("THE VILLAGES.
FLORIDA'S FRIENDLIEST HOMETOWN.
THE VILLAGES.")
WELCOME TO THIS MONTH'S EDITION OF THE VILLAGES VMAIL!
TODAY, RYAN AND I ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE REHEARSING WITH THE VILLAGES THEATER COMPANY
FOR THEIR SERIES OF SHORT PLAYS HERE AT THE MULBERRY GROVE RECREATION CENTER.
RYAN, HOW DO YOU THINK WE'RE DOING SO FAR?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING MY VMAILS, BUT I THINK MY CAREER IS PEAKING
RIGHT NOW.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
WELL, I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME OF MY TALENTS TO SOME OF THE OTHER THEATER GROUPS HERE IN
THE VILLAGES.
OKAY I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.
(LAUGHTER)
WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE IN A SHOW, OR FULFILL YOUR LIFELONG GOAL OF BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT,
THE VILLAGES OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
OUR RESIDENT PERFORMANCE GROUPS GIVE VILLAGERS THE CHANCE TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
ONSTAGE, OR BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT THEMSELVES.
NO MATTER WHICH GROUP YOU CHOOSE TO SEE OR JOIN—THE VILLAGES THEATER COMPANY, KC PRODUCTIONS,
OR ONE OF OUR MANY OTHER INCREDIBLY TALENTED GROUPS, YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO OFFER!
THERE ARE SO MANY TALENTED GROUPS AND CLUBS, IT'S HARD TO REALLY CHOOSE JUST ONE.
WELL THAT'S PROBABLY WHY SO MANY VILLAGERS ARE MEMBERS OF MULTIPLE GROUPS HERE IN THE
VILLAGES!
IF STAGE PERFORMANCE ISN'T FOR YOU, HOW ABOUT MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT?
THERE ARE SOME REALLY TALENTED GROUPS.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE VILLAGES SWING BAND?
I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM, BUT I'VE HEARD OF THEM, AND I HEAR THEY GET YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
I LIKE THAT.
HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN PART OF THE VILLAGES SWING BAND?
I WOULD GUESS GOING ON CLOSE TO FIVE YEARS NOW. AND I STARTED OFF AS THEIR MC, THEIR
ANNOUNCER.
AND ONE DAY I ASKED JEAN, I'D LIKE TO TRY TO SING, AND SHE SAID "YEAH".
SO I SANG MY FIRST THING AT A GIG WE HAD AND I'VE BEEN WITH THEM EVER SINCE.
WELL WHEN I GOT TO THE VILLAGES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY'D NEED SOMEONE TO FILL IN,
SO I WOULD FILL IN.
WHATEVER SAX THEY NEEDED.
AND SHORTLY IT JUST GREW OUT OF THAT TILL I WAS A MEMBER.
I JUST LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE, THE BIG BAND MUSIC.
IT'S, I LIKE THE ARRANGEMENTS, THE WAY IT SOUNDS.
I STARTED SAX WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12.
WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13, WHICH IS 70 YEARS AGO, I HEARD A GROUP ON THE RADIO CALLED THE FOUR
FRESHMEN.
I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT AN ALBUM, BROUGHT IT HOME INVITED ALL THE GUYS IN MY PATTERSON
GANG OVER TO HEAR IT, THEY ALL FLIPPED OUT, AND I TOOK TWO OTHER GUYS AND WE STARTED A
SINGING GROUP AT THAT AGE AND I HAVE BEEN SINGING WITH GROUPS AND BANDS EVER SINCE.
I KNOW THE PASSION FOR PERFORMING RUNS IN THE FAMILY, BUT I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT
PARTICULAR TALENT MAY HAVE SKIPPED A GENERATION.
WELL SPEAKING OF THAT, WHY DON'T WE CHECK IN WITH WHITNEY AND SEE WHAT VILLAGERS HAVE
TO EXPECT FROM A BRAND NEW SEASON AT THE STUDIO THEATRE!
SO OUR THEME FOR SEASON 3 AT THE STUDIO IS INDIVIDUALITY, TAKE THE LEAP AND CELEBRATE
THE DIFFERENCE.
OVERALL, I THINK THIS SEASON IS A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER THAN OUR PREVIOUS SEASONS, ALTHOUGH
"STOP KISS" IS PROBABLY MORE CHALLENGING THAN SOME OF THE OTHER SHOWS THAT WE'VE HAD.
WE ALL KNOW WE'RE NOT SCARED OF HEAVY THEMES AT THE STUDIO.
WE LIKE TO TELL THE STORIES THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE YOU THINK, AND USUALLY IN ORDER TO
THINK YOU HAVE TO FEEL SOME FEELINGS.
IT'S SO INSPIRING TO SEE A PLAY LIKE "RED" INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SAY THINGS LIKE "IT'S THE
BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN" OR "THE ACTING IS BRILLIANT" OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT REALLY, IT FILLS ME UP, IT FILLS MY CUP.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO IT FOR, REALLY IS, SO THAT THE AUDIENCE LEAVE HAVING SOMETHING TO TALK
ABOUT.
TO ME THAT'S SUCCESS.
TO ME THAT'S HAVING A SUCCESSFUL THEATER, IF YOU HAVE, IF YOUR AUDIENCES HANG OUT IN
THE PARKING LOT AND WANT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THE SHOW AFTERWARD.
AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CULTURE THAT WE'RE CREATING AT THE STUDIO AND I'M REALLY PROUD
OF THAT.
AND THE STUDIO THEATRE IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN TAKE IN A SHOW HERE IN THE
VILLAGES!
SAVANNAH CENTER IS SHOWCASING TALENTED ACTS LIKE LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS, ARRIVAL
FROM SWEDEN: THE MUSIC OF ABBA, AND MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL.
AND OVER AT THE SHARON, WE'RE HOSTING BIG NAME SHOWS AND PERFORMERS LIKE CHICAGO, HOWIE
MANDEL, THE NUTCRACKER AND SPAMALOT, YOU CAN FIND WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT RIGHT HERE
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD!
AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY AT THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPA.
THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT GUESTS CAN EXPECT IN THESE BEAUTIFUL ACCOMMODATIONS,
BY CHECKING IN WITH MY SISTER TRACY AND LEARN WHAT HER DESIGN INSPIRATION WAS FOR THE BROWNWOOD
HOTEL.
WELL TRACY I KNOW THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT THAT GOES INTO BUILDING A HOTEL, OR SO I'M SEEING...
YES.
TELL ME, WHERE ARE WE TODAY, AND WHY DOES THIS EXIST?
WELL, TODAY WE ARE STANDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DESIGN DIVISION'S FORMER WAREHOUSE.
WE'VE MOVED DOWN THE STREET A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT FAR.
FORTUNATELY FOR US THIS WAS STILL OPEN, AND WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD TWO MOCK-UP ROOMS FROM
THE HOTEL.
SO WHAT ROOM ARE WE IN RIGHT NOW?
WE ARE IN THE DOUBLE QUEEN ROOM, WE ALSO BUILT A KING SIZE ROOM.
THAT ONE HAS SOME FURNITURE IN IT ALREADY.
OOOH.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING?
YES.
THAT'S EXCITING.
SO WHAT DOES THE SHELL OF THE ROOM AFFORD YOU TO DO IN ADVANCE OF THE HOTEL OPENING?
WELL IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID OUT THE FURNITURE PACKAGES, AND IT ALLOWS THE
MANUFACTURERS OF THE PEOPLE BIDDING TO BUILD THE FURNITURE, AND IT ALLOWS US TO PLACE IT
IN THE ROOM TO MAKE SURE IT'S PROPERLY SCALED, AND THAT IT'S PROPERLY MADE.
IT ALLOWS US TO MOVE LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLETS, ALL SORTS OF REALLY LITTLE NUANCES IN ONE
ROOM WHICH BECOME HUGE PROBLEMS IN 151 ROOMS.
SO, WE GET TO FINE-TUNE THE LITTLE THINGS AND MAKE SURE IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
RIGHT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE NEXT ROOM.
NOW WE'RE GETTING A SNEAK PEEK AT THE KING ROOM THAT HAS SOME FURNISHINGS IN IT.
TELL ME, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE DISCOVERED SO FAR?
WELL, WE'VE DISCOVERED A FEW GREAT THINGS.
THIS LIGHT FIXTURE, FOR INSTANCE.
IF YOU NOTICE, IT HANGS PRETTY FAR OFF OF THE TABLE.
SO, THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS LIGHT FIXTURE IS GOING TO CUT ABOUT 4 INCHES OFF THIS WHICH
WILL SLIDE ALL THAT BACK AND IT'LL HAND PROPERLY CENTERED OVER THE TABLE.
BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT.
AND THE FURNISHINGS, THEY'RE REALLY UNIQUE.
THESE ARE CUSTOM MADE?
THEY ARE CUSTOM MADE.
WE GET DRAWINGS FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, TO GIVE US A SNEAK PEEK IN BLACK AND WHITE WHAT
THEY LOOK LIKE, AND THEN THEY MANUFACTURE ONE PIECE OF EACH FOR US SO WE CAN CHECK THE
QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT, MAKE SURE WE LIKE TO TONES OF THE METAL, THE TONES OF THE WOOD,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING FLOWS TOGETHER.
ARE THERE ANY ENHANCEMENTS THAT YOU THINK YOU'LL BE MAKING?
THE ONE MAJOR THING THAT WE NOTICED IS THE SIZE AND THE SCALE OF THIS CHAIR.
IT'S A LITTLE OVERSIZED, SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ABOUT 4 INCES SMALLER.
I'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE SIT IN IT AND THEY SAY IT'S PLENTY ROOMY AND THE 4 INCHES WON'T REALLY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WILL IN THE ROOM.
AND I CAN'T HELP BUT PEEK WHAT'S LEANING UP AGAINST THAT CHAIR...
YES.
WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
WELL THIS IS ACTUALLY, THIS STARTED THE ROOM.
THIS WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FINISHES IN HERE.
THIS IS THE WALL COVERING THAT IS GOING TO BE ON THE ACCENT WALL BEHIND THE BED.
OH THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH.
WE FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. AND RAN WITH THAT FROM THERE.
YOU CAN SEE...
TIES REALLY WELL WITH YOUR DRAPERY AND SO FORTH.
RIGHT.
I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THOSE ARE SOME REALLY NEAT NIGHTSTANDS.
YES THEY ARE.
THEY'RE LEATHER, AND A REALLY SPECIAL LITTLE PANEL ON THE SIDE FOR OUTLETS.
OH THAT'S CONVENIENT.
ALWAYS TRYING TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU'RE AT A HOTEL AND SO FORTH.
I LOVE IT.
(MUSIC)
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS MONTH'S EDITION OF THE VILLAGES VMAIL!
WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND TOWN…
…LOVIN' THE LIFESTYLE!
("THE VILLAGES")
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