High School, Mount Nittany Middle School, etc.
Volunteers Needed
- Manager – oversees everything
- Assistant Manager – acts as floater to help as needed
- Coffee/snacks chief – oversees coffee and snack area
- Coffee/snacks 1st shift – makes coffee, runs snack table through end of 1st break
- Coffee/snacks 2nd shift – coffee & snack table from 2nd break through end, cleans up
- CD and Door chief – oversees CD sales and ticket taking
- CD and Door crew – three people assist
- Stage Manager – oversees all performance aspects, sometimes MCs also
- Sound – two people set up up & run sound system, including sound check
- MC – emcees show, shmoozes with audience & performer, takes care of performer
- Bakers (15) – bake 80 to 100 pieces each
Timing
| Time, with Opener | Time, no Opener | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 | Sound people (2) arrive and start to loading/setup | |
| 4:30 | Manager arrives at venue | |
| 4:30 | Asst manager(s) and snack chief meet at CWB to transport stuff | |
| 4:30 | Sound check begins for main act | |
| 4:45 | First shift snack table person arrives | |
| 4:45 | Plug in coffee pot first thing | |
| 5:00 | MC arrives with food for performers and stage crew | |
| 5:15 | Sound check begins for opening act | |
| 5:45 | Door, CD sales people arrive | |
| 6:15 | Bakers arrive, 2nd shift coffee arrives any time | |
| 6:45 | Parking volunteers go out to direct parking | |
| 6:45 | Bakers arrive | |
| 6:30 | Doors open | |
| 7:00 | Show begins, Opener, if any, otherwise Main Act starts and there is only one break) | |
| 7:25 | 7:45 | First Break 20 minutes (but tell the audience TEN!!!) |
| 7:45 | 7:00 | Main Act Set 1 |
| 8:30 | — | Second Break 30 minutes (but tell the audience TWENTY!!!) |
| 9:00 | 8:15 | Main Act Set 2 |
| 9:45 | 9:00 | Encore(s) |
| 10:00 | 9:15 | Show Ends |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | All packed up and out of the venue |
Afterwards
Everyone (excepting bakers) stays until all cleanup is finished or until the manager says they are no longer needed.