9th Annual Autumn Leaf Slide Show - Post Show Thanks!!

Well this year is a wrap - what a great show this year - a big thank you goes out to the production staff of AL including Steve Eshom, Dale Skyllingstad and Paul Petersen. If it werent for their help this show wouldnt go on. Also thanks need to go out to our roadies on Saturday; Reed Skyllingstad, David Honan, Cortney Kinkead, and Gregory L Weirich.

Dale brought an amazing projector and sound system for the event that raised the bar from previous shows. Paul brought in his projector calibrator that had the shows "dialed in" for color reproduction. One attendee who is a veteran of alot of slideshows over the years stated the projection was better than he had ever seen.

I want to thank all of the presenters for bringing such powerful and fantastic shows this year - I know the time committment involved in putting together these shows and appreciate what each person has done to present their shows.

Attendance this year was right around 70 which is what we had anticipated. I also want to thank our attendees and presenters that came in from outside the Pacific Northwest. Its always great to see our Canadian brothers each year. Flying in from afar included California, New Mexico, Texas and Florida!

As for the venue, the Fox Theater is a fantastic location in which we will look forward to making home for the future shows. We are already working on some great new things for 2012 -

The 10th Annual Autumn Leaf Slide Show will be on Saturday, October 27th, 2012!

New Venue Announced for 9th Annual SlideShow - Saturday, October 22, 2011

This year will be the 9th Annual Autumn Leaf Slideshow and Railfan Weekend - we are excited to announce our location at a new venue - The Fox Theater in Centralia, WA. A change in policy at the Olympic Club has prevented further weekend use of the theater at that site so we went looking for a new home.

The Fox Theater is located one block south of the Olympic Club site and has been a longtime member of the Centralia downtown corridor. Opening in 1930, the Fox Theater was in full swing until the late 1990's. Historic Fox Theatre Restorations, based in Centralia, Washington, is a nonprofit organization with the goal to restore the theater back to its glorious 1930 appearance. As it is a work in progress, we are looking at a long term home for the show and can be a part of this restoration. The 270 seat theater with a grand 34'x24' silver screen will be a perfect venue for our shows. We are currently working on details regarding beverage, snacks and alcohol service. The use of this venue will cost us $500 for one night and we are working on a donation at the door price for individuals and families to help cover this cost.

We are also happy to announce that Dale Skyllingstad of Tacoma will be coming on board as our Sound and Visual Engineer. He along with our Multi-media Engineer Steve Eshom will provide for a great show for everyone to enjoy. Look for an official announcement and call for shows to come out in the next couple of months.