[Cynnabar] Meeting Location

Wed Aug 12 16:11:40 UTC 2015

This may be a bit far for some people, but the Saline District Library has
unlimited use of meeting rooms free of charge, contrary to the Ann Arbor
District Library limit of 4 meetings per year. We would need to file an
application and check their schedule to see what is available, but it may
be worth a look.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Carol Perry Lagemann via Barony <
barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:

> 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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