Baltimore Plotting and Planning

[thehefner]

I just got 50 posters and 300 postcard fliers for THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES in the mail today from the printer. You were right, dryponder, they do downright awesome work. May FedEx/Kinkos forever burn in recyclable hell.

The question now becomes where in Baltimore to pass them out?

My boss said the general Fell's Point area is great, themadhatter26 suggested a few around Johns Hopkins campus, and personally, I'm thinking about hitting up our old friends at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club to see if they'd be willing to hang a poster. Just for the... well, does that count as irony?

I think my demographic is pretty much college to... what, mid 40's? We're still feeling this out, considering that some people seem to think my show consists of "frat boy humor." It still boggles the mind.

Any other ideas, Baltimore folks?



Still no word back from the Baltimore Sun or CityPaper, but hopefuly I'll at least get calendar listings. Wonder if I should look into ads? Even if it's not too late, do I really wanna splurge for that, just for two performances in a smallish venue? Probably not. Still, I'd like to try to get attention: there'll be very little competition, as it's a dead time of season, and I'd like to take advantage of that as best as possible.

That said, the wonderful Laura Greenback is gonna be giving me a full writeup in B-More Live, so that'll hopefully help.

If you can make it out, Monday December 10th and Tuesday December 11th, please do! The venue's awesome! I'm totally psyched!

Comments

[thirdbase.livejournal.com]

Ok, where, again? I think I'll have to come up Monday, as I think I'm flying out for work on the 11th....

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Hamilton Arts Collective!

If you can make it out (with a friend, mayhaps?), grand! I'd love to see you again, as it's been a while!

[ortugatay.livejournal.com]

Also make sure you invite as many people as you can to the Hefner Monologues facebook invite--it's a way to at least ensure that people read the information and remember the dates. You can invite non-facebook people to it too by using their email addresses, and the page (as you've seen) has pictures, links to the myspace page and HAC, directions, etc. Use it!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Yes, good idea. Facebook and MySpace both.

I keep hearing there are excellent ways to utilize the latter, and perhaps both, for networking and publicity (beyond just notifying the friends we already have), but I don't quite know how.

[ortugatay.livejournal.com]

For Myspace, we could probably make a little message to everyone who's friends with Zero Hour and Hefner Monologues (the way Arena Stage and places do, with a little picture and the relevant info)?

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

You might want to check for any Baltimore-area LJ communities, etc., as well. Maybe they'd let you post something.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea, I hadn't considered that! It looks like there are two or three good possible places, based on an interests search! Thankya!

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Awesome. :-) I figured there must be something.

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

Try charmcity and baltimore_city - a lot of people post ads for shows, gallery openings, etc.

Also, any college campus within 20 miles of Baltimore is fair game and a good place to start with the posters.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Grand, I shall post to both! Awesomeness and thankya!

[icewolf010.livejournal.com]

Fells Point is a MUST. There are two community theatres right there, too, who'd probably let you leave some cards.

Also a must is the Inner Harbor, duh. Likewise Area 405.

Last, but certainly not least, are the libraries. The Enoch Pratt Library System is surprisingly active--and spread out.

[icewolf010.livejournal.com]

Oh! And get a press release together and send it to WYPR. It's the Baltimore NPR station and they are extremely focused on local events.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I pulled up their website now, I'm just trying to find a good place to send a press release. The Morning Culture editor? Hm, I dunno. Any ideas? Because WYPR sounds like a fine plan, if I can just figure out where to send the bloody PR!

Fells Point, definitely. Inner Harbor, maybe. But this is a small venue nearish Timonium, so I'm tempted to advertise more around that area. I'm not certain what my focus should be. Also, there are a couple colleges around there too, yes?

[adaptor.livejournal.com]

Fark.com appears to be having a war in which everyone throws recipes for their favorite funky drinks at each other. Go. Enjoy. Just don't drive.

(And watch out for the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness gracious, you shouldn't have.

Well, I know what I'll be making when Edd comes back to town and wants drinks!

(who's the asshat who's favorite drinks are "beer" and "gin and tonic?" What an asshat.)

[sabine42.livejournal.com]

Young, funny, funky people? Hamden, up near Baltimore Shakespeare Festival and Run of the Mill theatre groups. The "avenue" is 36th street and Roland Avenue area, and it's tons of funky shops and restaurants. Sure you could find a few places to put/pass them out up there.

Maybe Canton and Federal Hill, but their younger crowd is kinda bar-hopping yuppies, but could lead to a few places.

I'll let you know if I think of any place else!

When are you going in to pass them out? I can check in with my editor, her husband runs the new gelato place in Fells Point, could ask her to ask him to put up a poster.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I'm going Sunday, this Sunday, as early as I can peel myself outta bed.

Please do ask about the gelato place, that could be great!

I'm starting to worry that 50 posters might not be enough... hopefully 300 postcards should still be more than enough!