The Diggins Planning meeting on January 11th was very well attended! It was great to see everyone there. In Attendance: Dave W., Bernie, Gary & Yvonne, Larry, Danette & Floyd, Dave & Judith, Tom & Dolores W., Sherrin, John H., Marianne, Diane M., Ruth F., Thonni & Alan, John and Melinda H., John and Diane G., Jerry & Sandy, Jim & Louise, Amber & Kim.
We were able to confirm venue heads for most of the venues. We still have questions about Cazneau's Theatre, Wheelright, Express Office, Dag Studio, and a couple of smaller venues.
There are lots of grand plans for construction improvements, but we are, as always, limited by labor and funds. Larry and his crew are going to do what they can to accomplish what they can, but will most likely be prioritizing the bakery, canvas for the newer buildings, and doing what they can to develop a "starter" boarding house on the outskirts of town.
Amber led a productive brainstorming session on interpretive opportunities, and here are some of the ideas suggested: more roaming town with purpose (docents making demonstration purchases, etc), more business transactions occurring between costumed interpreters (auctions, selling out businesses leaving mines), develop a newspaper for the coffee saloon and reading room, info scavenger hunt for release at portals (or, alternatively, suggested questions and prompts for visitors to ask interpreters), head shots and "bios" of interpreters to post on this site or in green room, so our many interpreters can be spurred to interact with each other spontaneously, suggestions for interpreters to break ice with the curious public, merchants requesting drafts at the express, peddlers selling used items, cooked potatoes for sale, used clothes "bone man", better heirloom agriculture products.
Our next meeting is March 1st at 6pm. We are hoping to finalize shift schedules, budgets, and other fun stuff then!
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