Hasani's Hafla: The Fine Print

Program Advertising Volunteers, anyone? Driving Directions Video Policy Consumer Alert!

The Big Bad Dancer Call-In
for Hasani's February 9, 2008 Hafla

Call-in for dance spots starts
Sunday, January 13, 2008 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 February 9, 2008 Hafla online here after January 18th!

Dance spots booked by phone only

Solos and duets - 7 minutes max.
Troupes - 10 minutes max.

Got Hafla questions? Email me!
Need an answer right away? Call me instead! 253-858-2755

Program Advertising

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
February 2, 2008 (But sooner is better!)

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Volunteers, anyone?

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!

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Directions to Hafla

Wells Hall (at Episcopal Church)
310 North K St
Tacoma, WA 98403

Map of 310 North K St
Tacoma, WA 98403

From Olympia and points south: Printable directions from Olympia

Take I-5 North to Exit 132 (Gig Harbor/Bremerton, Tacoma Mall/Sprague)
Follow 16 West, take Sprague Ave Exit
Continue on S Sprague Ave for 1.3 miles
Soft right on Division for 0.5 miles (It's a 5-way stop - don't take the extreme right onto 6th Ave!)
You are now at the intersection of Division and North K St (on your left) and MLK Ave (on your right)
Public parking is on your right (MLK Ave), Wells Hall is on your left (North K St).
Park in the garage (50 cents on weekends) and walk north one block (crossing Division) to Wells Hall at the Episcopalian Church
Some street parking may also be available in the Wells Hall neighborhood.

From Seattle and points north Printable directions from Seattle

Take I-5 South
As you approach Exit 132, get in far right lane
Take Exit 132 (Hwy 16 West)
Take Sprague Exit as soon as you round the corner
Continue north on Sprague for 1.3 miles
Soft right on Division Ave for 0.5 miles (It's a 5-way stop - don't take the extreme right onto 6th Ave!)
You are now at the intersection of Division and North K St (to your left) and MLK Ave (to your right)
Public parking is on your right (MLK Ave), Wells Hall is on your left (North K St).
Park in the garage (50 cents on weekends) and walk one block north (crossing Division) to Wells Hall at the Episcopalian Church.
Some street parking may be available in the Wells Hall neighborhood.

From Gig Harbor, Bremerton, and the Peninsulas Printable directions from the west

East on Hwy 16, over the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge to Tacoma
Notice! $3 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 for 0.5 miles
You are now at the intersection of Division and North K St (on your left) and MLK Ave (on your right)
Public parking is on your right (MLK Ave), Wells Hall is on your left (North K St).
Park in the garage (50 cents on weekends) and walk north one block (crossing Division) to Wells Hall at the Episcopalian Church
Some street parking may also be available in the Wells Hall neighborhood.

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Video Policy

Please,
NO VIDEOCAMERAS, DVD or DIGITAL RECORDERS.
Still photos are fine, of course, and always will be!

One of the Hafla videographer twins will be there for anyone who'd like a video of their own performance.
(Bring your own tape - free! We provide tape - $5)
She will not tape you unless you ask her to.
She'll give you the one and only copy on the spot, and it's yours to do whatever you please with.

No more paperwork, no more fine print, no more hassle. ;-)

Hasani's motto:

Like, no dancer will be videotaped without his/her permission, fer sure.

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* Consumer Alert *

Just some common sense recommendations ;-)

If you have questions about your rights concerning your performance video purchased from (or "gifted" to you by) Richard Werth (currently known as Richard Vanceunebrouck-Werth, and affiliated with World Meditation Ensemble), "Cameron Powers", "Margaret Beaumont", and/or Omega Organization International at any of Hasani's Haflas prior to August 20, 1999, check with your attorney. I did, and I'd be happy to share what my attorney discovered. hasani@hasani.net

Think twice if someone asks you to sign a contract/work order that says you can't show it (the contract) to a third party, or even discuss it with anyone else.

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."

But don't take my word for it. ;-) See the Official Revised Code of Washington web site.

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 you don't like what people are saying about you.....change your name!

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...8 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)

"Wrth ei siorts, adwaenir ffol."

Just say no!

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