Event:2015/03/14 Commons Working Group Meeting

Commons WG 3/14 Event Rentals Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BXxNRMsfXNS93sUfToc_0iUwktK31EBUpnh6hVFwiVM/edit#gid=1736285254

Attendees

• Jenny, Niki
• Left early: Darin, Stacey, Troy, Julio
• Came late: Rachel, Noemiej

Discussion

• May 2nd FNB Benefit - changed to May 15th (tentatively)
• Stacey proposes Film Screening in Basement Library
• Agile Rascal rehearsals - 5 mondays (7:30-10:30pm) in the Disco Room over the next few months leading up to their party/performance in the ballroom - work/trade cleaning bathrooms
• Romeo and Juliet minimum contribution? - Everything over the 10K Indiegogo will be split with Omni, plus a benefit weekend (2 shows) - ~$2-3K
  • $770 for rehearsals, $2400 for 3 weekends in ballroom = $3170
  • https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/romeo-juliet-at-the-omni-commons-oakland
  • Paid so far: $180
• Lish - monthly salon in the ballroom - Spookeasy - burlesque / carny performers -directed to /occupy
• conflicting spontaneous/non-calendar-scheduled use of spaces that are occupied on the calendar

>> talk to building and materials about being mindful of the calendar

• yoga/body-movement teachers to get insurance: by-date? end of march
• DR OY sched change thursdays

Last Week Checkin

• West African Dance on Wednesday eves (are we booking this event??) - changing the date to mondays? - cere following up - jenny will ping her
• Mad Maps Workshop - Jenny will email them - done, published on cal
• How we can holistically rethink how we build structures. - Jenny will follow up - done - reconverging in a few weeks
• Mindfulness Meditation 101-Rachel following up? we should ask for more money, $15/person, 10 people - jenny will ping rachel

This happened- they paid $10 (30% of donations received) and are not planning on doing it again anytime soon >I did, I asked for 30%, (they expect 10 people @ $15 = 50) - awesome!waiting to hear back now

• Chess and Go Club - Was a BAPS class, Niki emailed asking if they'd be willing to make a small contribution and to move if someone wanted to rent the space; published - didn't reply
• Vouched Books + The Rumpus presents Mike Young, Jayinee Basu, Naomi Munaweera - niki will follow up w/ joel - published, niki will ask if they can pass a hat
• Hearts Desire Reading Series - Niki will follow up w/Stephen Novotny - published
• Space Open Pin-Up and Meeting - jenny will ask Stephen to follow up - done - no reply, will ping again
• Release Party for Paul Ebenkamp’s The Louder the Room the Darker the Screen - Niki will follow up w/TIL - moved elsewhere
• film screening: Roadmap to Apartheid - offer basement or disco room, niki following up - following up now
• Club Requiem April 2015 - latenight event (9pm-2am), let's ask them to talk with commons wg, niki will email - on hold until Don shows up
• SPAZ soundsystem presents “OMNIPOTENT” - jenny will follow up w/ jake, monthly omni rent party? - emailed
• Experimental music event needs a point person - Matt? Jenny will ping Matt - emailed - no response, emailing again - cc darin
• TGIJP Stiletto Release Party - YAr and Laura - Jenny will forward info to Darin - Niki emailing Yar
• Women’s Rock Camp Reunion Show - Niki following up
• 3rd Omni Food Not Bombs Benefit Performance - Jenny will touch base w/ darin

This Week's New Event

• West African Dance Class - Cere
• Space Open Pin-Up and Meeting - Stephen
• support liaison workshop - niki / steve - note: march 22nd is open circle from 3-6pm
• film screening: Roadmap to Apartheid - Niki emailed them
• A taste of justice - Jenny will ask taller Ryan to be responsibilibuddy
• This is your brain on Race with Victor Lewis - Jenny will email Laura re: status
• Club Requiem April 2015 - Jenny will email them
• SPAZ soundsystem presents “OMNIPOTENT” - Jenny
• International Space Apps Challenge - Ryan
• (To be Determined) Sustainable Agriculture and demystifying Synthetic Biology - Laura - status?
• TGIJP Stiletto Release Party - Jenny/Darin - yar just followed up
• International Sculpture Day, West Coast - Niki emailed them, they didn't respond
• Women’s Rock Camp Reunion Show - Niki emailed them, the dates/times they want are booked, asked to end earlier, waiting to hear back
• Art Auction to Benefit Rock Paper Scissors Collective community arts programming - Noemie following up, ask for split
• Music show (three bands) - not happening
• Wedding Reception - Niki, hasn't heard back, probably not happening
• Dance Performance - Niki, needs to be published
• Kristin & Slim’s Wedding Reception & Party - deleted, not happening
• HAXAN Film Festival - Niki - need to decide on dates
• Clinging to a Rock Hurtling through Space - Jenny will delegate