The
Great Dickens Christmas Fair Missive
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Dickens Christmas Fair 2009 December Missive #2
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Notes from your Missive Maven:
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Breaking records and
taking names! Looking good!
I
know you might not all have time to read the entire missives, but
please at least check the "In This Missive" and skim the rest. I get
lots of requests for information that was already in the missive,
sometime several times. Thanks!
Thanks again to all those folks who will be helping with the BPM party
this Saturday evening. Without Steve
Mayer and his company we wouldn't have our Great Dickens Christmas
Fair. (for details on the party, see previous missive)
Please
read all the information carefully and save and/or print it for further
reference.
Please remember to contact the folks referenced in each notice, rather
than hitting "reply".
Past missives can be viewed at http://www.cattaylor.com/missives.html
Thanks and see you Saturday morning!
Cat Taylor
Entertainment Director and Missive Maven
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Online Advance Discount Ticket Purchases End This Friday at 5:00PM
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| In
This Missive |
| Updated Website! |
| Young Victoria" Preview
Screening |
| Using Other Folks Green Room
Areas Without Their Permission? Very Uncool! |
| A Day at the Haberdashery |
| 221B (Game) |
| Roast Beef Special This Sunday
at 5:00 |
| PR Update from Adrienne |
| Reminder: Please Watch Your
Volume Near the Stages |
| Reminder: Lost & Found |
| Reminder: No Customers in the
Backstage Areas, Please |
| Reminder: Week Day Access |
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Updated Website!
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We have a lovely new website at http://dickensfair.com
Many thanks to Greg Anderson of Fezziwigs, Becky Miller of Greenman,
and
Amanda Sanow, Fair Graphics designer and webmaster. They have
worked hard over the past year to
bring us into the modern age with a new, beautiful, and versatile
website! Many additions will be made in the coming
year as we now have a great new platform thanks to Greg, Becky and
Amanda....
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"Young Victoria" Preview
Screening
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Thanks also to all the folks who participated in
the "Young Victoria" Preview screening event last night, especially Joe
Harney,
Laurie Tavan and Bob Crabb and the Coventry Carolers.
See some lovely photos shot
by Laurie's talented husband Jeremy Tavan here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=135479436832&view=all#/album.php?aid=355807&id=315679815857&ref=mf
Remember,
there's another one next week
(see previous missive and Adriennes' PR Update
below)
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Using
Other Folks Green Room Areas Without Their Permission?
Very Uncool!
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It has come to our attention that someone has been using other folks
green room
areas without their permission, using their supplies and leaving a mess
behind.
This is extremely uncool. Please don't do it and tell your friends not
to do
it. 'Nuff said.
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A
Day at the Haberdashery
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A bit of fun from the folks at the Haberdashery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXm19H-P0q4
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221B
(Game)
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(from Renata Phillippi )
A company I use to work for developed this video based game online
based on
Sherlock Holmes (and the new movie coming out). Given we are in the
midst of
Dickens season, I thought this would be a good thing to share with the
cast: http://www.221b.sh/
Renata
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Roast
Beef Special This Sunday at 5:00
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The roast beef booth is offering
1/2 off food items starting at 5pm Sunday Dec 13th! Costumed gate pass
holders
only! Happy Christmas from Jim and Nancy and the Roast Beef crew.
(see
previous missives for other participant specials)
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PR Update
from Adrienne
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After a big
media splash these past two weeks, the major PR placements are winding
down for
the season. However the great thing about online features (like Beth
Spottswood
and Culture Mob) is that they get passed along via the internet, like
being
"syndicated", which keeps our news fresh and popping up everywhere!
ONLINE
SFAppeal
Beth Spotswood video clip review/interviews:
http://sfappeal.com/culture/2009/12/see-spot.php
Beth
Spotswood's blog (386K+ visitors!),
http://bethspotswood.blogspot.com/2009/12/ye-old-hat-shoppe-et-al.html
Dark Garden
posted Beth Spotswood's clip on their site,
http://uniquecorsetry.blogspot.com/2009/12/video-interview-with-autumn
at-dickens.html
Break Media,
posted Beth Spotswood clip
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2009/12/dickens-fair-a-blast-from-the-past-1523591
SFGate.com
parenting blog feature, with B&W Fair photo, to appear 12/11|
Here's an online preview:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?&entry_id=53297
Culture Mob
great review,
http://culturemob.com/blog/my-day-at-the-great-dickens-christmas-fair-in-san-francisco
Splendora
Style & Culture review
http://www.splendora.com/blog/leisure/dickens_fair_san_francisco#
FunCheapSF.com
weekly giveaway featured pick, 3rd time this season, they received
"hundreds of responses for the tickets, a huge response for us"
PRINT
SF Examiner,
we are included in the movie ads for Young Victoria, 12/9
Common
Ground magazine, event feature, 105K circulation
Press
Democrat, Fair to be included in holiday event round up
TV
ABC-TV View
From the Bay, interview with Martin Harris "Scrooge", to air 12/18
and also posted on their web site
RADIO
KRSH 95.9
has been promoting Dickens Fair as partner with Copperfields Books
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YOUNG
VICTORIA Preview Screenings Update:
Two dozen
Fair performers including Queen Victoria and her entourage and carolers
entertained the hundreds of people waiting in line to see a sneak
preview of
the film (which opens 12/18). You can see photos of the evening on
Laurie
Tavan's Facebook page: "Dickens Fair Royals Young Victoria".
Our next
screening event is 12/15 at Embarcadero Cinemas, and if you're
interested in
participating, please be in touch with Joe Harney <cedyeus@yahoo.com>
I have some
screening passes, beautiful posters from the film, plus a few copies of
WE TWO,
the new book about Victoria & Albert, which I will be using as
giveaway
prizes on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Please follow us there!
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Adrienne
Biggs
BIGGS
PUBLICITY & EVENTS - for the 31st Annual Great Dickens Christmas
Fair
415-453-4474
www.dickensfair.com/media.htm
www.Twitter.com/DickensFair
Fair Fans on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70573503536
Rideshares: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=312272385509&ref=ts
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Reminder: Please
Watch Your Volume Near the Stages
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Please be aware of your volume near stages and environmental areas,
lower your
voices and aim your voices away from these areas. Thanks.
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Reminder: Lost & Found
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ALL lost and found will be at the Merchandise Booth at the front of the
fair. An item Lost by someone is NOT your happy find to
keep.
PLEASE turn in all lost items.
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Reminder: No Customers in the
Backstage Areas, Please
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Please do not bring customers in the backstage, even for the purpose of
taking them outside to inhale carcinogens. This is both for security
and
insurance reasons. Thanks.
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Reminder: Week Day Access
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Access to the venue during the week is limited. Mondays and
Fridays (NOT Monday thru Friday), between 10am and 5pm are the only
times
available for access. All other times, the building is locked
down for
all of our security and safety, and no one will be allowed in without
making special arrangements.
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For specific questions
regarding performing at the Fair or to submit a show proposal please
email Cat
Taylor
If your group would like to perform at the Fair for just one day
(school
caroling groups, etc., please email Robert
Young
For specific questions regarding vending at the Fair please email Vendors
For specific questions the beverage department please email Beverage
To learn what you can do to help save the Cow Palace, please visit
http://www.savethecowpalace.com
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