Hi folks,
So some of you might have heard, that in Chicago last year, we did not have an event. This was because finding a venue was almost impossible after the theater we had been using for years was bought by a new owner.
We typically get around 300+ people who want to attend our event. A lot of them live in the city and depend on public transportation. Sadly, a lot of the beautiful, independent theaters in Chicago have gone under. Event spaces that are left (this includes libraries, theater spaces, big-box movie houses, community centers) are typically either way too small (only fit 100 people or less), are not handicap accessible, want to charge $10,000 or more (that is the non-profit price), don't want us exchanging money on the property, or want us to have our event on a Tuesday at midnight.
Also, holding our event in a non-theater makes me a little nervous because of how Swank wants % of the door on top of the flat fee.
Does anyone have any cool or creative ideas? Has anyone used Swank and still had money left over for donations? Any ideas or brainstorms are very welcome, especially if you are from a bigger city that has problems with how expensive everything is.
Thanks!
Sandra
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