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by Arren
Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:29 pm
Forum: Volunteering
Topic: EVS 2016 (?)
Replies: 1
Views: 6611

Re: EVS 2016 (?)

Hey Zuzka,

The best way to enquire about EVS is through evs@theforest.org.uk.

Best of luck!
by Arren
Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: Building/Maintenance
Topic: Forest closure for PAINTING YES and such
Replies: 0
Views: 7835

Forest closure for PAINTING YES and such

Hey pals,

Forest is closing 13/14 July to repaint and generally refresh. Very open to ideas and, of course, help!

Largely healdining this project are Bree and Ellen. We're even ... painting over the mural. We'll need another eh.

Love xxx
by Arren
Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Sock Box - Altruistic Current
Replies: 2
Views: 9730

Re: Sock Box - Altruistic Current

Hey Mr. Current, I think this could find a spot in our Free Shop. We've had a set of shelves dedicated to dropping off and picking up free stuff for many years now, and could certainly encourage the sock idea within it. We also do suspended coffee, so people coming by for socks could grab a hot drin...
by Arren
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: Front of House/Gallery
Topic: 4by8 - whoooo??
Replies: 0
Views: 7481

4by8 - whoooo??

Hey y'all, 4by8 has been the same for ages (one half empty, one half very old). Has it got a team?? We get questions to the events e-mail occasionally, and the kitchen too, about visual stuff. Where should we be sending them? Is there a folder somewhere with details of bookings for the walls, contac...
by Arren
Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: christmas eve
Replies: 1
Views: 8718

Re: christmas eve

Nice one!
by Arren
Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:16 pm
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: New menu
Replies: 1
Views: 7849

Re: New menu

Dahl is a huge hit. Plates of it with salad look and taste amazing. The menu board itself is really eye-catching but crystal clear. Yay!
by Arren
Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:15 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: August events to-do list - help us!
Replies: 3
Views: 11150

Re: August events to-do list - help us!

The above is basically minutes from our last meeting too. It was all August ideas. Many many action points.
by Arren
Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:11 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: August events to-do list - help us!
Replies: 3
Views: 11150

August events to-do list - help us!

EVENTS TEAM TO DO 29/07 Sign up for event management/sound tech shifts! Rota in kitchen. Publicity: Poster-sized versions of fliers (A3, 2 of each?) LOTS of flyers to give out! How? Where? (Interns, similar venues, meadows on sunny days) Murals/chalk (outside of Forest? Elsewhere?) Advertise open sl...
by Arren
Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:51 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Craftivism and Edinburgh World Justice Festival
Replies: 17
Views: 37458

Re: Craftivism and Edinburgh World Justice Festival

I can't make pre-6pm but could duck in part way through...
by Arren
Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:32 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

I added you to the google calendar, did it not come through? Everything's pretty much nailed down already, with some exceptions that're moving more slowly. We're in a position to print fliers as soon as they're designed. Not sure of Stevie's timescale for the month-long one. Suky is going to have th...
by Arren
Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:27 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

This is quite awkward as they've shuffled a few dates with this coming closest to confirmed. I could encourage them towards another date but I did tell them "I have booked 7th provisionally so it doesn't get snapped up before we can confirm". They are 3 female 1 male. Would it be too disappointing a...
by Arren
Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Yeah we need to start. We also need to meet up. Can't publicise before we have a name. Well, I could do a Facebook schedule-type event to start us off tthen edit it when we've all met up. Yeah I'll do that tomorrow. As for poster we need word from Stevie.
by Arren
Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:52 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

A name for the month would be great. How about 'The Mullet Festival' to be opposite of Fringe? Or something else hairy? We like hairy pits, too... Culture Laser win! Nice one. Mighty Oak soundsystem wanna do a club night. We should give them the late bit of a party, maybe opening party? Would kick o...
by Arren
Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:07 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Stevie's on it with the poster/flier. I'm on the Facebook stuff. Could do with someone to do some Soundcloud and Twitter stuff. A launch party for the schedule is an interesting idea. What kind of thing? Any other publicity ideas from anyone? Shall we do a press release? Never got us anywhere before...
by Arren
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:53 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Excellent. Feels like an elegant approach. Iain would you contact Caro?

On an unrelated note, we have a rather exciting bit of interest from Mighty Oak Sound System. Big reggae collective who want to do an 11-3 set one of our big nights. Could be amazing. Any thoughts on where to put them?
by Arren
Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:11 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Rachel's (quite amazing) poet friend hosts a slam in Glasgow which twice has only invited female performers but not mentioned anything on the billing. I like this idea a lot for loads of reasons, main one being it says 'this is not a big deal' about a gender situation people won't come across often....
by Arren
Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:20 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Craftivism and Edinburgh World Justice Festival
Replies: 17
Views: 37458

Re: Craftivism and Edinburgh World Justice Festival

Yes yes yes yes yes! Not a majorly experienced activist but very interested.
by Arren
Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:59 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Guess we should do it then! I don't disagree with taking active steps to redress long-standing inequality, I think that's very important. My initial instinct against it was that I have seen the Forest as a very gender equal place, and have celebrated many times being able to just think in terms of '...
by Arren
Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Jen and the Gents are available 14th, 16th, 17th. 16th is birthday party, should we invite them along??
by Arren
Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:48 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Yeah more non-music stuff would be great! We should think about regular low-maintenance daytime stuff upstairs. Unplugged things, participatory things... stuff that wouldn't cause problems if nobody showed up (in case of lovely weather). Miss Annabel Sings' event Psychomanteum is sounding incrdible....
by Arren
Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:18 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Just read the description of 'The Happening'. Looks well good.

You can add notes to Google Calendar events if you click 'edit event', and can put the confirmed events in green, too. Without clicking through you can do only title and time.
by Arren
Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:05 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Jen and the Gents want in on someone else's night, one of their possibilities is 14th. If that night goes to Max he might want to know they're an option. 14th is definitely a good one for Max. So 7th, 14th, 21st, 22nd would all work. I kinda hope he wants the Friday, they're great fun. Yeah the time...
by Arren
Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:47 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Argh Stevie the 8th is not available for Max. It's Less is Mor. That was meant on the 7th entered in the wrong time zone. Could you correct this with him? I will correct all time-zone errors tonight. Also you could let him know that if he takes 14th Jen and the Gents are enquiring about a set that n...
by Arren
Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

In what way out of control? Calendar looks pretty good to me so far. Should find any clashes really early on this way. Dunno about Hard Rock Monday coinciding with Ross Neilson. It obviously could if it's upstairs until midnight then downstairs til 3. Really doubt it could with Dead White Males on t...
by Arren
Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:45 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

3am close, yes to upstairs but no amplified live music and needs to be calmed down about 11 (though by no means silent).

I entirely thought Miss Annabel Sings was both! I will sort the seance now I know. That explains some other confusions!
by Arren
Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

It looks as though I've filled in half the calendar using the wrong time-zone! Things that should start at 1930 Thu are starting 0030 Fri. Will fix when I get a chance but caution is advised until then!
by Arren
Sat Jun 21, 2014 9:04 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Barely making a start on that and won't have any time tomorrow, but how's this for a system: -When you talk to someone, gather dates that work for them and keep things provisional. -Check the calendar and if the first-choice date is free, make an entry. -Orange for provisional dates, green for confi...
by Arren
Sat Jun 21, 2014 6:56 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

I can try to get some stuff in the calendar during my NM shift tonight, but it's Stevie who noted everything in the most organised way on Tues. Will do what I can!

Agreed a full meet-up is prudent.

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by Arren
Sat Jun 21, 2014 3:19 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

15th is good for DIVE.

We need a date for Annabel's solo show, based around a seance. Totally separate except that she's doing both.

DIVE definitely gets a full night, I was hoping you'd ask her whether her solo show would finish in time to put things on afterwards.
by Arren
Sat Jun 21, 2014 2:09 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

Stevie may be able to clarify further but i think all Saturdays were earmarked for something. Mon11th also taken. From memory his other dates are free. We should start filling that calndar right away to make this stuff easirr. Iain, could you ask Annabel whether her show would suit something afterwa...
by Arren
Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Fringey Stuff
Replies: 70
Views: 110408

Re: Fringey Stuff

I like everything there except female singer-songwriter night. We've never worried about the gender/sex of volunteers before. Screenings sound great. What time of week/day? When I get home I'll get a list together of bands and nights they might be suitable for. Definitely up for the calendar, how do...
by Arren
Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:30 pm
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: Burrito recipe ideas
Replies: 5
Views: 15571

Re: Burrito recipe ideas

Those spicy ones were pretty incredible. Liked the way they were folded around some sorta leaf. What was it? Would they be easy enough to make for us vollies and NMs?
by Arren
Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:55 pm
Forum: Sound team
Topic: Is there anybody out there?
Replies: 1
Views: 9346

Re: Is there anybody out there?

Hello! So it's me, Adrien and Federico Adrien Brochier <a.brochier@free.fr>, Federico Musiu <federicomusiu@gmail.com> Adrien is a non-Facebook-user so email has been the way of contacting him so far, he's keen and competent and nice. Federico is all of the above too but isn't fluent in English so it...
by Arren
Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:06 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Events team meeting 06 Nov - Minutes
Replies: 0
Views: 8384

Events team meeting 06 Nov - Minutes

Events team meeting minutes 06/11 INDUCTIONS Is anyone available to represent events team at volunteer inductions 1200-1400 on Sun 17th? (Some of you may like to go along regardless, it’s for new/fairly new vollies to learn about what Forest is, and some safer spaces stuff too) LIBRARY/DISCUSSION GR...
by Arren
Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: If Forest Did Breakfasts...
Replies: 6
Views: 16474

Re: If Forest Did Breakfasts...

Yes to granola, yes to porridge.

A stack of bagels served on a CD spool

Can we puff our own rice?

Fruit salad! Love fruit salad. With white wine.

Halloumi in funny shapes
by Arren
Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:13 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Events team meeting 30 Oct
Replies: 0
Views: 8106

Events team meeting 30 Oct

Events team meeting 30 Oct 2013 Check projector – is bulb really broken? If so buy a new one! SOCIAL MEDIA Alice to set up Forest Instagram (we suck at sharing photos of great events) Pierre to liaise with Harry Giles re: website help Soundcloud and Youtube channels could be much bigger help to gras...
by Arren
Sun Oct 20, 2013 10:03 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Forest of Nightmares, Hallowe'en week - any ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 8969

Re: Forest of Nightmares, Hallowe'en week - any ideas?

Wow that is as good as sliced focaccia dipped in Palestinian olive oil, toasted nuts and seeds and Maldon flaky sea salt. With mint. Thank you very much Danni will be thrilled!
by Arren
Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:29 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Forest of Nightmares, Hallowe'en week - any ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 8969

Forest of Nightmares, Hallowe'en week - any ideas?

Hi all, Forest of Nightmares coming up very fast now, full details here for FB users: https://www.facebook.com/events/197267867122929/?fref=ts I am scrounging for ideas for publicising it, or any other ideas at all! We haven't yet done anything with the press, but I am on that tomorrow (rather belat...
by Arren
Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Inky Fingers is back, yo!
Replies: 4
Views: 12758

Re: Inky Fingers is back, yo!

Are we ever going to try drums down there? Not pushing for it, in fact not very keen as things stand, but curious of others' thoughts.
by Arren
Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:49 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: JUKEBOX
Replies: 4
Views: 13432

Re: JUKEBOX

Nobody's been updating Soundcloud. Will mention in. I do have a bunch of CDs from people who've played though, I'll rip 'em onto a hard drive and get them onto the juke box.
by Arren
Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Minutes events meeting 02 Oct
Replies: 0
Views: 6556

Minutes events meeting 02 Oct

Events team meeting, 02 Oct 2013, Minutes Action points: Try to sort out speaker direction for film screenings - ARREN (ask Buildings team) Skills sharing book to be created (run like flat book? Language section?) - ELA More workshop ideas needed (face painting???) - PIERRE/ALL Find out whether ther...
by Arren
Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:29 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Inky Fingers is back, yo!
Replies: 4
Views: 12758

Re: Inky Fingers is back, yo!

This sounds well gid like. What's the verdict on basement use? Are we getting bolder with it? Been really succesful with gigs so far and this'll be quieter.
by Arren
Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:45 pm
Forum: Sound team
Topic: Joining sound team?
Replies: 1
Views: 8469

Joining sound team?

Hi sound team, I was at an events meetings recently and it was suggested that I may be useful on the sound team. I have experience setting up gigs of various sizes but all from at least 5 years ago so will be rusty! Is there a good time to pop in and be quickly shown around the gear, after which I c...