Music, and Management ****speak

I am having a rare non-family evening out tonight. One of the bar managers at work is taking me to an 'Open Mic Music Night' because there's a guy performing there that he thinks we should add to our list of local entertainers, and also because we've talked about setting up an open mic night of our own, so it'll be good to see what's involved and whether it's worth contemplation. Gavin has loved the things I've done which bring in people from the area, as he's keen for the site to increasingly become a community hub of some kind, rather than just a spot that people visit from around the country. He's trying to do both without considering whether they can co-exist, of course, but it does seem to be working ok so far. Things like the Halloween event, the quiz nights and the Family Festive Fun days have all been successful and brought in extra revenue, while also upgrading our profile within the nearby villages. So he'd like to try some more. Ideally, we would reach a point where our permanent residents find their daily lives supplemented satisfactorily by a plethora of off-site engagements, while interactions betwixt them and temporary, holidaying families would enhance the onsite experience for all concerned in exponentially beneficial ways.
God, I hate myself sometimes...

Anyway, the point is, a monthly Open Mic thing might bring in some local trade during Winter, while also giving us a way of providing entertainment in one of our bars without us paying to bring in a professional act. That's the bottom line, to be honest.
And even if nothing comes of it, it'll be nice to pop out tonight and see some live music, so I'm going.

RC 4-2-26