[Noisebridge-discuss] Benefit

[Mitch Altman]

I think combining the zine with the door is a fine idea.  

And thanks for everyone keeping an eye out for people in the member shelves area.

Mitch.

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> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:23:32 -0700
> Subject: Benefit
> From: noizparty at riseup.net
> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com; stan at ana.com
> CC: sundquistjames at gmail.com; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net; stan at ana.com; johnyradio at gmail.com; alexander.eccles at gmail.com; audrey.spinazola at gmail.com; wineandspearit at gmail.com; alex.glowaski at gmail.com; noizparty at riseup.net; rootsrhizing at gmail.com; joshua.berkowitz613 at gmail.com; sf99er at gmail.com
>
> If necessary I (Tony, of ZiP MegaZine) could be the door person, at least
> part-time. I was going to have a table of zines, lit &c anyway, it seems
> possible to combine the two. I should probably have one other person there
> to assist me, though. And I had also offered to patrol the space during
> the event to make sure no one is doing anything unsavory like messing w/
> the member shelves or leaving drinks unattended, &c.
>
> T.
>
> This is the email address I set up for this event: noizparty at riseup.net.
> Use it as a contact address as you wish. I will forward any info or
> queries received to the appropriate personnel.
>
> PS If you haven't heard WE JUST GOT A WORKING VINYL CUTTER. Casey hooked
> it up the other night when I was there. I think we can print a big
> NOISEBRIDGE BETARAISER 2013 banner with it in black vinyl to deck the
> halls!
>
>
> On Sun, March 10, 2013 8:33 pm, Mitch Altman wrote:
> > Yay! I'm in. It should be a way fun evening.
> >
> > I'd suggest 7pm to 11pm for the fundraiser. (And, no need to kick anyone
> > out at 11pm.)
> >
> > Maybe we could have short workshops/demos from 6pm to 7pm that people can
> > sign up for?
> >
> > During the entire event, we should have someone sitting at the door, at a
> > small table, with a donation box, with a sign that says something like:
> > "Suggested donation $10". Of course, no one will be turned away for lack
> > of funds (but we don't need to say that on the sign).
> >
> > Mitch.
> >
> >
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> > From: sundquistjames at gmail.com
> > Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:26:00 -0700
> > Subject: Re: Set the date for a Noisebridge Fundraiser
> > To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> > CC: stan at ana.com; johnyradio at gmail.com; maltman23 at hotmail.com;
> > alexander.eccles at gmail.com; audrey.spinazola at gmail.com;
> > wineandspearit at gmail.com; alex.glowaski at gmail.com; noizparty at riseup.net;
> > rootsrhizing at gmail.com; joshua.berkowitz613 at gmail.com; sf99er at gmail.com
> > Hey All,
> >
> > We're having a Noisefund BetaRaiser this March, the 30th. Send me back a
> > confirmation if you're still able/interested in partaking; we love you
> > all and your enthusiasm.
> >
> > Musically, the potential idea is:
> >
> > Dubious Ranger, Dwayne's Band (not sure of their name), Carl & Beatrice,
> > Noisejam Orchestra. This'll be very cool as it puts the emphasis on
> > homemade instruments. If all the bands are cool with it, I believe it
> > would be excellent to allow Noisejam people to jam along (they're people
> > who've built their own kooky instruments at Noisebridge).
> >
> > Outside of music, the more concrete ideas are:
> >
> > Tony will man a table for ZiP zine. Mitch Altman will demo cool circuit
> > hacking. Someone will step-up to man a table for a silent art auction.
> > Persons unknown will help with a pleasant setup and teardown, which will
> > cause minimal chaos. Someone will step up to help provide food for the
> > event which can be enjoyed by all. It seems byob is the concept of the
> > day, which will hopefully avoid the need for a liquor license (correct me
> > on this). Like everything else, the event will be done by optional
> > donation.
> >
> > Big questions we currently face:
> >
> > How long should this be? Perhaps 6 or 7pm - 11pm, with music from 8:30pm -
> > 10:30pm.
> > Could someone teach the vinyl cutter and laser cutter, or perhaps the
> > maker bots? It would be awesome to let people sign up as small groups to
> > check these things out in 15 or 20min rotations. Share your thoughts!
> >
> > This is what is rolling around my head at the moment. Let's hack away on
> > it,
> > James
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 11:14 AM, James Sundquist
> > <sundquistjames at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A simple affair with art for sale, or a splendid gala event with
> > performances, bands, food, and an art auction.
> >
> > Date is tentative for sometime around April. Do we want to do March 29th,
> > a Friday, for the fundraiser or April 26th, a Friday? My personal opinion
> > is to get quieter bands with homemade instruments into the space. So far
> > we can basically confirm March 29th for Dubious Ranger, Dwayne's Band,
> > Carl & Beatrice; this puts the emphasis on homemade instruments, avoids
> > using an outside venue, and keeps things at Noisebridge. I also suggest
> > reaching out to Vegan Hackers, 5moF, Noise Jam, and any other groups that
> > represent highlights of the space. We should have foot, art, music, the
> > whole deal.
> >
> > Re-Cap:
> > DanF has multiple paintings ready to auction.
> > James has six bands ready to play March 29th or 30th. 2 loud punk groups,
> > 2 not-very-loud bands with homemade instruments, 2 acoustic bands.
> > Someone should reach out to Noisejam (done), Vegan Hackers, 5moF, Circuit
> > Hacking Mondays (done), and any other group you think would be cool.
> >
> > I've CC'ed Stan the Organizer, band members, Mitch @ Circuit Hacking
> > Mondays, Johny @ Noise Jam
> > This e-mail references the wiki (Art) section for the event planning,
> > previous discussion threads in February, and was mentioned at the
> > Noisebridge meeting (but no one wrote it down). Do *not* e-mail me
> > personally; let's keep this on discuss where it belongs.
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