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March 2020
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Second Vice President - Benefit
Jill Fosselman
Showcase 2020 has taken possession of the House in Arcadia. Demo, painting and remodeling is well under way. Thanks to Diane Hatfield for keeping the daily work calendar and Mary Jarrett for getting the staffing office set up and brand new porta-potties this year. Our great design team of Suzanne Hart, Designer Liaison, is working smoothly with Annalise Dachel and Diane Boysen, assisted by Susan Dachel, for Interior and Irma Miller, assisted by Debra Qurtman and Helen Gipson, Exterior. I'm pleased to report that we have designers for all interior design spaces; although the Exterior Team is still working on a couple of exterior spaces.
Lynne Graves and Britta Piotrowski have announced that Chef Edward of Sierra Fusion will be returning as our Restaurant caterer. He has an awesome list of delightful menu items planned, including some special Sunday Brunches and cocktail snacks at a Pub to be located in the front yard.
Tickets has broken all records with great packages, promotions and the hard work of Marti Farley, Kim Galloway and Garrett Collins. The PR team, headed by Michele Lembo, with Dottie Ewing on Social Media, has been working overtime to develop new features with social media and traditional media.
The Empty House Party was a great success! Kudos to Lynn Mehl and Dana Marevich for the great party with such tasty food capped by the traditional endless shrimp tray for which this party is known. Thanks also to Christine Upton, for "volunteering" her SO, John Hoag, who played jazz standards with a trio for our guests. Another shout-out to Merian Stewart who worked the Santa Anita parking lot to keep the shuttles on schedule and to Yolanda Hamilton who arranged for security.
We are moving into high gear planning our Saturday night concerts. Marsha Seyffert is working on finding us three great performing groups for May 2, May 9 and May 16. The performances will be on the back lawn and the package includes a Showcase ticket as well as a box of nibbles and a glass of wine. There will also be an option for PSHA members to attend these performances.
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Membership
Cathy Hilton
As you make plans to visit the Showcase House with your friends this year, suggest that they consider becoming a PSHA member! We are always on the lookout for talented new members for this dedicated group. Contact me, Cathy Hilton, hilton.cathy@gmail.com for membership packets and information.
In mid-March Active, Business and Provisional Members will be asked to submit their preferences for a position on the 2020 - 2021 Benefit Committee. On the PSHA website in the Members Section is a list of positions on the Benefit Committee that describes the responsibilities and ranks the level of time needed for each position. It may be helpful to review the list in advance if you are not familiar with the various positions.
When you receive notice that the survey is open, please take the time to provide your input. This greatly helps the incoming Benefit Chair in placing members on the committee. And, it helps to insure that you are placed in a role that is of interest to you and fits your schedule and lifestyle. As a reminder, all Active and Business members must serve on the Benefit Committee or a Benefit sub-committee.
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Please add Holly Shearer to your list of Associate Members. She has reinstated her membership. Her email address is hollylou@hotmail.com.
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Change your contact information?
Please notify Cathy Hilton at
hilton.cathy@gmail.com
or you'll miss out on all the good stuff!
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March General Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
9:00 AM
Election of Board Members for 2020 - 2021
Shops Vendors Announced
Shakespeare Club of Pasadena
171 South Grand Avenue
Pasadena
Parking is available in the front lot and on the street.
Please enter the lot from the north driveway.
Please do not park in the first space across from the driveway entrance marked 'Treasurer'.
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Music Mobile™
Barbara Lake
Thanks to everyone who signed up to be a volunteer for our Music Mobile™️ program. We have just a few volunteer opportunities left.
Volunteer opportunities still available are :
Wednesday February 19, 2020
Willard Elementary School 301 S. Madre St., Pasadena
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Don Benito Elementary School 3700 Denair St., Pasadena
Wednesday, February 28, 2020
McKinley Elementary School 325 S Oak Knoll, Pasadena
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Encinita Elementary School 4515 Encinita Ave., Rosemead
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Field Elementary 3600 Sierra Madre Blvd.,Pasadena
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Field Elementary 3600 Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Field Elementary 3600 Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Norma Coombs Elementary 2600 Paloma St., Pasadena
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Norma Coombs Elementary 2600 Paloma St., Pasadena
If you think you can help out, please contact me at bclake@aol.com or 310-403-5524.
Again, thanks to all of you that have volunteered so far.
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Provisional
Annelise Dachel
The Pitch Squad
Our Provisionals have hit the ground running! The 2019-2020 group is a phenomenal and multitalented group of women.
We had a great turn-out at the Empty House Party. Nine of our eleven Provies attended and worked selling drink tickets at the party. We were featured in a photo in The Outlook magazine as a group (say fromage!). Thanks to Stephanie Johnson for hosting our wine and cheese soirée on January 9. We have future PNOs (Provisional Night Out) scheduled. Many thanks to Marybeth Rehman-Dittu who will be hosting the group in February and Hilda Hacobian in March—much appreciated, ladies!
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Public Relations / Marketing
Michele Lembo
One of the many highlights of being part of the Public Relations Committee is working with the historian on the house history. Every house that becomes a Showcase House of Design has such rich history, and Locke House can certainly offer that up as well! If you attended February’s General Meeting, then you heard all about it from our guest speaker House Historian Tim Gregory.
As you may have learned, there are so many features of the house that are original, and as Tim mentioned we were able to find many of those “before” photos from years ago! Now you can compare them with the “after” photos when the Showcase House opens!
The Master Bathroom hasn’t been changed since the house was built. Notice the octagonal window which is a trademark of architect Gerard Colcord. A photo of the original Entry Hall looks pretty close to what exists today. The Dining Room, Master Bedroom and the Library are pictured here too. Now we just have to wait for those “after” photos!
Speaking of photos, PR/Marketing can always use your help with Social Media. If you are at the house to work or staff, snap a photo of the work in progress and put it on your own Facebook and Instagram accounts or send it to me for PSHA’s Facebook and Instagram.
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Historical Photos of the Locke House
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Associate Representatives
Marybeth Rehman-Dittu & Eileen Reilly
We are busy getting ready for the Associates Sneak Peek, which will be at the Showcase House on March 7th from 3-5 PM. We think it will be a lot of fun to see the house
mid-way through the construction/design phase and are looking forward to meeting some of the designers and hearing about their design concepts. We hope you have signed up to come and that you will be bringing your spouse, significant other or another PSHA member to sneak a peek, get together with friends and enjoy the food and beverages!
Remember if you plan to attend, to mail a check (payable to “PSHA”) to Eileen Reilly at 912 Flintridge Ave., Flintridge, CA 91011 or call her at 818.427.7223 to give her your credit card information.
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Website Liaison
Katherine Watkins
As I write this I truly do not know when JIS is distributed if the new website will be online or if I will be wringing my hands yet again over yet another unforeseen glitch. Just when my nerves were starting to calm a tiny bit, we all watched the debacle of the Iowa Caucus App, the epitome of my nightmares.
As the youngest child I was indulged in a fair amount of whining – a bad habit I have carried forward with me. For context, I was a Shops Chair whose tent caught fire on Opening Day and I was President when PSHA had three appeals filed against our permit. I should say those experiences prepared me for this year’s role. But I’d relive the fire, the neighbor from hell, any of it, before I’d choose to revisit this year’s gig. So for everyone who keeps whispering “what is the delay?”, I would be happy to outline in painful detail every roadblock we have encountered. But you have to have tissues and wine.
We are so close to finishing, and then an email arrives with techno speak that translated means another complication, another delay. To be fair, it is a complex organization and just getting all the nuances right has been a challenge for the agency. You cannot imagine how many times I have responded with something like “No, no, no… That is an image of a grants recipient, you cannot put that with Music Mobile™ copy. Now you have an image of Music Mobile™ with copy about Instrumental Competition. No, you should not use an image from the 2018 House with information about the 2020 House.”
A significant part of the delay is %*!&#&*!% STARS. We all know it is clunky and slow. It acts the same way on the inside. And it was underestimated in its complexity and obstinacy. As I write, multiple people are wrestling with it and everyday assuring us “we are almost there”.
My heartfelt thanks to Undine Schwarz who facilitated the process of connecting our credit card company and bank account with the website developers. That is one of the things that seems so easy in theory and yet when it comes to implementing it, suddenly the PSHA Refund and Privacy Policies need to be reviewed and approved by the bank, and the accounts can’t be co-mingled and it has to be a processor that Woo Commerce accepts and…. And I dragged Undine down that rabbit hole and applied unsubtle pressure to do it NOW.
The new website has been built so that public donations can be made online and payments for items like Punch & Lunch, membership dues, patron donations, etc., can be made by credit card online. Different “products” for members will be available at different times and your “orders” will show in your “account” when you log in.
Also, I cannot say this often enough, Eagle Eye Eileen Reilly, has proofread page after page after page. She is extraordinary at finding not only errors, but inconsistencies. Vikki is good, I am decent, but Eileen is a freak of nature!
So by now maybe the new website is up, works flawlessly and you are dazzled. Maybe it is up and despite proofreading and testing all the links and buttons a zillion times, it is a repeat of the Iowa Caucus App. Maybe it is not yet up and I am still in cyber purgatory sending hourly screenshots and whiny emails to the agency. One way or the other, offering tissues and wine is appropriate.
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Empty House Party Chairs
Dana Marevich & Lynn Mehl
We would like to extend a big thank-you to all who helped make the Empty House Party a huge success. We have had very favorable comments about the party which could not have been done without the help of all the volunteers. This includes RSVPs, Transportation, Patrons, PR/Marketing, Check-in, Provisionals, Core Team, and of course, Jill! Also a big thank-you goes to John Hoag, Christine Upton’s friend, who along with his two friends formed a great trio that entertained everyone. It certainly added a festive beat to the evening.
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Staffing
Chairs
Christina Louie & Lani Moore
On Saturday, January 25th , we held our Community Volunteer Staffing kickoff meeting at the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena. This year we have a new volunteer group, the Arcadia Music Club. Vikki Sung and Jill Fosselman welcomed both new and old volunteer organizations. They are all looking forward to staffing the 2020 Pasadena Showcase House!
Reminders with staffing:
● Pre-staffing shifts started on February 3rd and run through April 25th , Mondays through Saturdays. Morning shifts are 9AM to 1PM; Afternoon shifts are 1PM to 5PM.
● Parking for pre-staffing is in the driveway or on the street, 1220 Rancho Road, Arcadia. If you park on the street, be sure not to block a neighbor's mailbox. Please be on time, and bring refreshments for the workers. If an urgent situation prevents you from staffing your shift, please try to arrange for a substitute. Let Lani Moore (818) 317-3871 or Christina Louie (626) 372-3900 know of any changes as soon as possible!
● Sign-ups in STARS for Member staffing will open online as follows:
o Board Members – February 17th
o Active, Business, & Provisional – February 20th
o Associates – February 24th
Make sure you get your shifts into STARS as soon as you are able. CVOs will fill open shifts beginning March 9th
This year members wishing to buy out of their House shifts must contact the Staffing Chairs who will arrange for buy-out staffing with our CVOs. There will be no Paid Staffer list. Notify Lani Moore at lanimoore@hotmail.com of the number of buy-outs as soon as possible, but a minimum of five days prior to the House opening. Checks payable to PSHA for $40.00 per shift, should be mailed to Lani Moore, 5146 Earl Drive, La Canada, CA 91011.
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Ticket Chairs
Marti Farley & Kim Galloway
Fast Facts About Tickets:
Golden Tickets: We have sold a record-breaking 1,534 tickets! The original goal was 1,500, but that number has now increased to 1,700 due to the very positive response to date.
VIP/Insider Packages: We have sold 32 packages. These VIP guests were very happy campers at the Empty House Party.
Prime Time/Regular Tickets: Tickets went on sale to the public on January 29. As of February 3, we have sold 1,520 tickets and generated $61,650.
Donations: We have received $1,630.
Gift Certificates: These certificates are still on sale until March 5th at a cost of $40, and will be available at both general and benefit meetings. Please contact Barbara Lake to purchase. Remember, these are gifts and cannot be resold.
Member Tickets: Member tickets will go on sale on March 5th at a cost of $30. Member tickets can be resold for $30. Please see Shari Domenghini to purchase Member Tickets.
Complimentary Tickets: Sally Hazen is distributing Comp Tickets. If you have not received the Comp Tickets necessary for your position, please contact her. Additional requests must be approved by Jill Fosselman or Vikki Sung.
On the Marketing front, we have posters and buckslips/flyers printed and available for members to pick up at an upcoming General/Benefit meeting. Please take some to distribute to your friends and businesses you frequent. Our big postcard mailing is scheduled for the end of February. Our digital on-sale campaign is now running. Look for our ads on Facebook and Instagram.
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Important Dates
- Board Meeting - February 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- JIS distributed - February 19, 2020
- Staffing Sign-ups Start - Active, Business & Provisional Members on February 20, 2020 - Associate Members on February 24, 2020
- General Meeting - March 4, 2020 at 9:00 AM
- Benefit Committee Meeting - March 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM - Bret Parsons, author of Colcord: Home, will be speaking. Associates and Provisionals are invited to this meeting. Please be sure to RSVP to Nancy Maclean.
- Associate Members Sneak Peek - March 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- Board Meeting - March 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- JIS articles due - March 18, 2020
- Youth Concert - March 25, 2020 - 8:00 AM - Walt Disney Concert Hall - 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
- JIS distributed - April 8, 2020
- Punch & Lunch - April 22, 2020 - 10:00 AM
- Tea & Tour - April 22, 2020 (Associate Members) - Combined with Punch & Lunch
- Ticket Manager Training - April 24 - Time TBA
- Shops Manager Training - April 24 - Time TBA
- Key Position Training - April 24 - Time TBA
- Premiere Night - April 25, 2020 - 5:00 - 8:30 PM
- Opening Day - April 26, 2020 - Please remember to use shuttles.
- Gifts & Grants Reception - April 29, 2020 - 2:00 PM - Showcase House - Membership Invited
- JIS articles due - May 6, 2020
- Prospective Member Meeting - May 9, 2020 - 2:30 PM
- Closing Party - May 17, 2020 - 5:00 - 8:00 PM
- JIS distributed - May 20, 2020
- Dues deadline - June 1, 2020
- Board Meeting - June 3, 2020 at 12:30 PM
- General Meeting - End of the Year Celebration - June 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- Incoming & Outgoing Benefit Committee Meeting - June 10, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- Incoming & Outgoing Board Meeting - June 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM
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Meeting & Event Location
All General Meetings, Board and Benefit Committee meetings will be held at the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena located at 171 South Grand Avenue in Pasadena.
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Wishing all of you a happy birthday!
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3/1 Barbara Kral
3/2 Judee Welch
3/4 Brenda Owen
3/5 Dorothy Ewing
3/7 Sarah Crane
3/8 Sallie Cameron
3/11 Beverly Muench
3/12 Undine Schwarz
3/14 Suzette Cummings
3/15 Gari Kupka
3/16 Susan Steele
3/24 Alice Lacara
3/24 Anita L. Tsuji
3/26 Megan Spargo-Ferrell
3/26 Samantha Marlowe
3/27 Charlotte Varner
3/30 Britta Piotrowski
3/31 Jenny Chiang
3/31 Rosemary Schroeder
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Not getting PSHA emails?
Please be sure these are included in your email contacts:
president@pasadenashowcase.org
psha@pasadenashowcase.org
emailadmin@pasadenashowcase.org
Did you confirm your email with ZOHO?
If not, contact Christina Louie
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Thank you for your time, effort and dedication to PSHA
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