Official
Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Lafayette, CA
January 19, 2012 | VOL 66 | ISSUE 27
January 19, 2012 | VOL 66 | ISSUE 27
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President Troy Feddersen opened the meeting at 12:30 PM. He called on Dino Riggio, the greeter for today to give us a thought for the day and to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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Troy called for visiting Rotarians to be introduced. Today’s
visitors were Mark Cranmer of the Walnut Creek Rotary Club, and Tim
Green of Diablo View Rotary of Walnut Creek. |
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President Troy announced that Friday’s dinner honoring the Marquis Business Person of the Year was a sellout, and he was looking forward to seeing so many Rotarians in attendance. Our club’s own member, Jay Lifson is the honoree for this year.
Several announcements were made from the floor.
Bill Eames told us about the Super Bowl party at his home in Rossmoor. Super Bowl XLVI is scheduled for 5 February 2012, at 3:30.
Tim Green and Dino Riggio told us about the poker tournament fundraiser that our Rotary club will have, most likely in early to mid-April.
Bob Shusta related one of his true tales from his storied law enforcement days. The story telling prompted Jay Lifson, amongst good Rotarian friends, to tell his mattress-on-the-roof story, and he was sure it was a story that would not be heard at the business person of the year dinner. Andy Scheck shared details about his new solar system, and answered several questions about it.
Happy $$$$$$$$:
Our Sergeant-at-Arms, Alicia Cragholm, took the floor in her inimitable enthusiastic style. She gave $5 to show the vest she had ordered from Lisa Cohen for Tom Henry’s birthday. Tom matched her Happy $$. John Sherry gave 2 Happy $$ for Alicia’s hard work as the 2011-2012 Sergeant-at-Arms. Anna Stevenson gave Happy $$ for the Rotarian who helped her find her badge. It was around her neck! Maurice contributed for ‘Things you do not need know.’ He heard an inquiry about a urinal, with the question of whether it was in a women’s restroom! It turns out that there are countries with urinals in women’s restrooms. Ed Stokes donated to acknowledge the great season the St. Mary’s College Gaels were having in basketball. Happy $$ were contributed by Mike Heller, Andy Scheck, Tim Green, Steve Falk, Chuck Vogel, and Bill Eames. Greg Vaisnor advised us about available tax-deductions for installed solar equipment. Jay Lifson said the Town Hall Theater has been adding music events in addition to the ongoing theatrical programs, and he introduced our guest speaker, Tom Stack, to elaborate.
Program:
The speaker, filling in for a late-notice speaker cancellation, was Tom Stack, who is on the Board of Directors for Town Hall Theatre.
Tom spoke about his passion for Town Hall Theatre, and for music. He talked about the Town Hall Music Series, consisting of music shows, and other alternative shows like Wavy Gravy, which sell out and help make more money for Town Hall Theatre. Tom related what a treasured resource the theater is for the community, and his goal is to get more local people who may never have been inside the theater to experience it.
Only about three or four Town Hall Music Series shows can take place per year, due to the busy schedule of the theater. On Saturday, January 18, Petty Theft, a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover band, is scheduled to play. To offer a higher entertainment experience and help with profitability, there is a Gold Circle ticket package, which allows early entry, champagne, and a few extra songs played by the band before the doors open for general admission. Another recent event was Wavy Gravy, an entertainer and peace activist, who has a documentary about his life.
Tom Stack reported that Town Hall Theatre won several Shellie awards recently, including John Blytt winning best actor for his performance in Scrooge, the Musical.
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Notes
by Tom Henry | Photos John Sherry