What to do/bring the day of the show
Thu, Oct 28 2004 — Comments (7) |
Sixteen days and counting! Here's some general info you'll probably need for the day of the show. If you have any other questions, please post them in the comments.
• Show hours are from 10 am - 4:30 pm. The doors to Pulaski Park open at 9am. The spaces in the auditorium and club room will be set up the night before, but we'll be setting up the gym first thing in the morning. We ask that you show up and get everything into your spot by 10 am. If you're still arranging at 10 am, that's fine but we'd like everyone to be inside by then.
• If you're coming for out of town, or aren't sure how to get to the site: Here's the map.
• Parking may be difficult the day of the show. Like all the "happening" neighborhoods in Chicago, there are more driveways and condos around the park than there were last year, plus zone parking on a couple streets, so there are fewer spots. There is small loading zone in front of the fieldhouse, so you may want to drop off your stuff at the door and then have someone park while you bring things into the space. There is a public metered parking lot (bring some quarters) on Bosworth half a block north of Division, and metered parking on Division, Ashland, and Milwaukee.
• To ease the parking situation a bit, we're really going to push public transportation on the website and in any press interviews we get from now on. The park is near three bus routes (#9 Ashland, #56 Milwaukee, #70 Division) and the Division stop on the Blue Line El. Obviously vendors hauling lots of merchandise should feel free to drive, but any friends, volunteers, etc. who can take public transportation probably should.
• The Fieldhouse is wheelchair-accessible, with a ramp entrance and an elevator to the second floor. Club Room vendors will also be able to use the elevators to get their stuff upstairs.
• Checking in--Amy, myself, and a few volunteers will be in the rooms directing people to their space. There should be taped off areas on the floor with a table (if you requested it) as well as a piece of paper with your space number and name on it in the space. Make sure you set up in the correct space. We will have a vendor button and a coupon for Ann Sather's for each booth so make sure you get this from one of us.
• Ann Sather's will be providing a limited menu of tasty treats for sale and will be located in the second floor kitchen (which will help lure shoppers upstairs to the club room). We have a $2-off coupon for each booth. For those of you sharing a booth you'll have to arm wrestle for the coupon. This means you won't have to worry about starving if you forget to bring a sandwich for lunch. It will probably cost about $4-6 for a lunch combo. They will also have snacks to buy separately.
• Pulaski Park also has a few vending machines, but we cannot vouch for them working properly the day of the show. (You know how it is.)
• You are free to bring your own food for the day, as well. However, due to health code and liability restrictions, we can't allow any vendors to sell food or give away unwrapped food at the booths (pre-wrapped stuff like bite-size candy bars is OK).
• Nothing can be attached to the walls, ceilings, or doors. If you have a space against a wall you can lean things against the wall but you can't tape, nail, screw, glue, etc. anything to the wall.
• We have to have everything torn down and put away by 5 pm. Seriously -- this is not negotiable. The park staff does not get paid overtime. Make sure you wrap up your sales by 4:30. If you are using a table or chairs onsite it is your responsibility to fold up your table and chairs and put them on the storage carts. You'll also need to throw away any trash you may have in your space. We will have some volunteers on hand to help out with tear-down.
• Also, Chicago's Stitch-n-Bitch chapter will be offering knitting lessons throughout the show in a workshop area on the auditorium stage. If you know anyone who's always wanted to learn how to knit, or a novice knitter who wants to learn a new stitch, spread the word about the workshop. They'll have 50 beginner kits to give away on a first-come/first-serve basis.
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