Performer: ABBA Mania
Venue: Hart Auditorium
Date: September 17, 2010
Q: How do I do this on my own?!
A: I don't. We took 8 volunteer students to assist me in event management, attend weekly meetings, form a marketing campaign, read a book and look for performers for next semester and receive school credit for it. (I will blog about that later.) So I had them all to help at the event but I needed an assistant that night so I had a friend come and help and I do not know how I would have done it without her!
Q: How do I feed 25 people!?
A: Bajio's! Bajio's is a local Mexican restaurant that has SUPER good food. I ordered their salad buffet and it was a hit! It went a looooong way and the performers loved it. At my events I feed the performers, my helpers and the tech crew and so making everyone happy is a little daunting. I struck up a pretty good deal and was able to feed them all for under $9/person! And they even delievered. For a "tip" I gave the cater tickets to the show. That made him really happy :) For dessert I got a big bag of Swedish Fish and put it in cups on the table. It was PERFECT because the original ABBA band is from Sweden.
Q: How do I dry a pair of leggings?!
A: With a "dryer". About 30 min before the show one of the performers ask me if we could dry a pair of her leggings..."Uhhh...I can do that." I was too busy handing out assignments to my board and putting together my intro script so I figured that we were in the Hart building (where the gym is) and told my assistant to go to the locker room and ask to use the dryer. She came back with them dry! *whew* I asked her how she got them dry and she said that they wouldn't let her use the dryer and so she went into the bathroom and used the hand-dryer! Genius. She was so helpful!
Towards the end of the show I escaped to go to the bathroom and catch some fresh air to get rid of my headache and as I headed back in I heard my name being called over the speakers. They were getting ready to play their last song and they wanted me to come up on stage to thank me!
So-this little girl name Mallory thinks they are talking about her and she goes up on the stage and so they ended up inviting all the little girls and then me and my assistant went up there and we sang and danced to "Dancing Queen". It was so fun! (See the video on my youtube channel.)
This was so a great concert! The tribute band were wonderful to work with and very appreciative of all I did. They even called me a few days after to say that they had made it safely and that they were very thankful for all I did. How gratifying?? It was worth every second.
Principle #1: Ask for HELP! Having others help you and delegating is a great way to BE a leader.
Principle #2: Leave everything you do better than you found it. I want to set new standards of hospitality and management for the CenterStage program and leave it better than I found it.
