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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Liz Fenner
Vice-President
Bill Tempel
Vice President Development
Davoren Tempel
Vice President Marketing
Barbara Fay
Vice President Membership
Susan Worthington
Secretary
Nekie Kramer
Treasurer
Abigail Tempel
Advertising Co-Chairs
Earl Parris
Barbara Thieman
Hospitality Chair
Michelle Neer
Kramer Endowment Chair
Don Borgman
Patron Chairs
Kenny & Loveedah Nadler
Publicity Co-Chairs
Barbara Shogren
Michelle Neer
Staging Chair
Ken Worthington
Technical Directors
Nathan Cooley
Bill Fricke
LIAISONS
City of Lexington
Tom Hayes
Higginsville
Harri Huscher
John Knox Village
East
Carla Kennedy
Lafayette County
Lynda Johnson
Lexington
R-V Schools
Jim Judd
Odessa
Maribeth Thompson
Richmond
Bosh & Rose Mary Bruening
Marie King
Waverly
Carolyn Boland
Wentworth
Mike Lierman
Basil & Diana Reed
MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN CAPTAINS
Dover
Marsha Corbin
Higginsville
Hari Husher
Carla Kennedy
Lexington
Sarah Black
Georgia Brown
Sherry Hayes
Joann Ritter
Mayview
Virginia Bertz
Odessa
Maribeth Thompson
Richmond
Rose Mary Bruening
Marie King
Waverly
Carolyn Boland
Wellington-Napoleon
Marlene Strodtman
DIRECTORS
Don Coen
Guy D'Aurelio
Janae Fuller
Sherry Hayes
Wally Hulver
Bette Maib
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Hello from your Board of Directors!
There is much excitement as we look forward to another year of international performers coming to this area to provide a
wide variety of high-quality entertainment. And now that we have five successful learning years behind us, expansion of our
program is taking place.
One important facet is making "LIVE!" truly an area organization,
encompassing not only Lafayette County but our friends across the river in Richmond and environs. We have members working in
both areas to make this happen, and we fully expect our membership rolls to expand greatly during this coming year and beyond.
To begin, LIVE! has added an additional concert this year with no ticket
price increase!
Next, we are offering a special bonus to
members who renew by May 1. Those who do so will receive a free
Flex Ticket for each membership purchased. As you know, Flex Tickets (normally costing 2 for $50) may be used at
any concert. We are doing this to reward your faithful support and to make it easy for you to introduce friends and/or
family to this wonderful entertainment.
This summer we plan to begin a regular email newsletter which will be sent to all members who wish to receive it. The
newsletter will be published before each concert and whenever there is news of the organization to share. (If you prefer
NOT to receive it, please Reply to this email and put "No Thanks" in the Subject line. We will be glad to honor your
request.)
Our annual membership drive will begin officially on May 1, and you can be our ambassadors in the community.
Here are some facts to share:
- Live! in Lexington (LIL) was established in 2002 by local citizens interested in bringing top level professional
musicians and entertainers to the area.
- LIL is the only program like this, serving rural and small-town Missouri, within 100 miles.
- LIL is about to begin our sixth successful season.
- LIL presents wholesome, quality productions for audiences of all ages.
- Live! in Lexington is committed to youth education, with school concerts given by some of the professional
performers at the schools with no cost to the school. We rotate these performances among all of our supporting
communities. The sessions are paid for from a fund established for that purpose.
- LIL is sponsored by Lexington Community Betterment Association, a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization. Any
contribution above the base ticket price is tax deductible.
- Live On Stage in Nashville, Tennessee, acts as our booking agent and provides internationally acclaimed
performers, plus any additional support our organization should need. Contracts are signed over a year in advance of
the new season.
- Concerts are held at Wentworth Military Academy Chapel at 7:30 p.m. with occasional performances "on the road"
at the Farris Theatre in Richmond. We are now establishing a close working relationship with those folks.
- Handicap parking is available upon request, and it is possible to drop off passengers behind the chapel auditorium
in order to provide a much shorter walk to the theater.
- Regular memberships cost $70 (for 5 shows!) and $35 for students. (We gently request, as a courtesy to our
audience and the performers, that no children younger than age 5 be brought to the concerts.) Tickets purchased at
the door are $30 for adults, $15 for students.
- We now have courtesy seat cushions to increase audience comfort, more bathroom facilities have been
made available, and the Wentworth Parents Club has established a refreshment stand. WMA cadets continue to assist
us as ushers and escorts.
- AND we now have our own telephone line!!!
- The number is 660-259-2215 (rhymes with
LIVE!). A recording is available at all times, 24/7. Calls will be returned promptly if there is a request for
further information.
Stay tuned! We'll be back with more information this summer.
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