Ron Newman ([personal profile] ron_newman) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2007-11-26 01:09 pm

Illuminations Tour tickets now on sale

McIntyre & Moore is now selling tickets for the Somerville Arts Council's Illuminations Trolley Tour, which will take place on Saturday, December 15. This event always sells out, so get your tickets soon.

Some members of this LJ community are leading a few of the tours; if you're one of them, please step forward. I'll be one of the greeters at City Hall from 6 to 8 pm.

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[identity profile] m-b-w.livejournal.com 2007-11-26 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I just went to M & M for my tickets (thanks to Joan's posting on the Somerville Mom list that they were actually on sale today - as of YESTERDAY, the Arts Council web site said they were going on sale on 11/28). I was trying to get 3 tickets for the 5:00, which they didn't have, but I was able to get 3 tickets for the 5:45 (and was also offered 4:30).

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[identity profile] mamajoan.livejournal.com 2007-11-26 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I actually talked to someone at the Arts Council last year about adding more trolleys. If I recall correctly they said that the main issue was not being able to hire enough drivers.

And no, we have not been sent away disappointed -- the first year, a very kind volunteer whose name I never got gave us her tickets, and I would thank her again repeatedly if I knew who she was. The second year, we ran up to a trolley just as it was starting to leave, and they let us on because there were plenty of empty seats. So I'm not too worried that we'll manage to get on somehow. I just find it frustrating that the whole thing is such a "production."

[identity profile] mamabunny72.livejournal.com 2007-11-26 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
RE: the issue of adding a second day and/or more trolleys: as much as there is high demand, the bottom line basically comes down to logistics, cost and limited people resources. (I used to be on the Arts Council board.)

Last year, I bought my tickets about a week before the tour; there were still some tickets left, just not much of a selection.

And if I remember correctly, there will be maps for sale at City Hall on the tour night ($2?) for self-guided tours, tho' I have to admit, riding the trolley is fun.