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2024-06-01 Broomfield Retirement Community Demo

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Checklist

Demonstration itself

  • Binkake
  • Shiki-ita
  • Kama
  • Mizusashi
  • Omojawan x1
  • Natsume
  • Chashaku
  • Kensui
  • Mizuya-ita
    • Sarashi to cover
  • Kekkai
  • Meimeizara
  • Futaoki

Shomohin

  • Usucha (in sifter)
  • Higashi
    • Women’s kaishi (cut in half?)
  • Temae chasen
  • Temae hishaku
  • Temae chakin
  • Tissues
  • Paper towel

Mizuya / serving

  • Chasen x3
  • Mizuya chashaku
  • Mizuya hishaku
  • Serving tray x2-3 (for higashi)
  • Hot water kettle
  • Whisking bowls x3
  • Joukin x??
  • Zoukin (x1-2)
  • Mizuya tubs for washing x2
  • Water pourer (for if the sink is too small)
  • Plastic bag/zip lock for wet towels/chakin
  • Hana scissors (if using hana)
  • Kama wooden stand
  • Kan

Setup

  • Tatami (sanjo)
  • Large folding screen x2
  • Jiku hanger
  • Jiku
  • Board for hana (?)
  • Hanaire
  • Hana
  • Extension cords

Other

  • Laptop for presentation
    • HDMI adapter
  • Blanket to keep tatami safe
  • Business cards
  • Yoga block for Aislynn

Flow

Setup

Before anything happens:

  • Layout
    • Sanjo (3-mat).
    • Teishu will face the audience.
    • Guest will sit on the far sanjo, directly facing teishu.
    • To the left of the guest, across the two sanjo, will be the tokonoma.
      • If it fits, byobu will sit on the tatami. Hana on a board on the floor, with a jiku hanging on the byobu.
  • Temaeza prep
    • Kama on furo on the tatami.
    • Mizuya-ita set up behind the tokonoma byobu.
      • Filled natsume, prepared bowl, kensui, mizusashi etc
      • Meimeizara with higashi for demo guest.
    • (Everything ready to go).
  • Serving prep
    • Water heated.
    • Higashi prepped.
      • Cut women’s kaishi in half, then place one piece of higashi on every kaishi half.
      • Place kaishi on serving tray(s).

Lecture

~20 minutes of presentation.

Demonstration

As soon as presentation ends, demonstration can start. Kristina teishu, Aislynn guest, Dario narration.

  • Aislynn to enter first. Skip seki-iri, just sit directly in position.
  • Kristina brings higashi, exits. Bow for ippuku sashi agemasu, then enter with chawan + natsume.
  • Make tea all as usual. No haiken.

After tea completes and teishu leaves, kyaku should exit and bring higashiki with them.

Serving and Q&A

Q&A and serving happening at the same time. Dario will stay out and answer questions, while Aislynn, Gerardo, and Kristina handle serving.

  • Before starting questions, we all serve higashi. Everybody has a tray and walks one-by-one down the line. Guests will take higashi from the tray on their own.
  • Once higashi is served, Dario will open up Q&A.
    • (It will be kind of busy, so difficult to start Q&A before that).
  • Remaining three immediately begin whisking and serving tea.
    • Tea will be whisked in batches of 2-3, then poured into mugs.
      • (TODO: Measure amounts to avoid guessing on the day).
    • No need to stick with any one role. Feel free to whisk some, serve some.
  • When serving, give mugs to guests by hand.
  • After you serve your mug, look around to see if anybody is done.
    • Try not to come back without an empty mug once people have started finishing.
    • Only carry one mug at a time.

Don’t worry about cleaning mugs until all mugs are returned. Get mugs out as quickly as possible to get everybody their tea. Cleaning can happen after.

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