[Noisebridge-discuss] Party anyone?

Wed Aug 5 22:44:58 UTC 2009

I really really really don't want to have a fundraiser party in a
space that does not have a "Place of Entertainment" permit.  This is a
Big Deal to get and have and people can get arrested for not complying
with this, not to mention having stuff like sound systems confiscated.
 They've increased the size of the force investigating these sorts of
events, and have a mandate to shut them down, so it's a bad
environment right now.

That's part of the reason I advocate for Cellspace.  It's a little
expensive, but the place is huge and they take care of all the legal
stuff so we don't have to concern ourselves with the local
constabulary.  I think we should only consider spaces that have a
Place of Entertainment permit, as we're one of those easily targeted
organizations and just don't need that kind of attention.

I'd like to have priority given to Noisebridge members who are DJs.
We have quite a lot of talent in this direction amongst our
membership.

BUT!  More than anything else right now, we need a date for the party.
 I was thinking of mid-October.  Say the 14th or the 15th.  We should
have our plate cleared from the move by that point but not be getting
into holiday party competition time.  Any opinions?

Another thing we need to consider and discuss.  I understand Seth was
mentioning last night that he'd like to see "all ages" events as often
as it's reasonable.  The issue arises that the majority of the money
that's made at these sorts of things is at the bar.  Ideally, we'd
have events that are as wide open as possible.  I'll be looking into
what it would take to keep this open while still selling liquor.

Christie

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On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Ian<ian at slumbrparty.com> wrote:
> i looked over the wiki and aside from organizing and logistics, i can
> start doing stuff on two other things too. one is the
> entertainment/band stuff. i am not sure what type of music people
> want, although it sounds like we want DJs. i know people who can DJ at
> the party and also people who can play. i'll find out who's generally
> interested and then get back to you guys on that.
>
> in addition, i think i can do something about getting us a space to
> have the party. i know a lot of startups in the area with a ton of
> space that may be willing to donate it for a fundraising party.
>
> i'll start the ball rolling on both of these things and report back
> with what i've got.
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Ian<ian at slumbrparty.com> wrote:
>> i am willing to help organize the event and the logistics.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:47 PM, daniela Steinsapir<danielast at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  I am happy to help with the fundraiser event and to organize it a bit more.
>>>
>>>  I can start helping in around 2 weeks.
>>>
>>> Is someone actively working on this? Please contact me off list.
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, that's the rub.  I'm leaving for a week and a half starting late
>>>> august and am in the final stretches of preparation.  I definitely
>>>> wouldn't be able to work on this unless I got a lot of help until we
>>>> got back in September.  Since mostly I'm seeing "yeah, this sounds
>>>> like a great idea, you should do this" and I'm additionally
>>>> space-restricted, I can't see it happening before then.
>>>>
>>>> ...unless I can convince 2 or 3 people to step up and offer to help out.
>>>>
>>>> Christie
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:06 PM, munkeyfreenix
>>>> batcat<munkeyfreenix.batcat at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > i know of a few other places, but won't be able to help with footwork
>>>> > till i
>>>> > return late august.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> OK, there's a lot of talk about concern over the cost of build-out for
>>>> >> a move to a new space.  Before Toorcamp, I raised the idea of holding
>>>> >> a fundraiser party but was told it'd be a good idea to wait until
>>>> >> afterwards where people weren't quite so wrapped up in that.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Well, Toorcamp is over.  People are even more worried about money.  We
>>>> >> should do something about it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I had suggested Cellspace, as they take care of all the legal
>>>> >> mumbo-jumbo ('place of entertainment') and will allow us to make money
>>>> >> at the door and on the bar for a flat rate of $1000 on a Friday or
>>>> >> $1500 on a Saturday.  (Although I think we'd have to pay for security
>>>> >> people if we run a bar.)  It'll hold 299 people in 10,000 sq. ft. and
>>>> >> run until 2AM.  I know other folks have talked about getting other
>>>> >> places for less.  Of course, we'd need to look at where we could make
>>>> >> money there, since the real money is at the bar.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So...
>>>> >> - Would someone want to check out other places?
>>>> >> - What would we want to do for entertainment DJ?  Band?  Could we talk
>>>> >> San out of retirement?  We have other DJs in our midst too, right?
>>>> >> - Would people want to work on this (with me, or take the lead?)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It's a lot of fun.  It solves problems and it's something everyone can
>>>> >> work on.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Christie
>>>> >>
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