Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I just got off the phone with Normand Cartier. He was the man in the film Lost in Woonsocket. This weekend, he will be in Cedar Rapids speaking at the screening of the film. I have been organizing this since June and it feels great for the day to finally come. This of course means I am feeling the pressure of making this event a success. As I have been fundraising, advertising, and meeting with people, I am very encouraged to hear how much people are looking forward to seeing this film. At the same time, some days I feel like there will be a lot of people coming, and I may have to figure out what to do with very large crowds, but other days I don't think many people will show up at all. People continuously tell me how apathetic the community is and how hard it is to get people to come to an event like this. I am hoping that putting up 400 posters, playing announcements on the radio, having articles in the Gazette, and having KCRG cover the story will help fill the seats on Saturday. Saturday April 19th 9:30am and 10:00am Collins Road Theater 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion.