[Cynnabar] Meeting Location

Wed Aug 12 16:17:39 UTC 2015

No farther than Classic Cup overall.  Saline has some nice restaurants, too.

Agnoletta
On Aug 12, 2015 12:11 PM, "Victoria Walters" <vlbehringer at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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