Boulder County house concert regulation update

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*** Thursday, March 13 at 5PM in the Pearl Street Courthouse is
hopefully our last public hearing on this topic. Public written
comments will be accepted through this next Tuesday March 4th. ***

If you can spare 2 minutes (preferably before Tuesday, March 4),
please write Boulder County acting Land Use Director Dale Case
(copying the 3 Commissioners below if you can) about your feelings
regarding the proposed “home events” regulation.

http://www.co.boulder.co.us/lu/code_updates/home_events/pdf/DC07001HomeEventsDraft011808.pdf

It would be best if you did not simply forward this e-mail but
actually used your own words.

dcase@bouldercounty.org

cdomenico@bouldercounty.org

bpearlman@bouldercounty.org

wtoor@bouldercounty.org

Here are 10 points to consider - you can pick and choose one or two
that resonate with you:

(1) Boulder County can exempt “home events” by simply changing the
definition of commercial activity. And do nothing more. There is no
difference in neighborhood impact between a private party host paying
the musician versus a private party voluntary contribution basket
paying the musician. Existing noise regulations should apply equally
to all outdoor events from BBQs to concerts. Focus on the impact not
the type of activity for a clean law;

(2) One obvious problem is how do you handle a New Year’s Eve concert
if it needs to end by 11 PM?;

(3) The linkage back to home occupation regulations adds an
unnecessary large complexity - this will confuse both house concert
hosts and regulators;

(4) The maximum sign size should be increased from two square feet to
six square feet per LUC 13-200 (A)(1)(b) which allows a 6 square foot
(12 square feet for lettering on both sides) temporary sign. This is
a 2-foot by 3-foot maximum size sign which is really not that large.
“For Rent” and “For Sale” signs of that size are routinely left up for
months so why question a home event sign for one night;

(5) The draft regulation is unnecessary because even the former Land
Use Director admitted the one or two obnoxious outdoor events per year
were dealt with existing codes regarding noise or commercial activity;

(6) The draft regulation is unenforceable because who will actually
record if you do thirteen or more events with 25 or more people. It
has many large loopholes (e.g. prayer meetings with music, benefit
concerts, political fund raisers) so regulating frequency creates
enforcement problems;

(7) The draft regulation is unconstitutional because it violates 1st
and 14th amendments - rights of free speech and peaceful assembly;
prior restraint; unequal protection under the law. Music is a form of
protected free speech. Why can wealthy people have as many private
parties as they want but a group of lesser means people can’t share
the cost? How is the impact different for 13 house concerts versus 13
political fund raisers or charity events with entertainment? All
these events could potentially have the same impact on a neighborhood.
Why is a 300-person outdoor polo charity event (regularly taking
place in Boulder County) allowed more flexibility than a quiet indoor
event even if the house concert host owns more land?

(8) Boulder County has already spent 22 months of staff time pursuing
this regulation with little to show. Taxpayers should be sickened by
the resources devoted to this non-issue. Imagine the additional cost
if a well-funded house concert host decided to challenge this
regulation aggressively in court…someone less cooperative would have
consumed far more staff time and legal resources;

(9) Many cities and counties around this country allow house concerts
to take place without conflict. Boulder County’s cultural reputation
has been damaged. Provide protection of house concerts in the Land
Use Code but do nothing more. House concerts build community so they
should be encouraged not discouraged;

(10) Prosecutorial discretion needs to be adopted. Boulder County
should re-evaluate the anonymous complaint policy. Former Land Use
Director Graham Billingsley apologized for the software error on the
initial inquiry (perceived high water usage) that should have been
immediately dismissed given Boulder County does not regulate water
usage. (The concern was unwarranted given how little well water is
used by the Chings.) The anonymous complaint the Chings received
could have started as an exaggerated 19-point “non-complaint” but
there’s no way to track anonymous complaints. The only name that is
registered currently is a hypersensitive complainant who has called
DIA over 500 times in one year to complain about airplane noise. Who
is being harassed?

Other municipalities have ignored anonymous complaints (as they could
be from outside the jurisdiction) or have required two separate named
complaints (so one chronic complainer cannot abuse the system) within
a short time period. Others have attached some penalty for frivolous
complaints.

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Former Pima County (AZ) Commisioner Clark Chapman sent me a copy of the letter he sent today to the Boulder County Commissioners. Thanks, Clark!

You still have time to e-mail commissioners@co.boulder.co.us or commissioners-AT-bouldercounty.org - and if that’s too intimidating just comment on the proposed regulations before Tuesday, March 4th

http://www.co.boulder.co.us/lu/code_updates/home_events/DC07001_meeting_031308.htm

2 March 2008

Boulder County Board of Commissioners
Boulder County, Colorado
via email

Re: House Concerts and Home Events

Dear Commissioners,

I regret that my wife and I will be out-of-town at the time of the March 13th hearing dealing with "home events".  I hope that this hearing will finally result in a return to reason on this matter that grew out of a set of misunderstandings about Debbie and Greg Chings' neighborhood house concerts and potlucks.  As you know, a divisive wound was dealt to the Magnolia Road community when (1) a habitual complainer mentioned the house concerts as an aside to his mistaken and misdirected complaint about the Chings' water usage and (2) a simple inquiry by a neighbor was treated by Graham Billingsley as a complaint.

The "day the music died" in 2006, the Land Use Department closed down these wonderful community events in the mistaken belief that the parties were somehow a "business," built on an absurd contention that anything not expressly permitted in the Land Use Code is forbidden.  Indeed, the Land Use Code appears -- by common understanding of the English language -- to permit the Chings' events since the Group Gatherings provision (LU Code Art. 4-517-C) specifically regulates "festivals" or "social gatherings" *only* if they involve more than 25 people *and* exceed 10 hours duration.  Since the Chings' events are never longer than 4 hours, they should be exempt from regulation.

Mr. Billingsley attempted to justify his interpretation that these parties were a "business" because there were contributions, in this case small donations from the party-goers to the singer-songwriters featured at the parties.  Under this interpretation, all kinds of social activities that traditionally occur in people's homes would be ruled illegal, including political fundraisers, charity events, Tupperware parties, Super Bowl parties, birthday parties, educational and religious events, and so on.  It is normal for people to reimburse their hosts for food and drink, to bring gifts to birthday parties, to pay clowns/musicians/other performers, to contribute to teachers, to donate to charities, and so on, at events in people's living rooms or back yards.

The more Mr. Billingsley tried to "improve" his draft code, the more intrusive it became, reaching into ever more living rooms in Boulder County and threatening an ever broader variety of social events.  The right thing to do is for Boulder County to realize that this whole process has been a mistake and just back away.

Even in the rural foothills, we all accept occasional noise (e.g. chain-saws at work, an amplified band, barking dogs) that would be intolerable if they happened incessantly.  There already are sufficient laws and procedures to address events or situations that exceed normal community standards and intrude seriously into the lives of others.  A complaint to the Sheriff and arrival of a deputy at the scene almost always suffices to quiet down a boisterous event or get people behaving appropriately with regard to sanitation, blockage of roadways, etc.  No new laws to regulate “home events” are needed.

That this matter should have arisen from such utterly non-intrusive events as indoor, non-amplified music -- much quieter than many people's stereos -- testifies to the exceptional sensitivity of the anonymous complainer, presumably Mr. Norman Lederman, who (along with his wife) was the sole person to testify against the Chings among the 150 people who attended the Board of Adjustment meeting last autumn.  Lederman recently wrote a highly deceptive letter to the Mountain-Ear newspaper about outdoors, amplified music, while his actions have shut-down inaudible, indoors activities of his neighbors.

I understand that Mr. Billingsley has left Boulder County government.  But if his strange interpretations of the Land Use Code continue to be held by his successor or by other employees of the Land Use Department, then perhaps you folks -- the Commissioners -- could clarify the code, for example by (a) stipulating that normal social activities are not automatically deemed to be businesses merely because money, food, or gifts are exchanged, and (b) stating that social activities that do not involve enough people or last long enough to qualify as a "Group Gathering" under the code are expressly permitted, provided that they do not violate other laws.  And there must be more accountability in enforcement of County ordinances so that a single idiosyncratic individual cannot wield power via an anonymous complaint.

My wife and I, who hosted you in our home for a neighborhood gathering last autumn, are very appreciative of your policies and efforts on behalf of the citizens of Boulder County.  We hope that you will agree that Mr. Billingsley's crusade was an aberration in our community's general support for the arts and for social networking that are epitomized by the Chings' house concerts. 

						Yours truly,



						Clark R. Chapman
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http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/04/no-headline---04elet/

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Thank You to Mr. Kaminsky. :rock

Auntie Hope :pickin

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Due to some scheduling changes, The Duhks concert at the Nederland Community Center has been moved to Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30. This concert will include new material from their next album (anticipated release date July 2008). This theater seats 261 only so it’s intimate.

$25 general admission tickets for this benefit will be sold through www.greenduhks.com. No service charges.

I haven’t set up these new shopping cart items on greenduhks.com yet but I will soon. These seats may sell out fast given that the next time The Duhks appear in Colorado may be the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 22) this summer! I am putting together a VIP package that will include two (2) tickets, an autographed original art limited edition poster commissioned by The Duhks, and a MP3 download of the concert. The MP3 will be professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered by top-notch locals. This VIP package will likely go for $100.

The Duhks are making a special trip to Colorado to support our house concert legal defense and to raise money for The Duhks Sustainability Project. If you or your company/organization wish to help sponsor this event please contact me. I am looking for both financial and in-kind help from finding a dozen airplane tickets to funding a short video promoting sustainability. Before the show, during intermission, and after the show there will be a mini sustainability fair. There will also be a silent auction so goods and services would be appreciated, too. This will be a zero-waste carbon-neutral concert. Discounts at local restaurants and lodges will be available for those who wish to spend more time before and after the show.

Please don’t forget the “home events” public hearing in front of Boulder County Commissioners this Thursday (March 13) at 5 PM. It’s telling us something when the public comment period closed BEFORE the Land Use department released their recommendations. Although Graham Billingsley has left, the acting Director Dale Case seems to be supporting Graham’s decision to regulate house concerts more than other private parties. Very unfair. More details at www.aspenmeadowshc.org

Here is a 2005 house concert sample by The Duhks. They lost to the Dixie Chicks for a Grammy nomination about a year ago so it’s a real honor.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~amhc/images/Duhks%202005/DeathCameAKnocking.AVI

To play .AVI files on a Mac’s QuickTime Player you may need to install a free trial decoder

http://www.3ivx.com/download/index.html

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Listen to http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&display=560&category=Radio_Interviews for a 5-minute interview

There are three County Commissioners and it looks like we have the support of one. If you live near Boulder please consider attending the 5 PM, Thursday 13 March 2008 public hearing at the Pearl Street County Courthouse. Or please convince some music lover to be there…they don’t need to speak but help fill the room. Unfortunately, most of the Nederland folks are attending a 6 PM Board of Trustees candidate night so I need help from Boulder and surrounding folks.

Reservations for The Duhks show at the Nederland Community Center can be made for

Tuesday 29 April 2008: http://ectores.luisys.com/make_res.php?event_id=279

Wednesday 30 April 2008: http://ectores.luisys.com/make_res.php?event_id=280

VIP packages and single tickets can be purchased via

http://greenduhks.com/index.php?page=shop&display=Benefit_Concerts

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I know it’s after the public comment period closed but I felt like getting this off my chest. If the intent is to encourage community building activities like living room concerts then this new regulation is not the right approach.

greg

Begin forwarded message:

From: Greg Ching greg.ching@mric.coop
Date: March 13, 2008 2:24:34 AM MDT
To: Cindy Domenico cdomenico@bouldercounty.org, Ben Pearlman bpearlman@bouldercounty.org, Will Toor wtoor@bouldercounty.org
Cc: Dale Case dcase@bouldercounty.org
Subject: Sample house concert video clips

Dear Commissioners,

I was disappointed the “home events” public comment period closed before the staff recommendations came out. While I realize this proposed regulation is not about my situation specifically, I think you should get some background on how it triggered almost two years of County attention. I certainly have no intention of going into this much detail at the public hearing.

First, I thought it would be useful for you to see a sample house concert clip. I would invite you to a house concert except I believe you all can’t be in the same private event at the same time as it would constitute a public meeting? And short of bringing a performer to you, I don’t have a way of capturing the experience. What I cannot capture is the potluck camaraderie that takes place the hour before the concert. My guests often have no experience with the performer; they come for the sense of community and music is second. Many neighbors bike or walk over but those who come by vehicle are asked to carpool. I generally have 6 to 12 cars depending on time of year…fewer cars in the summer. All cars park on my property.

Although these potlucks are private invitation-only events, over the years my neighbors have invited their neighbors to attend with them. If you’ve never actually attended a house concert, here is a 2005 house concert video clip by The Duhks (www.greenduhks.com) who are playing a post Earth Day event at the Nederland Community Center April 29-30 to help with my house concert legal expenses. The Duhks lost to the Dixie Chicks for a Grammy nomination about a year ago so it’s a real honor.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~amhc/images/Duhks%202005/DeathCameAKnocking.AVI

To play .AVI files on a Mac’s QuickTime Player you may need to install a free trial decoder

http://www.3ivx.com/download/index.html

For those on dial-up here’s a 2003 performance of Peter Mayer accompanied by Magnolia neighbor Steve Szymanski. We rarely use amplification…in over 100 concerts since 1999 we’ve amplified less than 10. This was actually our first experience when Peter came with a hoarse throat and begged us to let him use his amp. We have never received a single noise, traffic, or parking complaint. The July 2006 cease-and-desist was our first communication from the County.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~amhc/images/Peter%20Mayer%202003/MOV02481.MPG

Peter also participated in the 2001 Colorado Springs house concert zoning tussle that went in favor of the home owner. Again the issue was the definition of commercial activity and not any specific nuisance complaint - in fact the person who complained wasn’t even a neighbor!

http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A4358

http://csindy.com/csindy/2001-08-02/news2.html

http://csindy.com/csindy/2001-08-30/yourturn.html

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20011109/ai_n9994283

My neighbor Steve Szymanski is one of the co-owners of Planet Bluegrass. He wrote a letter early on addressed to you but I suspect only the Board of Adjustment saw it…if you have time you could peruse some of the many dozens of letters I received from Magnolia neighbors when this all came up in 2006. Here are a some representative letters.

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&display=417&from=48

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=388

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&display=374&from=60

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=397&from=24

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=415&from=60

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=422&from=72

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=382&from=72

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=348&from=84

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=395&from=84

http://aspenmeadowhc.org/index.php?page=press&category=Letters_of_Support&display=332&from=36

I presented some pictures to Land Use when this all came up showing the distance between my house and my immediate neighbors.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~greg.ching/Ching%20ZON-06-075/Ching_zoning.pdf

The initial inquiry made in May 2006 was about a concern over water which Boulder County does not regulate. Although we and Norman Lederman were told Eve Passerini was the complainant in July 2006, her name was erased from the record per this apology.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~greg.ching/Ching%20ZON-06-075/Passerini_mistake.jpg

I don’t know who made the anonymous complaint but my suspicion is this neighbor who wrote a 19-point “non-complaint.”

http://magnoliaroad.net/~greg.ching/Ching%20ZON-06-075/Lederman-non-complaint.pdf

My other immediate neighbors will testify that Lederman’s complaints are grossly exaggerated. He has a reputation of being a chronic complainer in our neighborhood.

http://magnoliaroad.net/~greg.ching/Ching%20ZON-06-075/DIA%20Complaint%20Statistics%20for%20Norman%20Lederman.pdf

I sleep well knowing that my two neighbor’s water usage concerns are unfounded as I subsequently installed a water meter. My household uses between 5 to 15 gallons a day per resident (two of us plus a dog). That contrasts to the 50-100 gallons per day national average for indoor water usage.

Finally, I fear Boulder County is going down a slippery Constitutional slope.

I do not believe Boulder County can get away with regulating only some home events such as living room concerts but not others. For example, many house concerts are charity events yet charity events are exempt from the proposed frequency limitations?

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0607/p18s01-almp.html

While I lack the funds to challenge this home events regulation in court, I suspect Boulder County will inevitably lose when someone with deeper pockets persists. As a taxpayer I do not want to see Boulder County pay lawyer fee reimbursements and punitive damages. You have much more important issues to tackle.

Thanks for taking the time to read this letter.

peace,

greg

Greg Ching
Aspen Meadows House Concerts
www.aspenmeadowshc.org

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Anyway, we “won” tonight. On principle, I’m unhappy that political fund raisers, charity events, and private parties can take place more often with fewer restrictions. But I’m satisfied by this compromise…it’s a vindication of what we’ve done. And the County Commissioners have asked if I’ll apply for the Planning Board…maybe I should make more lemonade from the lemons.

Although the Commissioners were unanimous in supporting house concerts, the vote was not unanimous. It was 2-1 with Commissioner Will Toor opposing saying he thought the regulation was too much…he wanted to only change the definition of commercial activity (our preference) to exclude home events such as house concerts.

Here’s the Daily Camera article

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/14/county-oks-house-concerts/

I do believe if the County noise ordinances were stronger (not in sensitivity but in penalty) than a $30 fine for repeated loud noise offenses we could have gotten the definition of commercial activity changed. Boulder County has set a dangerous precedence in being the first jurisdiction to adopt “home events” regulation. You cannot tell the difference between a house concert and a private party. Yet the private party has no restrictions on frequency, duration, or guests. I did warn the Commissioners that this regulation has Constitutional flaws but they felt pressured by the constituents who experience the one or two loud outdoor concert complaints that Boulder County receives each year.

If Colorado house concerts hosts are willing to lobby the State to give Counties more enforcement power over repeated noise offenders, then it’s worth trying to get this regulation removed. Right now, it’s a political compromise.

Thanks again to all of you who wrote, and if anyone attended tonight I offer special thanks.

The best thing you all could do for me now is to help get the word out about post Earth Day Duhks benefit concerts on April 29-30. Or buy a MP3, AFLAC, or CD of the show (via FestivaLink.net after the show or greenduhks.com before it).

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FANTASTIC NEWS, GREG! :thumbsup :rock

Auntie Hope :pickin

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http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/18/play-away/

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http://www.krcc.org/krccnews/2008/03/house_concerts.php

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Here’s your chance to get tickets to see The Duhks before the general public learns about these Nederland Community Center Theater benefit concerts. This will be their only local show before their Telluride appearance. And they will be performing new material from their upcoming July release. Hopefully soon, there will be a press release from Sugar Hill Records going to local papers and radio stations. Here’s a draft from earlier this week. See the links below for reservations. We’d love it if you can tell others about these concerts - and how they can support it via musical downloads or Hatch prints even if they can’t make the event. Silent auction items are also needed. Thank you for all your support!

*** SPECIAL EARTH DAY NOTE: If you are interested in helping fund a short documentary film on The Duhks Sustainability Project please purchase the original art Hatch prints via greenduhks.com. If you purchase in the next few days, we will put your name (or a loved one or organization) on the margin of this cool art poster. Only a very small run will be printed and The Duhks will autograph each poster. We are trying to raise $4,000 so we can capture the 30 April concert on film - contributions much appreciated. ***

“Sustainable World Music for a Fast-Paced World”

In support of the Aspen Meadows House Concerts (www.aspenmeadowshc.org) series, The Duhks will play two nights at the Nederland, Colorado LEED-certified Community Center theater. Performances 7 PM on both Tuesday and Wednesday 30 April 2008 will help reimburse the house concert hosts Debbie and Greg Ching who have spent over $25,000 defending the right to have quiet private living room house concerts preceded by a potluck. Proceeds will also benefit The Duhks Sustainability Project (www.greenduhks.com) which was launched in October 2007 to raise awareness about ways to live a more economically viable and ecologically sustainable lifestyle.

The Chings had not received any noise, traffic, or parking complaints before Boulder County Land Use sent a cease-and-desist order in July 2006. Rather than concede or sue Boulder County, the Chings tried to get the law changed. Boulder County agreed on 13 March 2008 to legitimize these community-building events with a precedent-setting Land Use Code revision hopefully complete by this post Earth Day celebration.

Both performance nights will include a mini Sustainability exhibition and silent auction. Selected live recordings from this concert will also be available for CD-quality download via FestivaLink.net.

This concert will include new material from their next album (anticipated release date July 2008). This intimate theater seats only 261 people.

$25 general admission tickets for this benefit will be sold through www.greenduhks.com. No service charges.

Reservations for The Duhks show at the Nederland Community Center can be made for

Tuesday 29 April 2008: http://ectores.luisys.com/make_res.php?event_id=279

Wednesday 30 April 2008: http://ectores.luisys.com/make_res.php?event_id=280

VIP packages and single tickets can be purchased via

http://greenduhks.com/index.php?page=shop&display=Benefit_Concerts

Questions regarding this concert or The Duhks Sustainability Project can be addressed via greg@duhks.com or 303.442.8855.

The Duhks (pronounced like “ducks”) are a 5-member Canadian folk-rock-Celtic-old time-bluegrass-contemporary-Latin-French Canadian-gospel (though usually described as folk rock or bluegrass) group. Four of them hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the fifth member is from Victoria, British Columbia. Their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions, while successfully integrating Latin-music-influenced percussion. Their first album, Your Daughters & Your Sons was nominated for a Juno award, their eponymous second album won a Juno for Best Roots & Traditional Album by a Group, and “Heaven’s My Home,” from their third album, was nominated for the 2007 Grammy award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

Aspen Meadows House Concerts strives to build community through consistent high quality acoustic musical performances in an intimate mountain setting. This is a private invitation-only potluck concert series not open to the general public. These private parties are not a business nor are they a business-related activity.

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http://www.rmchronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2137

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The new album won’t be out until July but you can catch some of the new songs on a professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered FLAC download (CD-quality) via http://greenduhks.com/index.php?page=shop&display=Benefit_Concerts#62 as part of a post Earth Day 2008 no-CD download - not a bad deal for $10! It will go up to $15.95 via FestivaLink.net after the 30th.

The Duhks will pick up to 13 songs from the concert recorded on both nights…this will sound much better than standard MP3s.

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http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/10/county-cuts-billingsley-69000-severance-check/

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Well now, isn’t that some piece of news! Go figure…

Auntie Hope :pickin

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http://magnoliaroad.net/~greg.ching/Ching%20ZON-06-075/MtnMusic-Tania-April08.jpg

http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/kunc/events.eventsmain?action=showEvent&eventID=730692

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We are trying to avoid plastering even 100% recycled posters everywhere. The lower resolution first link is what I would mail out to people but I am including the higher resolution posters in case fans want them.

Image to e-mail

8.5x11 300dpi poster

11x17 300dpi poster

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I had to make a difficult decision today to cancel the Wednesday April 30 show because advanced ticket sales have been disappointing relative to Tuesday’s show. The Duhks will still play on Tuesday the 29th. If there is sufficient demand we will consider adding back the Wednesday show - however the Wednesday waiting list will need to be significant to justify the overhead of a professional theater production.

If there is anyone on this Forum who had planned to attend Wednesday but hadn’t purchased advanced tickets please contact me. I will make up for your inconvenience. The folks on this Forum have been very supportive in the house concert legal defense with letters and appearances.

Running a theater production is very different from hosting a house concert. And running it one notch higher than previous theater benefits has brought on new lessons. I took my eye off promoting ticket sales while attending to my wife’s family needs these last few months - my father-in-law died this past week. He was darn proud we fought Boulder County and won! In retrospect, it would be have been simpler adding a second show instead of planning for it initially. I’m sorry I didn’t make this decision sooner. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

To make a reservation for the Tuesday night, April 29 show please make a reservation via

EctoRes (no service charge)

Doors open at 6:15 for the Sustainability exhibits and silent auction (includes items donated by Planet Bluegrass and New Belgium Brewery). Please note there will be no alcohol sales except what you can purchase via the silent auction - there wasn’t enough time when this show was confirmed 5 weeks ago for a liquor license. Sorry!

Special VIP packages are available via www.greenduhks.com are available for $100 that includes two GA tickets ($50 value), one autographed original art poster suitable for framing ($50 value), and one FLAC download (up to 13 songs from the concert selected by The Duhks professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered - $15.95 value).

If you know others who might be interested, please share this page with them. Or just send them to www.aspenmeadowshc.org home page. Ticket stubs will provide discounts at specified Nederland restaurants before the show so it might be fun to organize a group. Thank you!

KUNC concert calendar description

The Duhks benefit poster (low-res)

Mountain Music interview

Folks who want to support this benefit but can’t attend can purchase professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered CD-quality FLAC downloads at a 37% early bird savings ($10 instead of $15.95) via

CD-quality FLAC concert download

or limited edition (100 copies only) original art autographed posters via

Limited edition autographed art posters

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BoCo Home Events Amendment

Wish Tupperware would send me a check to my legal defense fund. :slight_smile:

This is an imperfect regulation as you can still as many private parties, charity events, political fund raisers, prayer meetings with donations, etcetera that have the same impact as a house concert. Folks who hold 300-person outdoor polo events get more protection than quiet living room concert hosts. Sigh.