General Info
The Snoring Sasquatch is a concert venue, and our efforts are to bill the artist as in a concert event.
Please direct us to your website or send us a press kit if you are interested in booking a performance. Check our Events Calendar and see if the date you’re interested in is available.
Artists play for the door. SAMS, (Sasquatch Arts and Music Society) is a non-profit organization that manages the facility and is run entirely by volunteers. The split is usually 80% to the artist(s) and 20% to the Snoring Sasquatch (the owner, for operational expenses).
While the Fire Marshall says we can have 102 people in the room, we find the attendance varies greatly depending on how well loved and/or known the artist is in the area.
We have found the community supports about one show a week with an admission between $10-$15.00, advance tickets are the negotiated price between SAMS and you/your Act. We then charge an extra $2.00 at the Door. SAMS’ members are offered a discount (10% of the ticket price) to encourage greater attendance. This is often declined. It does usually mean they bring a friend therefore adding to the audience count.
The only way for SAMS to earn revenue to cover management expenses is through our memberships. It is also our main source of volunteers. So we have found it necessary to extract a $30.00 administration fee to help cover these expenses only if ticket sales are over $300.00. If we have negotiated a different split, then this administration fee may be waived.
Your responsibilities
Final Drafts of Promotional tools received no later than 3 weeks prior to the performance!!
- Press Release! Please send to Louise and it will then be forwarded to the Creston Valley Advance for insertion. If provided, a small jpeg promo photo may make it to print. Any changes, (errors, omissions) will be copied back to you. Please contact Louise if you have questions regarding format.
- Posters! We have a separate document, which details poster requirements. To sum it up, we need 30, at least 2 colour 8"x10 or 8"x14". Again, please submit draft to Louise for vetting prior to printing and submitting. We have caught errors and omissions!
When these things are not done, we have found that attendance suffers,
and that's the bottom line! Your show could be subject to cancellation.
Venue Information
There is a decent house sound system and lights. There are 2 monitors, (one monitor mix) and the room acoustics are outstanding.
- You need your stage gear. This includes microphones, cables, stands and DI boxes. There is an 8-channel snake with XLR inputs. DI boxes are crucial for acoustic instruments which are not micd’. Instruments, which are amped, do not need to go through system!
- Sound check arrangements will be made closer to the date of the show.
- Volunteers at the door can also help with CD sales and other merchandise, if requested in advance.
- Contact information will be made available for venue access, for booked performers, prior to arrival in Creston.
Optional Stuff
If the Act has a recording, we encourage contact with our local radio station, CIDO. A telephone interview may be arranged, and some tracks played. You can check out the website: www.crestonradio.ca, or call the station at 250-402-6772 or email at info@crestonradio.ca. Contact is Tim Davis.
Accommodation Information
There is one separate room — bunk beds only, sorry — with a shared bathroom, at the Sasquatch. There is no kitchen, however there is a microwave and kettle for your use. There are cafes and restaurants within walking distance.
The Snoring Sasquatch street address is 221 11th Ave. N.
Telephone is toll free 1-877-264-8543
Poster Information
The cost of posters is the responsibility of the act!
Please include the following information on your poster:
- Appearing Live at the Snoring Sasquatch
- Date of show
- SAMS presents would be nice in wee print somewhere
- Advance: $10 / Door: $12 (or as discussed) available at Kingfisher Books
- Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8 pm
- Visit SAMS online @ www.snoringsasquatch.com (if space avail)
- 221 11th Ave. N 1-877-264-8543
Not in any particular order!
We have found it helpful for advance ticket sales, if the act gives a one-line tag of genre… (sorry to categorize!)
We need a minimum 30 posters!
- Preferably 8x10 or 11; 2nd choice: 8x14
- NO 11x14!! (Too big, poster space restricted at some places 11x14 won’t be displayed)
- At least 2 colour please
- Please send a draft of the poster to our volunteer PR person:
- Press Release! Please send to Louise (we catch little errors and big ones at times!)
Posters sent at least 3 weeks in advance to:
SAMS
PO Box 854
Creston BC V0B 1G0
OR: e-mail to: imagineink@uniserve.com
You can phone them at 250-402-6071 to arrange for payment via your credit card.
Let us know you've done this so we can arrange for pick-up and postering.
Thanks!
Jackie
Booking Volunteer for SAMS
Please retain this information for future reference. You can contact Jackie with a copy to Louise
