FREE Workshops: Sept. 30th, 9:00 a.m. at McNichols Civic Center Building and Oct. 1st, 8:00 a.m. in Civic Center Park | Gatherings like festivals, concerts and other special events are simultaneously powerful and vulnerable. They can be joyful, life-giving experiences, but they can also be a forum for disaster. The Arts & Cultural Network for Emergency Preparedness network led by Denver Arts & Venues, Performing Arts Readiness and Colorado Creative Industries intends to build and support a broader regional network in order to prepare people to produce extraordinary events by embracing the full complexity of a gathering.
Mass gatherings are a ripe training ground and class room for skill-sharing between creatives, events producers, and the agencies and businesses that serve our communities. Providing a clear understanding of the myriad systems involved, including planning for water, waste, electricity, communications and shelter, will allow everyone to collaborate better in times of celebration and crisis.
Sept. 30th, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This 4-hour class at McNichols Civic Center Building will be led by renowned author and entertainment electrics educator, Richard Cadena, with assistance from Matthew Kowal (emergency preparedness consultant and sustainable festival pioneer) and Stephen Collum of Sunbelt Rentals. The class will cover temporary power systems theory, distribution and safety.
McNichols Civic Center Building and Civic Center EATS in the park
144 West Colfax Avenue, Floor 2, Denver, CO 80202
Oct. 1st, 8:00 a.m. – Noon
The Civic Center EATS food truck festival will provide a real world, hands-on opportunity to deploy distributed grid power in lieu of dozens of noisy generators. Sunbelt Rentals will provide temporary power and climate control equipment (such as spider boxes, cam-lock and twist lock distribution, cable ramps, AC/Heat units, fans) commonly used during events and emergencies.
Who should attend?
Individuals, organizations and businesses interested in:
• Event Production in Indoor and Outdoor Spaces
• Performing Arts Organizations and Facilities
• Temporary Housing and Sheltering
• Community Resiliency and Planning
• Sustainable and Green Events
• Life Safety, Health and Public Welfare
• Maximizing Socio-Cultural Engagement
• Enhancing Accessibility
• Event Waste Reduction and Management
• Entertainment, Emergency and Alternative Power Systems
• Experiential Events, Interactive Content, and Innovative Programming
Go here for more information and to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-mass-gatherings-event-emergency-electrical-systems-workshop-tickets-71117152317