This info is for those people attending the demo tomorrow in Aspinwall. Please come join us! if you aren't coming, just ignore this :)<br><br>Greetings all!<br>herein follows information for the demo tomorrow in Aspinwall. Please read....so you know where we are and how to find us :)<br>
<br>please, come join us!!! <br>if you have not told me you are attending, drop me an email or call. ***you can still come if you if you don't contact me*** it just makes it easier for us at setup to know how many people will be there. <br>
<br>my phone number is <a href="tel:412-721-5028" value="+14127215028" target="_blank">412-721-5028</a>. put it in your phone now, so that if you to call me...you'll have it. you can also call cathain. his number is <a href="tel:412-225-7666" value="+14122257666" target="_blank">412-225-7666</a>.<br>
<br>TIMES: the demo runs from 11-4. <br>Setup is before 10:30 - starts around 9:30. <br>
we are in a long alley (much nicer than it sounds ;) and that alley will be blocked to cars after 11. it's not a problem to show up later, just understand that your things will have to be walked into the demo site.<br>
if you have heavy stuff, get there before 10:30 :)<br><br>PLACE (Directions): Aspinwall. <br>To see it on a map, preferably google earth style, use "fox's pizza den, 17 brilliant ave, aspinwall pa" as your search term. you will see an unnamed crooked alley right before & behind the fox's pizza den, on the left side of brilliant ave. that ONE WAY alley is the event site. on google earth there is a big green field...we are going to be directly behind this. it is no longer a field - it is a 5th/3rd bank. fifth third. 5/3. strange name. <br>
<br>Aspinwall is on rt 28, near the highland park bridge. from pgh, take rt 28 north, get off at the aspinwall exit. the exit will look like you are going over the highland park bridge, but it will loop you around under it. go up old rt 28, called freeport road. you will pass a new bank called 5th/3rd bank on your left, note the location. you will see a railroad trestle on your right, and a green clock on a post on your left. the green clock is on brilliant ave, turn left. the turn into the alleyway is IMMEDIATELY after you turn onto brilliant ave! turn left. take the right turn in the alley WIDE or you won't make it around the bend... come in and we'll get you unloaded. (don't try to come in from the other end....it's ONE WAY :)<br>
<br>PARKING: in the alley for unloading. cars will be out of the alley by 10:45. <br>we have been told that it's ok to park at the bank. there are spaces across the back of the parking lot and some along the sides. if we have more cars than spaces we will judiciously park ourselves in. DO NOT JUMP OVER THE FENCE BEHIND THE BANK. we can hand things over it, but i'd prefer not to break the new fence. (fence jumpers may become pells ;) there is a sidewalk to the right of the bank that leads directly back to the demo area. this sidewalk contains a small set of stairs.<br>
<br>WHAT TO BRING: <br>BANNERS!!! please, if you have any sort of banner, bring it. we can hang them on the fence and make it look nice. <br>CHAIR - bring a chair to sit on!<br>Something to display would be more than welcome. :) we have some weapons coming, some 'japanese stuff', some spices, and a string activity. i've got a few folding tables, and hopefully will have enough tables to handle all the things we have. <br>
Aspinwall is supposed to be providing us with some drinks and food - this may be water and pizza, i'm not sure. you may want to bring a snack or some water of your own. up to you.<br>BANNERS!!!<br><br>MISC:<br>we are allowed to use the bathroom at the fox's pizza den. you may want to change there, or you may be able to change in one of the display tents we will have up. <br>
it is supposed to be 80 tomorrow, dress accordingly. but also please dress nicely. if you have a tin hat...please wear it :)<br>FYI - fighters will probably be fighting on a gravel surface. <br><br>INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC:<br>
<br>OUR 3 MAIN GOALS with any demo are:<br><br>1) <u>Present the SCA to the
public in a POSITIVE light.</u> This means don't talk about the swimming
hole at pennsic, don't talk about how many times Bear has broken his
fingers, don't show off your bruises ;) We want people to be impressed
with how interesting and SAFE we are, not how weird we are ;) (They can learn that later ;)<br>
<br>2) <u>Make sure that the public enjoys having us there.</u> This means
be FRIENDLY & nice, and talk to the people who are standing around
watching us. Please don't just talk to your friends. WORK THE CROWD. We want to
get people interested in doing what we are doing and we can't do that
if we just ignore them. <br>
<br>3) <u>Get people interested in doing what we are doing.</u> Yes, I
already
said that. It's IMPORTANT. The SCA can always use some new members. DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE
INFORMATIONAL HANDOUTS NEAREST YOUR SECTION OF THE DEMO if they seem
interested in us...please.
:) Ask the person if they would like a handout. Give them one. Ask
them to give us contact info. Invite them to drop into fighter practice.
Invite them to the next event. Be friendly, yet not creepy ;)<br><br>Ask people where they are from. Make sure they know the SCA isn't
just in Pittsburgh...just in case someone from far away has wandered into the Aspinwall street fair - ya never know ;)<br>
<br>PLEASE don't say "If you have any questions I'm over here." Try saying: "Can I explain...." or "Are you interested in..."
instead. It's much more
friendly :) PLEASE try to get people to give us contact info! if someone really seems interested, you can always pass them along to me for more info.<br><br>i hope i haven't forgotten anything...<br><br>if you have any questions/problems/etc, call me!!! thank you for coming out and supporting the barony!!<br>
<br>rufina<br>