Re: RAT Iowa Update

[Adam <kafclown@well.com>]

It sounds great, and I wish I could be there...

Unfortunately, I can not.

Have a great time!

>Dear All-in-all:
>
>    In Iowa now. Much goodwill surrounds the event. I've
>matched shelter requests with shelter donations. This
>note asks a few favors. If you are coming and still need
>a place to stay, could you get in touch? All donated
>beds/sofas are spoken for right now, but I'd be happy to
>shake the tree again. Also, if you plan on coming and
>are willing to go double occupancy on a room - could you
>put your name on a list and circulate it here? This
>could yeild savings or provide a forum for generosity if
>you want to give the extra bed away. With rides -
>regardless of your point of origin, if you're
>able/willing to take passengers, could you post? Could
>we make a separate list of everyone who's pretty sure
>they're coming? This would help with hospitality - how
>much food to get, what sosrt of rooms to hold. Lastly,
>if you're flying and would like a ride from the airport
>(fly into Cedar Rapids) - get me your arrival time. If
>you want to make your own way in, the shuttle van from
>CR to Iowa City runs twenty bucks, takes about half an
>hour.
>
>     Those renting rooms: the Iowa House is the most
>convenient - minutes away on foot. Not the cheapest;
>call and ask for their best rate. If they say they're
>full, ask for rooms held for under Theater Rat. These
>are smoking rooms with river views, $77 incl tax, single
>or double occupancy, two double beds per room. But if
>the hotel's not full, they have places that go for
>cheaper. City Plaza is also close; the B&B's are very
>nice and within  walking distance. List from original
>invite follows. If lodging is an obstacle to your
>coming, let me know - there always seems to be a way...
>
>     The cold can be quite an adventure if you're not
>used to it. The building is nice and toasty - but you'll
>need a good hat, gloves, socks to get anywhere.
>
>
>A draft schedule:
>
>February 17-20
>
>Thursday:
>7:30 pm. Assemble in the lobby of the Theater Building.
>Dinner, introductions, orientation, set the agenda.
>
>Friday:
>9-10 - Breakfast
>10-1 - Session A, Argentina
>1-2 - Lunch
>2-5 - Session B - Northern Ireland
>6:30-7:30 - Dinner
>8-9 - Performance, Dah
>
>Saturday:
>9-10, Interfaith Reflection: Prayer, meditation and
>activism (food avail.)
>10-1 - Session C, Yugoslavia
>1-2 - Lunch
>2-5 - Session D, Things Unsaid: Questions, Responses
>emerging from earlier sessions
>6:30-7:30 - Dinner
>8-9 - Performance, Kathy Randels
>10-12 - Rat Cafe, open performance space
>
>Sunday
>9-10 - Breakfast
>10-1 - Practicum: works created on site;
>writing/rehearsal methodology.
>1-2 - Lunch
>2-4 - What then must we do? Concrete proposals for the
>new theater. Also: the next conference.
>
>Your thoughts? Sessions A, B, C are presentations +
>conversation before the whole group. Saturday afternoon
>and Sunday morning may involve separate, simultaneous
>meetings with a general report back to the full group.
>Sunday afternoon is all of us, and this projection into
>future action is quite important.
>
>     Looking forward to the lists, and more, to your
>presence.
>
>Reprise - a partial list of places to stay, assembled by
>R.A. Wray, a UI student helping us out on this project.
>
>Hotel/Motel (Walking distance)
>
>Alexis Park Inn, 319-337-8665; $34.95/ single ñ $59.95
>for a 3 bedroom per night
>City Plaza, 319-337-4058. GROUP RATES. This is the best
>deal so far: $89.00 for 4 people per night provided we
>have a group of at least 20 there. (some haggle room in
>general, is the feel, ed.)
>Iowa House, 319-335-3513.
>
>B&B (Walking distance)
>
>Golden Haug, 319-354-4284; $75-99.00 per night
>Bostick Guest House, 319-354-2453
>Brown Street Inn, 319-338-0435
>Haverkamp B&B-319-337-4363-$40-45 per night.
>
>Coralville Motels (A short drive)
>
>Best Western, 319-351-0400-$99 per night I think.
>Comfort Inn, 319-351-8144-$56.70 for single/$63.00 for
>double.
>
>
>
>peace,
>
>
>erik
>
>
>



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