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essence, it was a $300,000 gift from the City to the people. Hemmens got its name out there with the
tent, the banners and the brochures and giveaways.
Weather was fantastic during the shows, despite being horrible during set up and take down. Crowd
control was excellent. There were no problems with traffic, despite the streets under construction. The
shuttles to and from the remote parking were used by a lot of people.
Butch presented the profit and loss statement from last season which showed a loss of about $26,000.
Tickets sold for our Performing Arts for Young People shows which were cancelled due to snow would
have been another $20,000 revenue. Had the Jerry Stiller show not been cancelled the season may
have broken even.
Bill said he is going to a booking conference in September. There he will be working on the 2009-2010
season bookings. Any information the Board members can provide regarding "wants" is extremely
helpful, keeping in mind the realities of what can be done.
Butch will send information on drawing winners over to Sue Olafson for a press release.
Jeff asked for volunteers to review the questionnaires and compile data. Butch asked for breakout
between resident and non-resident respondents as decisions that will be made could affect their taxes.
Bill will develop a template for data compilation and analysis and email to Board Members.
Kay remarked on the season brochure being the best ever, and wants more to distribute. Board
Members concurred. The calendar is an outstanding feature. Butch mentioned that there were
questions from people why ESO wasn't in brochure. They were invited to participate but declined.
Butch regularly drops off large supplies of the brochures at restaurants and other locales, and
encourages others to seek permission to do so at places they regularly visit.
Question was raised regarding the next step to change the week of our meeting due to Randy
Reopelle's scheduling conflict with the second Thursday of the month. The Advisory Board simply
needs to make and approve a motion to change the date. That will be addressed at the next meeting.
Next scheduled meeting is September 11, 2008 at 6:00 pm in the Hemmens North Lobby.
Cathy moved to adjourn. Motion seconded by Kevin.
Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
August 14, 2008
Recording Secretary
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