Call-in for dance spots starts SUNDAY, July 12th, 2009 at noon. 253-858-2755 Can't get to a phone that day? You can have a friend call in for you! Please have your friend's phone number and address handy when you call
Schedule for August 8th Hafla will be online here after July 21!
Dance spots booked by phone only
All dance spots (solos or troupes) - 8 minutes max.
Got Hafla questions? Email me! Need an answer right away? Call me instead! 253-858-2755
A free program with the dance
schedule will be printed for Hafla, with advertising space available. Program format is 5.5" X 8.5", vertical, black and white. Advertising rates are as follows:
5 X 8................$15
5 X 4.................$8
Biz Card............$5
Any ads requiring set-up or lay-out add $7. Deadline for ad inclusion is August 1st, 2009 (But sooner is better!)
Volunteers are needed for help with set-up and clean-up. Load-in starts at 9 AM, load-out and clean up from 10 PM to approximately 1 AM. Somebody email me, pleeeeze!
Take I-5 North to Exit 132 (Gig Harbor/Bremerton, Tacoma Mall/Sprague)
Follow 16 West, take Union Ave Exit (just past TArget)
Turn right on Union for approx 1.5 miles
Right on 6th Ave
At the crazy 5-way stop, continue straight - this puts you on Division.
First Congregational Church on your right just after "J" St.
Public parking at FCC or at the garage on the corner of MLK and Division (50 cents on weekends).
Take I-5 South
As you approach Exit 132, get in far right lane
Take Exit 132 (Hwy 16 West)
Take Union Ave Exit (just past Target)
Right on Union for approx 1.5 miles
Right on 6th
At the crazy 5-way stop, continue straight - this puts you on Division
First Congregational Church on your right just after "J" St.
Park at FCC or at the public garage on the corner of MLK and Division (50 cents on weekends).
East on Hwy 16, over the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge to Tacoma
Notice! $4 toll going east - no toll going west
Take Exit #3 (Pearl St/WA 163)
Right on Pearl
Immediate right on 6th Ave for 2.5 miles
At 5-way stop, continue straight on Division Ave (not 6th!) for 0.5 miles
First Congregational Church on your right just after "J" St.
Park at FCC or at the public garage on the corner of MLK and Division (50 cents on weekends).
Please, NO VIDEOCAMERAS, DVD or DIGITAL RECORDERS.
Still photos are fine, of course, and always will be!
Dancers: Yeah, we’ve finally gone from VHS to Hi-Def DVD!
A DVD of the entire Hafla will not be available—just your own performance. You can do whatever you like with your DVD—put it on your web site, send it to your granny, make a bazillion copies, whatever!
Please don’t take video with your cell phones or sneaky little digital cameras, even if the dancers say it’s okay. It’s not their decision, and it's not okay. Besides, I’ve seen unauthorized Hafla footage on the web (ahem) and trust me, the sound and picture quality is much better when the Video Twins do it. Please respect your fellow dancers and avoid bad karma (grin).
Have you been "gifted" with something by a service provider? Here's what the Revised Code of Washington says about unsolicited gifts:
"RCW 19.56.020
Unsolicited goods or services as gifts.
If unsolicited goods or services are provided to a person, the person has a right to accept the goods or services as a gift only, and is not bound to return the goods or services. Goods or services are not considered to have been solicited unless the recipient specifically requested, in an affirmative manner, the receipt of the goods or services according to the terms under which they are being offered. Goods or services are not considered to have been requested if a person fails to respond to an invitation to purchase the goods or services and the goods or services are provided notwithstanding.
If the unsolicited goods or services are either addressed to or intended for the recipient, the recipient may use them or dispose of them in any manner without any obligation to the provider, and in any action for goods or services sold and delivered, or in any action for the return of the goods, it is a complete defense that the goods or services were provided voluntarily and that the defendant did not affirmatively order or request the goods or services, either orally or in writing."
Have you been solicited by a service provider? Ask to see a business license!
Here's something else from the Revised Code of Washington:
RCW 9.24.040
Corporation doing business without license.
"Every corporation, whether domestic or foreign, and every person representing or pretending to represent such corporation as an officer, agent or employee thereof,who shall transact, solicit or advertise for any business in this state, before such corporation shall have obtained from the officer lawfully authorized to issue the same, a certificate that such corporation is authorized to transact business in this state, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor."
Things that make you go "hmmm" -
A business owner should be able to tell which country the business is based in, especially when dealing with the IRS.
A business owner should also be able to tell if there are any employees or not.
A business owner should not impersonate non-existent "employees".
And.....and what if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
A Certificate of Incorporation is not a business license.
Merely being "registered" with the state is not a business license.
Just because a business lists itself as a non-profit corporation with the state of Washington, doesn't mean they're registered as a non-profit with the IRS. Donations you make aren't tax-deductible unless they are.
It's entirely possible for a non-profit organization to have been issued a UBI (state tax number) and still not have a business license. Some people/organizations even have TWO UBI's and still aren't licensed.
If a "business" charges and collects sales tax from customers, they really ought to register with the Department of Revenue and turn that money in, doncha think?
All that glitters has a high refractive index.
A legitimate business must list their physical location on their license - not just a PO Box. If at some point they *do* list a physical address, it would be a good idea if the people at that address knew something about it.
Ministerial credentials can be obtained for free on the Internet! Get yours today!
You, too, can be listed in the Who's Who of Music! Submit your listing and see your name in print!
Never say, "Oops!" Always say, "How interesting!"
Insist on getting copies of any contracts or releases you sign, and don't be afraid to have your legal counsel look them over.
The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable". ;-)
A fraudulent, non-existent business entity cannot claim copyright to *anything*. A newly-legitimaized business entity cannot claim copyright retroactively for work that was done previously under fraudulent circumstances.
Eschew obfuscation.
If a service provider or an organization repeatedly refuses to give you copies of what you've signed, beware!
If after, oh...let's say...9 years of asking, you are still being denied copies, something is wrong.
If your lawyer finally has to ask for the copies and they STILL refuse, something is Really Wrong.
Two wrongs don't make a right.....but three rights make a left! (Gallagher)
