Hello Everyone,
Yet another week of summer has passed.  In addition to the summer weather, we have enjoyed yet another interesting week at the Strand.  On Saturday night the ShelbyIdol performance filled the theatre.  To our good fortune, not only were the people eager to attend, but they were hungry.  As you know much of the support for our facility comes from concession revenue.  Low and behold after about the 8th batch of popcorn, our 60 year old popcorn popper rebelled.  It just wouldn’t heat up.  Oh no!   After a quick call to our friends at the Skyline, Bob S. was on his way to pick up a batch of popcorn to last us the night.  
Steve D. came over to take a look at the problem.  Seems as though there is this little brass thing that regulates the temperature that is on its last legs.  Armed with a make and model number Steve F. is on the prowl for a replacement.  Until then, our trusty machine is back in operation.

Soon we will have a little theatre pipe organ work to do.  Another organ manufactured by the Louisville Pipe Organ Company has been located.  Some of the components in this disassembled instrument are what we need for the Strand project.  In the coming weeks, we will be putting together a work crew to venture to Indianapolis to count and crate pipes, and load the organ for transportation back to Shelbyville.  Slowly but surely this project is moving forward.  Our professional guidance is from Carlton Smith of Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations.  As we wait on our Strand organ, Carlton is just finishing installation of the Wurlitzer for the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.  This organ will be finished in a few weeks.  It is exciting to see the progress at the Circle, and to know that the same excitement awaits us!

We have 3 movies this weekend:

Billy Jack: Friday night @ 7:30pm

Django:  Saturday night @ 11:00pm

Charade:  Sunday afternoon @ 1:30pm

Our August is very full.  Check out our web site for all the performances in August.  We have something for everyone, from Magic to Comedy to Rock Bands to Queen Contests to….you get the picture.

Don’t forget the Blue River Community Foundation presentation to the community this Friday at 8:00am at Occasions!  

Thanks for the support.  We look forward to seeing you soon at the theatre!