Alpine board to build regional music directory, plans meet-and-greet for spring
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Board members discussed compiling a regional music-industry contact list from a Visit Alpine form and a Mailchimp list (about 75 Mailchimp contacts and 26 form entries so far) and agreed to draft a Google spreadsheet and aim for a meet-and-greet around the April meeting, likely at the upstairs space at the Ritchie's.
The City of Alpine Employment Advisory Board discussed steps to turn a Visit Alpine form and an existing Mailchimp list into a working regional music-industry directory and to host a meet-and-greet for musicians and venue owners.
Speaker 2, who led the discussion, said the Visit Alpine form collects musician and venue information and that the board could either ask people to enter themselves into the Texas Music Office statewide directory or offer to submit entries on their behalf. Speaker 2 also reported there are roughly 75 contacts on the board’s Mailchimp list and 26 entries on the new form since it was posted, and proposed compiling names into a shared Google spreadsheet for board review.
Board members suggested practical outreach steps: invite registrants to a meet-and-greet to explain how the directory will be used, encourage venue owners (like the Rendezvous in Fort Davis) to connect with musicians, and keep email addresses internal to the board to protect privacy. Suggestions for an event name included "Alpine Music Mixer" or "Big Bend Music Mixer." Speaker 1 recommended offering a short paragraph in registration materials explaining the board’s aims and possible benefits for registrants.
Logistics discussed included aiming for a spring meet-and-greet timed near an April board meeting (options discussed included April 20 or April 28) and using the Ritchie’s upstairs or Old Ringo as the likely venue. Speaker 2 said the city’s website and event pages could eventually host searchable listings, but editorial updates to Visit Alpine can be slow; in the meantime the board will use event listings and direct outreach. Board members agreed to keep a shared, editable contact sheet internal to the board and to route email communication through 'Gio' to avoid creating an unauthorized quorum.
The board did not adopt a formal policy or allocate funding at the meeting; members asked staff to prepare the Google sheet, check Zoom/remote-access rules and posting requirements, and draft a flyer for the April outreach event.