New Year's Eve Party at the WaterColor Inn | A Benefit for the Seaside Rep

[ryan c]

exactly

i agree wholeheartedly with peter. and to add to the complaint was the "prom-like" atmosphere that the dj room had to offer. i understand that the party ONLY was said to go until 2am, but on the poster it was implied that dread clampitt and all other ammenities the party had to offer would be available until 2. if someone would have told me that the band was going to stop basically when the celebrating is supposed to start (the beginning of the new year), i would have made plans elsewhere.

and the term "after-party" implies that there is a party after the original 9-2am scheduled party, not after midnight. the event was for a good cause, but is it wrong to feel like i got hosed a little?

One not so minor complaint.
Why did the band stop playing at mid-night ?
(I can see stopping for the fireworks, but they packed up after that ?)
I would have really been nice to be able to enjoy the band until 2 am.
In fact we (14 in our group) did not get to see them at all because we were eating dinner
at fish out of water until mid-night. When the band stopped
playing the outside tent died. This part of the event could have been
handled better. I have never been to a new years eve party where the main
event/band just stopped playing at mid-night ?

With this being said, I am very glad the event raised a lot of money for the Seaside Rep.

 

[salidaco]

Speak with your local government... I cannot speak for this party or its organizers, but outdoor live music must end at 12 around here. Not up to them! Sorry i missed the event (working elsewhere).

 

[PeterFrohwein]

Speak with your local government... I cannot speak for this party or its organizers, but outdoor live music must end at 12 around here. Not up to them! Sorry i missed the event (working elsewhere).

Please show me where this is stated in the Walton County code ?
I have looked through the code and have not found this.

What I did find is this. We have a general noise ordinance which prohibits excessive noise after 10 pm and before 7am. The county commission can grant exceptions for special public events which might violate the above code. It is my understanding, if I am reading the code correctly. that the watercolor outdoor event could have gone on until 2am (or longer) with the special permission of the county commission.

In addition, if your above statement is correct, how can pandora's in Grayton beach routinely have loud outdoor
music until 1:30am ?