coming back to summer slash watr
park again and again, of course,
is all the fun you have here in the water.
But definitely it's for the foo.
I'm with Steven Sims once again.
That's a great bragging right that you all
have that people love the food here. Oh
yes, no. That's one of the
things that we proud yourself o.
We feel like we put out quality
food and it's all reasonably prd
compared to what you usually sen
theme parks and amusement parksd
things like that across the industry.
One of the things is if.
People, one other thing is you t
bring coolers and through the p,
of course. However,
we do have picnic tables and places outside.
We have families and groups that come
and some of them will want to, you know,
bring their coolers with them ao
they'll sit on the outside with that,
with that picnic areas,
which is no problem at all.
But if you don't want to pack all that,
we've got everything here
that you could ask for.
We got anything from salads
to chickens to burgers.
Wings, we got chicken wings,
you name it, strips we've got,
we've already out of dipping do.
We ran out of those on
Monday actually yesterday.
And so we're just waiting for te
supplier to come back through
with them and that's one of
another big hit that we have he.
I mean,
I don't know how we continue to
sell Dipping dots like we do,
but we do and they're a great
product and sell
for us. But at the end of last season,
do you always like take a look
and say all right. Right.
These were the popular items.
Let's go ahead and and load thee
back up for next year once agai.
Oh, most definitely.
That's one of the things
being seasonal, I guess is fortunate because
we can do that and but for the most part,
it seems like everything on ther
menu sells about evenly and youl
take something off and then you
don't realize the following it .
We had cheese balls one time and I took
those off the menu and it was like a revolt.
Yes, so. We're looking. Possibl.
We're getting ready to bring them back,
more than likely.
But I mean, the thing was,
this is just like, I thought I was the
only one buying them this whole time.
But no, apparently there's a big hit.
You seem to have found like thed
mix of, like, good pool food, r?
Like they can fill you up.
There's some cool items as well. There's
healthy stuff if you want the healthy side.
Or you can always eat the good fried,
fried food that we all love and want. All
right, I know you have a busy summer.
So what are the hours and and wt
do we need to reserve ahead of e
when it could get really busy? ,
our hours of operation are Mondy
through Saturdays from 11:00 to 7:00.
Sundays are from 1:00 to 7:00 and you can
actually buy your daily admission prices or
daily admission online at summersplash.com.
You can do your group rates online as well,
birthday parties and actually oe
of the things we also have stard
doing in the past couple years.
Is corporate events.
They rent the park out after ho.
So that's one of the reasons why we close
at 7:00 because we can clean up everything,
flip it and have it back
up and running at 7:30.
And they'll rent them out for
two or three hours after hours.
And so we've got people coming
from 45 miles away, you know,
just renting the park out for tr
employees and birthday parties
and church groups and all that.
So we've got plenty of stuff
like that going on.
And then also one of the things that we
brought last year was the ice skating rink.
And so one of the things that we
wanted to do here at the water k
instead of just being open threr
four months out of the year is o
kind of turn it and start flippg
it into a year round destinatio.
And so one of the things we brot
in an ice skating rink and it
went really well last year.
It's very good sized rink.
It's a 82 by 50 I believe or 80 by 52.
We had a great turnout for it ad
hopefully it just continues to w
and we had of course all the lis
and festivals that you can think
of going on here during that ti.
So that's one of the things thae
really are trying to do is turnt
not just in a seasonal but grow it to
where people destination where people.
Because once the once it turns d
here not many people want to be on the
lake and so we might as well flip it.
And turn it into something where
kids and families can come and
make more memories over the yea.
So
all right, to get started and to book
your tickets and reserve your spot here,
just go to summersplash.com.
Welcome to the Shining Star of Somerset,
the historic Virginia.
And it's celebrating a major
milestone this year with Julie
Harris with the city of Somerse.
Thank you so much for having us back.
Thanks for being here.
What a year for the Virginia.
Congratulations. Thank
you. It has been an really
exciting year for this facility.
We're celebrating one year of being reopened.
This is the 101st birthday of the Virginia.
This building was built in 1922.
And for the better part of seven decades,
served as a movie theater here in downtown.
Nice Storm collapsed the roof
and it sat dormant for 27 years
before the city jumped in and s,
we really want to save this buig
and bring something back to down
that will help bring people offe
lake to enjoy live music, theat.
And then this is also a venue se
that's available for rent for events,
conferences, weddings.
Well, the, the historic renovatn
is getting a lot of attention,
noteworthy attention even
receiving an award here. Yes,
just this weekend we were in Frankfort
to receive a Kentucky History Ad
for preservation of this buildi.
So it was really a wonderful hor
to be able to showcase the work
that's been done here and to ber
it to be recognized in that way.
You know, the last time we were here and
we talked to the mayor about what it meant.
To bring back this, this historic theater,
it really is a sense of pride, right?
It means so much more than havi.
It's a beautiful building and is
a great venue, but it means so h
and it represents really Somers.
Absolutely. I mean, I remember coming
here as a child and watching mos
here before the venue closed do.
So many people in Somerset have
memories of being in this build.
And I have to say,
I think it really is one of the
most universally supported projs
that have happened in Somerset.
The community really got behind,
was really excited to see it re.
We've added some classic movie
nights to the lineup so that pee
who remember watching movies in
this space can come back and wa.
Gone with the Wind,
Casablanca, some of the great.
So that's been a really
great addition as well.
We're honoring the the buildings
history in that way while also g
able to celebrate some great Kentucky
music and theater and other eve.
And you've had some great artists that have
come through here already in that past.
We have Bailey Zimmerman was ina
fantastic concert last year, LB Shane,
we have several coming up this .
So it's really a fun
venue to watch a concert.
So we're kind of moving around e
can show everybody what a beaut.
Venue. This is because this is a
really popular place to rent for
special occasions, Absolutely.
So you're in the lounge area right now.
There's an upstairs bar, couche,
seating for people to come in,
and if whether it's during a concert or
if you've rented the venue for an event,
this is a space that is great fr
receptions or for just coming up
and hanging out and enjoying.
Carrying the music in the background,
why you enjoy a drink?
I mean it's just a great space
and it's just it kind of is a
little bit of the old meets the.
I mean talk about what you were
trying to capture so we could
look and see some of the the old
elements in a new way. Absolute.
So there's a an industrial look
to the building which we really
wanted to make sure that it fead
that sort of modern element.
But all of the walls are origin.
So this brick that you see expo,
all of these things that are on
the walls were here 100 years a.
So to be able to mix those two things,
really preserving the story of
the building while also adding
a little modern flair was was
really fun to try to pull off.
And I think we did it in a great way.
Quite
a story with the main centerpiece sign
that says the Virginia and the ,
that's a copper sign that was
handmade by Bradley Shane Gilmo.
He is an amazing artist.
I've seen videos of him working
on that metal and and putting te
logo in the center of that copp.
It really is fantastic.
So a beautiful way to showcase the the
name of the venue when you come,
it's backlit and so and then the marquee,
the inspiration for that was really the
original marquee that was here in the 20s.
So to be able to see that vertical sign as
you're coming down the street really pops.
So how can people find out aboue
events happening here at the Virginia?
Just go to our website,
thevirginiak-y.com.
If you scroll to the bottom,
there's a place to sign
up for our newsletter.
And that's where you're going
to get all the new show
announcements and all the things
happening inside this building.
Thanks for showing us around,
of course. Thank you.