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Work Party!

Have a few extra hours to help Flywheel?

We will be holding a work party on:

Sunday January 4th from 12:00-5:00pm at the Old Easthampton Town Hall.  

Before our floors are sanded we need to remove several hundred staples from the floor of our new space.  This is going to save us a huge amount of money.  We have been working on it for a while now, but it's time for a final push. That's where YOU come in.

We have some tools, but if possible please bring your own. The staples are long and deep in the wood floor.  We have found that the tools that work best are:

vise grips (we only have about 4 of these)
hammer used in conjunction with a small forked cats-paw type thingy (small enough to fit under a staple)

Having one of these tools makes things go a lot smoother, so we recommend bringing your own.

Hope you can make it.  

We will be having several more work parties in the coming weeks if you can't make this one.  Watch this space for details.

Vote for Flywheel!

It's that time of year again. Time to vote for your favorite local non-profit, which is of course us! If you are a customer of Florence Savings Bank, you can click on over to here and vote for Flywheel to recieve a piece of the $50,000 being given away to local non-profit organizations. Help us get a few extra bucks to restore Flywheel! Don't you miss us?

Collegian Article 11.14.2008

Here is an feature article on Flywheel that came out in the Daily Collegian last week.  

Despite a few minor factual oversights it's a decent article.

"Flywheel Moves to New Digs: Long Road to Old Town Hall for Easthampton Arts Venue" 

Demolition update. 11.8.2008

So, we had a bit of a snag in October when we discovered that there is lead paint in the space.  We always suspected there was, but hoped there wasn't.  Much of the ceiling paint is flaking and will have to be professionally removed and disposed of.  This has set us back about a month.  We originally had scheduled to have the floors sanded and finished in October.

For the last few weeks we have been seeking bids on lead paint removal.  The job will set us back about $12-$15,000, which is money we originally had planned for renovations to the space.  We will be seeking donations from local funding sources to help us pay for it.  

Stay tuned for more info and ways you can help..... 

Who Tribute Show to Benefit Flywheel

Thanks to the generosity of some local musicians, The Elevens nightclub, & Flywheel volunteer Matt Weston's obsession with The Who, Flywheel will be the recipient of some extra scratch.

Come down to The Elevens on Saturday October 24, 2008 @ 9:00pm 

For $5 you will see the likes of Flock & Field, The Novels, Thrillpillow, Los Hijos Unicos & more, reinterpret the best of the world's loudest band.

Spread the word.  Download a flyer here