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Extra, extra! This past week The Retro Dome was featured in the San Jose Mercury News online.

...when Annie is shown at San Jose's Retro Dome from Feb. 26 to 28, Scott and Shannon Guggenheim are not only hoping people sing along, they are actually encouraging it.

For the screening of the 1982 John Huston film about the young spunky orphan named Annie, the Guggenheims have planned a sing-along, a singing contest and a costume contest...

...Movies aren't the only way the Guggenheims are bringing retro into people's lives. The dome, which houses two theaters, has a movie side and a live theater side. The couple has been producing live theater in the area for a number of years and is happy to have a permanent home to showcase their retro-themed shows.

Currently, rehearsals are taking place for Shout! The Mod Musical, which opens March 5. The Guggenheims have also put on Schoolhouse Rock Live and their original production of Santastic!, a Christmas musical.

Be sure to check out the full article here.

Life outside the office has been busy for us here at Three Girls. Erika is currently training to be her sister-in-laws Lamaze coach. Her new niece or nephew (its a surprise!) is due March 25.

Erika and Emily have both been glued to the Olympics, too. A fan of the Norwegian Curling Teams pants (pictured above), Emilys favorite sports at the winter games include figure skating, short-track speed skating and moguls. Despite a small crush on Bob Costas, his commentary isnt Erikas favorite part of the Olympic coverage: her favorites include short-track speed skating, figure skating and luge.

5 Tips to Manage Your Online Image
How to Respond to Review Sites Like Yelp

Inc. Magazines February issue included an article, Youve Been Yelped, that chronicled small business owners experiences with positive and negative reviews on the popular business critique site, Yelp. As small business owners, its hard not to take criticism personally, but the article has a few points we all need to be aware of when managing our companys online image (whether on Yelp or another public review site):

1. Ignoring Yelp Wont Make It Go Away. Lauren Hart, owner of the Root (a salon in downtown Phoenix) wisely stated in the article, When youre in a trend-driven business, if youre not keeping up with the trends, youre just going to get old with your clientele and die. Brad Keeling, the owner of a chain of dry cleaners, agreed stating, Ignoring Yelp gets you nothingYou cant hate the future.

Read the other 4 tips at www.threegirlsmedia.com/blog.