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Neighborhood engagement committee finalizes movie night, June skating and a November wine-tasting
Summary
The community engagement committee set plans for an Avalon movie night, scheduled ice skating for June 7 and agreed to reserve a Friendship Heights wine‑tasting on Nov. 8 with a 50% deposit. The group also discussed July 4 logistics and staffing for concessions and volunteers.
The Martin's Additions Community Engagement Committee agreed on dates and logistics for several neighborhood events, including an Avalon movie night next week, an ice‑skating party on June 7 and a wine‑tasting in November.
The committee confirmed that the movie‑night event will open to attendees at 6:30 p.m., with a 7 p.m. screening, and volunteers will staff concessions and check entry identifiers. "The event starts at 06:30," said Unidentified Speaker 2, a committee member, during the meeting. Organizers discussed using stickers, wristbands or a ticket handout to ensure only invited residents receive complimentary concessions.
For the ice‑skating event, Unidentified Speaker 2 told the committee the session is booked for June 7, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon and includes a small party room for attendees to store items and gather. "So, as it turns out, it's June 7," Unidentified Speaker 2 said. The committee noted skate rentals will require a separate payment flow; the group has budgeted about $10–$12 per person to cover concessions and skate rental and discussed having volunteers at the rental desk to track participants.
The group also agreed to reserve a wine‑tasting at Friendship Heights Wine School on Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m.; the venue holds roughly 30 people, and the committee authorized a 50% deposit of $9.75 to save the date. Committee members discussed using an RSVP system and a wait list to manage limited capacity and suggested contacting those on a notification list two weeks before the event to confirm attendance.
Other items on the calendar include a shredding event scheduled for May 4, two outdoor movie nights planned in August and an earlier discussion about Fourth of July logistics and whether to allow alcohol at the community event. Unidentified Speaker 6 said residents have requested alcohol be available at the July event (scheduled for the Sunday before July 4), and the committee explored vendor‑run beer garden options and the permitting and ID checks such vendors would carry.
Next steps: the committee will finalize volunteer assignments for concessions and rental‑desk staffing, begin advertising upcoming dates in the May newsletter and set up RSVP forms for events with limited capacity. The committee set a follow‑up calendar reminder and encouraged members to recruit additional volunteers to staff stations.
