Please take me off your mailing list. Thanks. > From: Susan Evoy <http://www.Sunnyside.COM/~sevoy> > Date: Tue Jul 1, 9:55am > > Some of you may recall that in 1991, CPSR held a benefit concert and > Christmas party in Palo Alto, at which Richard "Duck" Baker played. It was > an entertaining evening, Duck Baker sold a bunch of CDs and tapes, and we > made a couple thousand dollars for CPSR and gained some new members. > > Duck offered to play another benefit concert, this summer. I checked with > the CPSR staff and, as far as they know, no CPSR summer party is planned > this year because the Palo Alto chapter has not been meeting recently. I > proposed to Duff Axsom, CPSR's Executive Director, that we plan this > concert as a combined benefit and summer party, and he agreed. So we set > the date as Saturday, August 9. The time will be 8pm. The location will > be: University Lutheran Church near Stanford in Palo Alto. We have a > sound technician: my brother agreed to do it again. I'm am arranging to > borrow a stage. > > Tickets will be available in advance at the CPSR office, and at the door. > Members will be encouraged to buy tickets in advance for friends, > work-colleagues, family, etc. Admission will be $20, with a $10 discount > for students, seniors, and low-income. As we did last time, we'll offer > discounts off the ticket price for people who join CPSR at the concert: > $15 off for joining at the Regular ($75) level, $5 off for joining at the > Basic ($50) level, and $2 off for joining at the Student/Low-income level > ($20). > > With the staff's help and yours, we can have a fun evening. Here are the > volunteers we need: > > - Several people to bake and bring cookies, brownies, cakes, etc. These > will be given away, free with the price of admission. > - Someone to bring ice-cream. Out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbused. > - (I'll bring drinks, ice, cups, bowls, napkins, utensils, etc.) > - One person to bring a large drink cooler. > - One person to pick up unsold tickets and a cash box from the CPSR office > the Friday before the concert and bring them to the church before the doors > open. > - Someone with a van, pickup truck, or station wagon to pick up the stage a > few hours before the concert and return it afterwards (to a home in Palo > Alto). The stage is in small sections and isn't heavy but is somewhat > bulky. > - A couple people to help the above person get and return the stage. > - Three people to take advance-purchased tickets, and sell tickets and CPSR > memberships at the door. > - One person to help Duck Baker sell tapes and records at the intermission > and afterwards. > - Two people to come early and help set up chairs and tables. > - Four people to stay afterwards to take down and clean up. > - One person to staff a CPSR info table during intermission and afterwards. > - Many people to buy tickets from CPSR for themselves, work colleagues, and > friends. > > Thanks, > Jeff Johnson >