Notes ahead of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

A few notes ahead of our performance at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska.

Host: Our host is Charlene Wickenhauser.

Admission: The normal admission price for adults (older than 15) is $15.  For December 15, orchestra members will be admitted for free all day.  When you drive in, tell the gate official that you're part of the 5pm Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra performance.  Non orchestra members will have to pay admission.

Charlene cautioned that the entry gate to the parking lot, where admission fees are collected, can be congested, and to budget an extra 10-15 minutes for your arrival.

Charlene also asked me to encourage you to visit the winter lights display and cafeteria before or after our show, the latter also endorsed to me by Sherry, who is an arboretum member.

Venue and Greenroom: We'll be playing in the Oswald Visitor Center MacMillan Auditorium, behind the information desks in the great room.  You can enter the visitor center either through the main entrance, or the freight entrance following the drive to the right-hand side (as you face into the front entrance).  The freight entrance has a buzzer.

We have a green room upstairs above the auditorium.  There's a staircase in the great hall to the cafeteria and green room.  Turn right at the top of the stairs and go to the room labeled Azalea Classroom.  There is also an elevator to the left (facing into the building from the main entrance) of the information desks.  We can leave cases, jackets, etc in the green room and lock up during the performance.

Compensation: We're not paid for the show, but the arboretum will give each orchestra member 2 passes for entry on a future day.  We cannot use those passes for entry for the day of our show.

Times: We're set to play 5-6:30pm.  The preceding performance is scheduled to end at 3pm.