+ items added as minutes

Meeting Agenda (10/07/2008 7:30PM @ Ampersand Office)
Call to Order
	+ 7:34
	o  Roll Call
		+ missing: trish (running late)
	§  Assignment of Minutes and TimeKeeper
		+ brooks, minutes
		+ chris, timekeeper
	o  Introduction of Guests
	    * Drew Bergman
			+ missing - on way back from new york
	    * Heath Pecorino
			+ good ole heath, in the flesh (w9 in hand)
	o Approval of Agenda
		+ approved as is
Approval of Minutes
	+ approved

Report of Officers
	o President
	o Vice President
	o Business Manager
		+ jenni - yardsale  - $78 bucks
			+ $3393.29 in the bank, cannibal! money put back in
	o Production Manager
	o Artistic Director
		+ OAK GROVE cleanup - 9am - noon this saturday
		+ greg - claire thinking about jan 2010
			+ justino may direct in may 2009
			+ still need another director, someone new
		+ jvp wants to chat about "inside the actor's studio with jvp" with greg
	o Secretary
	o Others

Old Business
	o Writers Group - Any Update? (5 minutes)
		+ no update about some guy
		+ mary beth's new boyfriend, jack morgan, is coming back
			+ emily will follow up on that
	o VHSL – Update from Emily/Trish (5 minutes)
		+ trish: contacted director, will setup phone conference tomorrow
	o 501(c)3 – Update from Chuck (5 minutes)
		+ chuckles: waiting on stuff
			+ NEED: narrative
			+ NEED: conflict of interest policy
			+ NEED: to be done before november
		+ greg: narrative sent to jeff and chris
		+ jenni: gave chuck accounting stuff, needs to give her more
	o Barhoppers in LateFall/Early Winter (15 Minutes)
		+ noone is down with trying to do it soon
		+ mar/apr seems like a better option
		+ put out press release and put on website that we want scripts
		+ sam: work on getting us scripts, not closed to doing other very small shows

New Business
	o  Presentations
		+ heath: (and drew) visual arts idea - Enlarge and pixelate image, distribute the pieces to artists who finish them, and return them
			+ have an opening with lots of art, including the assembled image
			+ jeff: cost ideas?
				+ heath: postcards maybe
			+ chuck: who'll do it?
				+ heath: lots of individuals in the area
			+ sherry: belle grey may be an option for something like this
		heath: idea two - do stuff with VSDB
			+ wants to engage students in art projects
			+ heath will be contacting the administration
			+ greg: things could be put in windows
	o  Ideas
	o  Proposals

Discussion
+ chris: saw john fergossi, now at riverheads - is raising money
	+ working very hard out there
	+ jeff: wants chris to ask about buying ad space in their shows

Announcements

Members Privilege
	+ elections are next meeting, jeff will send out email for voting
	+ trish is going back to school, she'll be remaining a member at large
	+ trish: met with "ed" - he will attend the next board meeting
		+ interested in volunteering for art work (posters and what not)
	+ heath/drew - we're okay with them coming back, but still have to wait a year before put in an office
	+ brooks motioned for heath and drew to be reinstated, chris seconded
	+ heath: voted back on as member at large, unanimous
	+ drew: voted back on as member at large, chuck abstained (doesn't know the guy)

Adjournment