Several area rock bands will present a concert at the Strand on Friday May 9th at 7:00 pm.   Tickets for the event will be $5 advance / $7 at the door.    This program is being led by Shelbyville native Scott Hanneman.

 At 7:00 Bicycle Shop Hostages takes the stage for a half hour set.  At 7:35 Future Nature takes the stage for thirty minutes.  At 8:10 A Rose for Scarlett takes the stage for a thirty minute set, then at 8:40 we take a ten minute intermission.  Then at 8:50 The Method to My Medium will take the stage and finish off the night strong with an hour long set.

These four bands will be an evening of great music at the Strand.  Come on out and see how our young musicians are progressing getting their performing chops.

The Shrine Club Band will perform at the Strand on June 18th at 7:00 pm.   This event is FREE.

The Shelbyville Middle School Jazz Band will give their very first public performance at the Strand on May 15th at 7:00 pm.    This is the first year for the Jazz Music program at SMS.    This event is FREE.

The Shelbyville High School Jazz Band under the direction of famed circus musician Russell Smith, will perform their annual concert / dance at the Strand.   The concert will start at 7:00 pm.   Admission is free.    The Cabaret area will transformed into a dance floor for all those who wish to "cut the rug".

Exiled Few played to a great audience for Saturday night’s performance.   The high energy band sounded great and was well received.   A big thank you to Smashed Productions for making this night possible.   All the proceeds went to the Strand.    We are greatful for the help!     

The special guest Doug and Trey from Satellite Blues played a powerful first set.    Below was taken during the sound check Saturday afternoon.

Hello All,

This weekend Joey G. from Smashed Productions is bringing in another band. "Exiled Few" is a blues rock group. If it is anything like last Saturday night, it will be a great night of fun and music. Last weekend was our first rock band. We also dedicated the Shelby County Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which is housed in the lobby of our theatre. The band entertained to an audience of over 100. This was an eclectic group, on stage and audience too. The audience had very young kids, and the very young at heart. People were dressed anywhere from jeans and tee shirts to suit and tie. The band put on an outstanding show. They finished with "I am the Walrus". All I can say is coo coo cachoo.

On Sunday we had an Open House to celebrate our one year anniversary. This marks the date that we started working on the theatre. Thank you to all who attended. We had several people who were visiting the theatre for the first time, or at least the first time in many years. It was pleasure to talk to everyone and show them our progress.

These newsletters seem to appear every Thursday. Ever wonder how it happens? Didn’t think so, but here it is anyway. Either Steve or I write them, and Steve is the keeper of the list and sends them out. It seems for now I have been doing the writing, but as many of you know Steve wrote them for months. This is a good system and a not so good system…….you see Steve can edit things……like the fact that TODAY IS STEVE FRAZEE’S 50th BIRTHDAY!!!!!! When you see Steve, give him birthday wishes, or just honk as you drive by the theatre. We’ll see if the above paragraph makes it out to you all!

The Shelbyville News ran a wonderful article about the Open House last week. Because of that article, an anonymous donor endowed our movie screen! It was ordered this week and should be installed in about 45 days. Once the screen is installed, it will bring a new chapter to what we are able to offer. We are in the planning stages of the Classic Film Series. Our goal is to have movies every week, the same time every week. This will be something that we will solicit sponsorship to help defray the costs. Chris N. and Gary N. are working to get our contracts with the film distributors. Eric G. will guide us through the process and be the house projectionist and film historian.

The schedule is filling up nicely. We have several things planned and something for everyone.

April 12 7:00pm Exiled Few $5 / $7

April 24 7:00pm Poetry Reading FREE

April 26 1:00pm Recital FREE

May 3 7:00pm SHS Jazz Band FREE

May 5 7:00pm Lecture – Karen Land, Dog Musher FREE

May 9 7:00pm Rock Bands $5 / $7

May 10 7:00pm Gospel Music with Terry Crites FREE

May 15 7:00pm SMS Jazz Band FREE

May 17 7:30pm B-town Bearcats Dixieland $15 / $12

May 31 7:00pm Exit 113 $5 / $7

Thanks for the support. Happy Birthday Steve!

David

Saturday April 26, 2008      1:00pm   Free