Saskatoon Symphony Book & Music Sale - History 1999 (Year 11)

Page Contents

Location
Schedule
Drop-offs
Story
Expenses
Statement

Schedule

Day	Date	Open	Close
Thursday	March 18	10 am	9 pm
Friday	March 19	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	March 20	9:30 am	6 pm
Sunday	March 21	Noon	5 pm
Monday	March 22	Closed	Closed
Tuesday	March 23	10 am	6 pm
Wednesday	March 24	10 am	9 pm
Thursday	March 25	10 am	9 pm
Friday	March 26	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	March 27	9:30 am	6 pm

Drop-offs

Klombies Galon Insurance Brokers	3rd Avenue North
J&S Picture Framing	Jessop Avenue
Mount Royal Drugs	29th Street & Avenue P North
Canada Post	4th Avenue North
Centennial Plumbing	51st Street
Willey's Jewellers	Broadway Avenue
Darren's Music Place	Circle Drive
Firestone	8th Street East
Saskatoon Symphony Office	Bessborough Hotel
The Parsons	North Battleford
Shoppers Drug Mart	Humboldt

Story

Betty's last sale as coordinator

This was the last sale coordinated by Betty T.

Symphony general manager Catherine McKeehan and city councillor Myles Heidt formally opened the sale. Mark Roger’s one minute fanfare was played again, but with different instrumentation.

The sale was held in Confederation Mall’s centre court area for the first time. The sale area decreased from last year’s 5000 square feet to 2950 square feet. However, this area included a 2 foot wide buffer zone demarcated by 3 foot high curtains completely surrounding the sale area. The decrease in sale area necessitated changes in layout: small feature tables were eliminated, shelving was spaced 3 feet apart instead of 3.5 feet, and reference sets were held back from the sale floor until the final 3 days, when more floor space was available.

First time the sale was held in an open area

Set up and take down now had to be done outside of mall hours. Crocus Co-op personnel were hired to help with the moves from the work room to the sale space and back.

Take down was phenomenal. A crew of about 23 people arrived to start packing at 6:01 pm on Saturday. Packing and labeling of cartons and dismantling of shelves and display units was completed before 9 pm! Moving back to the storage room started at 8 am Sunday, and all furnishings and cartons were back in the work room at about 1 pm.

In spite of all the hazards, there was much in favor of being in the centre court. The cash desks were ideally placed, and a second one could be activated when large line-ups were anticipated. Visibility was certainly abundant, but security was the main hazard.

Of total revenue, 66.6% was from books, 24.3% recorded music, 9.0% sheet music. The decrease in revenue compared to last year was primarily attributed to insufficient advertising.