THE LODGE - The Ancient and Benevolent Order of the Raccoon (Madison, WI)
AnNual Lodge MeetinG
Roundhouse Studios - Museum of Raccoons
1741 Commercial Ave. Madison, WI, USA, EARTH
Sat. July 25th 5-8pm
5:00-6:00 Pizza + Drinks + Friends + (Museum Tours IF Desired)
6:00-? Official Lodge Meeting
?-8:00 Hang out with NEW friends
(Not required, but if you can find it, and remember, bring your Membership Card, protective sleeve, and token along with you.)
Q&A.
Q: Where exactly should I go?
A: Come to Roundhouse Studios (1741 Commercial Ave. Madison Wi, USA, Earth. Come in the front door of the building. We will be in the main lobby and the Museum of Raccoons from 5-6. If you come after 6 pm we could be in The Official Lodge Meeting, in this case there will be instructions on the main desk in the Museum of Raccoons telling you where to find us.
Q: The Lodge is Members Only, but my significant other, kid, parent, etc. doesn’t know about The Lodge, what should i tell them? Can they come along?
A: The Lodge should be fun, we don’t want to make it weird or hard for you to attend Lodge Gatherings. If the special person in your life is an Idea Factory Member, and it makes sense, then you could point them toward the vanishing circles on the Idea Factory Member’s Only webpage. If that’s going to be too tricky in your situation you are welcome to more directly share with them what you have learned about The Lodge and even bring them along. You shouldn’t directly tell or bring along random friends, this just applies to significant others, kids, parents, etc. Parents, feel free to bring kids, mine (Trent’s) may or may not be there, but all are welcome.
Q: What will happen at this first Lodge Meeting?
A: There will be short introductions so you can get to know other Lodge members. Pizza and drinks (alcohol and non-alcohol options) will be provided. Tours of the Museum of Raccoons for anyone interested (the Museum of Raccoons is The Lodge Museum too after all). A short presentation with Lodge business. Oh, and MYSTERIES of course. You can come for the full evening or just stop by for part of it.
Q: I would love to attend but live far away from Madison, WI, or can’t make this day/time are there any options for me?
A: At this time there are no virtual (zoom, etc.) options to attend the annual meeting, but there will be meeting notes posted on the Lodge website. For anyone local there will also be upcoming smaller gatherings that you can attend in this year.
Q: This is a secret society, will there be secret rituals and weird customs that I need to learn?
A: No, probably not, definitely, maybe.
Q: Is there a special Lodge name I should go by during Lodge Gatherings?
A: There will be nametags with each Members Lodge Number. In settings with other Lodge Members it is up to each member to decide if they would like to be referred to as their member number or the name that they go by outside of Lodge functions.
ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT TRENT AT 608-234-3866. Email is fine, but slower: trentmiller49@gmail.com
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