WOW. Remind me to hire my ass out as a forecaster. If I If only I hadn’t changed criminal to thief and hadn’t trimmed the post, you’d all think I was prescient.
Security spent most of it’s time in the spaces, not the common areas or on the street as specified. And all the rent-a-cops I were removed by 11. And despite the harassment, I saw more open booze, including cans and bottles of hard liquor being waved about in the open then I ever saw before. More bottles thrown from cars, screaming yelling drunks on bikes and in cars, and more defacement and trash. And more staggering drunks at 4am too. I’ll let you know later how many car break ins there were. I can report 3 vandalized bikes, including my own (nothing major, they unlocked my front tire disengaging from the fork, twisted my seat sideways and ripped my rack off the back, stripping the screws out of the frame, but not removing the key-ring holding it on the post-would have thought that a field expedient repair would be a theft deterrent?)
Please be diligent about the age of the patrons to whom you are serving alcohol. This means you should be checking I.D.’s. Serving alcohol to minors is not only illegal, putting you at risk for persecution under the law, but also jeopardizes the Chicago Arts District as a whole. If you are found to be serving minors, you will not be allowed to participate in future events.
Additionally, while we welcome all patrons to the event, we do not want to encourage excessive drinking and partying after the event closes by serving minors during the event.
Do not serve beer in cans or bottles. All alcohol should be served in plastic cups to avoid broken glass on the streets. Additionally, it is illegal for patrons to walk outdoors from gallery to gallery with open alcohol containers. Please provide a trash receptacle near the exit of your space to ensure the patrons will properly dispose of trash.
