[RhythmAgogo] Trivia Night Planning Meeting Notes

[Carolyn Doi]

I'm organizing another event during the day but I could be there for the evening of the 5th.

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> On Nov 21, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Fred Reibin <f.reibin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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)
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>> Location -> Date -> Theme, Format & Price  -> Promotions -> Prizes
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>> Ongoing: Questions
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>> Already more or less decided: Pricing
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>>  
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>> Location
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>> Neil will look into The Woods
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>> Neil will into The Rook & Raven
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>> Neil will look into Louis’/Louis’ Loft
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>> Carolyn will look into King Me
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>> Fred will look into Amigos
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>>  
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>> Date
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>> Ideally, between Nov. 21st and 30th
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>> Chelsea and Fred are away for a week in November, back on the 20th
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>> Preferably before December (holiday season), but first week of Dec. possible
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>>  
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>> Theme
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>> Culture? Multiculturalism? International music? No particular theme?
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>>  
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>> Format
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>> Play in rounds – different theme per round; different band member hosts each round
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>> Six rounds
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>> Ten questions per round
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>> Break halfway through
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>> Different kinds of rounds – diff. delivery systems
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>> Audio questions: Guess that instrument/song/musician
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>>  
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>> Pricing
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>> $40 per team
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>> 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
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>> Waiting list
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>>  
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>> Promotions
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>> Fred will make posters
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>> Fred can get his friend to send out to eager trivia-goers
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>> Maybe David can put this out in international student networks?
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>> Each band member will try to bring a bunch of friends
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>>  
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>> Possible Open Door partnership
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>> Do event in partnership with Open Door?
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>> Could we then offer charitable receipts?
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>> Culture/Multiculturalism themed?
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>> Split profits with SODS? Or all into us a program of/through SODS?
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>> Neil will talk to Julie about possibilities
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>>  
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>> Prizes
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>> Collect prize donations
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>> Chelsea will coordinate: list of who’s going where; picking up donations
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>> First, second, and third place, and a scrambly final bonus round prize
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>> Also a door prize?
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>> Before seeking prizes, get location and date firmed up
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>> Neil will draw up a donation-seeking letter to give to businesses.
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>>  
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>> Places to ask for prizes
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>> All the music shops
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>> Restaurants – free lunch or something
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>> Turning the Tide bookstore
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>> T-shirts: band shirts: Amigos??
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>> Rhythm Agogo shirts
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>> Artsy places
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>> Haircuts/barbering
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>> Beauty products – Uncle Mike’s?
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>>  
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>> Questions
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>> Each of us will brainstorm themes and questions and populate the Google Doc
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>> Have six band members each take on responsibility for coordinating the theme and questions for one of the six rounds
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>> 
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