<html><head></head><body>I also like the Davis library, because it encourages all the library goers to peek in. The room windows look over the kids area, encouraging some younger ones to explore.<br>
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Marianne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On October 2, 2017 8:08:42 PM PDT, Bill Kendrick <nbs@sonic.net> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">On Mon, Oct 02, 2017 at 12:39:44AM -0700, Marlin Bates wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Folks,<br /> <br /> In light of the recent cancellation, I really want to start planning<br /> for the next party so we can make sure it happens. I cannot do it<br /> without you!<br /> <br /> I am *very* open to suggestions for days/dates/venues.<br /> <br /> I appreciate that not everyone can volunteer to run the whole thing,<br /> but if you can volunteer for anything, it would be appreciated. The<br /> first thing to decide is VENUE!<br /> <br /> Suggestions on where you would like to see this held?<br /></blockquote><br />My vote is still for the Davis library, since it's free, it's<br />been there before (so we know it works, and they're familiar with<br />the event). [*]<br /><br />If you can get a Saturday, that's the best -- since they open<br />at 10am, and close at 5:30, IIRC. What I generally did was<br />set-up from 10-12, show from 12-5, and break-down from<br />5-5:30 (well, technically, starting a bit before the show actually<br />ends).<br /><br />That's what I've done the past; e.g.:<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2016/schedule">http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2016/schedule</a>/<br /> <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2015/schedule">http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2015/schedule</a>/<br /> <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2013/schedule">http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2013/schedule</a>/<br /><br />It MAY be possible to go after hours, at least for the volunteers-only<br />clean-up phase -- running the show til 5 or 5:30, and then spending<br />a more reasonable (read: more) amount of time breaking things down.<br /><br />(It might cost a little bit of $$$, and may involve getting a key,<br />and locking up the front of the library yourself, though I'm not<br />sure what the library can do, these days. No harm in asking!)<br /><br /><br />Another venue that's been tossed around is the community center<br />in West Sacramento, where Sac Indie Arcade held its show the<br />last two years (2016, 2017). It's a lot bigger, though...<br />possibly overkill for an Atari Party. But last I heard, they<br />were eager to see if I'd be interested in holding it there.<br /><br /><br />FINALLY, the librarian that invited me to do the Atari Party<br />down in Sunnyvale in 2014 now works at the Santa Clara library,<br />and reached out to me at the beginning of this year. However,<br />since I was looking to move (spoiler: I moved), I knew it'd<br />be a bad idea to try and pput something together both out of town,<br />_and_ during the summer, when I was fairly sure I'd be packing. :)<br /><br />If there's interest in another silicon valley Party, though, I can put<br />you in touch with her!<br /><br /></pre></blockquote></div><br>
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