[SA] REMINDER: BARBEQUE SUNDAY AUGUST 6

[Jack Dietz]

NEW: There is a potluck server at http://potluck.peace.net/arisiabbq/  
(log on with username "con" password "suite") where you can indicate  
what you plan to bring to share!

NEW: MBTA commuter rail information for those who wish to take the T!

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
AT THE EASTLAKE RESIDENCE
MONSTERRRRR PARTY!

Arisia will be holding a Summer Barbeque in conjunction with the  
August 6 Corporate meeting!  All Arisia volunteers are invited!

FOOD, FUN and SMOFFING

FOOD: We will have hamburgers, sausages, veggie burgers, soda and  
juice.  We'd love it if people will bring side dishes, desserts, and  
more beverages!  Please indicate what you plan to bring on the  
potluck server ( http://potluck.peace.net/arisiabbq/ , username "con"  
password "suite" ), and use it as inspiration to see what you'd like  
to bring!

FUN: Not only will you get a chance to be thanked again for all your  
work on behalf of the convention, but there'll also be lots of people  
you often never see except in January!  Take advantage of the chance  
to say 'Hi, how are you?' instead of 'Quick, do you have a radio?'

SMOFFING: You'll be able to bend the relaxed ears of our elected head  
honchos and honchettes, contribute more ideas for programming and  
events for Arisia '07, and get any questions you might have answered.  
In addition, this corporate meeting has some important details on the  
agenda, such as approving the budget for Arisia '07 and appointing  
the con chair for Arisia '08.  If you haven't been to a corporate  
meeting before, why not see how that works!

TIMING:

Again, it'll be on Sunday, August 6.  Come any time after 1!  The  
Corporate meeting will run from 2 to around 4, and we'll light up the  
grill once that's completed.  We'll start cleaning up at 8 to head  
out by 9 since it's a school night.

GETTING THERE:

The event is at Jill and Donald Eastlake's house in Milton, MA, just  
outside I-495.  Driving directions are at the end of this message.

We will be coordinating carpools from Metro Boston.  The nearest MBTA  
Commuter Rail stop is Forge Park/495 on the Franklin line, and a  
schedule is after the driving directions.  We will pick up and drop  
off there on request.

This should be a blast!  See you there!

Jack
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Driving Directions to the Eastlakes':
155 Beaver Street, Milford, MA 01757

Milford Massachusetts is located off I-495 south-west of Boston. It's
south of the intersection with I-90 (the Mass Turnpike) and north of the
intersection with I-95 (from Boston to Providence and beyond!).  When
flying, consider Providence's T.F. Green Airport.

- From the North, East, and West:
.. I-495 is Exit 11A off the Mass Turnpike.  The Mass Turnpike is Exit
22 off I-495.  From this intersection, proceed south to I-495's Exit
19, route 109.
.. Turn right west onto route 109 at the end of the ramp (there are
lights).
.. Move to the left lane over the next 1/4 mile.  You will be
surrounded by fast food chains, gas stations, a couple of hotels,
supermarkets, loads of other stores. Proceed to the intersection (just
past Richard's Restaurant with a prominent KENO sign, on the left)
with the sometimes blinking yellow light, it now cycles during most of
the day.
.. Turn left onto Birch Street (signs say Birch Street entrance to the
Bear Hill Business Area and points to the Massachusetts National
Guard).
.. Turn right at the end of Birch Street onto Beaver Street (keep in
mind that you could turn left here and one-way back to route 109).

.. Go down about 1/8 of a mile to the fork in the road.  Beaver Street
is the right fork, Maple Street is the left.  Use either one since
Maple Street T-ends into Beaver Street (you will turn left on Beaver
if you've taken Maple).
.. Look carefully at the mailboxes along Beaver Street as they count up
diligently.  155 is on the right, across from a masonry company
showroom and offices (not well labeled, but clearly a masonry
building).
.. If you see a horse farm on the left, you went a little too far and
should turn around.

- From the South:
.. Traveling north on I-495 from route I-95, proceed to Exit 18 in
Bellingham, route 126.  You'll notice the Hoyt's 14 theater on the
right just before the exit, also a Bread and Circus market and lots of
other businesses.
.. Turn left at the top of the ramp.
.. Cross over I-495 and proceed on Hartford Avenue (do NOT follow route
126 when it turns left at the Dunkin Donuts).  You will pass Varney
Concrete on the right (it's impossible to see in the dark).
.. Turn Right onto Grove Street at the cross-roads sign.  Grove Street
is a (mostly) residential street in Bellingham and becomes Beaver
Street at the (non-obvious) town line with Milford.
.. Near the end of Bellingham you will see an Equestrian Crossing sign,
a horse farm on the right (SLOW DOWN HERE), and then suddenly you're
in Milford.
.. We're at 155, the second house on the left, just across from a
masonry company showroom and offices (not well labeled, but clearly a
masonry building).
.. If you see businesses mixed in with the homes frequently, you went
too far and should turn around.

MBTA:
.. The nearest commuter rail stop is Forge Park/495 on the Franklin  
line.
.. We will come and collect people from the station.  Please let us  
know in advance, or call the house (508 634 2066) from the train or  
the station.

Schedules:
Departing South Station: 11:20am, 1:20pm, 3:20, 5:20
Arriving Forge Park/495: 12:19pm, 2:24, 4:24, 6:24

Departing Forge Park/495: 4:35pm, 6:35, 8:35
Arriving South Station: 5:38pm, 7:35, 9:35