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9129t22,10:46 AM <br />Response 2.1 * <br />LTAC Clerk Review <br />Why would tourists travel to Kittitas County to attend your event/activity/facility? <br />The Summer mainstage production is a two to three-hour event starting at 7:00 <br />PM and is held over two weekends in the summer when families are more likely to <br />travel - each of these factors encourages people traveling from over 50 miles to <br />stay locally for the night either at hotels or with family and friends. Although <br />difficult to quantify, attendees of our summer production that stay overnight in <br />hotels/motels also purchase meals, gas, and shop in local stores while here. <br />We are actively working with Hotel Windrow, Best Western, Red Lion and other <br />local hotels to create "stay and see a play" packages for these two weekends in <br />July, that the hotels will be able to advertise in advance. <br />Many tourists are drawn by the show being presented. We had countless <br />anecdotal comments on social media from attendees of Mamma Mia, remarking <br />that they were pleasantly surprised by the quality of show that our community <br />theatre offered. These tourists are even more likely to return next year regardless <br />of the show selection and are more likely to make an "experience" out of the trip. <br />Additionally, the larger the casUcrew of a production, the more family and friends <br />come to visit to see the production. The cast and crew of our summer productions <br />average between 50-75 people and is expected to draw on college student talent <br />as well as locals. lt is not unreasonable to assume that these personal invitations <br />(especially from college students who are not local), will generate a couple 100+ <br />out-oftown tickets. These attendees may come for just dinner and the show, or <br />stay with friends while in town, but generate revenue at our grocery stores, gas <br />stations, etc. <br />Out of state visitors are most likely to be friends and family personally invited to <br />attend the production, as well as business/pleasure travelers in town for other <br />events and looking for entertainment options. One of my favorite stories was of a <br />lovely couple from Virginia who had been hiking/biking the John Wayne Trail and <br />heard about the show from their hotel and just showed up at the spur of the <br />moment. <br />2500 character limit <br />lf-app-16-03.co.kittitas.wa.us/Forms/form/submission/history/77087/85583?hideHeader=true 6/'t 9