[RhythmAgogo] Trivia Night Planning Meeting Notes

[Fred Reibin]

Good morning! Amigos has the night of December 5th available for trivia
fun.  I tentatively booked it so we had a date, but can easily be changed.

What do you all think keepers of the rhythm?
On Oct 4, 2015 2:21 PM, "Neil Jones" <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here are the notes, in the body and as an attachment. Also, the next
> meeting will be on October 18th, location to be announced (likely a
> restaurant or lounge in Sutherland) at 6:30 pm, prior to the Durga Puja gig
> at St. Paul's United Church.
>
> These are also in an editable Google Doc that Carolyn has created. If you
> go to the link below, you can view and edit the document:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ru-wywLCpEGGd67KYtwvdO5_yFSmIscKXPTfNf6K2Cw/edit?usp=sharing
>
> The notes:
>
> *Order of the doing of the things (more or less)*
>
> Location -> Date -> Theme, Format & Price  -> Promotions -> Prizes
>
> Ongoing: Questions
>
> Already more or less decided: Pricing
>
>
>
> *Location*
>
> Neil will look into The Woods
>
> Neil will into The Rook & Raven
>
> Neil will look into Louis’/Louis’ Loft
>
> Carolyn will look into King Me
>
> Fred will look into Amigos
>
>
>
> *Date*
>
> Ideally, between Nov. 21st and 30th
>
> Chelsea and Fred are away for a week in November, back on the 20th
>
> Preferably before December (holiday season), but first week of Dec.
> possible
>
>
>
> *Theme*
>
> Culture? Multiculturalism? International music? No particular theme?
>
>
>
> *Format*
>
> Play in rounds – different theme per round; different band member hosts
> each round
>
> Six rounds
>
> Ten questions per round
>
> Break halfway through
>
> Different kinds of rounds – diff. delivery systems
>
> Audio questions: Guess that instrument/song/musician
>
>
>
> *Pricing*
>
> $40 per team
>
> Team size: probably teams of four, but we will have to base this on what
> seating is like in our chosen venue once that is determined
>
> Waiting list
>
>
>
> *Promotions*
>
> Fred will make posters
>
> Fred can get his friend to send out to eager trivia-goers
>
> Maybe David can put this out in international student networks?
>
> Each band member will try to bring a bunch of friends
>
>
>
> *Possible Open Door partnership*
>
> Do event in partnership with Open Door?
>
> Could we then offer charitable receipts?
>
> Culture/Multiculturalism themed?
>
> Split profits with SODS? Or all into us a program of/through SODS?
>
> Neil will talk to Julie about possibilities
>
>
>
> *Prizes*
>
> Collect prize donations
>
> Chelsea will coordinate: list of who’s going where; picking up donations
>
> First, second, and third place, and a scrambly final bonus round prize
>
> Also a door prize?
>
> Before seeking prizes, get location and date firmed up
>
> Neil will draw up a donation-seeking letter to give to businesses.
>
>
>
> *Places to ask for prizes*
>
> All the music shops
>
> Restaurants – free lunch or something
>
> Turning the Tide bookstore
>
> T-shirts: band shirts: Amigos??
>
> Rhythm Agogo shirts
>
> Artsy places
>
> Haircuts/barbering
>
> Beauty products – Uncle Mike’s?
>
>
>
> *Questions*
>
> Each of us will brainstorm themes and questions and populate the Google Doc
>
> Have six band members each take on responsibility for coordinating the
> theme and questions for one of the six rounds
>
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