[atariparty] Atari Party Coordination

[Bill Kendrick]

On Mon, Oct 02, 2017 at 12:39:44AM -0700, Marlin Bates wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> In light of the recent cancellation, I really want to start planning
> for the next party so we can make sure it happens.  I cannot do it
> without you!
> 
> I am *very* open to suggestions for days/dates/venues.
> 
> I appreciate that not everyone can volunteer to run the whole thing,
> but if you can volunteer for anything, it would be appreciated.  The
> first thing to decide is VENUE!
> 
> Suggestions on where you would like to see this held?

My vote is still for the Davis library, since it's free, it's
been there before (so we know it works, and they're familiar with
the event). [*]

If you can get a Saturday, that's the best -- since they open
at 10am, and close at 5:30, IIRC.  What I generally did was
set-up from 10-12, show from 12-5, and break-down from
5-5:30 (well, technically, starting a bit before the show actually
ends).

That's what I've done the past; e.g.:

  http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2016/schedule/
  http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2015/schedule/
  http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2013/schedule/

It MAY be possible to go after hours, at least for the volunteers-only
clean-up phase -- running the show til 5 or 5:30, and then spending
a more reasonable (read: more) amount of time breaking things down.

(It might cost a little bit of $$$, and may involve getting a key,
and locking up the front of the library yourself, though I'm not
sure what the library can do, these days.  No harm in asking!)


Another venue that's been tossed around is the community center
in West Sacramento, where Sac Indie Arcade held its show the
last two years (2016, 2017).  It's a lot bigger, though...
possibly overkill for an Atari Party.  But last I heard, they
were eager to see if I'd be interested in holding it there.


FINALLY, the librarian that invited me to do the Atari Party
down in Sunnyvale in 2014 now works at the Santa Clara library,
and reached out to me at the beginning of this year.  However,
since I was looking to move (spoiler: I moved), I knew it'd
be a bad idea to try and pput something together both out of town,
_and_ during the summer, when I was fairly sure I'd be packing. :)

If there's interest in another silicon valley Party, though, I can put
you in touch with her!


-- 
-bill!
Sent from my computer

[*] The one time I did an Atari Party in Davis at a _different_
    venue was when the public library was closed for renovation.
    (That was 2010, at a little building you can rent from the city
    of Davis over at Redwood Park.  Sponors (mostly individuals) were
    gracious enough to donate some cash, so I could pay for both the
    room rental, and to do a TRON movie screening!)