Being Great Company at St. Joseph Church

Hello everyone,

Here 'tis - info on being the very best possible guests at our dress rehearsals and concerts.

"Upstairs" - is every space upstairs: the nave ("auditorium"), narthex ("lobby"), etc.

EVERYBODY
Food Upstairs - NO. Don't consume it or display it openly (i.e., wrapped salad plates, foam containers, etc.) No sight or smell of food in the nave or narthex.
Food In the Social Hall - YES. This is our eating space.

Water in closed containers - YES upstairs and downstairs. However: Pack out your trash.
Other beverages (coffee cups, juice, etc. etc.) NO. Not upstairs. Okay in social hall (pack out your trash).

Noise - The church hosts a group of homeless men who sleep in the church gymnasium, directly across from the social hall. I don't know when their lights-out time begins (I think, 8 p.m.) but if you see people in the gymnasium, PLEASE BE VERY QUIET WHILE IN THE HALLWAY AND ON THE STAIRS LEADING UP TO THE NAVE.
Noise, elsewhere - Save your singing voices by speaking in a low tone when in the social hall. The room is super-echoey. If you're not vigilant, you'll find your pitch and volume rising.

Things - Please be very careful when walking around anything that is free-standing in the nave or narthex. Particularly! - be careful if there are tables set up near or in the main processional aisle and topped with objects.

DRIVERS
Parking - dress rehearsals: Okay to use UN-MARKED parking spaces in the church parking lot. Okay to park on the street.
Parking - concerts: Not okay to use the church parking lot - find parking on the street (see below)
Parking along 18th Avenue (the front entrance to the church).
Do not park in the loading zone. You are allowed to unload people or equipment, but after you do that, you need to find a parking space.
Directly in front of the church, there is a patch of concrete that looks like a parking space BUT IS NOT. The church officials call this "the sidewalk" and cars do not belong on it. If in doubt, just follow the curb line from the actual corner of 18th and Aloha, down 18th. Park only in the actual street.

BE GOOD COMPANY!
Respect the space, space needs, and wishes of our hosts. Help each other to remember the guidelines.
I deeply appreciate all of the care and effort shown by everyone in our group, particularly when we're at St. Joseph.
Let's continue to work together as we respectfully engage our most important, CRUCIAL off-campus rehearsal and performance venue.

PRIZE CODE
Well, nobody gave me BUTTS IN SEATS from my previous post, so it still stands. Sits. Crouches. Whatever ;-)