Mission Statement
-collective started in January
-subgroup of 5-10 people worked it
-presented at a meeting and approved, but there is always room to reexamine it

BABC Accomplishments-
3 big shows
sense of accountability and trust
building relationships

What is structure? What do we hope to accomplish? Plans of action?

Things we want to accomplish-
ZIne

Rolodex of venues with contacts and description-
Alex and Naomi and anyone else can work on this

Making a form for bands to fill out before they ask for a show in a similar style as Club Sandwich does booking. The gmail address is bayareabookingcollective@gmail.com
Spell out at (@) to prevent spam when we post it to face-book or blog. Include a clause for no response “sorry we are really busy. If you don’t get a response, please try again in the future”.
Possible questions-
-Have you read the mission statement?
-How do you relate to this?
-What does a friendly, inclusive event look like to you?
-How would you describe your music?
-Please include a link.
-What date are you looking for?
-How did you hear about us.
Dave or Tieraney is working on this?

(Money Policy) (door)
-20% after band gets $100
-what do we want to do with the money  (pa?)

What is required for something to be a BABC show?
-criteria?

Tasks (show based and ongoing)
We named and defined some rotating tasks- 2 months was an agreed length

1. Web publicity people- Face-book and Word Press blog
-add friends
-send out stock (form letters) statement
-discretion
-event call outs/ making events
-update photos
-Shawna and Alex for 2 months

2. Checking email-
2 people checking twice a week
this person is the filter of bands before the show gets forwarded on
-Hannah and Moni for 2 months

3.Treasurer
-need more time to discuss this

Call Reminder- Google Doc for people who want to be called for meetings.
-Naomi and Maren making this
-Bad Smut

Show specific tasks-
MC
-between performances
-introduce bands/ give acknowledgments to artists/booths
-read mission statement
-upcoming events
-brings sign up sheet/ contact list
-be the new kid meeter

Photographer

Next Meeting
Checklist of what is a booking collective meeting, based off mission statement
Booking a show?
Alex is facilitator

I think someone is going to be posting notes/sending out a email with more details regarding the logistics we discussed during the meeting last night…But personally I am kind of nervous about us not having a East Bay venue locked down so this post is specifically about that.

Does anyone know of a potential house where the bands can play on the 23rd? We agreed last night that at this point we are open to that idea ( I know we have to consider things like the folks who live there/neighborhood/ if it is a good match for this type of event in general but just wanted to post this to see if anyone has any ideas at least).

Once we get some leads on that, I feel like we can at least carry through with making the flyers and getting word out more confidently. I completely think we can pull this all off….as long as we find a East Bay venue……..ha!….

Hope you all are well,

<3 Erika

*xo

whoooo next booking collective show on march 27th!!!

for some reason the googlegroup email thing won’t let me email this to everyone, so here it is!

-hannah

Just a head’s up. I took really sloppy notes but I think I got most of this stuff down right…..ha!

1) Checklist for March 27th Show!!!

A) Venue

+ Has no confirmed venue yet: Looking into booking the flower shop.

-Erika signed up to find contact info for booker, will check in with this at next meeting.

- Addy for the Flower Shop- just in case we do get it – is 992 Peralta Ave San Francisco.

B) Touring Bands:

-Staying at Naomi’s/ Jamie’s house

C) Buddy System:

- Celia volunteered to set up/email folks about where ppl can meet up in SF to get to this show together. Although just as a head’s up it most likely be at 8pm at 24th street bart.

D) Clean Up

- Amelia volunteered to coordinate making sure any empty bottles get turned into the recycling center.

- We are asking folks to please bring a plastic bag or two to the show with you. Like the kind you get from grocery stores, just so we don’t have to spend $ on actual trash bags.

E) Food

- Francois volunteered to get in contact with Food not Bombs SF, to see if we can get any free food at the show.

F) Art:

-If anyone wants to bring/exhibit some art at this show make sure to mention it at the next general meeting!

2) April 23rd/24th: Booking Collective Coming Out Weekend BashPartyShowAwesomeness!!!!

-We decided at the last general meeting we should have a have a BIG weekend event so we can let folks know we’re organizing coolie events as a collective!!

- Everything listed below are ideas for both nights. We are going to ask these folks/orgs if they have any interest in coming through and then figure out what night they can show up on.

- Although we did decide April 23rd would be a East Bay event. April 24th would be our SF.

- We also figured we could have more projections/workshops happening on Saturday so we could start earlier and go til late.

Bands we would like to see play:

+ Fat Transfer. Magic Meals. Black Jeans. Anna’s Project. Mellow Wave. Cher Horowitz (I can’t spell…ha)

Folks we think would be down to do a projection /video installation:

+Jen, Grace, Maren, Sweet Tooth.

-Celia volunteered to check in with these folks.

- Naomi is going to see is she knows anyone who is willing to lend us a projector for the night.

Dance Performance:

-Shawna is going to check in with one of her friends

DJ’s:

+Best Friend Girlfriend. Dirt. Joseph. Trei.

- Celia volunteered to check in with Trei.

- Amelia is checking in with Joseph.

- Naomi is checking in with Dirt/BFG.

Tablers:

+ Booking Collective should have some info out!

+ For Crying Out Loud!

+ Girls Rock Camp

+ Baitline Magazine

- Hannah is checking in with GRC

- Amelia is checking in with Baitline

Workshops:

+ Carolyn: might be into leading a self defense Workshop

- Hannah is going to check in with them about this.

Zines to sell/give out/to display:

+ Long Haul

+ Needles & Pens

+ RPS

+ Goat Blood

- Erika will check in with Long Haul/ Needle&Pens

- Celia is going to ask RPS/Goat Blood

Photography (for documentation purposes)

+ Ammo

Beauty Shop:

+Decided it would be cute to have someone doing nails. Just for hella fun.

April 23rd/East Bay Venue Ideas

+Victory Warehouse: San Pablo/20 something. Brontez or Diane has contact info.

+ ABCO: 43rd/MLK

- Hannah is checking in with Victory.

- Celia is going to see waddup with ABCO.

April 24th/SF Venue Ideas:

+ Artist Work Warehouse. Vanessa/Alanna are contacts

+ Vintage Store

- Amelia is going to check in with Vintage Store

- Also considering if/ how much the venues require for compensation.

Donations:

+ Going to ask for $2 donations at the door (most likely)

3) ATA Proposal!

- We heard from Grace that ATA might let us throw a monthly event at their venue if we submit a proposal!

- We are going to include mission statement/ general description of what type of event we want to throw: all ages, film showings, amplified bands, acoustic music, live performance, workshops ( i.e. clothes alteration workshop idea: folks bring in old clothes and trade or alter them).

- Naomi, Grace, and Erika are compiling this.

4) East Bay Queer Dance Party!

- We decided in the future (some point well after April) we would like to throw a monthly queer dance party.

- Celia is going to check in with New Perish to see if they might be down to let us use their space.

- Potentially every first Friday type of thing.

5) Booking Collective Zine!

What it would look like:

- Promotional Tool

- Calendar of future events

- List of community resources

- Include mission statement/ how to get involved

- Have classified ads: in case someone wants to sell equipment/ folks are looking for a singer etc.

- Volunteer opportunities: Have stuff listed. Girls rock camp for example.

- Talk more in detail at next general meeting!

6) Meeting Space

- Going to try to get next months meeting at a public location

- Erika is going to check in with Mama Buzz, Long Haul, Naumbaum? Bakery

- Naomi is going to check in with Modern Times

7) Upcoming Meetings/ Announcements:

- March 4th: Statewide strike and day of action: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/27/18639000.php

- March 7th: East Bay Free Day/ Really Really Free Market at Lakeshore in Oakland: Daytime

- March 7th: Next general booking collective meeting @ 3855 MLK Oakland. 6pm!

- March 13/14th: Anarchist Bookfair in SF!