Acetarium Summer Retreat 2014

View from the porch at Sturdivant Island.

The Acetarium Summer Retreat 2014 is the Acetarium's 2014 end-of-summer retreat.

Location We've rented part of an island off Maine. Near Portland, (accessible by Amtrak), Falmouth is the native home of the Abenaki tribe, and the port of launch for Sturdivant Island. See: [1] for more information on our little bit of island.

Dates: September 4 - September 8.

Description

This trip is designed to offer a last escape and farewell to summer. It will be a time for friends to gather together and enjoy the natural beauty of Maine, sleep-in, explore, and maybe work on some projects.

Cost

$30 per night, per person. Total length of trip is 4 nights.

Payment can be made via:

• Bitcoin?
• Cash
• Personal check made out to Alexander Ose

Refunds will be issued if something bad happens and we can't go.

Budget

In the interest of transparency, we will keep this section up-to-date with all budgetary decisions.

The total cost of the rental is $2,043 (this number includes taxes and fees).

The per-person total of $30 per night is based on an average occupancy of 16. We fully expect more than 16 people. Therefore, there will likely be a budget surplus which will be applied to group costs like food, drink, and any previously unforseen expenditures.

Activities

Art projects!

Board games!

• Hector / War On Terror (2nd Edition)

Swimming!

Heated discussions about gender politics!

Toki Pona learning and debate club

Drinking!!

Talks! Friday night around the fire we'll be doing some slide free lightning talks. Please add your name and topic here, if applicable.

• Name / Topic

Useful Information

• There is no WiFi on Sturdivant but...
  • According to the owners, there is 4G mobile access.
  • T-Mobile's coverage maps assures readers the entire island should have 4G access and the part where the cottages are should be covered with the highest power coverage.
• There is no television, however the Internet assures us it is unnecessary.
• There is a beach, a grill, a firepit, and a lobster cooker.
• The cottage is run by solar panels and a back up generator.
• The water is "brackish," and drinking it unfiltered is not recommended.
• Check-In: 4:00pm
• Check-Out: 10:00am

Much more information can be found on the official rental page.

Getting There

It is a two hour drive. Parking can be arranged for at Handy Boat Marina about a 10 minute boat ride away in the island skiff. Parking is $10 per day and require reservations.

The train ride from Boston is 2.5 hours, leaving from North Station. It costs $20-30 each way.

The island is only accessible by boat. There is a water taxi that will go to the island.

An 18' rough weather skiff with outboard motor that can support up to 8 people is included with the rental. The property caretaker will orientate renters on its use. They may or may not work to transport people to camp.

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Group 1: Man with the van:

Alex will be renting an eight-seater van and driving to the island. For anyone thinking of biking or taking the train, this would be a good way to get your supplies to the island!

The van will be departing The Acetarium on Thursday September 4th, at 4:00pm

Kickin' in the front seat: Alex, Maluhia

Sittin' in the back seat: Sarah, Laura, Joannah!, Shauna

(The van is full on the way up!)

The van will be departing Falmouth, Maine on Monday September 8th, at 8:00am

Which seat should I take: Alex, Maluhia, Noah

(There are still seats available on the way back!)

(This schedule is carefully designed for slackers who want to only take one day off from work!)

A van donation of $15 each direction would be appreciated, but not required.

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Group 2:  ????

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Group 3:  ????

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Attendees

Please let us know if you want to come as soon as you can. Confirmed means you are definitely coming. Pending means you are planning on coming, but are uncertain. Tentative means you would like to come, but cannot commit at this time.

Name	IRC/Nickname	Arriving	Departing	Status	Paid (Confirmed)
Alexander Ose	maalox	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Maluhia	maluhia	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
mollydb	mollydb	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Laura	Laura	9/04	9/08	paid	$90
Micah Schwartz	Micah	9/04	9/08	paid	$90
Noah	swartzcr	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Shauna	shauna	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Sarah	sarahg	9/04	9/07	paid	$90
Jordan		9/05?	9/07	paid	$90
Avi	fiendish	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Kitchen		9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Daf	daf	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Carolyn	carolyn	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Mitchell	tchell	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Jess	n/a	9/04	9/08	tentative
David	n/a	9/04	9/08	tentative
Joannah	n/a	9/04	9/08	paid	$60
Jeffrey Warlock	jywarren	9/04	9/08	paid	$120
Jonathan Marcus		9/04	9/08	tentative
Hector		9/04	9/08	confirmed
Steve	xxv t	9/04	9/08	tenative
Colin	n/a	9/05	9/07	paid	$60
Bethany	paxxa	9/04	9/08	confirmed
Will Macfarlane		9/04	9/07	tentative
Katie Gradowski		9/04	9/07	tentative

Totals: 17 paid, 0 confirmed but awaiting payment, 6 pending or tentative. $1800 paid so far.

(Edit this section to add your name!)

Rooms

[Maps Map!]

• Main Cottage 1st Floor: Queen bedroom, bedroom with bunk bed
• Main Cottage Open Lofts: There are two lofts, containing a total of three queen sized futons accessible by ladders.
• Small Cottage: Two-twin beds, can be combined into a king size.
• Water Tower: one queen futon, one king mattress
• Billiard Building: loft with futon
• Bali House: basically a lean-to with a queen sized bed (dibs!)

There is also space for tents.

Occupancy

	9/04	9/05	9/06	9/07
Main Cottage Queen Bed	Sarah	Sarah	Sarah
Main Cottage Queen Bed		Jordan	Jordan
Main Cottage Bunk Bed
Main Cottage Bunk Bed	Joannah	Joannah
Loft Futon #1	Avi	Avi	Avi	Avi
Loft Futon #1	Kitchen	Kitchen	Kitchen	Kitchen
Loft Futon #2	Shauna	Shauna	Shauna	Shauna
Loft Futon #2
Loft Futon #3	Noah	Noah	Noah	Noah
Loft Futon #3
Small Cottage
Small Cottage
Water Tower Queen Bed	Laura	Laura	Laura
Water Tower Queen Bed	Micah	Micah	Micah
Water Tower King Bed	Maluhia	Maluhia	Maluhia	Maluhia
Water Tower King Bed	Alex	Alex	Alex	Alex
Billiard Building	Daf	Daf	Daf	Daf
Billiard Building	Carolyn	Carolyn	Carolyn	Carolyn
Bali House	mollydb	mollydb	mollydb	mollydb
Bali House

Paid attendees listed in bold.

(Swapping spaces is encouraged. Feel free to "sleep around"!)

Food & Drink

Dinners will be pre-planned and semi-organized! If you're a good cook, this is your chance to shine. Each night, somebody will be in charge of making a meal. This person, along with selected assistants, will be responsible for all planning, buying, and execution.

Plan ahead! There are no grocery stores on the island. We will have to bring everything with us. Some general consumables will be a group acquisition. We'll figure out some ways to divide up these responsibilities closer to the retreat.

Breakfast, lunch, and snacking will be ad hoc.

Date	Chef de cuisine	Under chef of the kitchen	Roundsman
9/04	Maluhia (enchiladas, rice, salad, fun)	Alex (hotness)	Hector (there will be guacamole)
9/05
9/06	Laura/Micah
9/07

The rental contract prohibits the possession and use of recreational drugs, however alcohol is acceptable.

The general rule is BYOABWETS (bring your own bottle with enough to share)! This general philosophy applies to all matters of food, drink, and entertainment.

Meal grocery requests

Breakfast	Volunteer	Contributor	Philanthropist
Eggs		Maluhia
Oatmeal		Maluhia
Bread
Fruit
Fixins