2018-07-22 Salon

This page is for planning the 2018 Elderberries Salon during Pride Week

• Date: Sunday, 22 July, 2018, 3-7pm
• Location: Gallery, back of Plan B, Gottingen St

Here are several variants of the original proposal

Planning

• Record the stories for posterity? Yes. Audio only.
• Do we need bridge funding? Dan can do it.
• Get a sample Safe Spaces document from Adam
• Ditto Active Listener training powerpoint

Catering

• Scott: food *manager*
• + 1 volunteer at all times.

Room Layout

• Chris Aucoin's History Display: Chris will make us a smaller version.
• Back Corner kitchen side: table with Storytellers.
• Back Corner non-kitchen side: history display, Scott's stories, photo slideshow.

Storytellers Confirmed

1. Barend
2. Lynn
3. Eric Smith
4. Mike Sangster
5. JJ Lyon
6. Robin Metcalfe for a bit
7. Kath Cure

Storytellers Invited

• Carol Millett by Lynn (not heard from yet)
• Carolyn Gesner, stuck in NB
• Bernadine: medical

Storytellers, Regrets

• Chris Aucoin (inv. by Dan) No, working that afternoon.
• Gloria Borden (inv. by Barend) Can't make it.
• Clove Haviva (email below.) "I grew up and came out in the USA, I have positive stories about high school, wall street anti-nuclear action spontaneous orgy, rural new york lesbian community, michigan women's music festival, open lesbian lands in 1979..."
• Deb Mathers -- room was too crowded

Techs

• Moderator?
• Host 1
• Host 2
• Food Manager: Scott
  • Food prep / server 1
  • Food prep / server 2
• Active Listener 1: someone to talk to people if they get overwhelmed.
• Active Listener 2
• Lynn Painting Wrangler
• Recording Tech
• Set Dresser 1
• Set Dresser 2
• Set Dresser 3

Volunteers

1. Clove Haviva <Clove.Haviva@umanitoba.ca> avail 3-6, suggested 4-6. Can pick people up.
2. Laura: can pick people up
3. Mike Sangster I'd prefer to volunteer closer to the afternoon, between 1-4 instead of 4-8, but I can make myself available at any point. 902-818-3896
4. Richard Crooks: I am good all day after 12
5. Colleen d'Orsay cdorsay@hotmail.com. I have that whole day blocked, so anytime
6. Seth Wahlin-Stern <seth.wahlin.stern@gmail.com> I'm good from 1-3:45. I can come back at 7 to help with clean up as well.

Equipment Etc

• Signage
• Computer & projector for slideshow from Dan & Allison
• Chris Aucoin's History Display
• 6' table for the catering
• Clean bathroom
• $30 Donation to ACNS to cover costs of the display.
• $20 bills for honoraria

Costs

Sources: $2-300 from Elderberries, $900 from Pride

Slideshow

• Raspberry Pi
• feh -Y -x -q -d -D 5 -B black -F -r /local/bonmot/gayhalifax/pics/

Music

• cmus
  • z / b forward/back tracks, arrow keys & < > ff/rew
  • e adds to the "next" list, view 4. "D" deletes things from it
  • Volume: volume controls on the keyboard

Dan Packing List

• RPi & Mouse & Keyboard
• Sound Sticks
• Allison's Projector
• Projection Screen
• Laptop, power supply etc.
• Honoraria
• Duct Tape
• Several extension cords
• Voice recorder and a tripod for it
• Scott's Books
• Sticky Labels for "Ask Me Anything"
• Guest Book