HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=FEBRUARY 14, 2008 (7) �t
The Hemmens Cultural Center Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2008
Advisory Board Members Present: Kathleen Weber, Jeff Grosser, Cathy Malm, Kevin
Patterson,
Board Members Absent: Pete Garlock, Rich Jacobs, Mike Powers
Chairperson: Kathleen Weber
Staff Present: Butch Wilhelmi, Bill Folk, Sally Ryan
The regularly scheduled February 14, 2008 meeting was called to order at 8:00 am. Minutes
from the January 10, 2007 meeting were approved.
Items of Discussion from Hemmens' Staff
Bill gave an update on the season. Gaelic Storm tomorrow is over 3/ sold and there are still a
lot of walk ups left to go. We expect to do quite well. For Saturday night with Davy Jones,
ticket sales are a shade under half. Hopefully a lot of 50-something men are going to realize
it's Valentine's Day and need a quick fix, so there should be additional sales.
Staff is trying something new with mall advertising on video panels in Spring Hill Mall and Fox
Valley Mall for Brigid's Cross and Beth Patterson, Sarah Vowell and Jerry Stiller. There will be
second spots with about 35,000 plays. This will be done in 1 week increments to see if it
works and to see if it might be a good replacement or a supplement to other types of
advertising. These should start running next week. The panels are located near Barnes and
Noble at Spring Hill. This is a specialty type of marketing targeting shoppers who have
spending money on their minds. It could be particularly effective for author Sarah Vowell with
the placement of the panel right outside Barnes and Noble. For Brigid's Cross the panel is
right across from St Catherine's where Brigid's Cross plays every year. Tickets cannot be
purchased right there, but for Brigid's Cross we're offering a discount so customers can text
from their cell phones and get a discount on their ticket order right then. That way we can
trace where the order comes from.
Historically, speakers have done well. David Sedaris sold out. Garrison Keillor sold out too.
P.J. O'Rourke did not do as well. Sarah Vowell is on This American Life on NPR, which is
where she and David Sedaris and Ira Glass broadcast on Saturday afternoons.
Gift Requests
Votes:
The Wolf Pack Boosters Banquet– Unanimous Approval
Algonquin Longhouse —2 Approved, 2 Opposed
Bethlehem Lutheran School-1 Approved, 3 Opposed