OpenSpace

Reminder: The OpenSpace Event Showcase Is Tomorrow Night!

Bring your friends & celebrate our new special events space with us on Wednesday, 4/20 from 7pm-9pm! Come check out some of Charlottesville’s finest event professionals and see the ’south side’ at its best!

Participating vendors include:

Dickie Morris – Events, Jen Fariello Photography, Beehive Florists, Randi Cakes, Blue Ridge Light Forms, Rock Paper Scissors, Festive Fare Rentals, Brookville Restaurant, Blue Mountain Brewery, Rio Hill Wine & Gourmet, and more!

Everyone is invited! RSVP at [email protected]

(The event is complementary, but rsvp is requested.)

Let it never be said that OpenSpace is no fun. In fact, we’re ready to prove it. Due to popular demand, OpenSpace’s Forum (affectionately known as the “south side”) will become exclusive event space as of Saturday, April 17th.

What does that mean? Well, we’re painting a wall, moving the lockers to the north side and removing the unmovable tables. The Forum will now be able to play host to larger workshops, conferences, rehearsal dinners, receptions & company events. Thanks for your patience everyone as we make this exciting transition! And to celebrate the new event space, we’re having a party!

You’re Invited!

The OpenSpace Event Showcase

Bring your friends & celebrate with us on Wednesday, 4/20 from 7pm-9pm! (free of charge, of course). Come and explore downtown Cville’s hippest venue and sample offerings from some of our town’s finest event professionals:

Dickie Morris – Events, Jen Fariello Photography,

Beehive Florists, Randi Cakes,

Blue Ridge Light Forms, Rock Paper Scissors,

Festive Fare Rentals, Brookville Restaurant,

Blue Mountain Brewery, Rio Hill Wine & Gourmet, and more!

Please RSVP to [email protected].

Workaholics, rejoice! You asked for it, you got it: 24 x 7 Access arrives at OpenSpace in MAY!

We are pleased to announce that 24×7 Access to the North Side (where the printer, kitchen, and work studios are) will be available to all Unlimited Members at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE starting May 2011.

Yes, that’s right. Unlimited Members will not have to pay anything extra, whether you’re working at 2 AM or on the weekends!

If you are an Unlimited Member, you can request 24×7 ACCESS under the new Amenities tab when you log in to your online account. If you are an envious night owl on a Team or Occasional Plan and are interested in 24×7, please see us at the Hello! Bar to discuss your options.

Where should OpenSpace Members & Guests NOT park?

• The ACAC parking lot (even if you’re an ACAC Member, you can’t park there all day – if you do, then we get calls & it just gets really messy).

Where should OpenSpace Members & Guests park?

• We validate 2 hours in the Water Street Parking Garage.
• There is free 2-hour and all-day parking along Second Street and Monticello Avenue (obey the signs – the parking police have been pretty aggressive lately).

Interested in parking in the garage for only $100/month?

• Email Kristy at [email protected]
• Or, now you can request a parking space in the garage using your OpenSpace Account with our new Amenities feature! Just log into your account and click the Amenities tab at the top to add your parking spot.

Last Tuesday evening OpenSpace hosted a beer tasting with Starr Hill Brewery’s Master Brewer Mark Thompson, who shared with us four of his excellent brews: Lucy, Northern Lights, The Love, and Festie. Mark also kept us entertained with plenty of beer facts and history and great tales from Starr Hill’s road to success.

Big thanks to Mark and everyone who came out and made it such a fun night!

Now using your OpenSpace member account, you can add OpenSpace amenities, such as a locker or a parking space in the garage, all with the click of a mouse. Log into your account and click the Amenities tab at the top right. Just another way we here at OpenSpace are working to serve you, our wonderful members, to make your workspace even more stress-free!

Do you love Lucy? Maybe you’re feeling the Love. Or do you prefer Northern Lights? Come out Tuesday (tomorrow!) night for our beer tasting with Charlottesville’s own Starr Hill Brewery. We will be sampling and learning about some of Starr Hill’s best brews with Master Brewer Mark Thompson from 5pm to 7pm.

Its not too late to RSVP ([email protected]), and feel free to bring guests!

Come sample some of Starr Hill Brewery’s best with Master Brewer Mark Thompson next Tuesday, March 22nd from 5pm to 7pm right here at OpenSpace! It will be a great opportunity to mingle with other OpenSpace members and meet others in our community.

Don’t forget to RSVP at [email protected]!

Get some insight into our newest OpenSpace team members – Erin Miller & Joseph Holm.

Erin says…

• in an ideal world, I would have a dog. But as it is, I just have a house plant named Bob the Bromeliad.
• my pet peeve is waiting at stop lights. (we say, um, who’s impatient?)
• I’m most likely to be excessively indecisive on the cereal aisle.
• I’m least likely to ever cheer for UNC or Virginia Tech. (we’re sure that one will get some response)

Joseph says…

• I recently went to Greece and proposed to Tahni on the island of Santorini. (we’re guessing she said yes)
• I LOVE Texas BBQ.
• my pet peeve is “LOL.” (we got a chuckle out of that)
• completely random trivia – I had never been outside of Texas for more than 2 weeks at a time before moving to Charlottesville.

Come say ‘Hi’ at the Hello Desk!

“A friendly meetup of hard-working people with just too much to do for the standard 9 to 5 lifestyle… Expect pizza, drinks and great tunes.”

The late night coworking group is back for this month’s meeting Tuesday, March 15th, 9pm to 2am at OpenSpace!

NOW, NO CHARGE for the entire evening & all the awesome people and atmosphere. Only 14 spots left – RSVP at www.CvilleNightowls.com