StoryBridge - out of the box storytelling

NEW - REPORT FROM phone call to dcr 8/19

yay - got through and have some good info and news!

Mass Ave bridge will cost a lot - need at least 3 police officers- staties for the whole time.

going out to check Weeks Foot Bridge now .

Janice Parlon is contact 617-626-1486 also - Cathy Winter-Grant X 1488

Need to send in dcr special events application with good info and lots of back up material.

From Andrea

Just checked it out...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Weeks_Bridge

Measured and looked at the bridge - It is beautiful - it is 17' wide and 305 ' long

Perhaps have all artists "sign in" at the base of the bridge Memorial Drive where there is great side walk leading up to the stairs...

Could even have one teller at the steps up

Bridge can accommodate 15 artists easily and tellers artists - would have 20 ' X 20' in which to create on concrete -

If they let us use "panels" that are in bridge balustrade - each artist can do a portrait panel.

there are places to place poles for banners in the concrete balustrade of the bridge and at each end

We could have a vendors tent in the center with information and banner flying.and tables with

• information and literature for massmouth - signup for emails on storytelling
• tshirts
• water coffee and snacks
• sell soft drinks - as a fund raiser for ourselves?
• Toscaninis Ice Cream? and JP Licks meeting in the center representing Boston and Cambridge?
• have a booth where people are interviewed for their story - their reaction etc. to post on youtube and show at party /concert when ever that happens.

get Cambridge businesses to support this?

NEW - REPORT FROM phone call to CAC 8/19

meeting TUESDAY AUG 24th at 10 AM at Cambridge Arts Council - meet with Julie Madden

just called Julie Madden she gave good info - call special events in each city to check on an event also check with

Harvard MIT BU and other spots that create traffic and events

dcr controls both BRIDGES -

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I think we'll need to find out what is happening in Boston in OCT - VERY IMPORTANT !There are all kinds of things to watch for - Head of the Charles and other things - races , walks and all - dcr events person can tell us -we need to look online too. I really think we need to know this BEFORE we set a date So I will call the Arts Council person today or tomorrow -I think she can tell me what is happening in OCT and/or where to find out more ...then we can meet again on TUE next week? sound good?Also - to go from outside to inside changes the nature of the event

- public story in the public ears and eyes - for free

Becomes - if you can find us we are ....somewhere, not so out there.Changes the event so much. Art has to be on paper or cardboard. People have to come to us.True- a rain date is difficult - I agree. could do SAT of rain then on SUN?AND if we did want to have alternate venue where would we do this, indoors that is big enough? Public enough and in the Great City of Boston? or its lil' sister city Cambridge?Maybe Arts Council Person has an idea?N

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 7:36 amSubject: Bridge out of the box storytelling

Date has to be 10/11th or earlier Head of the Charles is 16/17

I am thinking the best (date)might be the 18th given the time for advertising etc. Any thoughts ? This is for bridge fest. Then, Norah,you will have some idea to tell the powers that be(DCR) or I could call if you'd like. === all the other dates would be'

Saturday Oct 3rd,10th 17th,24th or

Sunday 4 ,11th ,18 or 25th we can pick that now. Rain date as I said is tricky I think maybe a local rain place)