Re: [Organizers] outdoor dances in parks?

2019-04-15 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Dugan, "*Sound*: At Congress Square Park, we shoot for 92 decibels." Is this measurement made with a calibrated meter? Right in front of a speaker?  50' back from the stage? A-weighted, Slow,  or  C-weighted, Fast? At an outdoor dance, 50' back from the front of the stage, A-weighted,

[Organizers] Re: Seeking news on covid infections from dances with vaccination

2021-08-23 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Folks,     I'm not on a hill, looking for a fight or intending to harm, insult or shame anyone. The best outcome of this exchange is for all of us to be a bit more educated. CDC / NIH / FDA:     Historically the CDC and NIH were sources of current, accurate health information. Small and

[Organizers] Re: Seeking news on covid infections from dances with vaccination

2021-08-19 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Liz and All,     I am in no way, shape or form a health expert.  At the same time, I'm reasonably intelligent and have been reading a lot and asking many questions.     Harvest Moon Folk Society started back dancing at River Falls Lodge, Greenville County, SC, in July. The venue is

[Organizers] Fwd: Re: Seeking news on covid infections from dances with vaccination

2021-08-19 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Mac, On 8/19/2021 2:50 PM, Walker Sloan via Organizers wrote: Breathtaking! "Big + for dancing, and singing together is an excellent builder of social capital!" The two MOST EFFICIENT methods possible for spreading COVID. Literally, you cannot invent more efficient activities for mass

[Organizers] Re: Speakers

2023-09-10 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Larry,     You can access a wealth of speaker knowledge over on the TradSound forum.     I haven't heard the PRX908.  I still like my old JBL EON10G2s. I've used the older K8s as monitors and liked them; am assuming the K8.2 is an upgrade. Of these two, just looking at the specs, I would

[Organizers] Re: Window curtains that might help w/ acoustics

2023-08-27 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Peter, On 8/27/2023 9:24 AM, Peter Martel via Organizers wrote: Hi Chrissy, If it wasn’t 4 hours away, I’d come up and take a gander (maybe I will anyway; I’ve not been to Arcadia yet), but let me say this: 1) One of my fellow organizers encouraged me to turn the volume down; I’m not

[Organizers] Re: Window curtains that might help w/ acoustics

2023-08-25 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Lisa,     Getting off-topic here: Am guessing you know there's more to these chemicals than the off-gassing the end-user experiences. Production is often in lower income communities where leaks and spills often result in only minor fines for industry, and significant health issues for

[Organizers] Re: Window curtains that might help w/ acoustics

2023-08-24 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi  Chrissy,     Paying an acoustics consultant a basic fee for a seat-of-the-pants recommendation might be the most effective money you can spend. Churches with amplified music have similar needs to venues for called dances  - complete coverage of the congregation, high intelligibility, and

[Organizers] Re: LVP floor experience

2022-12-19 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Steve,     As already noted, the subfloor question is important.     Contra dancing is pretty hard on floors/finishes. My prediction is LVP will have a fairly short life if regularly danced on. A proper wax finish might help extend the life. Wearing away bits of vinyl into the air doesn't

[Organizers] Re: Community building floor

2023-05-28 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Folks, On 5/27/2023 8:23 PM, Timothy Swartz via Organizers wrote:  a modified tung oil varnish.     Tung oil is a pretty low toxicity, fairly durable finish. Thanks and good health,  Weogo ___ Organizers mailing list --

[Organizers] Re: Twitter hashtags

2023-05-09 Thread Weogo Reed via Organizers
Hi Rich,     I always thought of the folk scene as an inclusive community. "our desired audience" This hit me on a personal level. Why be exclusive? Thanks and good health,  Weogo On 5/9/2023 9:39 AM, Rich Dempsey via Organizers wrote: We have disabled our Twitter account. In addition to our