Hi everyone,
This is actually a re-do of my post the other day, so if you stopped by before and it looks slightly different that's why. Blogger seemed to be having issues that night and it totally lost my post as well as one RSVP. So take 2...
At first, I figured a few of us would choose the location together but that didn't end up needing to be the case as I found out not many bar/restaurants have the space for 100 people or so. After calling around to half a dozen suggested places, only one really fit the parameters of casual, not expensive, and available.
Even though we've had little response/RSVP so far, last time attendance was around 100. Figuring this way is much cheaper, I'm hoping at least that many if not more will come. The other spaces only held 60-70 and I figured winding up with extra room for something like this would be better than cramming into a too small space.
That being the case here are the location and format details:
LOCATION: Rochester Mills Beer Co. located in downtown Rochester, Mi.
We will not have a private room, but we will have an area of the dining room reserved for us.
There will be a live band/small dance floor starting at 10PM and I believe there are pool tables.
FORMAT: Casual, come however you are comfortable. Cash bar and order off the menu if you'd like. If not, that's fine too. I also figured we will have name tags so we can identify ourselves as we mingle etc.
There is an alternative to the format above. They do have everything from cheese/cracker/hot appetizer party trays to a pizza bar that we could order. My thought was to keep things really basic so that hopefully, even those on really tight budgets can still get there and visit with everyone since that's the whole point.
If you would prefer to have some sort of food for the group, please comment below. If there's enough interest, and we can keep the cost down, it's certainly open for discussion.
Also, please RSVP by going to the tab above and commenting. Since this is a standard blog, not all of the features can be turned off so you'll need to choose an identity. If you don't have a Google account etc. you should be fine with name/url and only enter your name, or anonymous.
Please spread the word and encourage people to RSVP! That's what we definitely need right now.
If you have any issues (like the ones that happened the other night) please don't hesitate to contact me either on Facebook or at my site www.cherylpickett.com
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Cheryl
