[Cynnabar] Meeting Location

Wed Aug 12 15:54:36 UTC 2015

As far as I know, we have not paid for a venue (per se) since I've been in
Cynnabar. That said, part of the reason we have had free meeting spaces is
because at restaurants or bookstores, we are expected to spend money while
we are there. My understanding is that our deal with the Classic Cup Cafe
was that a certain percentage of meeting attendees are expected to purchase
food. (I've never seen the details of this written down though.)

I *hate *making people feel as though they have to buy something in order
to attend our meeting. On the other hand, if we do not meet somewhere where
attendees are expected to spend money, we may have to pay to use the
location. After all, venues do have to make money. So unless we can find
that Perfectly Ideal Space, we will probably have to choose one or the
other of these options.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Karen St John via Barony <
barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:

> With the last item on the list,
>
>
>    - No pressure on anyone to spend money
>
> we'll definitely need to talk with the management if we go to another
> restaurant.
>
> Have we paid for a meeting venue before?
>
> Agnoletta
>
>
> On Aug 12, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Carol Perry Lagemann via Barony <
> barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>
> Here's a list that might be helpful as we think about possible meeting
> spaces.
>
> Based on what I've heard in the past from Cynnabar members, the ideal site
> offers:
>
>    - Availability on Monday evenings from 7:00-9:00 pm
>    - Space for up to 25 people to sit together
>    - No charge (or low cost) for us to use
>    - Quiet atmosphere where everyone can hear
>    - Convenient parking
>    - Central location in Cynnabar
>    - Food and drink (for those who otherwise don't have a chance to eat
>    after work)
>    - No pressure on anyone to spend money
>
> If I've missed anything, feel free to add it.
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Matt Lagemann via Barony <
> barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Midair for the follow up.
>>
>> I agree that Monday's are probably best just because all our other
>> activities are structured around that.
>>
>> As an addendum to Hannah's email, she just send me the website address:
>> http://gtpie.com/location/ann-arbor/
>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fgtpie.com%2Flocation%2Fann-arbor%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHCjO72tsQFxlJ3mMKp9ZRu5-QKFA>
>>
>> Already I can feel my waistline expanding.... :)
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Charles Cohen via Barony <
>> barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I contacted Borders, and they would love to have us meet there. The
>>> only restriction is that all of our meetings have to take place before
>>> July 22, 2011. However, Monday's are fine. - Midair
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Hannah Schreiber via Barony
>>> <barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>>> > A couple of weeks ago Lady Ilse and I were at the Grand Traverse Pie
>>> company
>>> > in Ann Arbor just off of Zeeb Road. This is just around the corner
>>> > (essentially) from Classic Cup. They have a small area that looks like
>>> it
>>> > can be reserved. She and I looked at that spot and both said "Hey,
>>> that'd be
>>> > a great place for our meetings!" It's about half the size of the CC
>>> meeting
>>> > space -- but there are actually no walls, so if we 'spill' over into
>>> the
>>> > other seating area when we have more people that might work. Most
>>> nights it
>>> > should fit the number of people we have.
>>> >
>>> > The other recommendation for it is -- well, PIE.
>>> >
>>> > It might be worth a try to reserve once and see if it works?
>>> >
>>> > I would second Midair's comments about keeping things on Mondays for a
>>> > couple of reasons. We have many other things that fall on other days
>>> of the
>>> > week so changing this would change all of that too. And, I think that
>>> > consistency is a very, very important thing when it comes to
>>> newcomers. In
>>> > addition, since we are looking a lot of times at restaurants, most are
>>> > receptive to reservations of this sort on Mondays because they are
>>> slower.
>>> >
>>> > Hope this helps!
>>> > Hannah
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole
>>> heart
>>> > and a free mind.” -Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973); Writer, Nobel And
>>> Pulitzer
>>> > Prize Winner
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:55 AM, Matt Lagemann via Barony
>>> > <barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Below is the note from the meeting in regards to our meeting location.
>>> > Because of this we need to to decide on a course of action.  As I see
>>> it we
>>> > have three options:
>>> >
>>> > 1) Find a new meeting place
>>> > 2) Find a new meeting time
>>> > 3) Find both a new meeting place and time.
>>> >
>>> > What are people's thoughts?  We have less than a month to decide on
>>> this and
>>> > make the appropriate changes.  Thank you.
>>> >
>>> > ~Ermenrich
>>> >
>>> > As of September we need either a new Meeting Site or to change our Day
>>> to
>>> > meet.  Classic Cup Café will no longer be open Sunday or Monday
>>> evenings.
>>> > The owner says that Tuesdays and Thursdays are both open.
>>> > We need to find a spot ASAP.  Ms. Arina might be willing to move Craft
>>> Night
>>> > in the short run if we cannot quickly find another location for Monday.
>>> > If YOU know of a place we could meet please tell the whole Barony via
>>> email
>>> > barony at cynnabar.org.
>>> >
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