Trenton Ave Fest

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Overview

This year, Hive76 is going to have a presence at the Trenton Ave Arts Festival. This day-long arts and crafts festival is held alongside the Kensignton Kinetic Sculpture Derby. We are doing this as a fund-raiser for the kid-friendly classes we will be hosting alongside the Neighborhood Bike Works. More on that to come ;)

Folks Involved

  • Jack Z
  • Steph A
  • Sean M
  • Ryan B
  • Rosanna S
  • PJ S

Plan for the Morning/Afternoon of Saturday, May, 22nd

  • 0900: Hivers Unite! at HQ to get all of our supplies, equipment, and infrastructure packed at ready to go.
  • 0945: Start setting up base on Trenton Ave.
  • 1130: Deadline for setup
  • 1200: Festival starts
  • 1230: Let the Derby Begin!!
  • 1230-1700: Get paid to be and teach awesome!
  • 1700: Arts fest ends. Trash in, trash out.

Stuff to Do

  • Talk to John about electrical - Jack
  • Bring postcards when they are printed - Jack
  • Print schematic - Steph
  • Get waiver from Far and print - Steph
  • Print to-bring list for packing and unpacking - Steph
  • Think of more snappy bike slogans - YOU

Stuff to Bring

  • This list - Steph
  • Waivers - Steph
  • Kits - PJ
  • Schematics - Steph, from Ryan's design
  • 1 table - Hive
  • 1 folding table - Steph
  • Rolls of paper - Hive
  • Vinyl - Hive (Jack knows which and where
  • Craft Robo - Hive
  • Electrical and duct tape - Steph and Hive
  • Sammich board - Hive
  • Tent - Sean
  • Bike stand - Steph
  • Extra bike stand? - PJ
  • Chairs/stools - Hive
  • Bed risers - Ryan
  • Screwdriver - Hive
  • Soldering irons - Hive
  • Third hands - Hive and PJ
  • Glue guns - Steph, PJ, Hive
  • Glue sticks - Steph, Hive
  • Wire strippers - PJ
  • Wire cutters - Hive
  • Wire - Hive
  • Markers/pens, 4 each - Hive
  • 1 pr. Scissors - Hive
  • Post cards - Jack
  • 1 Extension cord, 1 power strip - Hive
  • 1 Cooler - Hive
  • Food, ice or dry ice if wanted

Stuff to do Better

  • Setup the booth layout in the space beforehand. Doing a dry-run on the booth will point out obvious organization, equipment, and space problems.
  • Create a booth staff schedule. Having everyone in the booth at one time can get a little crowded and I'm sure people will want to see the event they're attending.
  • Get Hive76 T-shirts. When people *are* walking around, looking at the rest of the event, they're advertising for the booth and the space.
  • Don't lend tools to other vendors, lend a hand. There was a brief period where we thought a drill had disappeared.
  • Related: pack the crates and unneeded stuff back to the cars. This will save space and keep the stuff secure so we don't have to keep an eye on it.
  • Bring a case of water. We got a little lucky that the vendors were already working when we needed water to wet the soldering station sponges. Also, it was just a hot day.
  • Get real portable tables. The tables we brought were unwieldy.
  • Bring a cash box. Do we have one?
  • Make a Hive76 banner sign. The sandwich board was cool and looked great, but we won't be able to reuse it now.