[Cynnabar] Meeting Location

Wed Aug 12 16:41:24 UTC 2015

We seem to be getting further from Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti. What about EMU or a restaurant in Ypsilanti (not the Corner too loud Brewery)? I thought we wanted it accessible to students. I love the idea if having workshops again.

Johannes

On August 12, 2015 12:17:39 PM EDT, Karen St John via Barony <barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
>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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