I started working with Ted, the owner of Acadia Cafe in the spring semester of 2008. My goals then were to learn how to develop a small music oriented business as they were re-opening the Acadia Café at the time. They closed down shop at the Franklin and Nicollet location December 2007 with plans for a new location on the west bank of Minneapolis as soon as possible. My list of duties then were to build the stage, re-work the sound system, buy lights, hang lights, hang speakers, buy equipment, fix equipment, and book bands to fill the room. I started my own weekly series on Wednesday nights called the Midweek Bracer series and started booking bands as well as working with the series promoters from the last location to fill the room.
I left Acadia May 2008 for the summer. I returned September 2008 to do another internship for the semester. My goals this semester are to increase sales through marketing. The question becomes, how do you use music to generate sales? I have developed Acadia’s MySpace (
http://www.myspace.com/theacadiacafe) I work the calendar on the website (
http://www.acadiacafe.com/) and am currently developing a monthly newsletter that will be sent to over two thousand e-mail addresses.
Upcoming shows at Acadia Café:
Last Weeks show had two McNally Smith bands involved...
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