ELSE Third Anniversary Play Party!

Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 12pm noon to 5pm

Oakland Location (only given out after purchase)

Our event will be hosted at a private East Bay location, and doors will open at 12 pm noon. Party will run until 5pm, and we will have water and snacks provided. Feel free to wear whatever makes you feel most comfortable!

This party is limited to 20 attendees, with priority will be given to current members of ELSE. If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend PLEASE let us know so we can get the ticket to someone else! Tickets are $30 with a discount available for people for whom this will be a financial hardship, donations to cover hardship fund tickets/discounts are greatly appreciated.

All attendees must be in the ELSE Discord server, or vetted by reaching out to us via FetLife or email. We will be confirming either a Discord handle, or that your info matches our vetting process at the door. If you purchase a ticket and are not vetted, you will be turned away, and your ticket will not be refunded.

Covid Policy
We are asking that everyone brings a Covid test to test at the door, and if you have extras to spare, please bring them with you! T Masks are to remain on at all times, unless you are actively doing something with your mouth. If you test positive at the door, you will be sent home, no exceptions. We will also be checking vaccination cards at the door as well. Thank you for helping to keep our community safe.

Please be sure to read the terms and conditions upon ticket purchase for rules about the space, as well as our refund policy. Thank you so much!

Tickets on Sale at Forbidden Tickets

The Play Party t is open to people who are 18+ and NON-CIS. ONLY people who are NON-CIS may attend. Priority is given to current members of ELSE due to limited ticket sales.

ID is required to verify vaccination status and age.

COVID POLICY: Proof of vaccination is required for entry, along with a negative PCR test taken within the past 3 days, OR, a rapid test can be taken at the event in the courtyard and witnessed by staff.

MASKS MUST BE WORN at all times unless actively doing something with your mouth (eating, kissing, or having sexual mouth-involved contact in DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY)

Attendees MUST BRING THEIR OWN RAPID TEST.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT RULES FOR THE PARTY

Published by Sumiko Saulson

Sumiko Saulson is an award-winning author of Afrosurrealistmulticultural sci-fi and horror. Author of the LOHR Reader’s Choice Award-winning collection Within Me Without Me (Dooky Zines), and the novel Happiness and Other Diseases (Mocha Memoirs Press). Winner of the Carry the Light Award (2016) BCC Voice "Reframing the Other" contest (2017), Mixy Award (2017), Afrosurrealist Writer Award (2018),), Ladies of Horror Reader’s Choice Award (2021), and the HWA Richard Laymon President’s Award (2021). They write a column called "Writing While Black" for a national Black Newspaper, the San Francisco BayView, and teach courses at the Speculative Fiction Academy. Their blog is at http://www.sumikosaulson.com

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