The Hurricane Hafli is on!!!

[alonewiththemoon]

Excellent news--I just heard from the Northeast Belly Dance Association that they can front the money for a hall deposit, etc. So I've reserved the Dilboy VFW Post in Davis Square for 4 hours on Sunday, Sept. 25. They have the whole day free, so I'm going to reserve it from 3-7, with the first hour for set-up. I'm a little scared about the bar minimum, so I encourage everybody to drink freely :)

So now, I need:

A. Dancers!
B. a PA, or speakers at the very least, and a multi-deck CD player. An actual DJ would be sweet, too.
C. miscellaneous items like a cash box, tickets, etc
D. Raffle items, if I don't need a special permit in MA (don't think I do)
E. Volunteers to do things like work the door, supervise the raffle, help dancers, etc.
F. Advice from people who have put on events like this before
G. Lots of support and encouragement ;-)

I'm thinking suggested minimum donation of $15 for admission--that seems reasonable to me, so I assume it would seem reasonable to most people.

I have such a roller coaster feeling right now, but in a very good way :-)

Comments

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

Great news!

I don't have speakers, but I do have a Peavey amp, a mixing board, and a couple of mics ... although I guess you have this sort of thing at your house anyway.

Otherwise, I can do E, F, and G.

[trixie.livejournal.com]

I can bake louisiana things. I just learned pralines.
Congrats for you and all you're helping!!!!!!! -K

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

There's an idea!

Maybe we could also have pitchers of Hurricanes and Zombies ;)

I bet that the Saters would kick in a tray of hummus, at least, as well.

[alonewiththemoon]

I heartily encourage people to buy pitchers of hurricanes and zombies from the bar--yay for multi-liquor expensive drinks! ;-)

I haven't decided what to do about food--I think that would depend on if I can get a food wrangler or not.

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

Oh -- along the lines of F:

Now that you have your date and venue set, get flyers made ASAP. Not only for the obvious reason of promotion, but it also makes it easier for anyone who is soliciting donations for the raffle and the food table to have tangible evidence of the event in hand. Some businesses (like Trader Joe's) will require a flyer.

[spitcurl.livejournal.com]

Z, offer still stands of you want flyer design help here, so email me.

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

And for D, I have some baskets I'd like to get rid of constructively, if they can be used for putting together gift baskets for the raffle.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Along those lines, my dad might actually have a portable music system you could use. He's not a DJ, but he is a bit of a techie, and at my last show he had alot of constructive criticism about the lighting set up and sound system--he may be able to help with that, I'll ask.

[alonewiththemoon]

I will definitely keep that in mind--I'm going to follow c'ris' suggestion of checking with Tony, but he travels so much with his gear he might not be able to lend out his stuff.