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Anyone know how much the bands are paid at the town squares? Just curious.

Also....when did TV begin to hire DJs at the town squares? I was under the impression we were to have live entertainment every night.......
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what gave you that impression? the dj's are live! the dancers are live and I find them entertaining!
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Anyone know how much the bands are paid at the town squares? Just curious.

Also....when did TV begin to hire DJs at the town squares? I was under the impression we were to have live entertainment every night.......
We are fortunate to have any entertainment. You are not paying for it so enjoy the gift. All salaries are confidential, as they should be.
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DJ's have been around for the 11 years I have been here and I haven't seen a dead one yet. They all seem to be live to me! But I'm sure the bands are not all paid the same. Better bands get better pay, as they should!
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DJ's have been around for the 11 years I have been here and I haven't seen a dead one yet. They all seem to be live to me! But I'm sure the bands are not all paid the same. Better bands get better pay, as they should!
I went to a wedding once and saw a dead DJ. You could poke him with a stick and he would not move. But when the food came out, look out !
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Anyone know how much the bands are paid at the town squares? Just curious.

Also....when did TV begin to hire DJs at the town squares? I was under the impression we were to have live entertainment every night.......
A DJ is not live????????????????????????????? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????
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A DJ is not live????????????????????????????? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????
Live music is not provided by a DJ...that is recorded music. When we were looking to purchase here in TV, we were told there was a live band and singers in the squares every evening. To me, this does not include a DJ spinning recordings.
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Live music is not provided by a DJ...that is recorded music. When we were looking to purchase here in TV, we were told there was a live band and singers in the squares every evening. To me, this does not include a DJ spinning recordings.
The entertainment in the town squares is paid for by the merchants in the town squares and the entertainment department who hires the entertainers on the squares has recently been sold by The Villages to the people who ran it before, The Vescos.

You can ask the Vescos or ask some of the merchants on the square who pay for it about why it has changed and whether it will change back.
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Live music is not provided by a DJ...that is recorded music. When we were looking to purchase here in TV, we were told there was a live band and singers in the squares every evening. To me, this does not include a DJ spinning recordings.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."

Maybe you should pay double the price of drinks at the bar huts, to cover the cost of live bands every night. So far, the developer pays for the costs that revenues there do not cover.
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I was under the impression we were to have live entertainment every night.......
Nothing lasts forever, remember Buffalos and Parades? We're lucky to have any entertainment, DJs or otherwise - enjoy it while you can!
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Nothing lasts forever, remember Buffalos and Parades? We're lucky to have any entertainment, DJs or otherwise - enjoy it while you can!
No entertainment, at least that would solve the "reserved chairs" problem!
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No entertainment, at least that would solve the "reserved chairs" problem!
Every cloud has a silver lining. I keep hoping the entertainment will be around forever, but when build out comes, it's an unknown!
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And I will still love it here in The Villages.
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And I will still love it here in The Villages.
Whatever happens, The Villages will always be topnotch, IMHO.
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Every cloud has a silver lining. I keep hoping the entertainment will be around forever, but when build out comes, it's an unknown!
I suspect there will be entertainment after the build-out since it is funded primarily by the square merchants. Whether it continues to be every night at all three squares is another question.
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