LAUGH…SING…CELEBRATE WITH THE BARTER PLAYERS IN MENDOTA

First We Eat…

Note: Our “Before The Barter” luncheon has sold out. Thank you to all up have supported this.

ake your Mendota holiday outing extra special! Before the Barter Players bring All I Want for Christmas Is a Hippopotamus to the Mendota stage at 2:00 p.m., join us for a cheerful sit-down holiday luncheon.

Served on fine china by Mendota’s own youth, this meal is a wonderful way to celebrate the season together.

  • $5 for children 12 and under

  • $10 for adults

You don’t have to attend the luncheon to enjoy the play—but we’d love for you to come early, share a holiday meal, and add a little extra sparkle to the day.

Purchase your tickets today by clicking here!

Red flyer advertising a holiday luncheon event on November 8 at Mendota Community Center, featuring images of a hippopotamus head, sliced ham with lemon slices, and a peppermint candy with a bow.

And Then We Play…

🎄 Start Your Holiday Season in Mendota! 🎄

Join us for All I Want for Christmas Is a Hippopotamus and share in the optimism of Lois Jean—counting on the good and believing in the best of people.

We may be a small community, but we have BIG hearts and BIG ideas, and we can’t wait for you and your family to be part of the celebration on Saturday, November 8.

Bring your canned good (ideas suggested in the flyer) or your monetary donation ( we can make those dollars go so far)!

Thank you!

Event poster for 'I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas' musical, featuring a hippo and details about the show at Mendota Community Center on November 8, 2025, with donation and food drive information.

Barter Takes The Mendota Stage

  • Two people, one dressed as Santa Claus and the other in a green winter sweater, are on stage. Santa has a white beard, glasses, and is wearing a red suit with white fur trim. The woman has long blonde hair in a side ponytail, holding her hands together, and appears to be listening or observing something.

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  • Two actors on stage, a man wearing a brown hat, scarf, and gloves, and a woman with long blonde hair in a green and pink patterned sweater, pointing towards something off-stage, with a large stylized pig face prop in the background, and the logo 'the barter players' in the bottom right corner.

  • A festive Christmas-themed lunch event with a red background, featuring a white plate with a red apple, greenery, and a gold fork. There is a glass of red wine and red berries, with decorative text about the event on the image.