Venue Rental

patterson room

Class or Meeting in Patterson Room or Portable Classroom Structures

Patterson Room — capacity 30 for a meeting or class.
East Portable Room —capacity 40 for a meeting or class.
$35 per hour of use, due 30 days prior to the event date.
$25 refundable cleaning and damage deposit due 30 days prior to the event date.

Rental fees for classes or meetings in the Patterson Room encompass the following services and parameters:

Four hours in the facility:

This begins when the first person arrives and ends when the last person leaves. Use time must include load in and set up as well as clean up and load out. Available for your use are up to four tables and 30 metal folding chairs.

Use of the kitchen:

The BPA Kitchen has equipment to make coffee and prepare reception food. There is a refrigerator, commercial sanitizer and 2 sinks. Please arrange your kitchen usage with the house manager 2 weeks prior to your show.

Access to public relations listings:

Posting on BPA web site, Reader Board, and inclusion in BPA Email Event Notifications. Submittals to Town & Country for Reader Board and Sampler newsletter, submittal to Bainbridge Island Broadcasting. Press release to media list and listings in Arts News. Submittal does not guarantee publication. BPA Publicity Department requires press package from user at least two months prior to event.

Onsite house manager to run the front of house:

BPA house manager will provide support and training to your volunteer ushers, ensure that the audience is seated according to BPA and fire marshal policies and communicate with the stage manager that the front of house is ready to begin. The house manager will also be the point of contact for all lobby and kitchen activities.

Rental fee Does Not Include (extra charges):

Piano ($100), additional load in, technical or rehearsal time in the facility. Charges begin when the first member of the group arrives and end when the last person of the group leaves. Variable rates are charged for ushers, ticketing support, concessions, please discuss details with the production manager.