Commons / Kitchen

Price (Hourly)

Members General Public
Monday – Friday
8am – 9pm		 $125 $175
Weekends
8am – 10pm		 $155 $220

Minimum charge of 3 hours. All rental requests must include set up and clean-up time. There is a $200 flat-rate refundable security deposit for each Commons rental.

Capacity

Max occupancy: 100 seated, or 200 open.

Furniture Available

  • (9) rectangular wooden tables on wheels, access to additional square tables, if needed
  • (1) rectangular wooden table (without wheels)
  • (36) regular chairs, plus access to additional chairs, if needed
  • (2) cushy couches, plus one in the lobby, if needed
  • (6) cushy chairs, plus two in the lobby, if needed
  • (2) long, steel coffee tables
  • (4) high cocktail-style tables, plus access to additional (6) tables, if needed

Equipment/Resources Available

  • Recycling, composting, and regular trash cans
  • Mounted projector
  • Projector screen
  • Sound system with an iPad and two mic channels*
  • Podium with gooseneck microphone
  • Wireless presenter mic
  • Two handheld microphones
  • One wall-mounted TV screen
  • One white board wall, with whiteboard markers
  • One large and one small rolling white board
  • Two coat rack with wooden coat hangers, if needed
  • Dishes, glasses, silverware, etc. in the kitchen cupboards
  • Access to shared WiFi

* This system is great for playing music, but NOT for running sound for a band.  If your group wants to have a band, you (or they) must bring the necessary equipment.

Restrictions

  • You must reserve the Commons in order to reserve our kitchen. (Meaning, the kitchen comes along with the Commons. It cannot be separately reserved.)
  • Groups should bring their own event materials and food/drink  (coffee brewer, paper products, coffee, tea, etc), if needed.
  • No items are to be removed from the Posner Center pantry. It will remain locked.

To reserve this space, please fill out the form below.

Space Rental Request

PLEASE NOTE: Fields marked with a grey asterisk are mandatory.

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    What time do you need to enter the space to begin setting up and rearranging furniture?
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    What time will you be prepared to exit the space? After your event ends, you need additional time for cleanup and setting the furniture back.
  • i.e. - large event in the Commons from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. - an additional hour needed beforehand for setup, and an additional half-hour for clean up and resetting furniture. Reservation request: 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., or 5.5 hours
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    Please list any technology you plan to leverage for your event. Audio, Visual, Videoconferencing, etc. Indicate whether you will provide the tech or if you would like to request use of the Posner Center tech.

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