Diane,
   Our monthly lecture series does happen to be on the second Tuesday and we don't change it. Recently, we had it on Valentine's Day and that didn't make any difference. I don't have any hard numbers for when the lecture fell on April 15, but if people like the subject, they'll make the time to be there. We've had folks turn out in major snow storms for a good topic.
Heather McClenahan, museum assistant/web master
Los Alamos Historical Society
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Programs on April 15th (tax day)?

Hi:

I'm picking a date for an evening program for an adult audience and April 15th keeps coming up as available in various local venues I'm considering.

My gut-level feeling is that "tax day" is not a good day for an adult audience to attend a program, but my only data to support this is personal experience.

... Personally, I'm always running to the post office at 11pm on April 15th, and there's always a line of others who would potentially be my audience if I threw the program on April 17th, and...

...Personally, I'm suspicious that this is the reason all the local venues are available on April 15th and trying to "sell me" on that day.

It is doubtful that I'll go with April 15th, but, out of curiosity, I thought I'd ask...

... Does anyone keep attendance data and happen to have noticed whether there is a difference in attendance at adult audience programming on April 15th?

...If you had a lecture series on ... say Tues evenings ...and that happens to fall on April 15th, would you cancel that single evening's program?

Just curious
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