April 6, 2008.   This event will be from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.   Please come by, take a look, and help us celebrate the first anniversary of the start of work.    It will be a great opportunity to see areas like our backstage that have had the same level of detailed work as the rest of the theatre.   Hope to see you there.  Actually I hope to see you before then at either the Gateway Trio or Travis of the Cosmos (on April 5th).
 
I waited a little longer to write this so I could include the results of Thursday night.   No, not the basketball scores (figures IU one and out), but our little test at the theatre.    We have some rock groups performing in the coming weeks.   I venture to say that the theatre has NEVER had anyone like that perform there.    The local band Exit 113 rehearsed on our stage Thursday night.    They are scheduled to play the venue in late May, so it was a good chance for them and us to see how things sounded.   One of our goals is to make the Strand easy for events.   Something that will help accomplish this is our sound system.   It was important that we have the flexibility in-house to provide for these groups.    The rehearsal by Exit 113 helped us figure out how we can use our system to the best advantage of all involved.   Ron B. had them sounding great!    We learned a lot, and now have the confidence to set up in a hurry and make it sound good.   For the bands, not having to lug in all those heavy amplifiers and speakers is a real plus.   This is all possible because of a grant from the Blue River Foundation for our initial sound equipment.   As we progress, we will take the things we have learned, and finish our system with the equipment that it needs.   One thing that will be soon be on the list is a new amplifier for our sub-woofer.   It blew up on Thursday.   In keeping with our philosophy of making do with what we have first, we rebuilt and old Peavey Amplifier from the Cinema days.   It is old and tired.  Ron B. has is patched together yet again, but we know it is on borrowed time.   The amp will have a fine career when it is replaced as a worthy boat anchor.
 
Our second newsletter is getting ready to mail.   Debbie E., Sharon S. and Cindy L. have put this together.    Our first newsletter surprised us.   We had a donation form on the back and many people send donations!   Thank you for the support.   You will see our newsletter get better and better.   We are all about communication.  These emails have been fun and informative, but if you are not in the digital age they are not accessible.   So our printed newsletter is vital to getting the message of the Strand out to everyone.   Along with the newsletter, check out our web site.   www.strand-theatre-shelbyville.org    Shane K. has set up a site that we can easily maintain.
 
One of the most important parts of our web site will be the Community Calendar.    Ever seen a chili supper by two churches on the same day?    We want to help fix this.   As part of our core mission of communication, the Strand will sponsor a Community Calendar on our web site.   This will have as many events as we can get.   There will be an easy interface for anyone to submit an event.    When you schedule your car wash, chili supper, soccer tournament or whatever, we will be the place to see if it conflicts with anything else.    We will make easy to submit.   I would hope that every organization in our area would submit their events and link to us for their calendar needs.    I personally look forward to this.   It will be fun.    I will make an announcement when it is ready to launch.
 
Thanks for all the support.   See you at an upcoming event:
 
Gateway Trio               March 29, 2008    7:30            $15
Travis of the Cosmos    April 5, 2008        7:00            $7/$5
Open House                April 6, 2008        1:00 - 4:00    Free
Exiled Few                  April 12, 2008       7:00            $7/$5
Poetry Reading            April 24, 2008       7:00            Free
 
 
David

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Mar 19 2008

Trade Fair…..Fun!!

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The faithful crew of the Strand was on hand for the 20th Shelby County Trade Fair on March 19, 2008 at the Shelbyville High School Gym.    We had a great time talking many people in our community.    If you visited the trade fair, please take us up on our offer to stop in and see the theatre.    We will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary of the start of renovation with an Open House on Sunday April 6, 2008 from 1:00 - 4:00.    More details about the open house will be posted soon.

I hope everyone had a good time at the Trade Fair visiting us and our wonderful neighbors at the booths on either side of the Strand.   We were in good company with the Shelby County Players to our left, and the Shelby Arts Council to our right!     If you missed this year, visit us again next year!

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Mar 18 2008

Strand pays vendors: March 18, 2008

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Today David M. Finkel representing the Board of Directors and the volunteers of Strand Theatre of Shelbyville, Inc, owners of the Strand, paid the last of the vendors for their work or products used during our renovation.    These three companies waited patiently as we were finally able to meet our obligations.   

A big Strand Thank You to:

Shelbyville Paint and Wallpaper

Advanced Plumbing Contractors:

and Builders Lumber and Hardware:

Thank you for helping make our Theatre a reality!

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Mar 14 2008

Shelby County Trade Fair - We’ll be there….

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  • Shelby County Trade Fair
  • March 19, 2008
  • 1 pm - 7 pm
  • Garrett Gymnasium
  • Shelbyville High School

The Strand Theatre will be exhibiting again this year at the annual Shelby County Trade Show. This event is sponsored by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. We are happy to be able to participate. Our booth will be full of fun things we have found during the renovation. We will also have a video showing some of the restoration work that has taken place in the theatre.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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