Strand Theatre of Shelbyville, Inc.

Marquee twinkles for the first time in over 30 years

Gary — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:49:07 +0000

Strand volunteer performs at the Super Bowl

David — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:41 +0000

The Strand will be represented on field at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. One of our volunteers plays in the Indiana University Marching Hundred. The Hundred was invited to perform at the Super Bowl pregame.

The band normally performs only in the fall. They reformed and rehearsed for this performance. Below is a picture of the Hundred during a rehearsal at Indiana University’s Mellenkamp Football Pavilion. Look for the band during the pregame festivities and know the Strand is well represented!

Let there be Light!

David — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:17:28 +0000

On Friday February 3, 2012 the 340 light bulbs in the Strand Theatre Marquee were lit for the first time in over 30 years. All the sockets and wiring are new and should provide years of service. Upon completion of this section of the project we will now be able to install the panels on the front of the marquee.

Thank you to Steve Dennis and Darin McIntire of Steve Dennis Electric for the expert installation and Dr. Paul Inlow for donating the light bulbs and sockets.

Strand Theatre Weekly Email: February 3, 2012

David — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:43:04 +0000

The past weekend was quite a treat for everyone who came to theStrand. The Super Celebration events on Saturday were a big hit. The movies were great and the games were fun. Thank you to Shelby County Tourism for helping us celebrate the big game at theStrand! Have a SUPER Day!

The Klezmer concert on Sunday brought a truly unique style of music to our theatre. Violinist Steven Greenman and Tsimbl player Pete Rushefsky played beautifully. The two artists mentioned something during the their performance. They wanted to acknowledge that they ate at the Chaparral Café before the concert, and enjoyed “the best onion rings ever”. This is coming from people from New York City! Maybe we all need to check out the onion rings at Shirley’s.

In addition after the concert someStrand volunteers went to Cagney’s and noticed a large table in back with concert patrons from out of town. TheStrand is thrilled to bring people to downtown and especially when they stay and visit our restaurants and businesses. Thank you to the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation and Cantor Janice Roger for bringing this concert to theStrand.

This week was warm. Our wonderful electrician Steve Dennis informed us that he intended to work on our marquee on Wednesday. During the winter months we have been working on making sure we have enough electrical capacity to light up the 300+ bulbs in the marquee. The electricity is now ready and this week saw the installation of the remaining sockets and bulbs. Steve and Darin worked all day on Friday to finish the project. At4:00pmfor the first time in over 30 years theStrandmarquee was ablaze with light from 340 individual bulbs! It was a thrilling site. We will post a picture of the test on our web site for everyone to enjoy. We aren’t done yet. We still need to relamp the fluorescent lights and install the front panels. We also have one or two special things to do too. When we are ready we will have a HUGE party for the official lighting of the marquee. It will be just a few short weeks away. We will let you know when we are ready!

Next weekend we will have a very special event. Comedian Mike Malone will be filming his DVDat our theatre. This will be very similar to other concert presentations you might have seen on TV. We hope you come and be part of the audience for this great event. We have all sorts of ticket promotions. Our guru of the tickets, that would be Gary N., has decided that we will give away tickets via a survey. Click on this link to enter: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6PKGM6Q

Check out our Facebook page as well. If you aren’t a Strand Fan, please “like” us.

OnSunday February 12, 2012the Shelby Community Band will be playing a concert at theStrand. The theme of the concert is “Space Music”. This is in conjunction with Shelby County Reads. The book for 2012 is October Sky by Homer H. Hickman. In support of this theme the movie October Sky will be presented after the concert. Both events are free.

TheStrand is a fun place. We hope to see you at an event soon. This weekend theStrand is not booked so that all our volunteers can enjoy the weekend activities surrounding the football game inIndianapolis. Next week we are back. You make it all possible. Thank you! See you at theStrand.

Michael Malone Comedy Show DVD filming Buy One Get One Free Special

Gary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:19:06 +0000

Comedian Michael Malone is returning to the Strand for a very special event. Micheal will be filming his upcoming DVD for release on Netflix, Amazon, Redbox and many others. Michael is a fast rising star in the world of comedy and this is your chance to be a part of history. We expect a full house for this special event so make sure you get your tickets early. You won’t want to miss this show.

For a limited time we are offering a buy one get one free ticket special until midnight, Monday February 6th.

For every ticket you buy at the regular price of $10 you get one ticket free.

Tickets are available at Mickey’s T Mart, Shelby County Tourism and The Strand.

**They are also available online. Just click the link below. To get the ticket special use the following Discount Code:**

MaloneyPony.

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