Oh the weather outside is frightful (or delightful?)

Hello AMP-lovers!

We, the Interns, after having to postpone our latest event, Story of the Stars, and with the threat of repostponing the event, we thought we would educate you a bit on the frustrations of programming with the weather. As you know, it is getting to be that time of year when it can be bright, sunny, and warm or cold rainy and gray, or even anything else in between. With that, the temptation for those bright and sunny days leads all of us to be more inclined to want to spend time outdoors, and AMP loves the opportunity to program outside as well. However, our fickle weather also means that at AMP, we are always working on back up plans (and back up plans for our back up plans).

And then there is another dilemma-- what do you do when the weather looks iffy? Do you move an event indoors or do you try to wait out the rain? I know many of you have been to events that have been moved indoors and you were probably thinking "that didn't need to happen", however we wanted to clue you in on some of the thinking that goes into making these decisions. First of all, look at all the equipment that goes into putting on some of our outdoor events. For example, for Fridays @ 5 events, the Music committee arrives about 3 hours before the event is set to begin, and at that point they have to make a decision where to hold the event. For all of you who know about the dangers of hair dryers and falling into the bathtub/sink you probably understand that electric equipment probably shouldn't be out in the rain meaning the committee has to make those decisions way in advance, which in Williamsburg, Virginia, can mean that the weather is bright and sunny come 5 PM. Annoying, yes? But wouldn't you rather have the event happen indoors than having it cancelled completely???

And then there are those events that need a clear sky... like Story of the Stars. We didn't think it was a good idea for you to go stargazing in cloudy potentially rainy weather--- you cant' really see stars then. So we just ask for you to keep your eye on the AMP website and Facebook page to find out when this event happens-- and we promise that when it does.. it will be absolutely spectactular (and the weather WILL be delightful!)


AMP-Love,
The Interns