thoughts on a new coffee bar and venue in downtown roseburg, oregon

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Finding a Local Identity

I feel like Roseburg has an identity crisis. Many people see this as a conservative retirement community. While this maybe true, there is an element that is much more alive and looking for something to grab onto.

When forming a new "thing" we have to be careful to try to tap into this community and find the life that is there and cultivate it, without superimposing too much prefab starbucks culture.

There are directors who need a place to stage their play. Their are plays that the high school and uact and jacoby wouldn't touch because of the budget or the director's lack of experience or the subject matter.

Could we do live painting along side a gallery of the artists works?

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