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At the start of every performance at the Savannah Center they announce not to leave until the house lights are on for your safety. I also have attended performances that did not meet my expectations. I have never left during a performance because I think it is rude. I will admit during these performance the seat becomes very uncomfortable. Leaving early is not only a Village thing. We have season passes to Silver Springs, mostly to attend the concerts.
This is a outdoor venue and you bring your own seating. People arrive starting at 9:00am for the concert that begins at 3:00pm, they setup their chairs and then leave to eat or enjoy the attractions of the park. I must admit I am guessing about the 9:00am set up time because we arrive at 10:00am and several hundred chairs are set up. Well the concert starts at 3:00pm and usually lasts about a hour or more. Well at 3:45 people pull up their chairs and head for the exit, not caring about the entertainer nor the audience. This happens at every show. Anne Murray saw this and made a comment about missing the early dinner special she proceeded to perform for another 35 minutes. I do have a complaint about the performers who tease the crowd by leaving the stage then return to perform some more. When a performer says good bye I assume the show is over so I pick up my chair and start packing it, well to set the chair back up is a little time consuming so I just continue to leave. You must understand 80% of the crowd is also packing up. My theory is if you are willing to arrive 6hrs before show time why not wait and enjoy the last 15 minutes. Waiting for the parking to clear is worth seeing the last minutes of most shows. At this stage of our lives getting out of the parking lot early only means early to bed.