<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Companies that cater to fairs or temporary car races would have raked rental product.<div><br></div><div>If you are not raking the seats then set-up on grass will be an issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Have you consider having a local event company lay plywood and provide loose chairs that are tie-wrapped together? This is what arenas used to do for concerts.</div><div><br></div><div>Bruce<div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 4, 2024, at 13:07, Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">I have found that Cemetaries have been VERY helpful in loaning out seats for free.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">/s/ Richard<br>_________</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 9:54 AM Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">The quick answer is athletic team portable bleachers. Google “aluminum bleachers” and many options will appear. The versions on wheels are typically fast to set up. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kristi RC</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div><div id="m_3605402492892436990ydp1d3d214dyiv1431900094"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Is this for a one-time event / a few times a year or are you needing something that can be set up and taken down as often as weekly?<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>You are probably better off renting something like this. Any Expo company will have something like this in their stock inventory but there's probably not going to be a whole lot of choice as to type. Your few basic option, do you want folding chairs or not folding chairs. Do you want them to clip together. what type of floor surface will you want. Will there be a forklift? As you can see the list of questions can pile up quickly. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>So in your shoes I would call the nearest convention center and ask for a couple recommendations to local contractors. Work out from there. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Dan<br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_3605402492892436990ydp1d3d214dyiv1431900094yqt58864"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 10:34 AM Joe via Stagecraft <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div dir="ltr">I am designing for a portable show, that will be done under large tents on grass. We are planning for audiences up to 1,000. We don't want to get into raked seating, since the audience will be wrapped around the whole stage area, so the seating is not too many rows deep.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Are there any portable audience seating system that are designed for quick set-up/tear-down? Perhaps with groups of seats ganged together? It also must be suitable for use on grass.<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">-Joe<br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div>____________________________________________________________<br clear="none">
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