Over the weekend, I visited the hostel in central/eastern Mass with
melopoeia, drclaw, and coda, which will hopefully be the location of
a demoparty for 40-80 people next June. Some pics here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/val.grimm/Party2ndSiteVisitNovember2009 Some nice features I took away:
* Beds! Enough for everyone, cheaper than a hotel, and right there in the same building, just up a flight of steps or two, no elevators. :)
* Main room has lots of comfy couches and chairs.
* Dining room has tables already set up for computers and laptops.
* Sufficient power will be provided in both main and dining rooms.
* Big meadow! Right outside the main room. They have firewood and a fire pit!
* Kitchen for all our cooking/refrigerating needs.
* Remote enough that we won't be bothering anybody, but within driving distance of civilization for getting food and supplies (such as large inflated pancakes).
Feature/size-wise, it's the venue I wish we had for Impulse. As for ambiance, well, it's quaint as fuck. :) The site reminds me of Mekka/Symposium and Breakpoint (the original depot site) in various ways. I'm uncertain if we can get the northeast demo/art/music scene going again, but at the same time, I'm psyched.