[atariparty] NOT May 21st, at least not at the library

[R.Conner]

I thought you were going for May 28TH

Bob C

--- On Wed, 2/23/11, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:

> From: Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net>
> Subject: [atariparty] NOT May 21st, at least not at the library
> To: "Atari Party (discussion/planning)" <atariparty at lists.sonic.net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 3:36 PM
> 
> The Public Library in Davis has some library meeting that's
> going on
> until 1pm on May 21st.  (And something else in the
> adjoining conference
> room that I'd like to use, until 11:30.) 
> Unfortunately, despite walking
> right into the library the moment it opened, 3 months and 1
> day in advance,
> I'm still trumped, because the scheduled event is a
> _library_ one, and not
> a 3rd-party one (like Atari Party or my Linux User Group's
> meetings).
> 
> They are unsure whether after-hours use will be possible,
> even in May,
> since they're having issues with their security
> system.  The library
> closes at 5:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays, and 4.5hr is NOT
> enough time
> for the event (including steup, cleanup, a 2hr movie, and a
> 1hr40m movie). :)
> 
> The following day, Sunday May 22nd, is not possible for a
> similar
> reason.  The library's hours are only 1pm-5:30pm on
> Sundays
> (vs. 10am-5:30pm on Saturdays)
> 
> I've received a grand total of $300 in donations for the
> event,
> though 1/2 of that ($150) will be spent on a movie, if we
> do it.
> However, a movie isn't the _point_ of the event, it's just
> abonus.
> 
> Last year, it cost $282 to rent the Redwood Park building,
> so worst
> case scenario, we can do that again, and forego the movie.
> 
> Alternatively, we could try some other Saturday
> (10am-5:30pm sharp)
> at the Library.  I know folks didn't want me to do it
> the 14th due to
> Pin-A-Go-Go, but that's a 2- or 3-day long event, isn't it?
> ;)
> 
> -- 
> -bill!
> Sent from my computer
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