Revision as of 09:01, 28 May 2013

Overview

Pig Roast at Makers Local.

As of 4/10/13 waiting to see if we're moving to a new space before we start with pig roast logistics. As of 5/20/13 the plan to moving to a new space fell through and is no longer a factor. Pig Roast will proceed! NOTE that there will be a LAN party later this same day during the evening hours.

Basic Event Information

• Name: Pig Roast
• Logistics: Omegix
• Cooks: Preaux
• Date: June 15, 2013
• Time: Event Starts at 12:00, food prep TBD
• Location: Make Shop
• Cost to Attend: $10 / person, or $15 for two people.
• Flier: MissScarlet said she'd design one for us
  • This Years Flier: Pig Roast Flier

Calendar

• June 15 2013, 12:00pm - 5:00pm: Pig Roast 2013

The Pig

Put a request out for recommendations on Huntsville's subreddit

Rocket City Meats

• 80lb frozen pig has been paid for and ready for pickup on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013.
• They said to call close to the end of May to purchase the pig.
• Tentative price was $2.69/lb. An 80lb pig would be $215.
  • Pig is head and skin on.

Volunteering to buy the pig

Volunteers

• The Pit
  • Pit design: http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2007/03/cooking-whole-hog-on-cinder-block-pit_19.html
• Shop Cleanup - we'll need to make sure the place is clean for company
• Wood Chips - Broken Trace bringing wood chips, need to let him know three weeks in advance
• Charcoal (120 lbs) - Jeff purchased for $30 at home depot --Omegix (talk) 15:20, 23 May 2013 (CDT)
• Cooking
  • Pig - Preaux (Duh)
    • Jeff
    • Kix
      • Wants to help with pig prep!
    • Your Name here!

Other Necessary Items

• Chairs
  • Tahiri is bringing 2-3 camping chairs
  • RAMGarden is bringing 4 camping chairs
• MissScarlet said she would bring a couple chairs
• plates, cups, knives, spoons, forks, bowls
• Tents
  • 10x10 tent donated by Katie Phillips (Need to confirm: Located on South Wall in black textile case)
  • Tim's Tent - Tim(?)
• Folding Tables
  • Phil(?) can bring two folding tables
  • Kix can bring 4 folding tables
    • 2 plastic and 2 wood tables
  • RAMGarden can bring 1 folding table
  • Daniel V. can bring a 12x12 (it might be a 10x10) easy up and 3 folding tables.
• Ice and cooler - Do we still have Laurie Kellogg's ?
• Corn hole game (bean bag toss) - RAMGarden will bring again!

Foods

• Drinks
  • Need Sodas or Tea
• Buns (basic hamburger buns)
• Chips, Dip
  • Gregabyte(?) is bringing awesome dip
  • RAMGarden is bringing Fritos Scoops, Tostitos Scoops, Ruffles Plain, Cool Ranch and Nacho Cheese Doritos.
  • Omegix is bringing 1 bag of "Chicken and Waffles" chips
• A second main dish -
• Side dishes
  1. Corn Casserole - Michele Faris
  2. Pasta Salad - Tyler Crumpton
  3. Marshmellow Pretzel Salad - Matt Wilson
• Desserts
  • Kinsey(?) is bringing a cheese cake
  • Dmitriy is bringing "a dessert"
• A green salad (as in vegetables not food coloring) -

Projects

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• Google Plus Event Page: https://plus.google.com/events/c5o9d5fv85enrd2r04qt4r6eq9k
• Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/635291733165959/
• Makers Local Web Page: https://256.makerslocal.org/2013/05/20/pig-roast-2013/
• NPR Service Announcement (This was made, but was supposed to be 5 weeks before the event. PSA may not happen.)
• Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/1epi53/pig_roast_2013_makers_local_256/

Not Yet Advertised To

• Flier:

• Livejournal

• Update email sent to general list (3 weeks out)