Shingle Tree

You know all those people that say money doesn't grow on trees? You may even be one of them. Well, I have to say that shingles are growing on trees here at the amphitheatre.



Okay, so maybe the tree didn't really grow shingles and they are from the new roof that is being put on, but you were impressed for a little while right?

While pushing the old shingles off the building, these few just happened to lodge in the tree branches which I found entertaining. Doesn't take much to entertain me obviously. Maybe there's hope for a money tree yet!

Tweet

We're on twitter!

Our name is LincolnAmphithe and you can read and respond to our tweets which include updates and happenings at the amphitheatre.

I have to say ... I think I may already be addicted to it!

Merry Christmas

I hope you and your families had a wonderful Christmas holiday.

Merry Christmas to all ...

... and to all a good night!

The Countdown

Only two days left until the big day! I have to confess that I'm as excited as a little kid. I've always loved Christmas.

I'm sure at this very moment my husband is racing around trying to find a suitable gift for me. Even though this year I made a list for him ... it even had a star system as to which gifts I wanted most. I even had a few Lincoln items on my wish list ... some Lincoln books that I've had my eye on for my growing collection. Maybe he'll get those.

I'll report back after the holidays to let you know if I got anything on the list. I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.

We're Cool!

And I don't even mean the temperature. Although this morning it was a balmy 8 degrees at my house. I mean the town of Lincoln City is cool! A national travel magazine is taking nominations for "America's Coolest Small Towns."

I have to say ... I think the town of Lincoln City, Indiana, where Lincoln spent fourteen years, is the coolest small town in my book. Check out their website to view other submitted cool towns! Please feel free (and by that I mean you'd better) to leave a comment to say how cool you think Lincoln City is! Voting will start on February 2. Don't worry ... I'll remind you to head over and vote! I mean, seriously ... it's Lincoln's boyhood home ... what is cooler than that?!

LINCOLN Billboard

We've been working on a billboard that will feature our new production of LINCOLN. The new billboard is up! While I was in Rockport a few days ago I crossed the Natcher Bridge into Kentucky to snap a quick photo of it.



In case you are wondering ... no, I did not take this while driving. I parked off the side of the road and turned on the caution lights. Gotta be safe.

O Christmas Tree ...

This past weekend we went to pick out our Christmas tree. Tuesday morning it was still sitting in the driveway. We just hadn't gotten a chance to lug the thing into the family room. So Tuesday night we got it into the stand, stood it up in the garage and took a good look. After this my husband promptly said "I don't think it is going to fit." And of course it didn't fit where I had envisioned it. So we improvised and moved it to another wall.

Moral of the story ... get a smaller tree. Even if you have a cathedral ceiling the tree of your dreams just may not fit. Or our case it fits, but we can't have a tree topper.

We have a little Christmas tree here at the amphitheatre. It's a fiber optic table top tree that spins. Very cute. I think that may be the way to go.

The Flatboat Float

On Saturday we entered a float into the Rockport Christmas parade. Basically we decided to use the flatboat that we still had here at the amphitheatre. It was part of the old set of Young Abe Lincoln. It was easy enough to put that on a flatbed trailer and decorate it, but boy, I had no idea what I was in for during the parade itself.

My father is on the volunteer fire department at home so having been in several parades ... I considered myself somewhat of a seasoned veteran. Even so it was quite an experience keeping up with the float and handing out chocolate pennies and rack cards at the same time. One good thing about the speedy pace ... with all that adrenaline pumping I did not have time to get cold!

I do have to thank Mr. Lincoln, Ralph and my parents for helping during the parade ... what lifesavers they were! Here are a few pictures ... now remember, I never claimed to be a great photographer. Plus, cut me some slack ... they were in motion.




For a while we had Mr. Lincoln tossing the chocolate pennies to the kids, but we quickly changed that to handing them out after I saw a few roll into the street sewer. Bummer!

We'll also have our flatboat float in the Christmas in Santa Claus parade this Saturday so come see us ... we may even give you a chocolate Lincoln penny!

IFB State Convention

Tomorrow I'm traveling to Evansville with the Spencer County Visitors Bureau staff, Melissa and Crystal. We will have a booth at the Indiana Farm Bureau Convention. I'll have information about the amphitheatre and the visitors bureau will have information on all the attractions and lodging in Spencer County. There will also be other informational booths on Indiana attractions, as well as other useful information, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. central time.

The convention is taking place at the Centre, in downtown Evansville. Most of the events will be held at this location; however a few will also be held at the Executive Inn which is nearby. If you are interested in attending or viewing the schedule of events, you may find more information on Indiana Farm Bureau website.

So .. if you are in the Evansville area tomorrow stop by and say "Hi!"

Cyber Monday.

Happy "Cyber Monday!" Anyone planning to wipe out all their Christmas shopping online today? I may purchase a few things once I get home ... just so I can say I did.

Well, I've returned from a lovely Thanksgiving. I hope yours was nice as well. The only thing I was not thankful for is the nice cold that I received from the person that was gracious enough to pass it along. Just wait until I find out who that was ... they'll have coal in their stocking at Christmas for sure!

So today I've been working on finalizing my plan for our consignment ticket sales. We will be able to have various business sell tickets for LINCOLN right from their locations. It is a simple process too ... even better! Basically the business will have their own login information and can have limited access to our server to sell the tickets. It's nice to know that some things are still easy! Which is a good thing because I've also been working on my marketing budget. Budget ... sends shivers down the spine doesn't it? I figure since I had a break over Thanksgiving I can tackle it more in depth today.

Happy shopping!