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This page is written generically for all of my parties given at Jurys Hotel. If there are any conflicts between the information contained in the Evite invitation I sent to you and this page, the information in the Evite invitation supercedes the information contained in this page.
For both the large and smaller cocktail parties, we ask that people RSVP, even if they are not attending. You can tell that a response is expected because the invitation begins with "RSVP --". If you don't know whether you can attend, please RSVP "Maybe." If you don't respond, you will continue to receive reminders until you do. See our RSVP policy. If we're printing nametags for the party, we print nametags for those who RSVP "Yes," but we do not print nametags for those who RSVP "Maybe." Therefore, if you've RSVPed "Maybe" and you want a nametag printed for you, you should change your response to "Yes" by noon of the day of the party.
Jurys Boston Hotel
350 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02216
(corner of Stuart and Berkley Streets,
across from the Grill 23 restaurant)
(617) 266-7200
www.jurys-boston-hotels.com/jurys_boston
If you're taking the MBTA, on the Orange line go the Back Bay
exit. On the Green line, go to the Arlington Street exit.
Directions to the Jurys Hotel
Valet parking is available for $12. Make certain you tell them you are coming to the party, rather than staying overnight. You should give your ticket to the parking attendant at least 15 minutes before you need your car.
I give many of my smaller parties at Jurys. You should enter Jurys through the Stuart Street entrance; the Berkley Street entrance is often closed. There is often a line, particularly on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays and particularly after 9 p.m. Do not wait in line. Rather, tell the door men that you're coming for James Mitchell's party. When you enter, there is a staircase. If you take the stairs down and to the left, you'll go to Cuffs bar. You want to go to the right, which will take you up to the upper floor.
I give the smaller cocktail parties in two locations at Jurys, both of which are located on the upper floor. The Evite invitation will state which of these two locations the party is being held in.
The first is the Il Barista bar. Go up the staris and turn immediately to the left for that bar.
The second is the Living Room. Go up the stairs and then go straight to the check-in desk. Once you are at the check-in desk, turn left and you will be in the Living Room.
Il Barista Bar
For the smaller cocktail parties, we ask that people dress up. Cocktail party dress is strongly preferred. Business attire is acceptable if you're coming directly from work. Anything less formal — including business casual — is not acceptable. At a minimum, men should wear jackets and shirts with collars, and we prefer that women wear dresses or skirts. Please see our dress code. If in doubt, err on the side of overdressing slightly. We do drop from the invitation list those who are substantially underdressed. If you have any questions about the dress code, please give me a call at (781) 647-0136, which is good day and night.
If the party is being held in the Il Barista bar, we usually do not have nametags or descriptive tags, but sometimes we do.
If the party is being held in the Living Room, we often have nametags and descriptive tags. If you do, when you enter, there will be one or more reception tables. If you're on the invitation list or you are guest and we've been told your name before the party, then we've already printed a nametag (and descriptive tag if you've written one) for you and there will be on these tables. If for any reason a nametag has not been printed for you, please handwrite one, neatly, listing your first and last name.
If we are having nametags at the party, wearing them is not optional. Nametags and descriptive tags should be worn on your chest, rather than your purse, your pants or your shoes.
If we print nametags and descriptive tags for the party, we print them for those who RSVPed "Yes"; we do not print them for those who RSVPed "Maybe." Therefore, if you RSVPed "Maybe" and you want a nametag and descriptive tag printed for you, you should change your response to "Yes" no later than noon the day of the party.
Nametags and descriptive tags are color coded:
Jurys does not have an attended coat check. There is a self-service coat check in Cuffs bar, which is down the stairs. Whether the party is being held in the Il Barista bar or the Living Room, I would recommend that you bring your coat with you to the party and place it on a chair or couch.
The Living Room
When you are coming up the stairs, as soon as you exit the stairs, turn right and go to the end. Turn left. The restrooms are about 30 feet down the hallway; turn left.
You can order food at Jurys.
Cash and credit cards are accepted.
We encourage you to bring several guests to the party, preferably the most interesting people you know. One girl brought nine friends to one of the parties. The most appropriate guests are those who would be eligible to join as members. Please inform your guests of the dress code. The kind of people we're looking for is explained here, and our expectations of our members are described here. If you have doubts about whether you should bring a particular person, we've learned the hard way that it's best to err on the side of caution and to not bring them, as our experience has been that when members have doubts about a particular guest, such doubts are well-founded. Our invitation list is already quite large and is growing at an increasing rate, so it's more important to focus on keeping the quality of the invitation list high than adding even more people. If you have any questions about what we look for in guests, please give James a call at (781) 647-0136, which is good day and night.
If you know ahead of time that you're going to invite someone, we strongly encourage you to e-mail James their name and e-mail address. That way, we can add them to the general invitation list and we'll print a nametag for them. If you don't know, you're free to just bring them to the party.
Please bring numerous business cards with you in case you meet people you want to follow up with. After every party, I receive several e-mails from people, saying that someone they met at the party wrote down their contact information and they can't read their handwriting. Wouldn't it be easier if the other person just handed them a business card? If you don't have business cards, Professional Taste Printing will print 1000 business cards for as low as $35.
At some (but not all) of the smaller cocktail parties, there will be facilitators, who will introduce you to other people if you request. You can use them to meet new friends, to find business contacts, or for dating. Facilitators wear nametags and descriptive tags with a red border. The Evite invitation will tell you whether or not there will be facilitators at the party.
During the party, you can reach me on my mobile phone (781 718-1301). Except when you know for certain that I am out (i.e., I'm hosting a party), the best number to reach me is (781) 647-0136, which is good day and night. When I'm out, I transfer the 647-0136 number to my mobile phone.
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If you have not already done so, please create an Evite account. This will allow you to view all of your Evite invitations — whether sent by me or someone else — in one place. If you delete an Evite invitation sent to you, you can log into Evite and it will be there. It costs nothing to create an Evite account.
Some anti-spam programs incorrectly identify the invitations I send to me as spam (a false positive). In your e-mail package, please add jmitchell@kensingtonllc.com and info@evite.com to your white or approved list. Your company's technical support department should be able to show you how to do this.
If you're busy and wish to not receive invitations for a certain period of time, you can suspend your membership for X months or X years. Simply write to James and tell him what X is.
If you wish to no longer receive invitations for any parties going forward (as opposed to suspending your membership), simply write to James. Before you do, please read this page and this page.