[NewMusic] 21grand permit woes/Donations would help!

[Sarah - 21 Grand]

Thanks Damon! And thank you to everyone who has donated so far. I feel like
the biggest jerk right now for jeopardizing this place to play, that is
really there not for my ego, but for you and other artists and musicians to
do your work.

The short story that some of you have heard: this past Saturday night (4
days ago), while investigating the restaurant/bar next door, the OPD's
Alcoholic Beverage Action Team noticed we exist. They came in after our show
was over, though they had heard the music from the show outside. They saw
empty beer bottles, our cooler, and our bar jar - empty.  We were threatened
with being shut down and declared a "public nuisance" if we didn't get a
cabaret permit or special events permit, alcohol or not. We are working on
getting these things, but it takes time and visits to multiple government
agencies and the requisite departmental chain of command buck-passing.

If we were to get caught having a public event without permits, we could get
cited and fined, and this would have a negative effect on our prospects of
getting a cabaret permit.  This is to some degree a real-world application
of the principles/skills of improvisation ... and I'd argue limb
independence as well.

I have been asked what our financial goal is. We don't know how much this is
all going to cost, and I'm trying not to let the 0s at the end of these
things make me reach for the vodka on top of the fridge.

But to give people some idea:
Fire inspection and permits: so far - $430
mapping and research (to tell us if we're over 300 ft. away from a church,
school or library) - $133
Conditional use permit - $1900
Cabaret permit application fee - $600

we may have to do things like get a man/pass door installed in our roll up
door and get a sprinkler system.  We do not know yet, but I know that we
will have to pay and wait for them to tell us.

sl