[QUOTE=Mikeod;1036428]Sort of reminds me of the old commercial I hated. The lady gets a new Wittnauer watch and remarks "I was really hoping for a Longine's". The new center is a dramatic upgrade from the Savannah center and will provide for more elaborate productions and more comfortable seating and better sound quality. It is golf cart accessible which will help with parking and they certainly could add a valet option to help as well. And it was paid for by the Morse family. I consider it a gift to the residents and the recognition that the Savannah center, while fine when the community was much smaller, is no longer adequate.
Acts such as you describe will always choose Orlando where they can book more shows over multiple days and still fill a large venue when they come to Central Florida.
Sorry you're disappointed. Might want to wait and see what is presented there.[/QUOTE
A gift to the residents? Do you think that the Morse family will not make money from this? There's nothing wrong with a business making a profit but this is not a gift for the residents. It's an opportunity for the Morse family to make more money. And they'll make that money by inconveniencing all of the residents that are not interested in shelling out big bucks for the likes of Patti Lupone.
Live entertainment 365 nights a year is a big feature of The Villages. It's bad enough when they have market night and you can't find a place to park. I can imagine what it's going to be like when there's an event in The Sharon.
Tear it down and build a real venue where there's enough room.
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