Mar
13
2008
Hello All,
Mother Nature has decided to help with the scheduling of the Strand. Last week, M.N. decided that the I.U. Children’s Choir shouldn’t perform. As you know, you can’t argue with Mother Nature. We are disappointed that we had to cancel the concert, but the safety of the performers and our patrons is paramount. Waking up on Saturday morning to all the snow verified that everyone involved made the right decision.
A few hardy souls ventured to the theatre for the concert. While there wasn’t a performance to see, they did get a treat in the lobby. Steve D. and Darin M. have our 1940’s vintage wall sconces lit and working. The old sconces from the auditorium are a familiar fixture at the Strand. They hung high on the side walls on the gold fabric for decades. Bob S. carefully restored the wiring on all 16 lamps sockets per fixture. Cindy L., Rhonda S. and Steve F. painted the back plate to match the new colors of the theatre. We hung these on either side of the bathrooms. Now you can see them in all their former glory with 16 light bulbs each. They are a nice tie to the past. Very few people over the course of the years have had the opportunity to see these lights up close and personal. Visit the theatre and you too can touch this small part of our theatre history. Thank you to all involved for getting these safe, clean and operational again.
Did you get a newsletter in the mail? Thanks to Debbie E. Sharon S. and Cindy L. we had our very first "S.R.O." mailed last week. Plans are underway for the next issue for April. If you would like to receive a copy, please reply to this email with your name and address. We would be happy to add you to the list. For our April addition we will be able to send the email electronically. If you wish to receive the "S.R.O." electronically, please let us know.
The usual suspects have been at the theatre slowly tweaking away. We have always done all our work with the expectation that we would provide the greatest level of detail possible. This fine tuning of the space, whether it is work on the sound system, painting or just fixing door knobs and latches, is an important part of what we set out to do. Gordon H. has continues painting in hard to get places. The capitals at the top of the pilasters all needed a little touch up here and there. Its difficult to notice the imperfections when they are 30 feet high, but we (should I say Gordon) knows it needed to be done. While you head is peering skyward, or at least ceilingward (I, like Roger Clemens can make up words too!) you should look at those capitals. When we started our project we had 9, however today you will see all 10. One is a wonderful reproduction by master woodworker Vernon Sharp. We will not divulge the replacement capital. See if you can spot which is the new piece. I will give you a BIG hint. The originals are pine wood, but the new capitol is made from poplar….oh, their painted, so I guess that isn’t a very good hint. Too bad.
The Gateway Trio will be at the Strand on March 29, 2008. Please come to this very entertaining show. Tickets are available at Mickey’s T-Mart and the Shelbyville Antique Mall. I hope we can sell out for this all too rare visit by our own hometown musicians.
Thanks for all your support. We are having fun!
David
Mar
07
2008
For Immediate Release:
BAND FESTIVAL CANCELLED
Due to inclement weather, the Indiana Music Educators Association non-competitive band festival at Shelbyville High School has been cancelled. This includes the Shelby Community Band.
Mar
07
2008
For Immediate Release:
CONCERT CANCELLED
The I.U. Children’s Concert scheduled for Friday March 7, 2008 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Hopefully we will be able reschedule this fine group sometime in the future.
Mar
06
2008
Hello All….David here,
Friday March 7th, THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN’S CHORUS will perform at 7:00pm. The doors will open at 6:30pm and this event is free. This is a wonderful thing for Shelbyville and Shelby County to have the I.U. School of Music select the Strand for a performance. Please show your support and try to attend this concert!
I would like to welcome all the new "Strand Fans" to our list. We tend to have a little fun. We refer to lots of volunteers and friends of the project. This is a nice way for everyone to know the people involved. Sometimes I write the email, sometimes Steve writes them. Today by gosh you are lucky (or unlucky), you’ve got me.
Work has been continuing at the theatre. The types of activities being done the are those things that are unseen, but still vital. I know Gordon H. has been painting, what he has been painting is a mystery to me. One of the things he mentioned was that the arms on the balcony seats all got a second coat.
We have had lots of work on the publicity side. Cindy L., Debbie E. and Sharon S. have gotten together and produced a wonderful newsletter. It is mainly to be mailed. It is called "The S.R.O.". They also produced a shorter version for the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce mailing called "Strand Shorts". Thank you to the group for their leadership. We will send an electronic copy on this list too.
We had two fun events at the Strand, those events are why we did this theatre in the first place. On Friday February 22nd Megan Shafer and Casey Browder produced a variety show with 100% high school talent. They had an attendance of over 230. It was fun. They performers were excellent. We heard vocalists, oboe solos, rock bands, percussion groups, magicians and many others. It was a well run, entertaining evening of local talent. A big thank you to Steve D. and Darin M. for getting our outstanding electrical issues solved before the show, and especially Ron B. who was the Strand’s liaison and mentor to the groups. Ron’s work at the sound board made him the ideal person to help the performers understand the things they needed to do in order to sound good in our theatre.
On Sunday February 24th the Shelby Community Band had our first concert in the Strand. We had over 250 too! That is AMAZING. All who attended heard a great variety of local talent. We had fun on stage, and I’m sure the audience had fun too. The concert was free. The attendees were very generous. We collected over $270 in our donation pot. Thank you everyone.
Here are our upcoming events:
Friday March 7 IU Children’s Chorus 7:00 Free
Saturday March 29 Gateway Trio 7:30 $15.00
Saturday April 5 Travis of the Cosmos 7:30 TBA
Thursday April 24 Poetry Reading 7:00 Free
We are booking things as we go. Hopefully our schedule will fill with other events. Gary and Michelle N. are taking the lead in our event booking. Michelle is working on a facility agreement. Also, if you would like to volunteer at any of these, please let Steve Frazee know.
Thanks for all the support. On behalf of Steve and Chris, I would like to thank the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce for the vote of support for our project. The award that we received was quite unexpected. While our names are on the plaque, the award is really for everyone connected with the Strand!
Hope to see you at the concert on March 7th.
David
Mar
06
2008
Thanks to everyone who helped out over the past few months to completely renovate the Strand Theatre. You can find several photos from all the work on our flickr page.
Mar
05
2008
While we are transitioning to our new website,
we want to make sure you can still find the old site,
which is active here.
Thanks for your patience.
Mar
04
2008
Welcome to our New Strand-Theatre-Shelbyville.org website!
Here we will feature upcoming showtimes, information and history on the theatre, calendar events and much more interactive fun.
You can still access the old website here. Check back often for additions and updates. Thanks for visiting.
