Jul
27
2008
Smashed Productions once again produced a very enjoyable concert at the Strand. Dave Scarzo opened the evening with a 30 minute solo set. He was joined for the last three numbers by Amanda O’Connor. Adam O’Connor then joined his sister for a 45 minute set on the Strand stage. Their mellow style was brought refreshing interpretations to many songs old and new. Ede closed the evening with an energetic 1 hour set. The evening was another great night of live music in Shelbyville.
Below are Dave Scarzo, Adam & Amanda O’Connor, and Ede:
.jpg)
Jul
25
2008
Last week the Strand hosted "United We Sing!" This performance raised money for the flood victims of our county. Cindy Houpt, Angie Davies and crew raised over $2700 that when directly in the Relief Fund at the Blue River Community Foundation. Thank you to all who participated in this event!
How about a few statistics? Too bad, you’re getting them anyway. Our marketing efforts on the web site have been slowly gaining speed. Here are the locations that we have received hits from this past month:
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Hong Kong
Romania
Poland
Spain
South Korea
France
The Netherlands
Germany
Within the US we have been viewed by people in 31 states. Remember these statistics are for the past 30 days only. We also can thank some referring sites that put our link on theirs. We have had referrals from:
Thank you to all who list us. This is a great way to get the positive things about our community known to a larger audience. If you haven’t visited the site recently, check it out www.strand-theatre-shelbyville.org We are posting historical articles too. If you go far enough back on the site (like 1925) you will see postings from the era. It is a fun way to get our research material in the hands of everyone. If any out their would like to help comb through the old papers at the library, we would love the help. The site also has an integrated search tool, so if you would like to search on "Schlick", you will get all the articles that has good ‘ol Bob is listed.
Speaking of the web site, we FINALLY got our first donation via the web! Thank you Strand Supporter Mark W. for your web based donation. Mark doesn’t currently live in Shelbyville, but has been a supporter since the beginning and a volunteer when he is in town. Thank you Mark! (Now if I can just figure out how to transfer the money out of our PayPal account!)
This week we host another Smashed Productions concert on Saturday Night July 26 @ 8:00pm. Thank you to all the performers and Joey G. for bringing our community this entertainment. At $5 advance and $7 at the door it is affordable too. Remember, the Strand is the recipient of ALL proceeds. Thank you Joey G…a real community leader!
See the shiny new door handles discussed last week. The Strand received quite a pleasant surprise from Shelby Plating & Polishing on St. Joseph Street. They discounted the price of the work by 84%!! Thank you Shelby Plating for helping the Strand.
We used our choral risers for the first time on Sunday. These risers were donated by the NFL. They worked great and looked good too. While Gordon was getting them ready we discovered that the drain lines for the A/C units are a little too low to clear the risers when stored. How did we find this out? The big puddle of water on stage and in the basement was a clue. Bob S. has that fixed.
I spoke last week about installing safety switches on our A/C units. This week they saved the day. One of the old freon line fittings broke apart due to age and vibration. Instead of burning up the compressor with lack of freon, the unit shut down just like advertised. Thank you Bob S. for insisting we do this work. Thank you to Shelby Heating and Air for assisting with the items needed.
Hope to see you at the theatre soon. Thank you for your interest and support!
Jul
24
2008
The door handles for the Strand have been stripped and re-chromed by Shelby Plating and Grinding of Shelbyville. Only one of these handles were installed when we started the renovation process in April 2007. We discovered the missing 7 in the basement carefully tucked away. The old handles were reinstalled and have been functioning well since our re-opening in January 2008. As part of our the work to improve our facade, the handles were removed and re-plated.
Below is Tony Macaluso buffing a handle in preparation for plating:
Before and after installation:
Jul
24
2008
On July 12, Mainstreet Shelbyville, Inc. along with WSVX Radio and the downtown merchants hosted "Summer on the Square" in downtown Shelbyville. Unfortunately mother nature had other plans and it rained all day. The event was held the following Saturday. All money raised at this event went to the Strand Theatre for our Marquee Restoration Project. Below is Barbara Rogers presenting a check on behalf of the event to David Finkel of the Strand. Thank you to all who donated during this event!
Jul
21
2008
On August 24, 2008 after the close of the Bears of Blue River Festival in Downtown Shelbyville, the Pete Jarvis Cornstock Organization will produce a concert "Rock the Strand". The concert will feature Spanky’s Clubhouse and Wrecked. Proceeds from this charity event will benefit:
The Pete Jarvis Organization
Riley Hospital for Children
Shelby Community Health Center
The Strand Theatre
Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at Smashed Productions, Karma, Blue River Printing and Midian Music.
Jul
20
2008
On July 20, 2008 the Strand hosted a concert to benefit flood victims of Shelby County. United We Sing! was produced by Cindy Houpt, who at age 12 lost her childhood home to a tornado. Cindy, remembering the generosity of others in her Ohio hometown, produced this concert to give back what she had received.
The Concert was a Gospel Sing that included the following performers:
- Kathleen Miller
- New Life United Methodist Church Choir
- The Harker Family
- Liberty United Methodist Church Choir
- Harvest Bible Chapel Choir
- Chloe Sandman
- Arthur Spriggs
- Mt. Pisgah’ Saggy Bottom Boys
- Kim Wallace
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Choir
- Hope’s Point Baptist Church Choir
- Willandra Macklin, Susan Probst, Mike Woods
- Blue River Community Choir
An audience of 265 enjoyed an afternoon filled with music. The concert was able to raise over $2700 for the Flood Victims in Shelby County. Susan Furgeson of the Blue River Foundation was on hand to talk about the relief efforts and accept the donations. The Strand appreciates the efforts of Cindy and Angie Davies for all their effort in making this concert a success. The Strand is once again pleased to be able to help "give back" to our community.
Below is a picture of the closing song lead by Strand Volunteer and Blue River Choir director Cindy Leahy conducting the combined performers and audience in "Let There be Peace on Earth". It sounded magnificent.
Below is the audience at intermission:
Jul
19
2008
Below are Greg Bate, Jan (Spear) Benner, Jenny (Woollen) Bittick, and Melanie Thomas on a tour of the Strand during the weekend of their 30th Class Reunion
Jul
18
2008
Hello All,
This week has been a flurry of activity at the theatre. You might have noticed the change in color on the front facade. We (Gordon actually) brightened it up with a limestone color. We still have some trim work to do, but when done it will look great. In preparation for painting, Bob S. power washed the front of the building. It was black with grit and grime. The new color is a few shades lighter on purpose. Give it a month, and it will darken down to what we need. After only 3 days, there is already a film of black soot on the new paint!
Take a look at the chains holding the marquee. They are now gloss black. They used to be painted the same brown as everything else. When completed all these small details will help make the most of the visual presence our facade needs to project.
Check out the door handles as you drive by. ; The first of next week, you will see that they are all shiny. Half of them are currently getting re-chromed. We wish we could put a nickel plate finish back on, but our local plating shop only does chrome. That is OK, they will look great. Sandman Brothers has agreed to clear coat the handles to help protect the finish. A little tidbit we learned is to install a small o-ring on the mounting screw before installation. This will help keep from cracking the new chrome.
The office upstairs is slowly turning into a butterfly. The windows are being reglazed this week by our neighbor Adam’s Glass. After everything is done, we will take the plywood off the center set of windows, then on the the next set. Steve F. is leading the charge on this project. They will look wonderful when finished. When you see Steve in front of the th eatre looking hot and dirty, well now you know why.
Bob S. has officially completed the total rebuild of our heating and A/C system. He completed the last task with the help of his lovely wife this week. He cleaned the A/C coils above the stage. Much to Bob’s surprise, when opened they looked brand new! He said there was hardly any dirt. With that task completed, every component of our system has been cleaned, checked, rebuilt and given an new lease on life. We also have installed safety sensors on all our compressors to prevent damage in case of a failure of any component of the system.
Last week the Shelby Community Band was able to raise $451 dollars for the victims of the tornado and floods at our Friday night concert. The audience was asked to bring non-perishables to the concert too. Over 200# of non-perishables were delivered to Human Services on Monday morning. Thank you to all the members of the Community Band and the Strand staff for helping us "give back" to the community. Also a thank you to the Shelbyville News for publishing the very nice color picture on the front page of the paper showing the delivery of the donations.
This week we will continue in our small way in helping others. Strand volunteer Cindy H. is producing a concert on Sunday July 20 entitled "United We Sing". Members of our community and many of the church choirs will perform. All the money collected will be given to the Blue River Foundation for flood relief victims. P lease help us fill the theatre. The concert will start a 2:30pm. Hope to see you there.
On Saturday July 26th at 8:00pm Joey G. will produce another outstanding show. Adam and Amanda O’Connor will be headlining the night. They play a very warm and easy style of music. If you have yet to come to one of these concerts, this would be a great time to try it out.
On a final note, we have been given a due date for our movie screen. It will be installed the week of August 4th. We will need 20 volunteers to help walk the 30 foot long crate holding the screen into the theatre. Once in, we will lift it onto the stage. If you are available during the day, and can spare an hour, please send Steve or I an email. It will only take about 5 minutes to move, but by the time we reinvent the wheel, an hour will pass.
Thank you for all your support. Without your interest and participation, this project would not be where it is today. We passed our 6 month anniversary this week. We have come a long way since starting the operation phase of our mission. We are thrilled you are a part of the process!
See you Sunday
Email Newsletter SignUp...
