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PERFORMER HOST
If you enjoy good company and would like to provide lodging for performers, please email our lodging coordinator.
Housing in a private home is offered to all performers. Our philosophy
is that we’d rather pay the performer a little extra than pay for a hotel
room for them. Also, many performers enjoy getting to meet and spend some
time with a community member. Hosts should keep in mind, though, that
many performers spend incredible hours on the road and put incredible
energy into being “on” for the crowd. Sometimes when they get back to
the host house, they simply want to crash in privacy. Even though it can
be exciting to have a performer as your guest, please keep in mind their
need for rest and privacy.
Generally the performer will not arrive at your house until after the
concert, and usually they leave after breakfast the next morning. You
simply arrive at the concert and let the door person know that you are
hosting the performers. They will be expecting you and will have your
name on a list. You will receive complimentary admission for two for your
hospitality.
Sometime during the evening, approach the performer to introduce yourself
and let them know they'll be staying at your place. Don't wait until the
last minute as the performer will be wondering. After the show, you’ll
wait around for them to pack up and be ready to go. Keep in mind that
this can take a while. When they’re ready, they’ll follow you home. Or,
if there are two of you, you could offer to have one of you ride with
them.
You need to be flexible with the whole after-show process. Sometimes performers
want to go out to eat at this point, sometimes they take what feels like
forever to be ready to go, and sometimes they even decide to just get
on the road and skip the hospitality you’ve planned for them. Often there’s
an after show party, which you and the performers would be invited to.
When you get back home, just do what you’d do for any guest: show them
their room, the bathroom, and anything special about your house. If they
have lots of expensive stuff in their car, offer them a spot in the garage
if you have one. In cold weather, they’ll need to carry instruments in,
so offer to help with that.
It would be nice if you’d offer breakfast the next morning but this is
not a requirement. If you’d like to offer them dinner the night before
or if you’d like to give them the option of arriving at your house before
the show, let Performer Liaison know and s/he’ll get the offer communicated
to them. Certainly these things are not expected, but if you’d like to
offer, this might be something the performer would enjoy.