Schedule

7:15 am - 8:15 am

Pre-Conference Theatre Ramble Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Pre-Conference Theatre Ramble

SOLD OUT! We have started a waiting list in case anyone cancels, or we decide to add a second bus. You can add your name to the list when you register, or email info@lhat.org to be added.

Venues to be toured will be announced soon.

Bus loads at 8:15 am; departs at 8:30 am
First come, first served; space is limited.
Optional Event - Requires Additional Fee

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Early Bird Education Session #1

Historic Theatre Renovation 101: A Framework for Planning Successful Projects

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Early Bird Education Session #2

The Power of the Historic Theatre

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

First Timer's Welcome Lounge

6:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Opening Cocktail Reception & Welcome Dinner

8:45 pm - 9:30 pm

2023 Awards for Excellence Ceremony

Awards Ceremony Sponsor
Kotobuki

9:30 pm

Evening on Your Own

7:30 am - 3:15 pm

Registration

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Eye Opener Breakfast: Peer Discussions and Networking

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Facilitated Networking Session

Facilitated Networking Session Sponsor
The Compass Group

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Networking Breakouts

Facilitated Networking Breakouts Sponsor
The Compass Group

Topics/Group Demographics TBA

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Tools & Techniques Segment 1

• Federal & State Historic Tax Credits & Other Potential Incentives to Help Pay for Theater Rehabilitation
• How To Manage Your Theatre's Risk
• It's What's Inside that Counts
• Keeping Up: How Historic Theaters Can Stay Relevant within Today's Consumer Behavior Trends
• The Goldmine in the Box Office

12:15 pm

Exhibitor Setup Begins

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Tools & Techniques Segment 2

• A Little of What You Need to Know About OSHA
• Building Cultural Bridges in a Small Rural Community
• Restoring A Gem: Revitalizing Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre
• The Fun Begins Here: Humanizing Social Media
• Understanding Payment Processing & Data Security to Protect You & Your Business in 2023… Explained in Plain English!

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Meet the LHAT Service Providers EXPO & Reception

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibitor Teardown

6:00 pm

Evening on Your Own

Optional Kansas City Royals Baseball Game (7:10 pm) - requires ticket purchase

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Registration

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Eye Opener Breakfast: Peer Discussions and Networking

Eye Opener Breakfast Sponsor
OTJ Architects

9:00 am - 9:45 am

LHAT Annual Membership Meeting

LHAT Annual Membership Meeting Sponsor
OTJ Architects

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Tools & Techniques Segment 3A

• Booking 101 - And 102! (will repeat after break)
• Paranormal Snacktivity: Or How to Optimize Your Concession Revenue (will repeat after break)
• Securing Our Future: The Folly Theater 2020 Capital & Endowment Campaign
• Transforming Memberships & Donor Programs to Advance Equity and Social Justice (will repeat after break)
• You've Got Options: Making the Most of 'Third Spaces' in Your Theatre (will repeat after break)

11:15 am - 11:45 am

Networking Refreshment Break

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Tools & Techniques Segment 3B

Tools & Techniques Segment 3B Sponsor
AudienceView

• Booking 101 - And 102! (repeated from earlier)
• Paranormal Snacktivity: Or How to Optimize Your Concession Revenue (repeated from earlier)
• The Perfect Ask (will repeat after lunch)
• Transforming Memberships & Donor Programs to Advance Equity and Social Justice (repeated from earlier)
• You've Got Options: Making the Most of 'Third Spaces' in Your Theatre (repeated from earlier)

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Tools & Techniques Segment 4

• Creating an Engaged Workforce: How an Engaged Workforce Drives a Successful Organization
• Elevate the Conversation - A Discussion of Elevator, Fire Protection, and Other Life Safety and Accessibility Issues
• Film Programming Session: TBA
• How Emerging Technologies Impact Historic Theater Experience
• The Perfect Ask (repeated from earlier)

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Cocktails & Networking

Cocktails & Networking Sponsor
Jujamcyn

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Facilitated Networking Session

Facilitated Networking Session Sponsor
Jujamcyn

5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Networking Breakouts

Facilitated Networking Breakouts Sponsor
Jujamcyn

Topics/Group Demographics TBA

6:30 pm

Evening on Your Own

7:15 am - 9:00 am

Registration

7:45 am - 8:45 am

Eye Opener Breakfast: Peer Discussions and Networking

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Tools & Techniques Segment 5

• Architectural Lighting of Historic Venues - Using Illumination to Highlight Your Theatre and Understanding the Technical Requirements
• Building Cultural Bridges in a Small Rural Community (Interactive Session)
• James Earl Jones Theatre and Annex Revitalization - City Development Incentives, Theatre Rehab Bonus, Restoration, Modernization and Expansion
• Renovation? But How Do We Pay for It? Multi-Faceted Approach to Fundraising Wins The Race

10:15 am - 10:40 am

Check out of Hotel

Store Bags in Ballroom (if applicable)

10:40 am - 1:30 pm

Downtown Kansas City Theatre Tours

• Folly Theater
• Midland Theatre (not yet confirmed)
• Uptown Theatre (not yet confirmed)

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Closing Party

At the Folly Theater

2:15 pm

Return to Hotel - Conference Ends

Afternoon & Evening on Your Own