Marquette High School Bands Deliver a Flawless Event with Hometown Box Office
The Challenge: Overcoming the Complexity of Event Organization
When Marquette High School Bands planned their latest Grub & Groove event, they faced a variety of challenges that went beyond just selling tickets. As with many performing arts programs, they needed to ensure a professional, smooth experience—for both attendees and staff.
Key challenges included:
- Designing an effective seating layout that offered good views for all guests
- Streamlining seat reservations to reduce confusion
- Gathering guest preferences (like meal selections) to enhance the pre-show experience
- Consolidating ticketing, communications, and data into one central platform
Juggling these elements with separate tools introduced unnecessary complexity and room for error. The team needed an all-in-one solution.
The Solution: Hometown Brings It All Together
Hometown Box Office became the ultimate event planning tool, seamlessly coordinating every aspect of the Grub & Groove event.
With Hometown, the team was able to:
- Streamline seating arrangements
- “The ticketing system made it easy to set up a seating layout and allowed patrons to reserve seats effortlessly—one of the most valuable features for us.”
- — Candace Hall, Selvidge Middle School Secretary & Event Volunteer
- Optimize pre-show logistics
- Integrated Google Forms at checkout allowed attendees to select meal options ahead of time, ensuring smooth concession operations.
- Centralize all event information
- Communications, customer data collection, and payment processing were all managed within one system, saving time and eliminating errors.
Hometown empowered the Marquette team to focus on the experience, not the logistics.
The Results: A Perfectly Orchestrated Event
Thanks to Hometown, the event was a resounding success. Attendees enjoyed a smooth ticketing and seating experience, while organizers had full control behind the scenes.
Why Hometown is the Ultimate Solution for Performing Arts Programs
From school concerts to community theater productions and fundraisers, Hometown is the ideal platform for arts organizations. It handles:
- Ticket sales
- Seat assignments
- Guest preferences
- Payments and reporting
With everything in one place, Hometown saves time, reduces stress, and ensures your event looks and feels professional.
Ready to deliver an event that hits all the right notes?
Discover how Hometown can transform your performing arts program today.

