4 Aug 2009: '+' indicates items added as notes
Meeting Agenda (08/04/2009 7:30PM @ &Office)

· Call to Order
	o Roll Call
	 + greg at his show
	 + jenni sick
	o Assignment of Minutes and TimeKeeper
	 + brooks minutes
	 + heath time
	o Introduction of Guests
	 + none
	o Approval of Agenda
	o Approval of Minutes
-          http://www.amparts.org/minutes/minutes.html

· Report of Officers· 
	o President
	o Vice President
	o Business Manager
       - Account information update
		+ 3864.10
		+ 697.36 for art budget
		+ wings: spent $137.68, took in $719, profit $581.32
		+ sunspots seemed to make a lot of sales
	o Production Manager
		+ brooks: working on quote for lighting equipment
	o Artistic Director
	o Secretary
	o Others

· Old Business
	o Writers Group - Update? Lola (5 minutes)
		+ lola: one guy showed up last month, but noone else showed
		  + they have been advertising, but business is really show there
		  + we think we should pull the plug
		  + steve and chevy never got back in touch with us
		  + need strong leadership to make this work
		  + we can re-visit it later, but for now it's won't be part of the agenda
		  + lola will send an e-mail out to "officially remove" ampersand from the project

	o Art Project (Mosaic) - Update from Heath (15 Minutes)
		+ heath: no new canvases
		  + need about 150, he's approaching VSDB
		  + going to contact mary baldwin
		  + date: looking at 18th or 19th of Sept
		  + meeting 11am on thursday about the RR-Smith center
		     + upstairs holds 100 people - $250/night
		     + galleries hold about 100 more - $500/night
		  + brooks: food and alcohol at this space?
		  + stonewall and bellgrae isn't out of the question, but we haven't approached them yet
		+ brooks: we could consider setting up a table at the oak grove music festival
		  + sent and e-mail to roz collins
		+ action:
		  + we should meet this weekend
		  + heath will talk to stonewall and the RR arts center

	o Pillowman Update - (5 minutes)
		+ jeff: nichole royce wants to direct it, but not until the spring

	o Wings Report - (10 minutes)
		+ went very well
		+ 138 people attended
		+ there are people we'll try to work with again
			+ sarah hope - looking for collaboration in DC, or at a satellite thing
			+ rachel - wants to work backstage

	o Set Storage - Update (5 minutes)
		+ brooks: hasn't done anything

	o Inner Circle - Update (10 minutes) Emily
		+ emily: auditions/callbacks: sept 12th / 19th
			+ going in parks and recs fall mailing
			+ funding not in, but may be as much as $2000
			+ ampersand owns the set stuff we buy

· New Business
	o Presentations
	o Ideas
		+ chuck: wayne theatre is very short on their fundraising
		  + could maybe do something to help there
	o Proposals

· Discussion
    * All in the Timing
		+ jeff: barhoppers style, 6 separate plays - 6 casts, 6 directors
			+ need producer, stage manager
			+ tentative dates: auditions in about a month and the show in 2 months at the gala
    * New Board Members
		+ patrick and karen difloria - caterer and husband
			+ let's talk to patrick about becoming a board member
			+ he also has a space he'd maybe let us have
			+ chuck, sherri, jeff will sit down with him in the next month
		+ mark tinsley - depo guy
			+ drew will invite him to the next board meeting
		+ bill jollouf - maybe so, we need to talk to him
		+ erica leach - wants to be involved
		+ Members - maybe we should get a bunch of members (as in the bylaws)
			+ Greg has people for this too
    * Board Member Dues
		+ due last feb
		+ $25 due last meeting

· Members Privilege
	+ lola: baja is expanding to have a stage and performance space
	  + remodel starts in november

· Adjournment