Band Hospitality Coordinator Job Description (Updated Fall 2023 – post-pandemic)

The Band Hospitality Coordinator brings refreshments for the Mystic director, band and guest artists.

The Hospitality Coordinator will:

• Shop for refreshments (please save receipts for reimbursement)
• Coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator to determine whether we have enough supplies (ie, paper goods, serving platters, bowls, etc) and shop to supplement these as needed
• Bring refreshments to the hall and set them up in the designated band room
• Clean up refreshment area at the end of the concert.
  • Send extra food home with band members, if needed
  • Return paper goods and supplies to Volunteer Coordinator (in the lobby)

Guidelines (Fall 2023):

• Budget: $60 for food. Up to $100 if we need to replenish paper goods & serving plates/bowls
• Number of people: 13
  • 5 band members
  • 4 guest artists
  • 1 Director
  • 2 sound crew
  • 1 livestream crew
• Suggested food list: This is the first time we are offering band refreshments post-Covid.  In the past, we typically had a combination of: Hummus, cheese & crackers, fruit, nuts, cookies, that kind of thing.  I think it might be appreciated to have some things that are individually wrapped or portioned, such as:
  • Individually wrapped cheese (like cheese sticks or mini baby-bells)
  • Individual portions of nuts or trail mix (Trader Joe’s has these)
  • A bag of clementines or other easy-to-peel oranges and/or grapes pre-cut into mini bunches
  • It’s probably not realistic to have everything in individual portions, but where it’s easy/possible, let’s try for that.
• Water is coming from another volunteer, no need for that.
• Location of the band room: Downstairs kitchen, accessible from the downstairs lobby, or from the stage & down the stairs.

Notes from Marta Kabalin, Band Hospitality Coordinator, Fall 2023

+ Popular items: clementines, mini Babybel cheeses, almonds, Craisins, chips, pretzels
+ Less popular items: granola bars, bananas — with 50-75% remaining
+ Less popular items: crackers, cookies — perhaps because not individually wrapped
+ Least popular item: raisins — 100% remaining
+ Remaining items, food (non-perishable) and paper goods will be brought to the singer potluck
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